Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 24, 2025

At Let There Be Light (“we,” “our,” or “us”), we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency in how we collect, use, and safeguard your information. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and sharing of your data when you interact with our website, https://lettherebelight.com (“the Website”).


Who We Are

Our website address is: https://lettherebelight.com.


Information We Collect

1. Information You Provide Directly:

  • Comments: When you leave a comment on the Website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and your browser’s user agent string to help detect spam. An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

2. Media Uploads: If you upload images to the Website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors to the Website can download and extract location data from these images.

3. Cookies: Cookies are small files placed on your device to improve user experience. We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • To save your name, email address, and website in the comments section for convenience (valid for one year).
  • To track login sessions (valid for two days) and screen display preferences (valid for one year).
  • Temporary cookies to determine browser compatibility are discarded upon closing your browser.

4. Automatically Collected Data: When you interact with our Website, we may collect:

  • Device Information: Browser type, operating system, IP address.
  • Usage Information: Pages visited, time spent on pages, and other diagnostic data.

5. Embedded Content from Third-Party Websites: Articles on the Website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves the same as if you visited the third-party website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and embed additional tracking.


How We Use Your Information

We collect and use your information for the following purposes:

  • To provide, operate, and maintain the Website.
  • To respond to inquiries, comments, and requests.
  • To improve our Website, user experience, and customer service.
  • To monitor and analyze Website usage trends.
  • To detect and prevent fraudulent or unauthorized activity.

Legal Basis for Data Processing (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using your information depends on the specific data we collect and the context in which we collect it. Legal bases include:

  • Your consent.
  • Performance of a contract with you.
  • Compliance with a legal obligation.
  • Legitimate interests, provided they do not override your rights.

Sharing Your Data

We may share your data with:

  • Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist us with Website operations, analytics, or spam detection (e.g., automated spam detection services).
  • Legal Obligations: Government authorities if required by law.
  • Business Transfers: In case of a merger, sale, or acquisition of assets.

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.


Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights over your data:

1. General Rights (GDPR, CCPA, etc.):

  • Right to access the data we hold about you.
  • Right to request correction or deletion of your personal data.
  • Right to withdraw consent at any time.
  • Right to data portability.

2. California Residents (CCPA):

  • Right to know what personal information we collect, use, and share.
  • Right to opt out of the sale of personal information.
  • Right to request deletion of personal information.

To exercise these rights, contact us at info@lettherebelight.com.


How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: Retained indefinitely unless manually deleted.
  • User Accounts: Data is retained as long as the account exists or as required for legal or operational purposes.

How We Protect Your Data

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no data transmission or storage can be guaranteed 100% secure.


International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside of your country, where data protection laws may differ from your jurisdiction. By using our Website, you consent to such transfers.


Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intended for individuals under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have collected such data, please contact us immediately.


Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Updates will be posted on this page with the updated effective date.


Contact Us

For questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your data rights, contact us at:

Mailing Address: 234 Clayton James Rd., Jacksonville, NC 28540

Email: info@lettherebelight.com