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Last updated:<\/strong> 4 November 2026<\/p>\n

Who we are<\/h2>\n

BibleHelp.net is a free, non-commercial website that helps people explore what the Bible says, including free online courses.<\/p>\n

The site is run by Ab\u00edlio Pinto<\/strong>, who is responsible for your personal data (the “data controller”). You can contact us about privacy at privacy@biblehelp.net<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We are based in the United Kingdom and follow the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.<\/p>\n

The short version<\/h2>\n
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  • You can read our studies without giving us any personal information.<\/li>\n
  • If you create an account for the online courses, we keep your name, email address and your course progress<\/strong>, so you can continue where you left off and receive your certificate.<\/li>\n
  • If you teach a class, we keep the list of your students’ names so you can print their certificates; only you can see it.<\/li>\n
  • We never sell<\/strong> your data, and we don’t use it for advertising.<\/li>\n
  • You can ask us to delete your account<\/strong> at any time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    What we collect, and why<\/h2>\n

    1. If you create a learner account<\/h3>\n

    When you register for a course we collect:<\/p>\n

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    • your first and last name<\/strong> (shown on your certificate)<\/li>\n
    • your email address<\/strong> (to log in, and to send messages about your account and courses)<\/li>\n
    • your password<\/strong> (stored only in encrypted, “hashed” form; we can never see it)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      While you study, the site records:<\/p>\n

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      • which courses you have enrolled<\/strong> in<\/li>\n
      • which lessons you have completed<\/strong><\/li>\n
      • your quiz answers and results<\/strong><\/li>\n
      • the certificates<\/strong> you have earned<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Why:<\/strong> to provide the course you signed up for. Legally, this is necessary to provide the service you asked for, and you give your consent when you register.<\/p>\n

        2. If you comment on a lesson<\/h3>\n

        Comments show the name you give and your comment. We also store your email address (not shown publicly) and your IP address, to help prevent spam and abuse. All comments are checked by us before they appear.<\/p>\n

        Why:<\/strong> to let you ask questions and take part in discussions, and to keep the site safe (our legitimate interest).<\/p>\n

        3. If you use the contact form<\/h3>\n

        We receive your name, email address and message by email, so we can reply. We don’t store the message on the website. The form uses a simple maths question to stop spam, with no third-party service.<\/p>\n

        Why:<\/strong> to answer your question (our legitimate interest, and your request).<\/p>\n

        4. Visitor statistics<\/h3>\n

        We use WP Statistics<\/strong>, which runs on our own website (no data is sent to an analytics company). It is set up to protect your privacy:<\/p>\n

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        • IP addresses are anonymised and scrambled<\/strong> (hashed), so you can’t be identified from them<\/li>\n
        • we don’t store full details of your browser or device<\/li>\n
        • we respect your browser’s “Do Not Track”<\/strong> setting<\/li>\n
        • statistics are deleted after 180 days<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Why:<\/strong> to understand which pages are useful, so we can improve the site (our legitimate interest).<\/p>\n

          5. Emails<\/h3>\n

          We send emails about your account and courses (for example: welcome, password reset, certificate). We only send a newsletter to people who have subscribed to it (see below). Emails are sent through our hosting company’s mail service.<\/p>\n

          Course reminders.<\/em> If you join a course, we may send you an occasional email about it, such as a reminder of where you stopped. Each email has a link to turn these reminders off.<\/p>\n

          6. If you subscribe to our newsletter<\/h3>\n

          We collect your name and email address, to send you occasional news about new courses and articles. We only send it to people who have subscribed, and every email has an unsubscribe link. Your details are stored with MailerLite, the service we use to send the newsletter.<\/p>\n

          Why:<\/strong> your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.<\/p>\n

          7. If you teach a class<\/h3>\n

          If you lead a group through one of our courses, you can create a class under My learning. For each class we keep the name you give it, the course, your name as it should appear on the certificates, the church or place if you give one, and the list of your students’ names.<\/p>\n

          We keep nothing else about your students: no email addresses, no accounts, no record of what they did. Only you can see your classes. The names are used for one thing: to print each student’s certificate.<\/p>\n

          Please enter a student’s name only if the student agrees, or a parent or guardian agrees for a child.<\/p>\n

          Why:<\/strong> to provide the class tools you asked for. You can correct or delete a name, or delete a whole class, at any time. Your classes are deleted when your account is deleted.<\/p>\n

          8. If you use Ask BibleHelp<\/h3>\n

          Ask BibleHelp is an AI helper. To answer you, we send your question, and the parts of our courses and articles that relate to it, to Anthropic, the company that provides the AI. Please do not put your name or other personal details in a question.<\/p>\n

