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YOUVERSION PRIVACY POLICY




LAST MODIFIED ON AUGUST 04, 2023

As noted in the policy below, the English language version of the Privacy Policy
and Terms of Use will govern your relationship with YouVersion. While the
English version will govern, you can also use an automatic translation tool like
Google Translate to view the documents in your language. Any further translation
revisions will be posted on this page.

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IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THIS FIRST

In 2006, Life.Church began exploring how we could help people take advantage of
emerging technologies in order to experience the Bible in ways that would lead
to life change. That led us to create the YouVersion Bible App, one of the first
200 free apps available when Apple launched their App Store in 2008.

Since then, YouVersion’s Family of Apps has grown, but one thing remains the
same: every product and feature that we provide is crafted with great care and
intentionality. Our apps are not just electronic Bible readers—they were created
to help you cultivate a deeper relationship with God every day, and to do that
in a safe space alongside people you trust.

You choose what you access. You choose what you share. You choose with whom you
share information. Your data is yours. YouVersion and Life.Church do not sell
your information, nor will we share it with others without your consent.

Additionally, every YouVersion product is completely free with no ads or
purchases. They are free to individual users and free to our Bible publishing
and content Partners. We do this because we never want money to get in the way
of people experiencing the power of God’s Word.

How can we afford to do this? As a digital mission of Life.Church, YouVersion is
supported by Life.Church's general budget and through contributions from our
global Community who want to participate in our mission to help people use
technology to draw near to God every day through Scripture and experience life
transformation.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully because it discusses how we will
collect, use, share, and process your personal information.


CONTENT

 * Brief Overview
 * Definitions
 * Information We Collect and How We Collect It
 * Automatic Data Collection Technologies
 * How We Use Your Information
 * Disclosure of Your Information
 * Deleting, Accessing, and Correcting Your Information
 * Security and Protection
 * Processing of Data
 * Third Party Information Collection
 * Users from Outside the United States
 * Changes to Our Privacy Policy
 * Contact Information


BRIEF OVERVIEW

By accessing YouVersion, you agree to this Privacy Policy and its terms and
consent to having your data transferred to and processed in the United States.
Your use of YouVersion is also governed by our Terms of Use. Please read those
terms carefully as well.

Here’s a summary of what you can expect to find in our Privacy Policy, which
covers all YouVersion-branded products and services:


YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION: HOW WE COLLECT, USE AND SHARE IT

Below is a brief overview of the personal information collected on YouVersion
and the purpose for our collection. Please note, however, that our processing of
your information depends on the information you choose to provide and the
functionality of our services you choose to use. A more detailed description of
our processing of your information is found below.

Type of Personal Information

Nature and Purpose for Collection

Personal Identifiers (name, aliases, Internet Protocol address, email address,
address, and similar identifiers)

Collected to the extent you provide it to us to create an account or for
association with your account in order to ensure proper use and authentication
for your account. Your personal information is also used to contact you in
connection with your requests and account and as discussed in our Privacy
Policy.

Government Issued Identifications (Social Security numbers, drivers license
number, passport numbers, and similar information)

Collected and processed to the extent you provide an application for employment
or to volunteer in order to do a background check and otherwise process your
application.

Financial information (credit card information, banking information, and similar
information)

Collected to the extent you provide a donation to or purchase merchandise from
us in person. Otherwise, financial information provided to us online is
processed by third party service providers as discussed in our Privacy Policy.

Internet or other network activity (browsing history, search history,
information on your interaction with our websites, apps, and other services)

Collected as you use our sites and services in order to monitor and ensure the
proper operation of our websites, apps and services, to improve and customize
your experience with regard to the same, to improve, modify, and update our
services and content generally, and to analyze the same internally, and provide
de-identified statistical information to third parties.

Geolocation data (physical location or movements)

Collected if you choose to use location-based functionality of our services,
however, this information is maintained only on your device and is not stored by
YouVersion.

Professional or employment-related information or non-public educational
information

Collected and processed only to the extent you provide an application for
employment or volunteer opportunity to do a background check and otherwise
process your application.

Sensitive Information (religious information, national origin, sexual
orientation, race, marital status, health-related information, genetic
information and similar sensitive data)

Your use of our app or services does not reflect any specific sensitive
information, and we do not require that you provide us with the same in order to
use our services. To the extent you choose to provide sensitive information to
us through your use of our services, we will process it only with your consent.

Commercial Information (records concerning your personal property, products or
services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming
histories or tendencies)

Collected and processed only for purposes of donations and to the extent you
provide a donation to or purchase merchandise from us.

Inferences we make about our users based on data available to us.

Collected as you use our sites and services in order to improve and customize
your experience with regard to our services and to suggest additional
functionality and services.


