Advent Defense League Privacy Policy / SMS Terms
Advent Defense League (“ADL”) respects your privacy. By opting into our SMS messaging service, you agree to the following terms regarding how we collect, use, protect, and retain your information.
Data Collection
We may collect your name, email address, mailing address, and mobile phone number when you sign up for SMS updates or otherwise provide this information to Advent Defense League.
Information may be collected through our website, contact forms, registration forms, email communications, event or program registrations, educational program applications, donation forms, or approved third-party platforms used by Advent Defense League.
Data Usage
We use your information to provide communications related to Advent Defense League, including ministry updates, educational programs, registrations, events, account notifications, reminders, resources, and other information related to ADL programs and services.
Data Security
Advent Defense League takes reasonable measures to protect your personal information through secure storage and administrative safeguards designed to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, misuse, or alteration.
Data Retention
We retain your information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the communications or services for which it was collected, including while you remain subscribed to our SMS messaging service.
You may request deletion of your personal information at any time by contacting us at contact@adventdefenseleague.com, subject to any legal, administrative, financial, or recordkeeping obligations that may require us to retain certain information.
SMS Messaging
MESSAGE AND DATA RATES MAY APPLY. Your mobile carrier may charge fees for sending or receiving text messages, particularly if your mobile plan does not include unlimited text messaging or data.
Messages may be recurring, and message frequency may vary depending on your participation in Advent Defense League programs, events, registrations, or communications.
For HELP or to STOP receiving messages, contact Advent Defense League at contact@adventdefenseleague.com or reply HELP, STOP, or UNSUBSCRIBE to an ADL text message.
Opt-Out
You may opt out of the SMS list at any time by replying STOP or UNSUBSCRIBE to an ADL text message or by emailing contact@adventdefenseleague.com.
After unsubscribing, you may receive a final SMS confirming that you have been unsubscribed. Your mobile number will then be removed from future SMS communications as soon as reasonably practicable.
You may also contact Advent Defense League directly at contact@adventdefenseleague.com to request removal from our SMS messaging list.
Help
You may reply HELP to an ADL text message for additional assistance.
Where supported by our messaging service, you may receive a text containing Advent Defense League’s contact information, including contact@adventdefenseleague.com and our official website.
For additional assistance, you may also email contact@adventdefenseleague.com.
Non-Sharing of Mobile Information
Advent Defense League does not sell, rent, or share collected mobile phone numbers with third parties for their own promotional or marketing purposes.
Mobile opt-in information and SMS consent will not be shared with third parties for marketing or promotional purposes.
Data Sharing
Customer, subscriber, student, donor, participant, or website-user information is not shared with third parties for their independent promotional or marketing purposes.
Mobile opt-in information and consent are not shared with third parties for marketing purposes. Any information-sharing provisions that may appear elsewhere in this Privacy Policy exclude mobile opt-in data and SMS consent information.
Advent Defense League may use trusted service providers to help operate its website, communications, registration systems, educational programs, payment processing, event management, or other organizational services. Where such providers process personal information on behalf of ADL, they are expected to use that information only as necessary to provide the applicable service and not for their own independent marketing purposes.
Consent to Receive Text Messages
By providing your mobile phone number and agreeing to receive text messages, you consent to receive SMS communications from Advent Defense League regarding matters such as:
- ministry announcements and updates;
- account or registration notifications;
- educational programs and classes;
- ADLA or other training-related information;
- event reminders and updates;
- customer, student, participant, or donor support;
- administrative notifications; and
- other communications related to Advent Defense League programs and services.
Consent to receive SMS messages is not a condition of making a donation, purchasing a product, registering for a program, or otherwise engaging with Advent Defense League unless expressly stated for a particular service.
Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply.
You may reply STOP at any time to unsubscribe or HELP for assistance.
You may also contact Advent Defense League at contact@adventdefenseleague.com for assistance or to request removal from SMS communications.
Mobile opt-in information is not sold or shared with third parties for their independent marketing purposes.
