YouVersion Privatlivspolitik

Sidst ændret den 4. august 2023

Som angivet i politikken nedenfor bestemmer den engelsksprogede version af privatlivspolitikken og brugsbetingelserne dit forhold til YouVersion. Mens den engelske version bestemmer, kan du også bruge et automatisk oversættelsesværktøj som Google Translate til at se dokumenterne på dit eget sprog. Eventuelle andre oversættelsesrevisioner offentliggøres på denne side.


Important: Please Read this First

I 2006 begyndte Life.Church at udforske, hvordan vi kunne hjælpe folk til at opleve Bibelen på måder via nye teknologier, der ville ændre liv. Det fik os til at oprette YouVersion Bible App – en af de første 200 gratis apps, der var tilgængelige, da Apple lancerede deres App Store i 2008.

Siden da er YouVersions familie af apps vokset, men én ting forbliver den samme: hvert produkt og hver funktion, som vi leverer, er lavet med klare intensioner og stor omhu. Vores apps er ikke kun elektroniske bibellæsere – de blev skabt for at hjælpe dig med at skabe et dybere forhold til Gud hver dag og kunne gøre det i et trugt miljø sammen med mennesker, du stoler på.

Du vælger hvad du tilgår. Du vælger hvad du deler, og hvem du deler det med. Dine data er dine. YouVersion og Life.Church sælger ikke din information, og vi vil aldrig dele den med andre, uden dit samtykke.

Derudover er hvert YouVersion produkt helt gratis uden annoncer eller køb. De er gratis for individuelle brugere og gratis for vores bibeludgivelses- og indholdspartnere. Vi gør dette, fordi vi aldrig ønsker, at penge skal stå i vejen for, at folk kan opleve kraften i Guds ord.

Hvordan har vi råd til at gøre dette? Som en digital mission for Life.Church, er YouVersion understøttet af Life.Churchs generelle budget og gennem bidrag fra vores globale fællesskab, som ønsker at deltage i vores mission om at hjælpe mennesker med at bruge teknologi til at komme nær til Gud hver dag gennem Skriften og opleve livsforandring.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully because it discusses how we will collect, use, share, and process your personal information.

Indhold

Brief Overview

Ved at få adgang til YouVersion accepterer du denne privatlivspolitik og dens betingelser og samtykke til, at dine data overføres til og behandles i USA. Din brug af YouVersion reguleres også af vores brugsbetingelser. Læs også disse vilkår nøje.

Here’s a summary of what you can expect to find in our Privacy Policy, which covers all YouVersion-branded products and services:

Dine personlige oplysninger: Hvordan vi indsamler, bruger og deler dem

Nedenfor er en kort oversigt over de personlige oplysninger, der indsamles på YouVersion, og formålet med vores indsamling. Bemærk dog, at vores behandling af dine oplysninger afhænger af de oplysninger, du vælger at give, og funktionaliteten af vores tjenester, du vælger at bruge. En mere detaljeret beskrivelse af vores behandling af dine oplysninger findes nedenfor.

Type af personlige oplysninger

Type og formål med indsamling

Personlige identifikatorer (navn, aliaser, internetprotokoladresse, e-mailadresse, adresse og lignende identifikatorer)

Indsamles i det omfang, du giver os det for at oprette en konto eller tilknytning til din konto for at sikre korrekt brug og godkendelse af din konto. Dine personlige oplysninger bruges også til at kontakte dig i forbindelse med dine anmodninger og konto og som beskrevet i vores privatlivspolitik.

Offentligt udstedte identifikationer (cpr-numre, kørekortnummer, pasnumre og lignende oplysninger)

Indsamles og behandles i det omfang, du indgiver en ansøgning om ansættelse eller frivilligt arbejde for at foretage et baggrundstjek og i øvrigt behandle din ansøgning.

Finansielle oplysninger (kreditkortoplysninger, bankoplysninger og lignende oplysninger)

Indsamles i det omfang, du giver en donation eller køber varer fra os i person. Ellers behandles finansielle oplysninger, der leveres til os online, af tredjepartsudbydere som beskrevet i vores privatlivspolitik.

Internet eller anden netværksaktivitet (browserhistorik, søgehistorik, oplysninger om din interaktion med vores websteder, apps og andre tjenester)

Indsamlet, når du bruger vores websteder og tjenester for at overvåge og sikre korrekt drift af vores hjemmesider, apps og tjenester, for at forbedre og tilpasse din oplevelse med hensyn til det samme, for at forbedre, ændre og opdatere vores tjenester og indhold generelt, og at analysere det samme internt og levere anonymiseret statistiske oplysninger til tredjeparter.

