LEGAL

Privacy Policy

Your trust matters to me. This policy explains what information this site collects, how it is used, and the choices you have.

1. Who We Are

This website is operated by Rev. Carla J. Olds ("we," "us," or "I") at carlajolds.com. This policy applies to the website and to the coaching, ministry, speaking, officiant, PEARLS, and G.E.M.S. services offered through it.

2. Information You Give Us

We only collect what you choose to share through the forms on this site:

Name and email address when you subscribe.
Contact details and event information when you submit a booking request.
The content of a prayer request you send.
Correspondence you send by email, phone, or message.

3. Information Collected Automatically

Like most websites, this site and its hosting and analytics providers may record standard technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device, referring page, and the pages you visit. This is used to keep the site working and to understand which content is helpful.

4. Cookies

Cookies and similar technologies are used to remember your preferences and to measure site traffic. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings; some parts of the site may not function normally if you do.

5. How We Use Your Information

Your information is used to:

Respond to your request, question, or booking inquiry.
Provide coaching, ministry, event, and officiant services.
Send the newsletter and resources you asked to receive.
Process orders and payments for books and products.
Improve the website and meet legal obligations.

6. Prayer Requests

Prayer requests are treated as confidential. They are read and prayed over personally and are never published, posted, sold, or shared without your permission. Please do not include sensitive medical, financial, or legal details in a website form.

7. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information. It is shared only with service providers who help operate this ministry, website hosting, email delivery, payment processing, and event or travel partners for a trip you have booked, and only as needed to perform their work, or where required by law.

8. Email and Text Communications

By subscribing you consent to receive email from Carla J. Olds. Every email includes an unsubscribe link, and you may opt out at any time. If you opt into text messages, message frequency varies and standard message and data rates may apply; reply STOP to end them.

9. Data Security and Retention

Reasonable safeguards are used to protect the information you submit, though no method of transmission over the internet is entirely secure. Information is kept only as long as needed for the purpose it was collected or as required by law.

10. Your Choices and Rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of the personal information we hold about you, and you may unsubscribe from communications at any time. Depending on where you live, additional rights may apply. Send any request through the booking page.

11. Children's Privacy

This site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. Youth participation in PEARLS programming is arranged directly with a parent or guardian.

12. Third-Party Links

This site links to other websites, including booksellers, payment processors, and social media. Their privacy practices are their own, and we are not responsible for them.

13. Changes to This Policy

This policy may be updated from time to time. The version posted here, with its effective date, is the version in force.

14. Contact

Questions about this policy, or about the information we hold, may be sent through the booking page. See also our Terms & Conditions.