HOW WE USE YOUR DATA TO MAKE YOUR YOUVERSION EXPERIENCE MORE PERSONAL.

This Privacy Policy outlines the types of data we collect from your interaction
with YouVersion, as well as how we process that information to enhance your
YouVersion experience. When you create a YouVersion account or use any one of
our applications or sites, the information we collect is for the purpose of
offering a more personalized experience.


YOUR PRIVACY PROTECTED.

We take the privacy of the information you provide and that we collect seriously
and we implement security safeguards designed to protect your data as discussed
below. We do not share your personally identifiable data with any third-party
advertisers or ad networks for third-party advertising purposes.


IT’S YOUR EXPERIENCE.

You have choices about how your personal information is accessed, collected,
shared, and stored by YouVersion, which are discussed below. You will make
choices about our use and processing of your information when you first engage
YouVersion and when you engage certain YouVersion functionality and may also
make certain choices in the settings menu of your YouVersion Member account or
at https://www.bible.com/settings.


WE WELCOME YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.

We welcome any questions or comments you may have about this Privacy Policy and
our privacy practices. If you have any questions or comments, you may contact us
by mail at YouVersion, Attn.: YouVersion Support, 4600 E. 2nd St., Edmond,
Oklahoma 73034, or by email at help@youversion.com.

Where YouVersion has provided you with a translation other than the English
language version of the Privacy Policy, then you agree that the translation is
provided for your convenience only and that the English language version of the
Privacy Policy will govern your relationship with YouVersion. If there is any
contradiction between what the English language version of the Privacy Policy
says and what a translation says, then the English language version shall take
precedence.

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DEFINITIONS

To make this document easier to read, we’re going to use some shorthand
throughout. For example, when we say “YouVersion,” we’re talking about:

 * YouVersion mobile applications, such as
    * Bible App
    * Bible App for Kids
    * Bible Lens

 * YouVersion websites, such as
    * bible.com
   
    * events.bible.com
   
    * youversion.com
   
    * donate.bible.com
   
    * help.youversion.com

 * Other YouVersion applications on other platforms, such as
    * Video streaming applications
    * Voice assistants

YouVersion products are owned and operated by YouVersion, Inc., together with
its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, which we’ll refer to as “YouVersion,”
“us,” or “we” throughout this policy. We allow use of YouVersion by unregistered
users, which we’ll call “Visitors,” as well as registered users, or “Members.”
When we refer to both in this policy, we’ll use the term “Users” or “you.”

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INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE COLLECT IT

The information we collect depends on the services and functionality you
request. You may decline to submit personal information to us; however, that may
prohibit us from having the ability to provide you with certain services or
functionality. The personal information we collect and the purpose for which we
use that information are described below.

PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US.

You do not need to sign up for a Membership account to use YouVersion. However,
Membership allows us to tailor YouVersion to be a more personalized experience.
To create a YouVersion Membership account, we require that you provide a first
name, last name, and a valid email address. We will use this information to
associate you with your specific YouVersion Member account. After you have
created a YouVersion Member account, you may also choose to provide your gender,
age, website, description of your location, a brief biography, a profile
picture, and other information such as User Contributions (defined below). All
of these, if provided, will be associated with your account until you delete
your account or make a request that the information be deleted as described
below.

Beyond the personal information collected to create a Member account, you have
choices about what additional information you provide to us. We collect personal
data from you when you provide, post, or upload it to YouVersion. You do not
have to provide this information; however, if you do not, it may limit our
ability to personalize YouVersion and your ability to use YouVersion to its
fullest extent. Specific YouVersion functionality for which you may provide and
we may process your information is discussed below.


YOUR USER CONTRIBUTIONS.

YouVersion allows users to publish, distribute, and display certain content (we
refer to that as “posted” and the content as “posts”). Posts may be made on
public areas of YouVersion, websites, and social media accounts you access
through YouVersion, or transmitted to other users of YouVersion or third parties
you choose to connect with on YouVersion or other platforms or services. For
example, this would include commenting on a friend’s post or creating and
sharing a Verse Image. YouVersion also allows you to create certain content to
be maintained in your account, such as a Note or Bookmark of a Bible verse, some
of which you can also post to provide to others. We will call the content
created by you, whether or not posted, “User Contributions.”

Your User Contributions are processed by us to facilitate your ability to
create, use, store, and distribute the User Contribution as you choose. We will
associate your User Contributions with your account as long as you opt not to
delete them. Please keep in mind that if you disclose personal information in a
public manner, whether through collaborative postings, social media, message
boards, or other public online forums, this information may be collected and
used by others.

User Contributions are posted and transmitted at your own risk

. We cannot control the actions of other Users or third parties with whom you
choose to share your User Contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not
guarantee that your shared User Contributions will not be viewed by or used in
an unauthorized manner, nor do we accept any liability associated with your User
Contributions.


