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Privacy Policy
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​Last Updated: 01/13/2026
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At Edifying the Chosen Ministries, we are committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors and customers. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and manage your data when you interact with our website.
1. The Type of Information We Collect
We receive, collect, and store information you enter on our website or provide to us in any other way. This may include:
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Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.
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Payment Details: (If applicable) Payment information for products or donations.
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Technical Data: Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; login; e-mail address; password; computer and connection information.
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Usage Data: We may use software tools to measure and collect session information, including page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse away from the page.
2. How We Collect Information
We collect information through various methods:
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Direct Interaction: When you fill out a "Contact Us" form, subscribe to a newsletter, or make a purchase/donation.
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Automatic Tools (Cookies): Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies provided by Wix to monitor how our website is used and to ensure a smooth user experience. These include "Essential" cookies (for security and site functionality) and "Functional" or "Analytical" cookies if you have enabled those features.
3. Why We Collect Information
We collect such non-personal and personal information for the following purposes:
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To provide and operate our services;
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To provide our users with ongoing customer assistance and technical support;
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To be able to contact our visitors and users with general or personalized service-related notices and promotional messages;
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To create aggregated statistical data and other aggregated and/or inferred non-personal Information, which we may use to provide and improve our respective services;
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To comply with any applicable laws and regulations.
4. Sharing Information with Third Parties
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your data with third-party service providers (such as hosting services like Wix.com or payment processors) only as necessary for them to perform their services for us. These third parties are obligated to handle your data securely and in accordance with privacy laws.
5. Data Storage and Security (Wix.com Hosting)
Our website is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases, and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.
All direct payment gateways offered by Wix.com and used by our ministry adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.
6. Rights of Visitors and Customers
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:
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Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
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Request that we correct or delete your personal information.
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Withdraw your consent for us to process your data.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at: EdifyingTheChosenMinistries@gmail.com
7. Specific Practices Regarding Minors
We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.
8. Privacy Policy Updates
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website.
9. Contact Information
If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, you are invited to contact us at EdifyingTheChosenMinistries@gmail.com
Terms & Conditions
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​Last Updated: 01/05/2026
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Welcome to Edifying the Chosen Ministries. This website is owned and operated by DuShawn and Bianca Washington DBA Edifying The Chosen Ministries. These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) set forth the terms and conditions under which you may use our website and services as offered by us. This website offers visitors, spiritual resources, educational content, and community engagement. By accessing or using the website of our service, you approve that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.
1. Who can use this website; what are the requirements to create an account?
In order to use our website and/or receive our services, you must be at least 18 years of age, or of the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction, and possess the legal authority, right and freedom to enter into these Terms as a binding agreement. If You are not allowed to use this website and/or receive services if doing so is prohibited in your country or under any law or regulation applicable to you do so at your own risk and understand the ramifications
2. Commercial Terms
When buying an item (if applicable), you agree that: (i) you are responsible for reading the full item listing before making a commitment to buy it: (ii) you enter into a legally binding contract to purchase an item when you commit to buy an item and you complete the check-out payment process.
The prices we charge for using our services / for our products are listed on the website. We reserve the right to change our prices for products displayed at any time, and to correct pricing errors that may inadvertently occur.
3. Retention of right to change offering
We may, without prior notice, change the services; stop providing the services or any features of the services we offer; or create limits for the services. We may permanently or temporarily terminate or suspend access to the services without notice and liability for any reason, or for no reason.
4. Warranties & responsibility for services and products
When we receive a valid warranty claim for a product purchased from us, we will either repair the relevant defect or replace the product. If we are unable to repair or replace the product within a reasonable time, the customer will be entitled to a full refund upon the prompt return of the product to us. We will pay for shipment of repaired or replaced products to the customer and the customer will be responsible for return shipment of the product to us.
5. Ownership of intellectual property, copyrights and logos
The Service and all materials therein or transferred thereby, including, without limitation, software, images, text, graphics, logos, patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, photographs, audio, videos, music and all Intellectual Property Rights related thereto, are the exclusive property of DuShawn and Bianca Washington DBA Edifying The Chosen Ministries. Except as explicitly provided herein, nothing in these Terms shall be deemed to create a license in or under any such Intellectual Property Rights, and you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit or create derivative works thereof.
6. Right to suspend or cancel user account
We may permanently or temporarily terminate or suspend your access to the service without notice and liability for any reason, including if in our sole determination you violate any provision of these Terms or any applicable law or regulations. You may discontinue use and request to cancel your account and/or any services at any time.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold DuShawn and Bianca Washington DBA Edifying The Chosen Ministries harmless from any demands, loss, liability, claims or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), made against them by any third party due to, or arising out of, or in connection with your use of the website or any of the services offered on the website.
8. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall DuShawn and Bianca Washington DBA Edifying The Chosen Ministries, be liable for any indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including without limitation, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to the use of, or inability to use, the service.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, DuShawn and Bianca Washington DBA Edifying The Chosen Ministries assumes no liability or responsibility for any (i) errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies of content; (ii) personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from your access to or use of our service; and (iii) any unauthorized access to or use of our secure servers and/or any and all personal information stored therein.
9. Right to change and modify Terms
We reserve the right to modify these terms from time to time at our sole discretion. Therefore, you should review these page periodically. When we change the Terms in a material manner, we will notify you that material changes have been made to the Terms. Your continued use of the Website or our service after any such change constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms. If you do not agree to any of these terms or any future version of the Terms, do not use or access (or continue to access) the website or the service.
10. Promotional emails and content
You agree to receive from time to time promotional messages and materials from us, by mail, email or any other contact form you may provide us with (including your phone number for calls or text messages). If you don't want to receive such promotional materials or notices – please just notify us at any time.
11. Preference of law and dispute resolution
These Terms, the rights and remedies provided hereunder, and any and all claims and disputes related hereto and/or to the services, shall be governed by, construed under and enforced in all respects solely and exclusively in accordance with the internal substantive laws of US/ MT, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. Any and all such claims and disputes shall be brought in, and you hereby consent to them being decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in Billings.
12. Contact Info
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at: EdifyingTheChosenMinistries@gmail
Blog Content Disclaimer
The views, opinions, and theological interpretations expressed in the articles, posts, and comments on the Edifying the Chosen blog are solely those of the individual author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views or policies of Edifying the Chosen Ministry [from here forth ‘the Ministry’], it's leadership, editors, or other contributing bloggers.
Each contributing blogger writes based on their own personal study, understanding, theological background, and revelatory insights. Due to the diverse nature of Christian thought, these perspectives may, at times, differ from or even conflict with the views held by other contributors or the Ministry's general stance.
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This platform is designed to host a variety of voices within the Christian faith. By engaging with this content, readers acknowledge and accept that they may encounter diverse theological viewpoints.
The publication of an article on this blog does not constitute an endorsement of the author's specific views, doctrines, or interpretations by the Ministry as a whole. We are committed to fostering a respectful and candid environment for theological discussion, but the responsibility for the ideas presented remains with the individual author. Readers are encouraged to exercise personal discernment and to cross-reference the content with scripture and the leading of Holy Spirit.
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