          We keep each question for 90 days<\/strong>, without your name or account, so that we can watch the cost, improve our courses and check that the helper is working safely. To limit the number of questions a day, we use a scrambled form of your account or IP address, which is deleted within a day.<\/p>\n

          Why:<\/strong> to answer your question, and in our legitimate interest in running the helper safely and affordably.<\/p>\n

          Services we use from other companies<\/h2>\n

          Some features rely on trusted third parties. They receive limited data (usually your IP address) when the feature is used:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
          Service<\/th>\nWhat it does<\/th>\nWhat they receive<\/th>\nTheir privacy policy<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
          Bunny Stream<\/strong> (BunnyWay d.o.o., EU)<\/td>\nShows our course videos (no advertising, no recommendations)<\/td>\nYour IP address and browser information when a video is played. No tracking cookies; not used for advertising<\/td>\nbunny.net\/privacy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Cloudflare Turnstile<\/strong><\/td>\nProtects course registration, lesson comments and Ask BibleHelp from spam bots<\/td>\nYour IP address and browser information, on pages with a form. No tracking cookies; not used for advertising<\/td>\ncloudflare.com\/privacypolicy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Anthropic<\/strong> (USA)<\/td>\nProvides the AI for Ask BibleHelp<\/td>\nYour question and parts of our course text. Your name and account are not sent. Your question may be processed outside the UK<\/td>\nanthropic.com\/legal\/privacy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Netcetera<\/strong><\/td>\nHosts the website and stores its data<\/td>\nAll website data, on our behalf<\/td>\nnetcetera.uk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          MailerLite<\/strong><\/td>\nSends our newsletter<\/td>\nYour name and email address, if you subscribe<\/td>\nmailerlite.com\/legal\/privacy-policy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

          Some of these companies may process data outside the UK. Where they do, they use legal safeguards approved under UK law.<\/p>\n

          Cookies<\/h2>\n

          Cookies are small files stored by your browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
          Cookie<\/th>\nPurpose<\/th>\nWhen<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
          WordPress login cookies (wordpress_logged_in_\u2026<\/code>, wordpress_sec_\u2026<\/code>)<\/td>\nKeep you logged in<\/td>\nOnly if you log in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          LifterLMS session cookie<\/td>\nRemembers your progress during a visit<\/td>\nOnly if you use the courses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Comment cookies (comment_author_\u2026<\/code>)<\/td>\nRemember your name and email for your next comment, if you tick the box<\/td>\nOnly if you choose to<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Cloudflare Turnstile<\/td>\nTells people and bots apart (no tracking)<\/td>\nOn the registration page and lessons with comments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

          These cookies are needed for the site to work, or are only set when you use a feature, so we don’t show a cookie banner. We don’t use advertising or tracking cookies.<\/p>\n

          How long we keep your data<\/h2>\n
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          • Learner accounts:<\/strong> our courses come with lifetime access, so we keep your account, progress and certificates until you ask us to delete them. Just email us and we will delete your account and course records.<\/li>\n
          • Comments:<\/strong> until they are deleted, or you ask us to remove them.<\/li>\n
          • Contact form emails:<\/strong> as long as needed to answer you and keep a record of our reply.<\/li>\n
          • Newsletter subscribers:<\/strong> until you unsubscribe.<\/li>\n
          • Statistics:<\/strong> 180 days.<\/li>\n
          • Questions to Ask BibleHelp:<\/strong> 90 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Your rights<\/h2>\n

            You have the right to:<\/p>\n

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            • see<\/strong> the personal data we hold about you<\/li>\n
            • correct<\/strong> it (you can also edit your name and email under My learning > Edit Account<\/em>)<\/li>\n
            • delete<\/strong> it (“the right to be forgotten”)<\/li>\n
            • object<\/strong> to how we use it, or ask us to limit<\/strong> its use<\/li>\n
            • receive a copy<\/strong> of your data in a portable format<\/li>\n
            • withdraw your consent<\/strong> at any time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              To use any of these rights, email privacy@biblehelp.net<\/strong>. We will reply within one month.<\/p>\n

              If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)<\/strong>: ico.org.uk, or call 0303 123 1113.<\/p>\n

              Children<\/h2>\n

              Our courses and Ask BibleHelp are for people aged 13 and over<\/strong>. If you are under 13, please ask a parent or guardian to contact us.<\/p>\n

              Ask BibleHelp tells you that it is an AI and not a person, keeps to our approved teaching, and refuses sexual content, abuse and misuse. If someone seems to be at risk, it shows where to find real help. We follow UK data protection law, and we aim to follow the Information Commissioner\u2019s Children\u2019s Code.<\/p>\n

              Changes to this policy<\/h2>\n

              If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top of this page. Significant changes will be announced on the site and by email to registered learners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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