DONATIONS AND GIVING.

If you choose to provide a voluntary donation through YouVersion or a
third-party website linked to YouVersion, then and only then will you be
prompted and required to provide credit card, bank account, and other financial
information necessary to process the transaction. We will collect the
designation for your donation, if you provide one, and personal information such
as your name, address, country, phone number, and/or email address to ensure
that your donation is used for the purpose you request and to provide you with
an “Annual Giving Statement” that itemizes your donation(s) for tax purposes or
your personal use. We will not store or otherwise process financial information
provided to us online for the purposes of donating. If you designate a donation
to an institution other than YouVersion, to facilitate your donation, we share
your name, email, mailing address, and phone number with the designated
institution as well as the date, amount, payment method, and the last four
digits of the card or account number used for your donation. As of the date of
this Policy, we use Stripe or PayPal to process your online donation payments.
For information on how these third parties process your information, please
refer to their privacy policies, which may be found here:
https://stripe.com/privacy;
https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM YOU TO US.

We collect information about you when you send, receive, or engage with messages
from us, including when you submit personal information or requests by emailing
help@youversion.com or through the website help.youversion.com. We retain and
use those communications to process your inquiries, respond to your requests,
and improve YouVersion and our services. If you are a Member, we will keep your
communications to us in association with your account for as long as your
Membership is active.

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AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION TECHNOLOGIES

By agreeing to our Privacy Policy, you agree to the use of cookies and similar
technologies (for example, web beacons, pixels, tags, and device identifiers,
which we collectively refer to as “cookies”) as described in this policy. If you
use YouVersion without changing your browser or device settings to disable
cookies, we'll assume that you consent to receive all cookies provided through
YouVersion.

COOKIES AND OTHER SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES.

Importantly, we do NOT use cookies or similar technologies to facilitate
interest-based ads for third-party goods or services.

We use cookies to recognize you and/or your device(s) on, off, and across the
different applications of YouVersion. Cookies help to facilitate the best
possible user experience of YouVersion as they allow us to recognize you and
maintain your user preferences from session to session, help us keep your
account safe, and generally improve the functionality of the products and
services offered through YouVersion. They also help us ensure that Member
information is used in association with the correct Member account.

We use cookies to collect details of your use of YouVersion (including traffic
data, IP location data, logs, browser type, browser language, the functionality
requested, and the timing of your requests), and other communication data and
the resources that you access, use, and create on or through YouVersion. We use
this information to provide a tailored YouVersion experience for you and to
communicate with you more effectively. The information is also collected to
determine the aggregate number of unique devices using YouVersion and/or parts
of YouVersion, track total usage, analyze usage data, and improve YouVersion
functionality for all Users. We may combine this information to provide you with
a better experience and to improve the quality of our service.

We generally maintain the data we collect from cookies for 21 days but may save
it for a longer period where necessary such as when required by law or for
technical reasons. Although most internet browsers accept cookies by default,
you can control cookies through your browser settings and similar tools or
refuse cookies altogether. If you refuse to accept cookies, you may be unable to
access certain parts of YouVersion, you will prohibit us from delivering the
full capability of YouVersion, and you may prevent the use of certain features
and services that require these technologies.

YouVersion cannot regulate other sites, content, or applications linked or
provided from within YouVersion or our various other websites and services that
are provided by third parties, including your device manufacturer, and your
mobile service provider. These third parties may place their own cookies or
other files on your computer, collect data, or solicit personal information from
you. The information they collect may be associated with your personal
information or they may collect information, including personal information,
about your online activities over time and across different websites, apps, and
other online services. These third parties may use this information to provide
you with interest-based (behavioral) targeted content. We do not control these
third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any
questions about targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider
directly.

ATTRIBUTION PROVIDERS.

We advertise YouVersion on third party sites such as Facebook and Google and use
third-party software development kits (“SDKs”) to attribute a download of
YouVersion to the advertisement placed on the third-party site. We do not sell
your personal information to any third parties nor allow our SDK service
providers to sell your personal information to third parties or use your
personal information to solicit the sale of third-party goods or services. We
may provide these third parties with aggregate, de-identified information
concerning ads placed on their sites and YouVersion downloads that result from
those ads.


DEVICE ID, IP ADDRESS AND NETWORK ACCESS.

When you access or leave YouVersion websites, we receive the URL of both the
site you came from and the one you go to next. We also get information about
your proxy server, operating system, web browser and add-ons, device identifier
and features, and/or your ISP or mobile carrier when you use YouVersion. We also
receive data from your devices and networks, including your IP address.

