1. Who Are We?
Balancing Blessings Ministries was founded in 2007 by ByB e-Publishers, LLC to create written resources and tools that minister to the heart, mind, body, and spirit of today’s Christian woman. The phrase “Balancing Blessings” and the associated logo are the intellectual property of ByB e-Publishers, LLC.
2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why?
The information you provide on this website will only be used for its intended purpose. It will be shared only with partners of ByB e-Publishers, LLC as necessary to serve you. We will never use or share your personally identifiable information (PII) in ways unrelated to its original purpose—without first giving you the opportunity to opt out.
To help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure proper information usage:
- When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
- An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will appear publicly next to your comment.
2a. How is Media Handled?
If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may download and extract location data from posted images.
2b. How are Cookies Handled?
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This option is for your convenience. It saves you from having to re-enter your details when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to our site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. Your login will persist for two weeks if you select “Remember Me.” Else, if you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
2c. How Long Do We Retain Your Data?
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments, rather than holding them in a moderation queue.
For registered users (if any), we store the personal information provided in their user profiles. Users may view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except for their username). Site administrators can also access and update this data.
Information submitted via the contact form is retained for one year for customer service purposes. It is not used for marketing.
2d. Who Do We Share Your Data With?
We may share data with third-party service providers, including:
- WordPress, our website platform provider,
- And other cloud-based services as needed to maintain site functionality.
2e. What Rights Do You Have Over Your Data?
If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request the erasure of that data—except where we are legally required to retain it for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
3. Site “Terms and Use” Policy
All rights reserved worldwide. All text, images, source code, and content on this website are the property of ByB e-Publishers, LLC. These materials are protected by copyright and may not be used, reproduced, or reposted—wholly or in part—on any website, blog, message board, or forum without express written permission from ByB e-Publishers, LLC. Unauthorized use may violate trademark, copyright, and privacy laws.
Permitted Use:
You are granted permission to print materials and worksheets for personal use or to share them in women’s ministries, retreats, banquets, or group meetings. These materials must remain unchanged, with all copyright information and website addresses clearly visible.
4. Additional Information
This site may contain links that will take you to other websites that are not under the control of ByB e-Publishers, LLC. The links are only provided as a convenience. ByB e-Publishers, LLC and Sandra Miller do not endorse any of these external sites. Therefore, they assume no responsibility or liability for any material that may be accessed on other websites reached through this site. Once you access information that links you to another website, you are subject to their privacy policies.
The New King James Version (NKJV) is the Bible version used frequently throughout this website. At times, the New International Version (NIV) and the New International Reader’s Version may be used for enhanced clarity.
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