Who We Are
Our website address is: https://bibleproclaimer.com. Bible Proclaimer is operated by Rev. Ian M. Thomas and provides biblical and theological educational content for individuals seeking to understand Christian doctrine. For any privacy-related enquiries, you may contact us through the website.
What Data We Collect and Why
Email Subscriptions
If you choose to subscribe to receive updates from Bible Proclaimer, we collect your name and email address. This information is used solely to send you notifications of new articles, teaching content, and occasional ministry updates. We will never sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.
Your subscription data is stored and managed through MailerLite, a third-party email marketing service provided by MailerLite Limited. MailerLite processes your data on our behalf in accordance with their own privacy policy, which is available at https://www.mailerlite.com/legal/privacy-policy. By subscribing, you consent to your data being transferred to and processed by MailerLite.
You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in every email we send, or by contacting us directly. Upon unsubscribing, your data will be removed from our active mailing list. We are the data controller for the purposes of UK GDPR in respect of the personal data you provide when subscribing.
Advertising
This site uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense is provided by Google LLC. Google and its third-party vendors use cookies to serve ads to you based on your prior visits to this website and other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings at https://www.google.com/settings/ads. You may also opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting https://www.aboutads.info.
Google AdSense uses the DoubleClick cookie, which is set on your browser when you visit this site or other sites running AdSense advertisements. More information about how Google uses data from sites or apps that use its services is available at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Analytics
This site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. Google Analytics uses cookies to help analyse how visitors use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address, anonymised in line with Google’s IP anonymisation feature) is transmitted to and stored by Google.
Google uses this information to evaluate visitor use of the website, compile reports on site activity, and provide other services relating to site activity and internet usage. You may refuse the use of cookies by adjusting your browser settings. For more information on Google Analytics privacy, please visit https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
This site uses cookies for several purposes:
Functional cookies remember your preferences when you leave comments or log in. If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies for your convenience.
Analytics cookies, set by Google Analytics, help us understand how visitors use the site.
Advertising cookies, set by Google AdSense and its partner networks, are used to display relevant advertisements and to measure their effectiveness.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality and your experience as a visitor.
If you visit our login page, 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.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles from other websites, including YouTube. Embedded content from other websites behaves in exactly the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Your Legal Rights Under UK GDPR
As a resident of the United Kingdom, you have the following rights in relation to the personal data we hold about you. You have the right to access the personal data we hold about you and to receive a copy of it. You have the right to request correction of any inaccurate data. You have the right to request erasure of your personal data where there is no legitimate reason for us to continue holding it. You have the right to object to processing where we are relying on a legitimate interest as the legal basis. You have the right to withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent as our legal basis for processing.
If you wish to make any such request, or if you have any concerns about how your data is handled, please contact us through the website. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you believe your data protection rights have not been respected.
Who We Share Your Data With
We share subscriber data with MailerLite solely for the purpose of delivering email communications you have requested. Anonymised analytics data is shared with Google Analytics. Advertising data is shared with Google AdSense and its certified advertising partners for the purpose of serving relevant advertisements. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. We do not share your data with any other third parties.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so that we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically rather than holding them in a moderation queue. Subscriber data is retained for as long as you remain subscribed. Upon unsubscribing, your data is removed from our active list. Analytics data is retained in accordance with Google’s standard retention periods. You may request full deletion of your personal data at any time.
For users who register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, with the exception that usernames cannot be changed. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Subscriber data is transferred to MailerLite, whose servers are located in the European Union and the United States. Analytics and advertising data is transferred to Google LLC in the United States. All third-party processors used by this site participate in data transfer frameworks that provide appropriate safeguards for international data transfers under UK GDPR.
Children’s Privacy
This site is not directed at children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you believe a child has provided personal information through this site, please contact us so that we can remove it.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this page periodically. This policy was last updated in May 2026.