We use the IP addresses we collect from our users to process them with public
latitude and longitude information related to your Internet Service Provider or
mobile service provider in order to determine, and in some instances depict in
an aggregate and de-identified manner, the approximate geographic region for
each instance of YouVersion use. This latitude and longitude information is
stored by us for approximately seven days for troubleshooting and diagnostic
purposes, but is never associated with any information about you or that would
identify you personally.

We also collect and use the wireless (or “WiFi”) permissions of your mobile
device to determine if you are connected to a WiFi or cellular network. This
information is used to provide an optimized user experience by providing higher
resolution media to a user who is on a high-speed WiFi connection rather than a
cellular network. WiFi permissions are also used for casting content with
Chromecast and similar devices. This information is not stored or shared by
YouVersion.

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HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use data that we collect about you and that you provide as well as the
inferences we make from that information as follows:

 * To provide, support, and personalize YouVersion and the YouVersion
   functionality you request;
 * To create, maintain, customize, and secure your YouVersion account, if any;
 * To process your requests and respond to your inquiries;
 * To provide information on other products or services;
 * To maintain the safety, security, and integrity of YouVersion and the
   infrastructure that facilitates use of YouVersion;
 * For development and internal analysis;
 * To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it;
 * To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights, including those under
   this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use;
 * As described in this Privacy Policy;
 * In any other way we may describe when you provide the information; and
 * For any other purpose with your consent.

MEMBERSHIP.

We use the personal information you provide to create and maintain your
Membership account. We also use this information to authorize and authenticate
your access to your account. We store this information and information
pertaining to your use of YouVersion (including User Contributions) in
connection with your Membership account for so long as you are a Member. For
example, your first and last name and email address will be stored and used by
us in connection with your account name or auto-generated account ID to
authenticate you as the correct user of your account. We will also store your
User Contributions in association with your Member account to allow you to
access, re-access, post, and otherwise utilize your User Contributions as you
choose.

FRIENDS.

YouVersion will allow you to communicate and connect with other YouVersion users
to share Bible verses, User Contributions, and other content. It is your choice
whether to communicate or connect with another member and to share your
information or User Contributions.

To facilitate your connections with other YouVersion Members, you will be given
the choice of whether to share with us the contact information stored on your
device. You do not have to share this information to use YouVersion or to
connect with any particular Member. If you decide to share this information with
us, it will only be used to try and associate your contacts with other
YouVersion Members to create potential YouVersion connections and will only be
stored by us for so long as you have a YouVersion Member account. When you grant
access to your contacts on your device for the purpose of friend suggestions,
notification of when a contact joins, or sending an invite to YouVersion, that
information is stored on our servers in a hashed format for the purpose of
offering you this functionality.

FEATURES RELATED TO YOUR LOCATION.

Some YouVersion features use your precise location, if you choose to share it,
to provide or suggest content and information, like helping you to check-in to
an event or suggesting content from organizations nearby. We will call these
“location-based features”. To use or access location-based features, you will be
provided the option to share your precise location with us and, if you choose to
do so, we will use that information solely to provide location-based features,
personalize your experience with YouVersion and internally analyze and develop
our products and services.

After you first grant us this permission, we will assume we have your consent to
process your location in this way until you revoke or limit your permission. You
may choose to revoke or limit your permissions for location sharing through the
settings of your device.

If you choose not to share your precise location, some location-related features
may still allow for limited functionality (for example, you may still manually
search for events around you), but other such features may not be accessible to
you. You will still be able to access and use non-location dependent features of
YouVersion.

We share your specific location only with your consent. If you choose to make
certain location-related information viewable to your friends or the public, you
give explicit consent for us to share that information with the audience you
specify. You may change this permission at any time in your app settings.

YOUVERSION CONTENT.

We collect the manner in which you use YouVersion and its content, such as your
prayer requests, the Bible chapters and Bible plans that you access, and the
language in which you choose to utilize that content. We also collect and store
the User Contributions you create, such as bookmarks, highlights, and notes. We
process this information to allow you to access and use content you create or
wish to access through each YouVersion session.

You will have the choice of whether to download certain YouVersion content and
User Contributions to your device. You will have the choice of whether to allow
YouVersion access to your device’s storage to add and modify this downloaded
content. Access to the storage of your device is only used by YouVersion for
downloading this requested content to your device.

It is your choice whether to create, access, or store YouVersion information and
content. If you do, we will store it in association with your Membership
account. We may use information about your use of YouVersion and the inferences
we make from that use to provide recommendations to you of other YouVersion
content. For example, based upon a Bible Plan you complete, we may suggest
additional Bible Plans to you. You may opt out of receiving these
recommendations by email, as discussed below.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM US TO YOU.

