We welcome you as a visitor to the Marriage Missions International web site. We extend the following information to you, our guest, in an effort to assure you that we are concerned about and respect your privacy.

Marriage Missions International will never sell, lease or rent your confidential information to a third party. We will always endeavor to take steps to assure that any information you provide to us will remain secure. We want you to feel safe in your online experience while visiting our site. We therefore request that you take a moment to review the following valuable information before you proceed.

This web site may provide links to external web sites maintained by individuals or organizations external to Marriage Missions International. Once you access information that links you to another web site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the web site containing the information you have linked to.

SITE PURPOSE

The Marriage Missions International website is for use by staff, volunteers, churches, ministries, and visitors to lead people to a clear understanding of Biblical and practical methods to “Reveal the Heart of Christ Within Marriage”. If you have questions that are not answered in this privacy statement, please contact us.

NEWSLETTER

If you subscribe to our weekly Marriage Message newsletter it will be sent to you at no charge for as long as you wish to receive it. You may also receive occasional updates on our ministry. If, at any time, you want to “unsubscribe” simply go to our web site and click on unsubscribe.

USE OF INFORMATION COLLECTED

Marriage Missions International does not collect personal information without your knowledge during your visit to our Web site. However, Marriage Missions International does at times ask that you provide us with personal information while online. The type of information we collect typically, but not always, corresponds directly with the service you request. For instance, you can make donations, when requested you can offer your thoughts, opinions, prayers, concerns, ideas, personal experiences, questions and/or suggestions.

As a visitor, the personal information you provide may also be used to improve the usability of, and information available on, our site. In other words, at times we will ask you for more information, beyond just your name and contact information, than is needed to facilitate our response to your specific request. Your provision of such additional information is your acknowledgement that you consent to our use of such information to better serve you, our visitor, and others coming to our site.

LINKS

We sometimes provide referrals to and links to other World Wide Web sites from our site. Such a link should not be seen as an endorsement, approval or agreement with any information or resources offered at sites you can access through our site. Marriage Missions International is not responsible for the content or practices of third party sites that may be linked to our sites. When Marriage Missions International provides links or references to other Web sites, no inference or assumption should be made and no representation should be inferred that Marriage Missions International is connected with, operates or controls these Web sites.

ON-LINE POSTINGS

Marriage Missions International shall have the right to monitor and review the content of any discussions, chats, forums, postings, transmissions and bulletin boards, although Marriage Missions International is not under legal obligation to do so. As a Christian ministry we uphold specific foundational beliefs. We expect visitors to our site, and anyone using our communication tools to adhere to a sense of decency and decorum that we deem appropriate. We are the sole authority on questions of appropriateness. Naturally, Marriage Missions International assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the content of an online posting.

However, we do specifically prohibit you or any visitor from posting or transmitting any unlawful, threatening, libelous, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material. Further, Marriage Missions International reserves the right to modify or remove content that it deems to be in violation of these provisions or otherwise objectionable. Everything on the web site appears solely at our discretion. Upon submission of any comment, chat content, bulletin board contribution or other posting, you are granting Marriage Missions International a license to use, modify or delete said content.

COPYRIGHT GUIDELINES

1. All printed materials of Marriage Missions International (MMI) will utilize the following copyright information in the tagline. Unless otherwise noted (see # 3 below), the MMI product may be reprinted in its entirety without securing additional permission. If the MMI product is reprinted in its entirety, the logo (if attached) and the following full tagline must be reprinted: © Marriage Missions International, (year). Reprinted with permission of Marriage Missions International. All rights reserved. To learn more, visit www.marriagemissions.com.

2. In the event that only a portion of a MMI publication is reprinted, then the quote or comment is to be attributed to MMI and any appropriate staff.

3. In the event that MMI wishes to limit distribution, the following tagline will appear and those wishing to reprint the materials will be expected to email MMI for permission to reprint: © Marriage Missions International, (year). All rights reserved. For reprinting information, visit www.marriagemissions.com.

CREDIT CARD POLICY

Marriage Missions International (MMI) does not endorse or encourage credit card debt. We do however realize it is the fastest, most convenient, and most secure way to exchange funds for order placement or contributions. For this reason we want to make online ordering available to our valued customers and supporters.

We encourage all of our partners and supporters to be good stewards with the money our Creator has provided them. If the proper funds are not available to pay off the credit card debt that is accrued at www.marriagemissions.com within 30 days of acceptance we highly recommend those customers and supporters not make an online credit card purchase at this time, and wait until those requirements can be met.

SECURE SERVERS

Some partner information is supplied to the company which processes your credit card purchases. All order information you provide to us and all information contained in your “Shopping Account” is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a widely used coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt or scramble data before you send it to us. Transactions will not be permitted if your browser does not accept SSL encryption. Only authorized personnel from Marriage Missions International or its partners can decode this information and such personnel will only do so in accordance with our or their Privacy Policy.

IP ADDRESSES

When you connect to our website, we record your IP addresses and information on the type of operating system (i.e. Windows XP) and browser software you are using (i.e. AOL, Internet Explorer, Firefox). This helps us to diagnose problems with our servers and for system administration. Your IP address is also used to help gather aggregated demographic information.