Privacy Policy

Effective date: August 11, 2026
Last updated: August 11, 2026

Life Questions with God respects your privacy and recognizes that the questions, experiences, and stories shared here may be deeply personal.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and the choices available to you.

This policy applies to this website, our newsletter, contact forms, story submission forms, downloadable resources, and any other services that link to this policy.

Who We Are

Life Questions with God is a Christian nonprofit project that explores life’s hardest questions through Scripture, lived experience, logic, scientific inquiry, research, and multiple perspectives.

This website is operated by Life Questions with God.

For privacy questions or requests, contact:

Life Questions with God
lifequestionswithgod@gmail.com

Information We Collect

We collect only the information reasonably needed to operate the website, communicate with readers, review submitted stories, provide resources, and support the work.

Newsletter Subscriptions

When you subscribe to the newsletter or request an email update, we may collect:

Your email address
Your name, if you choose to provide it
Your content preferences
The date and method of your subscription
Records showing that you gave consent
Information about email delivery, opens, and link activity, if provided by our email service

You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in each newsletter or by contacting lifequestionswithgod@gmail.com.

Free Resources

When you request a free ebook or another resource, we may collect your email address so we can deliver it to you.

Requesting a resource does not automatically subscribe you to ongoing emails unless the form clearly explains this and you choose to subscribe.

Contact Forms

When you contact us, we may collect your name, email address, message, and any other information you choose to provide.

We use this information to respond to your message and maintain any necessary records of the communication.

Story Submissions

When you submit a question, experience, or story, we may collect:

Your story or written response
The life question connected to your experience
Your name, pseudonym, or requested form of attribution
Your email address, if provided
Your preferences concerning anonymity
Details you ask us to remove or change
Your publication permissions
Communications connected to your submission

Because Life Questions with God addresses real life experiences, a submission may include information about religious beliefs, grief, trauma, mental or physical health, relationships, family circumstances, or other sensitive subjects.

Please share only what you are comfortable providing.

Do not include government identification numbers, financial account information, passwords, complete medical records, exact home addresses, or unnecessary private information about another person.

Donations

Donations are not currently enabled.

If donations are introduced in the future, we may collect information such as your name, email address, mailing address, donation amount, transaction date, and communications connected to your donation.

Payments will be processed by a third party donation or payment provider. Life Questions with God will not intentionally store complete credit card or bank account information on its own systems.

We will not publicly share your name, donation amount, or donor status without your permission.

This policy will be updated when a donation provider is selected.

Information Collected Automatically

Our website host, security providers, and other service providers may automatically collect limited technical information when you visit the site.

This information may include:

Your internet protocol address

Browser and device type

Operating system

Pages visited

Date and time of access

Approximate geographic location

Referring website

Information used to detect errors, spam, misuse, fraud, or security threats.

This information helps the website function properly, remain secure, and improve over time.

How We Use Information

We may use the information we collect to:

Operate, maintain, and secure the website
Send newsletters and resources you requested
Respond to questions and messages
Review story submissions
Communicate with contributors about possible publication
Edit and anonymize approved stories
Research and explore questions raised by submitted experiences
Administer future donations and maintain required financial records
Understand how readers use the website and email content
Improve our writing, resources, and website experience
Prevent spam, fraud, misuse, and security threats
Comply with legal, accounting, and regulatory obligations

We will not use a submitted story for an unrelated purpose without informing you and obtaining permission when required.

Where applicable law requires a legal basis for processing information, we may rely on your consent, the actions you ask us to take, our legitimate interest in operating a safe and useful website, and our legal obligations.

How We Protect Anonymous Stories

Submitting a story allows Life Questions with God to receive, store, review, and communicate with you about the submission.

Submitting a story does not give Life Questions with God permission to publish it.

Nothing will be published without clear written permission.

If we would like to use your story, we will explain the proposed use and confirm how you wish to be identified.

You may choose to be identified as:

Anonymous
A first name only
A pseudonym
Another form of attribution agreed upon before publication

Names, locations, workplaces, dates, relationship details, and other identifying information may be removed, generalized, or changed before publication.

Whenever reasonably possible, contact information will be kept separate from the version of the story prepared for public use.

Anonymity reduces the likelihood that a person will be identified, but it cannot guarantee complete anonymity. Someone familiar with the circumstances may recognize a story even after names and details have been changed.

We will address material privacy concerns with you before publication.

If a story is approved for publication, the permission request will identify where it may appear. This may include the website, newsletter, social media, a free ebook, or another Life Questions with God resource.

How We Share Information

We do not sell personal information.

We do not rent or sell newsletter lists.

We do not use personal information for targeted advertising.

We may share limited information with trusted service providers that help us operate the project.