We communicate with you through push notification, email, or in-app messages. If
we communicate to you with email, you may generally unsubscribe to these
messages via the unsubscribe link in the emails providing these messages. You
can also tailor your notification settings at any time within the settings menu
of the YouVersion App or by visiting bible.com/settings.

Recommendations and Other Communications

We use the data we have about you and inferences we make from that data to
recommend certain content and functionality as well as additional products and
services offered through YouVersion. We may combine the information you provide
us with information we collect through other YouVersion services and products
and the inferences we make from the same for our internal development to improve
the overall quality of all services and products provided by YouVersion. We may
also make recommendations to you for other YouVersion services and products
based on the information you provide and we infer. We may also use the data we
have about you and inferences we make from that data to contact you regarding
other opportunities to engage with YouVersion. We may contact you through push
notification, email, telephone or in-app messages to discuss these
recommendations and opportunities, how to use YouVersion, and other news
messages.

Polls and Surveys

Polls and surveys are sometimes conducted by us through YouVersion. You are not
obligated to respond to polls or surveys, and you have choices about the
information you provide. Because the purpose of these polls and surveys may
vary, we will provide details related to the disclosure and use of personal
information in relation to any poll or survey prior to you providing any
information.

Security, Legal and Technical Issues

We may use your information to contact you about account security, legal, and
other service-related issues. Please be aware that you cannot opt-out of
receiving such messages from us. We may use your personal information to
investigate, respond to and resolve legal, security, and technical issues and
complaints, including, as necessary, security purposes or possible fraud,
violations of law or our Terms of Use or this Privacy Policy, or attempts to
harm; however, you agree that we have no obligation to prevent or monitor for
any of the foregoing.

Notice

We may use your personal information to provide notice regarding a security
incident or data breach, by: (i) sending a message to the email address you
provide (as applicable); (ii) posting to a publicly facing page of YouVersion or
through an in-app message; (iii) through major statewide media; and/or (iv)
telephonic means, including calls and/or text messages, even if sent via
automated means including automated dialers. Standard text and data messaging
rates may apply from your carrier. Notices sent by email will be effective when
we send the email, notices we provide by posting will be effective upon posting
and by in-app messaging when the message is made, and notices we provide through
telephonic means will be effective when transmitted or dialed. You consent to
receiving electronic communications from YouVersion and your use and access of
the services provided through YouVersion. It is your responsibility to keep your
email address and any other contact information you provide to us current so
that we may provide these communications to you.

ANALYTICS AND PERFORMANCE.

We internally analyze the personal data available to us and the use of
YouVersion content, as well as the inferences we make from that data, to provide
and update YouVersion, communicate with you and process information as discussed
in this Policy, and for internal analytics such as to observe social, economic,
and geographic trends as they pertain to YouVersion content. In some cases, we
work with trusted third parties to perform this research, under controls that
are designed to protect your privacy, as discussed below. We may disclose use of
YouVersion content in an aggregated manner with de-identified and anonymized
information that does not disclose any particular user or that user’s
personally-identifying information. For example, we may use your data to
generate statistics about overall usage of YouVersion worldwide or in specific
geographic regions or at specific events or locations.

We also use de-identified and aggregate user data to market YouVersion,
including communications that promote YouVersion Membership and network growth,
such as celebrating the total number of YouVersion installs. When you see stats
we share publicly such as global YouVersion engagement, we make sure to analyze
and publish the data in an aggregated form, protecting your privacy and keeping
your identity and personal information confidential. We use data, including user
provided personal information, aggregations of user data, data collected through
the use of YouVersion, public feedback, and information inferred from this data
to conduct internal research and development in order to provide a better
overall YouVersion experience, measure the performance of YouVersion, and
increase the use of YouVersion and its features. This is done by making changes
to YouVersion that are generally available, as well as sending users messages
through YouVersion suggesting YouVersion functionality and content.

SENSITIVE DATA

By downloading and using YouVersion, we do not assume that you are of any
particular religious affiliation or are expressing to us any particular
religious belief; we merely assume that you are interested in the content we
provide. We do not require that users provide information about such beliefs or
provide any other sensitive data such as race, ethnicity, philosophical beliefs,
or physical or mental health to use YouVersion or create or maintain a
YouVersion Member account.

Some features available through YouVersion utilize personal information that may
reflect your religious or philosophical beliefs. Before we collect or process
this information for such features, we will obtain your explicit consent. In
addition to these features, you have control over the content of certain things
you create, share, and store through YouVersion, and if you provide us with
sensitive information with any content you create, share, and store, we will
assume we have your consent to process that information.