Geolokaliseringsdata (fysisk placering eller bevægelser)

Indsamles, hvis du vælger at bruge lokalitetsbaseret funktionalitet af vores tjenester, men disse oplysninger holdes kun på din enhed og gemmes ikke af YouVersion.

Professionel eller beskæftigelsesrelateret information eller ikke-offentlig uddannelsesinformation

Indsamles og behandles kun i det omfang, du indgiver en ansøgning om ansættelse eller frivillig arbejde for at foretage et baggrundstjek og i øvrigt behandle din ansøgning.

Følsomme oplysninger (religiøse oplysninger, nationalitet, seksuel orientering, race, civilstand, helbredsrelaterede oplysninger, genetiske oplysninger og lignende følsomme data)

Din brug af vores app eller tjenester afspejler ikke nogen specifik følsom information, og vi kræver ikke, at du giver os det samme for at kunne bruge vores tjenester. I det omfang du vælger at give os følsomme oplysninger gennem din brug af vores tjenester, vil vi kun behandle dem med dit samtykke.

Kommercielle oplysninger (registreringer vedrørende dine personlige ejendele, produkter eller tjenester købt, opnået eller overvejet, eller andre indkøbs- eller forbrugshistorier eller -tendenser)

Indsamles og behandles kun med henblik på donationer og i det omfang, du giver en donation til os eller køber varer fra os.

Konklusioner, vi drager om vores brugere baseret på data, der er tilgængelige for os.

Indsamles, når du bruger vores hjemmesider og tjenester for at forbedre og tilpasse din oplevelse med hensyn til vores tjenester og for at foreslå yderligere funktionalitet og tjenester.

How we use your data to make your YouVersion experience more personal.

This Privacy Policy outlines the types of data we collect from your interaction with YouVersion, as well as how we process that information to enhance your YouVersion experience. When you create a YouVersion account or use any one of our applications or sites, the information we collect is for the purpose of offering a more personalized experience.

Your privacy protected.

Vi tager privatheden af de oplysninger, du giver, og som vi indsamler, alvorligt, og vi implementerer sikkerhedsforanstaltninger designet til at beskytte dine data som diskuteret nedenfor. Vi deler ikke dine personlige identificerbare data med nogen tredjeparts annoncører eller annoncenetværk til tredjeparts annonceringsformål.

It’s your experience.

Du har valg om, hvordan dine personlige oplysninger åbnes, indsamles, deles og gemmes af Life.Church, som diskuteres nedenfor. Du vil træffe valg om vores brug og behandling af dine oplysninger, når du først engagerer YouVersion, og når du engagerer dig i en bestemt YouVersion-funktionalitet, kan du også foretage visse valg i indstillingsmenuen på din YouVersion-medlemskonto eller på https://www.bible.com/settings.

We welcome your questions and comments.

Vi byder alle spørgsmål, eller kommentarer du måtte have, om denne privatlivspolitik og vores privatlivspraksis, velkommen. Hvis du har nogen spørgsmål, eller kommentarer, kan du kontakte os, på mail: YouVersion, Attn.: YouVersion Support, 4600 E. 2nd St., Edmond, Oklahoma 73034, eller help@youversion.com.

Where YouVersion has provided you with a translation other than the English language version of the Privacy Policy, then you agree that the translation is provided for your convenience only and that the English language version of the Privacy Policy will govern your relationship with YouVersion. If there is any contradiction between what the English language version of the Privacy Policy says and what a translation says, then the English language version shall take precedence.


Definitions

To make this document easier to read, we’re going to use some shorthand throughout. For example, when we say “YouVersion,” we’re talking about:

YouVersion produkter ejes og drives af YouVersion, Inc., sammen med dets moderselskaber, tilknyttede selskaber og datterselskaber, som vi vil referere til som "YouVersion", "os" eller "vi" i hele denne politik. Vi tillader brug af YouVersion af uregistrerede brugere, som vi kalder "Besøgende", såvel som registrerede brugere eller "Medlemmer". Når vi henviser til begge dele i denne politik, bruger vi udtrykket "Brugere" eller "dig".


Information We Collect and How We Collect It

The information we collect depends on the services and functionality you request. You may decline to submit personal information to us; however, that may prohibit us from having the ability to provide you with certain services or functionality. The personal information we collect and the purpose for which we use that information are described below.

