PRIVACY POLICY
Effective date: October 26, 2026
Last updated: October 26, 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to The Way.
The Way (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates https://www.theway2life.org/ (hereinafter referred to as “Service”).
Our Privacy Policy governs your visit to https://www.theway2life.org/, and explains how we collect, safeguard and disclose information that results from your use of our Service.
We use your data to provide and improve Service. By using Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.
Our Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern all use of our Service and together with the Privacy Policy constitutes your agreement with us (“agreement”).
2. Definitions
· SERVICE means the https://www.theway2life.org/ website operated by The Way.
· PERSONAL DATA means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).
· USAGE DATA is data collected automatically either generated by the use of Service or from Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
· COOKIES are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device).
· DATA CONTROLLER means a natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data are, or are to be, processed. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your data.
· DATA PROCESSORS (OR SERVICE PROVIDERS) means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.
· DATA SUBJECT is any living individual who is the subject of Personal Data.
· THE USER is the individual using our Service. The User corresponds to the Data Subject, who is the subject of Personal Data.
3. Information Collection and Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
4. Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
· Email address
· First name and last name
· Phone number
· Address, Country, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
· Cookies and Usage Data
We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, ministry updates, event information and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link in our emails or, for text messages, by replying STOP.
Usage Data
We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access Service by or through any device (“Usage Data”).
This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
When you access Service with a device, this Usage Data may include information such as the type of device you use, your device unique ID, the IP address of your device, your device operating system, the type of Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
Tracking Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and we hold certain information.
Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
Examples of Cookies we use:
· Session Cookies: We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
· Preference Cookies: We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
· Security Cookies: We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
· Analytics Cookies: We use Analytics Cookies to understand how visitors use our Service so we can improve it.
We do not use advertising or remarketing cookies on our Service.
Other Data
While using our Service or taking part in our programs, we may also collect the following information:
· your name, email address, phone number and mailing address;
· donation and payment information, which is processed by our third-party payment providers (see “Payments” below);
· information you choose to share with us in program applications, forms, or conversations with our team.
5. Use of Data
The Way uses the collected data for various purposes:
· to provide and maintain our Service;
· to notify you about changes to our Service;
· to allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so;
· to provide support to our members, participants and donors;
· to gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service;
· to monitor the usage of our Service;
· to detect, prevent and address technical issues;
· to fulfil any other purpose for which you provide it;
· to process donations and send donation receipts;
· to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any agreements entered into between you and us;
· to provide you with ministry news, event information and general information about our programs, unless you have opted not to receive such information;
· in any other way we may describe when you provide the information;
· for any other purpose with your consent.
6. Retention of Data
We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
7. Transfer of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to – and maintained on – computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to United States and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
The Way will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organisation or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
8. Disclosure of Data
We may disclose personal information that we collect, or you provide:
a. Disclosure for Law Enforcement. Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
b. Organizational Changes. If The Way merges with, or transfers its assets to, another organization, your Personal Data may be transferred as part of that transaction.
c. Other cases. We may disclose your information also:
· to service providers that act on The Way’s behalf to support our ministry (for example, website hosting, forms, donation processing and text messaging), who may use it only to provide those services to us;
· to fulfill the purpose for which you provide it;
· for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information;
· with your consent in any other cases;
· if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of The Way, our members, participants, donors, or others.
9. Security of Data
The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
10. Your Data Protection Rights Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are located in the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA), you may have certain data protection rights under the GDPR, including:
· the right to access, update or delete the information we have on you;
· the right to have inaccurate or incomplete information corrected (rectification);
· the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data;
· the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your Personal Data;
· the right to receive a copy of your Personal Data in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format (data portability);
· the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on your consent to process your personal information.
To make a request, please contact us through the “Set up a conversation with us” form on our home page at https://www.theway2life.org. We may ask you to verify your identity before responding, and we may not be able to provide Service without some necessary data. You also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.
11. Your Data Protection Rights Under the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)
CalOPPA requires websites that collect personally identifiable information from California residents to post a privacy policy. In line with CalOPPA:
· you can browse our site without giving us your name or contact information;
· our Privacy Policy link includes the word “Privacy” and can easily be found on our website;
· changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on this page;
· you can ask to review or change your personal information by contacting us through the “Set up a conversation with us” form on our home page at https://www.theway2life.org.
Do Not Track Signals: Do Not Track is a setting in some web browsers that asks websites not to track you. Our website does not currently respond to Do Not Track signals. You can still refuse or delete cookies through your browser settings.
12. California and Colorado Privacy Laws
State consumer privacy laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the Colorado Privacy Act generally do not apply to The Way as a small nonprofit organization. We do not sell or rent your personal information. Wherever you live, you may ask what personal information we have about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it by contacting us through the “Set up a conversation with us” form on our home page at https://www.theway2life.org. We may need to verify your identity and may keep information we are required to keep by law.
13. Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), provide Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services or assist us in analysing how our Service is used.
These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
14. Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.
15. Payments
The Way does not sell products or subscriptions. Donations to The Way are processed by third-party payment processors.
We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.
16. Text Messaging (SMS)
The Way may send text messages to members and participants who have given consent, such as meeting reminders, RSVP requests, and event updates. We collect your mobile phone number only when you provide it and agree to receive texts from us. We do not sell, rent, or share your mobile phone number or text messaging opt-in consent with third parties or affiliates for their marketing or promotional purposes. We may share it only with service providers that help us deliver messages (for example, our texting platform), and they may not use it for any other purpose. You can opt out at any time by replying STOP to any message. Reply HELP for help, or contact us through the “Set up a conversation with us” form on our home page at https://www.theway2life.org.
17. Links to Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
18. Children’s Privacy
Our Service is not directed to children under 13, and our programs are for adults. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us through the “Set up a conversation with us” form on our home page at https://www.theway2life.org, and we will take steps to remove that information.
19. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the updated Privacy Policy on this page with a new effective date. If we make significant changes, we may also announce them on our Service or by email.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
20. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through the “Set up a conversation with us” form on our home page at https://www.theway2life.org.