We will not sell your sensitive personal information, but we may need to share
it with third-party service providers that enable us to provide certain app
features, and those service providers are required to keep your personal
information confidential and only use it to provide us with their services. We
will process the sensitive information we collect and inferences we make about
the same in accordance with our Privacy Policy and for the purpose of allowing
and facilitating your use of those specific app features, to personalize your
user experience, to suggest other content and services, and internally to
improve our services. If you choose to provide any sensitive information to us,
we may use that information with other non-sensitive information you provide to
create a more personalized YouVersion experience for you and to perform the
services and actions you request, such as sharing or storing content you create.
In any event, YouVersion will only process sensitive data you provide to us for
YouVersion’s legitimate activities on your behalf and solely in accordance with
the terms of this policy and any additional requests you make about the
information. We will also maintain your information subject to appropriate
safeguards discussed in this policy and otherwise provided by YouVersion.

You have the right to withdraw your consent to our collection and processing of
your sensitive personal information by turning off and ceasing to use YouVersion
features that use this information or by contacting us via mail at YouVersion,
Attn.: YouVersion Support, 4600 E. 2nd St., Edmond, Oklahoma 73034, or by email
at help@youversion.com; however, withdrawing your consent may hinder our ability
to provide certain functionality.

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DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We do not sell or share your personal data with any third-party advertisers or
ad networks for their advertising purposes. We may disclose your personal
information to third parties in order to process information as described above
and otherwise enable our ability to provide YouVersion, as further discussed
below.

DISCLOSURE ON YOUR BEHALF.

We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described
in this Privacy Policy to fulfill our obligations under our Terms of Use, to
accomplish the purpose for which you provide it, for any other purpose you
request when you provide the information, or for any other purpose for which we
have your consent.

DISCLOSURE BY YOU.

When you share information through YouVersion, that information is viewable by
you and by anyone else you choose to share it with. If you give access to your
YouVersion account to other applications and services, based on your approval,
those services would then have access to your shared information. The use,
collection, and protection of your data by such third-party services is subject
to those third parties’ policies.

INTERNAL DISCLOSURE.

We will process your personal data internally within YouVersion and its
affiliates to help combine the personal information covered across the different
aspects of YouVersion and our other products and services to help provide
services to you in a manner that is personalized and useful to you and others.

SERVICE PROVIDERS AND LOCATIONS.

We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described
in this Privacy Policy to contractors, service providers, and other third
parties we use to support YouVersion (such as cloud hosting, cookie providers,
maintenance, analysis, audit, external marketing, payment, fraud detection, and
development), as well as to support our operations (such as communicating with
you for potential employment purposes). We may combine information we have with
information of these service providers to facilitate their support. For example,
some of the platforms used to send emails and notifications provided through
YouVersion are built and managed by third parties, so some of your information
is sent securely to those services to provide such functionality. They will have
access to your information only as reasonably necessary to perform these tasks
on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for other purposes. We
may also provide aggregate, de-identified information concerning connections by
YouVersion users with third-parties and their events or locations.

YOUVERSION CONTENT PROVIDERS.

We utilize certain third parties to provide certain YouVersion content, such as
Bible Plans. We do not share personal information of YouVersion users with these
third parties. We do, however, provide these third parties with aggregate
analytics concerning the use of their content by country using de-identified and
anonymized data.

Our ability to provide different versions of the Bible in different languages is
a result of and subject to agreements among us and certain Bible societies and
publishers, which we’ll call “YouVersion Bible Providers.” The license
agreements we have with some YouVersion Bible Providers only allow us to provide
YouVersion users the ability to download certain Bible texts for offline use if
we provide YouVersion Bible Providers with the User’s name, email address, and
country for future communication. If this is the case with a text you are
seeking to download for offline use, we will (i) only share this information
with the YouVersion Bible Provider for the offline version you request; (ii) do
so on a confidential basis and only if the YouVersion Bible Provider agrees to
keep the information we share about you confidential; and (iii) provide an
additional prompt to you as a reminder of these terms, which you must agree to
at that time in order to continue with your download. If you do not agree to
this additional prompt, you may continue to use the online version of the text.
No other personal information of yours will be shared with any YouVersion Bible
Providers and no information will be shared until you grant approval to our
prompt, which will then give you access to download that offline version. Your
interactions with any YouVersion Bible Provider are solely among you and that
YouVersion Bible Provider.

LEGAL PROCESS.

It is possible that we will need to disclose information about you when required
by law, subpoena, or other legal process. We attempt to notify Users about legal
demands for their personal data when appropriate in our judgment, unless
prohibited by law or court order or when the request is an emergency. We may
dispute such demands when we believe, in our discretion, that the requests are
overbroad, vague, or lack proper authority, but we do not promise to challenge
every demand. We may also disclose your information if we have a good faith
belief that disclosure is reasonably necessary to (i) investigate, prevent, or
take action regarding suspected or actual illegal activities or to assist
government enforcement agencies; (ii) enforce our agreements with you; (iii)
investigate and defend ourselves against any third-party claims or allegations;
(iv) protect the security or integrity of YouVersion; or (v) exercise or protect
the rights and safety of YouVersion, Users, our personnel, or others. We also
reserve the right to confidentially disclose personal information we have about
you in connection with a potential or actual merger or acquisition such as the
sale of all or substantially all of our assets.