These providers may include services for:

Website hosting and forms
Newsletter delivery
Cloud storage
Spam prevention and security
Website analytics
Payment and donation processing
Editing and publishing
Legal, accounting, and nonprofit administration

These providers may process information only as needed to perform their services, subject to their own privacy policies, security practices, and applicable agreements.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with the law, respond to a valid legal request, enforce our policies, investigate misuse, or protect the rights and safety of Life Questions with God and others.

Current Website Tools

At the effective date of this policy:

Newsletter subscriptions are not currently active.

Donation processing is not currently active.

Optional website analytics are not currently active.

Public story submission forms are not currently active.

The website host may still process limited technical information required to display, operate, and secure the website.

This policy will be updated when additional tools or service providers begin collecting personal information.

Email Communications

We send newsletter and resource emails only when you request them or otherwise give permission.

Every newsletter will provide a way to unsubscribe.

You may also request removal by contacting lifequestionswithgod@gmail.com.

After you unsubscribe, we may retain a limited record of your email address to ensure that we respect your request and do not add you back without permission.

Our future email provider may collect delivery and engagement information, such as whether an email was delivered, opened, or selected.

We may use this information to understand whether the newsletter is useful and to improve future content.

Cookies and Analytics

The website may use essential cookies or similar technologies required for security, forms, accessibility, and basic site functions.

Life Questions with God does not currently use optional analytics cookies or targeted advertising cookies.

If optional analytics or additional tracking technologies are introduced, this policy will be updated. Visitors will be given any notices or choices required by applicable law.

You can control some cookies through your browser settings. Disabling essential cookies may affect how certain parts of the website function.

Data Retention

We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

Newsletter information may be retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion. A limited suppression record may be retained afterward so we can honor your request.

Contact messages may be retained for as long as needed to respond, maintain appropriate records, and address related concerns.

Story submissions may be retained while they are being reviewed and for as long as reasonably necessary to communicate with the contributor.

Approved stories and publication permission records may be retained as part of the Life Questions with God archive.

Future donation and transaction records may be retained for the period required by accounting, tax, nonprofit, and legal obligations.

Technical and security records may be retained according to the practices of our hosting and security providers.

We may retain information longer when required by law, necessary to resolve a dispute, or needed to protect the safety and integrity of the project.

Your Choices and Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

Ask whether we hold personal information about you

Request access to your personal information

Request a copy of your information

Correct inaccurate information

Request deletion of information

Withdraw consent

Object to or restrict certain uses of information

Unsubscribe from email communications

Submit a complaint to an appropriate privacy authority

To make a privacy request, contact:

lifequestionswithgod@gmail.com

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

We will respond according to applicable law and will explain if we cannot fulfill all or part of a request.

Some information may need to be retained for legal, security, financial, recordkeeping, or fraud prevention purposes.

You will not be treated differently for making a privacy request.

Colorado privacy law recognizes rights that may include access, correction, and deletion, but the law applies only when its statutory thresholds and other conditions are met.

Withdrawing a Story Submission

You may ask us to delete or withdraw an unpublished story submission by contacting:

lifequestionswithgod@gmail.com

Once a story has been published with your written permission, you may still contact us with a privacy or removal concern.

We will review the request carefully and act when reasonably possible.

Please understand that published content may have been copied, saved, quoted, archived, or shared by other people or services. We cannot guarantee deletion of copies outside our control.

Children’s Privacy

Life Questions with God is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If we learn that personal information from a child under 13 has been submitted, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

Anyone under 18 should not submit a personal story without the permission of a parent or legal guardian.

A parent or guardian who believes a child has provided personal information may contact:

lifequestionswithgod@gmail.com

COPPA applies to websites directed to children under 13 and may also apply to general audience services that have actual knowledge that they are collecting personal information from a child under 13.

Information Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

No website, email system, storage service, or transmission method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Please do not send highly sensitive information through a general contact form or ordinary email.

International Visitors

Life Questions with God is operated from the United States.

If you visit the website or submit information from another country, your information may be processed in the United States or in other countries where our service providers operate.

Those countries may have privacy laws that differ from the laws where you live.

Where required, we will use appropriate protections for international data transfers.

Links and Embedded Content

The website may include links to research, articles, videos, social media platforms, donation services, or other outside websites.

Some pages may also include embedded content from outside providers.

These services may collect information directly from you according to their own privacy policies.

Life Questions with God is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, accuracy, or content of websites and services that we do not control.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as the website, newsletter, submission process, donation system, or applicable legal requirements change.

The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

If a change materially affects how we use information that has already been collected, we will provide additional notice or request consent when required.

Contact Us

For privacy questions, requests, or concerns, contact:

Life Questions with God

Email: lifequestionswithgod@gmail.com

Website: The Life Questions with God website where this Privacy Policy is published