Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information and SMS Program practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information may be requested. Our privacy policy is designed to inform you of the types of information we collect, how we use that information, and the circumstances under which we will share it with nonaffiliated third parties.
Information Collection and Use
40 Days for Life is the sole owner of the information collected on this site and through the SMS Program. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways differently than we have disclosed in this statement. 40 Days for Life collects information from our users at several different points on our website and through the SMS Program. We collect names and email addresses for those who wish to receive email updates or schedule prayer shifts at local campaign vigils. We do, however, collect additional information from those who donate to our mission or apply to host a local 40 Days for Life campaign. Examples of the types of nonpublic personal information collected at these donation and application pages are:
- Name
- Address
- Web address
- Email address
- Phone Number
- Donation/application Information
- Credit/Debit Card Information
- Checking Account Information
Additionally, we collect nonpublic personal information about donors and applicants from the following sources (in addition to our website):
- Information we receive from you on applications or other forms
- Information about your transactions with us
- Information we receive from a consumer-reporting agency
- Information you share via SMS
Categories of nonaffiliated third parties to whom we may disclose nonpublic personal information
Nonaffiliated third parties are those companies not under direct or indirect ownership or control with 40 Days for Life. We only disclose personal information about you to the following types of nonaffiliated third parties: Financial services providers, such as companies engaged in banking, credit cards, and consumer finance. We may also share the information we collect, as described above, with other nonaffiliated third parties such as third parties who may assist us in preparing monthly statements. Please be advised that any opt out rights described below will not apply with the sharing of information necessary for us to process applications.
By way of further example:
Application
In order to apply for a campaign on this website, a user is required to give their full contact information. This information is used to evaluate the application and contact the user about the campaign location where they have expressed interest. In order for this website to properly fulfill its obligation, it may be necessary for us to supplement the information we receive with information from 3rd party sources.
Donation
We request information from users making donations through our shopping cart and order processing interfaces. Here a user must provide contact information (like name and address), financial information (like credit card number, expiration date), and identity information. This information is used to process users’ donations, for notification purposes for automatic contributions, and to verify the identity of the consumer to protect against fraud. If we have trouble processing a donation, this contact information is used to get in touch with the user.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. Once the user closes their browser, the cookie simply terminates.
Log files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track usage, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Sharing
We partner with other parties to provide specific services including credit card processing. When the user signs up for these services, we will share names, or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide these services. These parties are not allowed to use nonpublic personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services. We do not otherwise disclose nonpublic information to anyone, except as permitted by law.
Links
This web site may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that we, 40 Days for Life, are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site. Operators may be subject to the FTC’s privacy regulations and if so, (i) the FTC’s regulations contain sample disclosures that operators may consider; and (ii) operators may be required to send annual notices in addition to initial disclosures to their customers.
Security
This website takes precautions to protect our users’ information. When users submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and off-line. When our donation and application forms ask users to enter sensitive information (such as credit card number), that information is encrypted and is protected with SSL encryption software. While on a secure page, such as our donation and application forms, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked, or open, when you are just ‘surfing’. While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also protect user-information off-line. All of our users’ information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, our accounting or administrative representatives) are granted access to personally identifiable information. Furthermore, all employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. Every quarter, as well as any time new policies are added, our employees are notified and/or reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to ensure our customers’ information is protected.
If you have any questions about the security at our website, you can send an email to info@40daysforlife.com.
Site and service updates
We also send the user site and service announcement updates. We may close an account and/or refuse additional services if users unsubscribe from service announcements, which contain important information about the service. We communicate with the user to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating to their account via email, fax, or phone.
Correction / updating of personal information
If a user’s nonpublic personally identifiable information changes (such as your zip code), or if a user no longer desires our service, we will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update or remove that user’s personal data provided to us. This can usually be done by calling our headquarters at 888-543-3316 or by emailing info@40daysforlife.com for more instructions.
Opt-out requirements
As provided in this policy, we only provide your nonpublic personal information to a nonaffiliated third party in conjunction with the services that you have requested that we provide to you. All nonaffiliated third parties to whom we disclose your nonpublic personal information are contractually prohibited by us to disclose or use the information other than to carry out the transactions that you have requested. Accordingly, there is nothing for a user to opt out of with respect to how we currently use their non-public personal information.
Notification of changes
If we change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our web site so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an email or US mailing so as to enable users to “opt-out” if we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
40 Days for Life SMS PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: September 2, 2026
This 40 Days for Life SMS Privacy Policy incorporates all applicable and relevant policies contained in 40 Days for Life’s current “Privacy Policy,” set forth above. This Policy covers SMS use only. For all uses that are not SMS related, the general 40 Days for Life Privacy Policy, above applies.
This SMS Privacy Policy describes how we at 40 Days for Life (“40DFL ”, “we”, or “us”) collect, use and disclose your personal information in connection with your use of the services to receive short message services and/or multi-media services for marketing and non-marketing purposes from us through the Constant Contact, Inc. platform (“SMS Services”). This SMS Privacy Policy is strictly limited to the SMS Services described herein and does not relate to the collection or use of personal information through any of our other services. Please read this SMS Privacy Policy carefully. By enrolling in, using or accessing any of the SMS Services, you agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this SMS Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this SMS Privacy Policy, please do not use or access any of the SMS Services. This SMS Privacy Policy is incorporated into our Terms of Service covering SMS Services.
INFORMATION COLLECTED ABOUT YOU
Personal information we collect about you through your use of the SMS Services may include first name, last name, mobile number, address, email address, job title, and birthday.
We may use cookies or similar technologies on our website or websites associated with the SMS Services to automatically collect your interactions with any URL links included in the Messages.
USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR SMS SERVICES
We use your personal information to provide you with information about our campaigns, vigils and events, and other products, services, and other relevant information. We may also use this information to market our products and services to you, including by the SMS Services subject to your consent.
We may also use information collected from you and information collected from your device to send you abandoned cart reminders if you added items to your shopping cart but did not complete check out.
DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We may use third-party service providers to assist us with providing and marketing our products and services to you, and we may disclose your information with such third parties for these purposes.
* Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Privacy Policy, we do not share text message opt-in consents or related mobile telephone numbers with third parties, except with our service providers and vendors to provide the SMS Services.
* Please review Constant Contact’s Customer Data Notice for information about how they use your information.
We may also share your personal information if necessary to comply with any applicable law or regulation, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, in the event of a merger or sale of our company, or to otherwise protect our rights or property.
OPTING OUT
If you wish to stop receiving text messages from us, reply STOP, QUIT, CANCEL, OPT-OUT, or UNSUBSCRIBE to any text message sent from us.
ELIGIBILITY
To receive SMS Services, you must be 18 years of age or older.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy at any time, including to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please review it frequently. By continuing to use the SMS Services after any such changes have been made, you accept and agree to the updates to the Privacy Policy.
COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
40DFL will comply with applicable laws regarding the use of SMS Services.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at info@40daysforlife.com.