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DELETING, ACCESSING, AND CORRECTING YOUR INFORMATION

HOW TO MAKE YOUR REQUESTS.

For personal data that we have about you, you may request the following:

 * Deletion: You may ask us to erase or delete all or some of your personal
   data. Please note that doing so may limit your ability to use certain
   functionality of YouVersion. Please note that an email address is required to
   have a Member account to ensure we can properly authenticate potential users
   of that account.
 * Correction/Modification: You may edit some of your personal data through your
   account or ask us to change, update, or fix your data in certain cases,
   including if it is inaccurate.
 * Object to, or Limit or Restrict, Use of Data: You can ask us to stop using
   all or some of your personal data or to limit our use of it.
 * Right to Access and/or Take Your Data: You can ask us for a copy of or
   disclosure concerning your personal data you provided to us.

Certain laws may provide the right to make these and additional requests
concerning your personal information. If you have provided us with personal
information and wish to make such a request under a specific region’s law,
include the phrase “[Your State/Country] Privacy Request” in the subject line of
your request and send your request via email to help@youversion.com or via mail
to YouVersion, attn.: YouVersion Support, 4600 E. 2nd St., Edmond, Oklahoma
73034.

We ask that individuals making requests identify themselves with at least their
name, address, and email address and identify the information requested to be
accessed, corrected, or removed before we process the request. We may seek
additional information to verify a requestor’s identity. We may also decline to
process requests if we cannot verify the requestor's identity or if we believe
the request will jeopardize the privacy of others, violate any law or legal
requirement, would cause the information to be incorrect, or for a similar
legitimate purpose.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights under
applicable law. We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable
request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we
determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that
decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.

Some information you have created, received, or used in YouVersion may not be
available in a usable form outside of YouVersion. As a result, when you request
a copy of your personal information, we will be able to provide personal
information you have provided to us, such as your name, address, phone number
and the like; however, we may be unable to provide you with content and User
Contributions that utilize YouVersion functionality.

DELETING YOUR ACCOUNT.

You can delete your YouVersion account at any time using the settings function
in YouVersion; however, when you delete your account we will delete the
information associated with your account such as Notes, Bookmarks and other User
Contributions you have created, received or shared. If you do not want to delete
your account or this information, but want to temporarily stop using YouVersion,
you may cease using the YouVersion application and we will maintain your account
and the information associated with your account until you resume use or delete
your account, whichever comes first.

If you choose to delete your account or ask that we modify or delete personal
information, we will delete and purge personal information we have stored about
you in a way that is electronically irreversible, however, we may retain your
personal data if we have a legal right or obligation to maintain the information
or to meet regulatory requirements, resolve disputes, maintain security, prevent
fraud and abuse, enforce our rights, or fulfill any other requests from you (for
example, to opt-out of further messages or for a copy of your data). Otherwise,
if you request that we delete your account, we will delete your account and all
the information we have that is associated with your account, except for
aggregated statistics based on de-identified information and inferences we have
made (for example, the fact that you downloaded YouVersion, without identifying
you or maintaining personal information associated with that account).

Our deletion of your information and account will generally take no more than
fourteen days from your request; however, cached information may take up to
thirty days to delete. Please note that we have no control of information you
have shared with others through YouVersion after you close your account or asked
to delete information or attempted to delete your account yourself. Your
information and content you have shared may continue to be displayed in the
services of others (for example, search engine results) until they refresh their
cache.

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SECURITY AND PROTECTION

We implement security safeguards designed to protect your data. These include
using encryption for your data while it is being transmitted between your device
or browser and our servers and while it is at rest. Data provided to us through
YouVersion is also stored in an ISO 27017-certified infrastructure management
system, meaning it has been audited and found in compliance with the
requirements of the management system standards ISO 27017, an internationally
recognized code of practice for information security controls for cloud
services.

However, given the nature of communications and information technology, and that
the use of the internet has inherent risks, although we regularly monitor for
possible vulnerabilities and attacks, we cannot warrant or guarantee that
information provided to us through YouVersion or stored in our systems or
otherwise will be absolutely free from unauthorized intrusion by others, nor can
we warrant or guarantee that such data may not be accessed, disclosed, altered,
or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial
safeguards.

CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 16.

We do not collect personal information from any person we actually know is under
the age of 16 without the consent of the parent or legal guardian of that minor.

