Open the Bible seeks to put the gospel in peoples’ grasp through a broad array of modern media. Our ministry wants to provide visitors to our website with easy access to Pastor Colin Smith’s materials. It is important to us that the integrity of the content is maintained, so please read the following guidelines before distributing content in any way.
Audio, Video, and Sermon PDFs
You have permission and are encouraged to reproduce and distribute this material in any format you choose, as long as you do not alter or change the wording in any way and do not charge a fee (beyond the cost of reproducing these materials). For posting on the web, a link to our website (www.openthebible.org) is preferred. Any exceptions to the above must be approved by Open the Bible—please call (866) 865-6253.
This statement must be included on every copy distributed:
By Colin S. Smith. © Colin S. Smith. Used with permission. Website: www.openthebible.org.
Please contact the ministry directly regarding other requests.
Blog Articles and Devotionals
We allow reposting of unaltered excerpts (up to 40%) of our articles and devotionals provided that you credit the author and include a backlink to the full resource on our website.
Please include this statement when you republish:
© Open the Bible by [Author Full Name]. Used with permission. [LINK to original article at openthebible.org]
Please contact us regarding other requests.
ESV Bible
Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.
Personal information released willingly to us will be used:
1) For online purchases through our e-commerce platform;
2) For online donations through a third-party platform;
3) For email subscriptions to receive online content;
4) For sample resource requests;
5) For responding to inquiries from our Contact Us page.
Information We Collect
Any personal information freely provided to Open the Bible for the processing of donations, purchases, or other requests is considered of utmost value; therefore, we will do everything in our power to ensure that your information stays secure. Your transmitted information is secured through SSL (secure socket layer) encryption. Your private information will remain confidential and will not be sold or distributed outside the ministry.
Remember, there is always the chance that personal information could be leaked over the Internet, and for that reason, if applicable, we ask that you please keep track of your usernames and passwords; log out of our website each time you transact; and make sure you are using a secure Internet connection when you do transact.
Information You Provide to Us
It’s probably no surprise that we collect information that you provide to us. The amount and type of information depends on the context and how we use the information. Here are some examples:
Information We Collect Automatically
We also collect some information automatically:
Information We Collect from Other Sources
We may also get information, such as an email address or phone number from third-party services about individuals who are not yet our users (…but we hope will be!), which we may use, for example, for marketing and advertising purposes like emailing and phone calls.
How and Why We Use Information
Purposes for Using Information
We use information about you as mentioned above and for the purposes listed below:
Legal Bases for Collecting and Using Information
This section is for those in the European Union about our legal grounds for processing information about you under EU data protection laws, which is that our use of your information is based on the grounds that:
Sharing Information
How We Share Information
We do not sell our users’ private personal information.
We share information about you in the limited circumstances spelled out below and with appropriate safeguards on your privacy:
While no online service is 100% secure, we work very hard to protect information about you against unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction, and take reasonable measures to do so, such as monitoring our Services for potential vulnerabilities and attacks.
You have several choices available when it comes to information about you:
If you are located in certain countries, including those that fall under the scope of the European General Data Protection Regulation (aka the “GDPR”), data protection laws give you rights with respect to your personal data, subject to any exemptions provided by the law, including the rights to:
You can contact us to exercise any of these requests by referring to the next section, How to Reach Us, or by accessing the Contact Us page.
EU individuals also have the right to make a complaint to a government supervisory authority.
If you have a question about this Privacy Policy, or you would like to contact us about any of the rights mentioned in the Your Rights section above, please contact us:
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Open the Bible may change its Privacy Policy from time to time. Open the Bible encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the change log below, and, in some cases, we may provide additional notice (such as adding a statement to our homepage or sending you a notification through email or your dashboard). Your further use of the website and its features after a change to our Privacy Policy will be subject to the updated policy.
May 25, 2018 — Major updates to reflect the requirements by GDPR.
Creative Commons Sharealike License Credits
Portions of this document were based on the Automattic Privacy Policy under a Creative Commons Sharealike license. You can obtain a copy of a Privacy Policy and other legal documents on Github. You’re more than welcome to copy it, adapt it, and repurpose it for your own use. Just make sure to revise the language so that your policy reflects your actual practices. Also, if you do use the policy, we’d appreciate a credit and link to Automattic somewhere on your site.