PRIVACY NOTICE

Effective Date: October 7, 2026
Last Updated: October 7, 2026

Mount Zion Ministries (“MZM,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the privacy of our website visitors, members, donors, volunteers, ministry participants, mentors, families, and community partners.

This Privacy Notice explains how we may collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information when you visit www.mzmorg.com, communicate with us, make a contribution, submit a form, participate in a program, or otherwise interact with Mount Zion Ministries.

1. INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US

Depending upon how you interact with MZM, you may voluntarily provide information including:

  • Name;

  • Email address;

  • Telephone number;

  • Mailing address;

  • Contact-form information;

  • Membership information;

  • Donation or contribution information;

  • Volunteer or mentorship application information;

  • Event or program registration information;

  • Communications you send to MZM;

  • Newsletter or communication preferences; and

  • Other information you voluntarily choose to provide.

We ask that you not submit sensitive personal information unless it is reasonably necessary for a specific MZM program or activity.

2. DONATIONS AND PAYMENT INFORMATION

When you make a donation, membership contribution, program payment, or other payment through the website, payment information may be collected and processed by a third-party payment processor.

Depending upon the payment system used, MZM may receive information such as:

  • Your name;

  • Email address;

  • Billing or mailing address;

  • Contribution amount;

  • Transaction date;

  • Transaction or confirmation number;

  • Recurring-payment status; and

  • Limited payment information necessary for recordkeeping.

Full credit-card or bank-account credentials may be handled directly by the payment processor rather than stored by MZM.

Payment processors maintain their own privacy and security practices.

3. INFORMATION COLLECTED AUTOMATICALLY

When you visit our website, MZM and its website or technology providers may automatically collect limited technical information such as:

  • Internet Protocol (IP) address;

  • Browser type;

  • Device type;

  • Operating system;

  • Pages visited;

  • Referring website;

  • Date and time of access;

  • Approximate geographic information derived from an IP address;

  • Website interactions; and

  • Cookie or similar technology information.

This information may be used to operate, secure, troubleshoot, measure, and improve the website.

4. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

Our website and service providers may use cookies, pixels, local storage, or similar technologies.

These technologies may help:

  • Operate essential website functions;

  • Remember user preferences;

  • Maintain security;

  • Understand website traffic;

  • Measure website performance; and

  • Improve visitor experience.

You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings or any cookie-management tools made available through the website.

Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

5. HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION

MZM may use information to:

  • Respond to questions and inquiries;

  • Provide requested ministry information;

  • Process and acknowledge donations;

  • Provide donation receipts;

  • Administer recurring contributions;

  • Process membership or program applications;

  • Administer mentorship and community programs;

  • Communicate with members, donors, volunteers, mentors, and participants;

  • Register individuals for events or programs;

  • Send newsletters and ministry updates when requested or permitted;

  • Maintain organizational and financial records;

  • Prevent fraud and misuse;

  • Protect the security of our website and community;

  • Improve our programs and website;

  • Comply with legal, accounting, tax, reporting, and regulatory obligations; and

  • Carry out MZM's religious, charitable, educational, mentorship, and community mission.

6. EMAIL AND MINISTRY COMMUNICATIONS

If you subscribe to newsletters or ministry communications, MZM may use your contact information to send information about programs, events, teachings, fundraising activities, volunteer opportunities, mentorship initiatives, and organizational updates.

You may unsubscribe from promotional or general mailing-list communications using an unsubscribe option provided in the communication or by contacting MZM.

Administrative communications relating to an active donation, membership, application, program, or transaction may still be sent when necessary.

7. HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION

MZM does not sell personal information.

We may disclose information to service providers that assist us with functions such as:

  • Website hosting;

  • Payment processing;

  • Email communications;

  • Data storage;

  • Forms and registrations;

  • Website security;

  • Analytics;

  • Accounting;

  • Professional services; and

  • Other technology or administrative services.

These providers may process information as necessary to provide their services to MZM.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, respond to valid legal process, investigate fraud or security concerns, protect individuals from harm, or protect the legal rights of MZM and others.

8. MEMBERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP INFORMATION

Information submitted for membership, volunteer service, mentorship, or other ministry programs will be used primarily to evaluate applications, communicate with applicants, administer programs, protect participants, and maintain appropriate organizational records.

Certain programs, particularly programs involving minors, may require additional information, parental or guardian consent, screening, background checks, emergency information, or separate privacy disclosures.

Information obtained through background screening will be handled according to applicable law and MZM policies.

9. INFORMATION CONCERNING CHILDREN AND MINORS

MZM recognizes the importance of protecting young people.

The general website is not designed to knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate parental or guardian involvement.

Youth-program participation may be governed by separate registration procedures, parental or guardian consent requirements, safeguarding policies, and program-specific privacy practices.

Parents or legal guardians who believe that a child has provided personal information to MZM without appropriate authorization may contact us.

10. INFORMATION SECURITY

MZM uses reasonable administrative, organizational, and technical measures intended to protect personal information.

However, no internet transmission, website, email system, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users should therefore exercise reasonable care when transmitting sensitive information electronically.

11. DATA RETENTION

MZM retains personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Provide requested services;

  • Administer memberships and programs;

  • Maintain donation and financial records;

  • Fulfill legal, accounting, tax, and organizational obligations;

  • Resolve disputes;

  • Protect MZM and its participants; and

  • Carry out legitimate ministry operations.

Information that is no longer reasonably necessary may be deleted, anonymized, or securely archived in accordance with MZM's record-retention practices.

12. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND SERVICES

Our website may contain links or integrations involving third-party services.

Those services operate according to their own privacy policies and terms.

MZM is not responsible for the independent privacy practices of third parties.

We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of third-party services before providing personal information.

13. YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES

Depending upon applicable law and the circumstances, you may contact MZM to request that we:

  • Update or correct your contact information;

  • Remove you from nonessential mailing lists;

  • Answer questions about information you submitted;

  • Review a request concerning deletion of certain information; or

  • Explain how information associated with an MZM program is being used.

Certain information may need to be retained for legal, financial, tax, safeguarding, security, or legitimate organizational purposes.

14. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE

MZM may update this Privacy Notice periodically to reflect changes to our programs, website, service providers, technology, or legal requirements.

When changes are made, the revised notice will be posted on this page and the “Last Updated” date will be changed.

15. CONTACT US

Questions or requests concerning privacy may be directed to:

Mount Zion Ministries
144 S. Belcher Rd.
Clearwater, Florida 33764

Email: clergy@mzmorg.com
Telephone: 727-662-1220
Website: www.mzmorg.com