A parent or guardian may consent to the use of their YouVersion account by a
minor on that parent or guardian’s primary profile or a secondary profile of the
parent/guardian’s account in the platform known as the Bible App for Kids.
Should you allow your minor child to use your account (whether through your
profile or a Bible App for Kids profile), you shall be solely responsible for
providing supervision of the minor’s use of YouVersion and assume full
responsibility for the interpretation and use of any information or suggestions
provided through YouVersion.

To create a secondary profile, you will be required to access your account with
your User information and will have sole control over that Bible App for Kids
profile. We do not require that you disclose any personally-identifiable
information about your minor child to us to create a Bible App for Kids profile.
When setting up a profile for your minor child, you are required to provide a
“Child’s Name” to identify the account; however, this name can be whatever you
choose and you are not required to provide your minor child’s actual first or
last name.

Where you associate your minor child’s information with your account, we will
assume you consent to our processing of that information in accordance with this
policy and other privacy notices and terms we may provide to you from time to
time. If you allow your minor child to use YouVersion, we ask that you discuss
the risks of sharing personal information on the Internet with your children and
require that they refrain from communicating with any third parties or share any
personal information with YouVersion or YouVersion users. If you believe we
might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at
help@youversion.com.

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PROCESSING OF DATA

We will only collect and process personal data about you where we have lawful
bases. Lawful bases include consent (where you have given consent), contract,
and other legitimate interests. Such legitimate interests include protection to
you, us, other Members, and third parties; to comply with applicable law; to
enable and administer our business; to manage corporate transactions; to
generally understand and improve our internal processes and user relationships;
and to enable us and other users of YouVersion to connect with you to exchange
information, provided that the foregoing adequately protects your rights and
freedoms.

Where we rely on your consent to process personal data, you may withdraw or
decline your consent and where we rely on legitimate interests, you may object.
If you have any questions about the lawful bases upon which we collect and use
your personal data, please contact us at help@youversion.com.

Unless you delete it using YouVersion, we generally retain and process
information and User Contributions associated with your account and use it to
facilitate YouVersion functionality until your account is deleted. You can
manage, change, and delete information and User Contributions using
https://www.bible.com/settings, by limiting specific app features, or by
contacting us at the mailing address or email address set forth above, and we
will use and process this information to provide YouVersion functionality you
may request until you delete it and for so long as you have YouVersion.

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THIRD PARTY INFORMATION COLLECTION

Please keep in mind that YouVersion may contain links to other websites or apps.
You are responsible for reviewing the privacy statements and policies of those
other websites you choose to link to or from YouVersion, so that you can
understand how those websites collect, use, and store your information. We are
not responsible for the privacy statements, policies, or content of other
websites or apps, including websites you link to or from YouVersion. Websites
containing co-branding (referencing our name and a third party’s name) contain
content delivered by the third party and not us.

If you choose to link YouVersion with other websites, applications, and services
or profiles you have with third-party applications, you will provide the
personal data stored on those applications to YouVersion. For example, you may
start a new YouVersion Membership account by linking your Facebook account to
YouVersion, providing personal information you have opted to share through
Facebook to YouVersion. You may revoke the link with such accounts and
third-party applications by modifying your settings with those applications.

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USERS FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

YouVersion is based out of Oklahoma within the United States and your use of
YouVersion and this Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the United States
and the State of Oklahoma. If you are using YouVersion from outside this state
or country, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored,
and processed in the United States where our servers are located and our central
database is operated. We process data both inside and outside of the United
States and rely on contractual commitments between us and companies transferring
personal data that require the protection and security of such data. The data
protection and other laws of the State of Oklahoma, the United States, and other
countries might not be as comprehensive as those in your state or country. By
using YouVersion, you consent to your information being transferred to our
facilities and to the facilities of those third parties with whom we share it
with, as described in this Privacy Policy.

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CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our
practices. YouVersion is consistently seeking new and improved ways to offer
YouVersion and increase engagement. As we improve YouVersion, this may mean the
collection of new data or new ways to use data. Because YouVersion is dynamic,
and we continuously seek to offer new features, we may require changes in our
collection or processing of information. If we collect materially different
personal data or materially change how we use your data, we will update this
Privacy Policy.

We will post any changes to our Privacy Policy on this page. If we make material
changes to how we process our users’ personal information, we will provide a
notice that the Privacy Policy has been updated. The date the Privacy Policy was
last modified is identified at the beginning of the Policy. You are responsible
for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you,
and for periodically visiting this Privacy Policy to check for any changes.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

To ask questions or comment about this Privacy Policy and our privacy practices,
you may contact us at to YouVersion, Attn.: YouVersion Support, 4600 E. 2nd St.,
Edmond, Oklahoma 73034; or at help@youversion.com.

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