Personal information you provide to us.

You do not need to sign up for a Membership account to use YouVersion. However, Membership allows us to tailor YouVersion to be a more personalized experience. To create a YouVersion Membership account, we require that you provide a first name, last name, and a valid email address. We will use this information to associate you with your specific YouVersion Member account. After you have created a YouVersion Member account, you may also choose to provide your gender, age, website, description of your location, a brief biography, a profile picture, and other information such as User Contributions (defined below). All of these, if provided, will be associated with your account until you delete your account or make a request that the information be deleted as described below.

Ud over de personlige oplysninger, der er indsamlet for at oprette en medlemskonto, kan du vælge hvilke yderligere oplysninger du giver os. Vi indsamler personlige data fra dig, når du leverer, poster eller uploader dem til YouVersion. Du behøver ikke at give disse oplysninger; Hvis du ikke gør det, kan det dog begrænse vores evne til at tilpasse YouVersion og din evne til at bruge YouVersion i fuldt omfang. Specifik YouVersion-funktionalitet, som du kan levere, og vi kan behandle dine oplysninger <a>, diskuteres nedenfor </a>.

Your user contributions.

YouVersion tillader brugere at udgive, distribuere og vise bestemt indhold (vi henviser til det som "opslået" og indholdet som "indlæg"). Indlæg kan blive lavet på offentlige dele af YouVersion, websteder og sociale mediekonti, du får adgang til gennem YouVersion, eller overføres til andre brugere af YouVersion eller tredjeparter, du vælger at oprette forbindelse til på YouVersion eller andre platforme eller tjenester. Dette vil for eksempel omfatte at kommentere en vens opslag eller oprette og dele et versbillede. YouVersion giver dig også mulighed for at oprette bestemt indhold, der skal vedligeholdes på din konto, såsom en note eller bogmærke til et bibelvers, hvoraf du også kan poste noget og give til andre. Vi kalder indholdet, der er oprettet af dig, uanset om det er postet eller ej, "Brugerbidrag"

Your User Contributions are processed by us to facilitate your ability to create, use, store, and distribute the User Contribution as you choose. We will associate your User Contributions with your account as long as you opt not to delete them. Please keep in mind that if you disclose personal information in a public manner, whether through collaborative postings, social media, message boards, or other public online forums, this information may be collected and used by others.

User Contributions are posted and transmitted at your own risk

. We cannot control the actions of other Users or third parties with whom you choose to share your User Contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your shared User Contributions will not be viewed by or used in an unauthorized manner, nor do we accept any liability associated with your User Contributions.

Donations and giving.

If you choose to provide a voluntary donation through YouVersion or a third-party website linked to YouVersion, then and only then will you be prompted and required to provide credit card, bank account, and other financial information necessary to process the transaction. We will collect the designation for your donation, if you provide one, and personal information such as your name, address, country, phone number, and/or email address to ensure that your donation is used for the purpose you request and to provide you with an “Annual Giving Statement” that itemizes your donation(s) for tax purposes or your personal use. We will not store or otherwise process financial information provided to us online for the purposes of donating. If you designate a donation to an institution other than YouVersion, to facilitate your donation, we share your name, email, mailing address, and phone number with the designated institution as well as the date, amount, payment method, and the last four digits of the card or account number used for your donation. As of the date of this Policy, we use Stripe or PayPal to process your online donation payments. For information on how these third parties process your information, please refer to their privacy policies, which may be found here: https://stripe.com/privacy; https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

Communications from you to us.

Vi indsamler information om dig, når du sender, modtager, eller engagerer dig med beskeder, med os, inklusive når du indsender personlig information, eller anmodninger via e-mail help@youversion.com eller via hjemmesiden help.youversion.com. Vi bevarer de kommunikationer, til at behandle dine henvendelser, svare på dine anmodninger, og forbedre vores tjenester. Hvis du er medlem, vil vi bevare din kommunikation sammen med din konto så længe dit medlemsskab er aktivt.


Automatic Data Collection Technologies

By agreeing to our Privacy Policy, you agree to the use of cookies and similar technologies (for example, web beacons, pixels, tags, and device identifiers, which we collectively refer to as “cookies”) as described in this policy. If you use YouVersion without changing your browser or device settings to disable cookies, we'll assume that you consent to receive all cookies provided through YouVersion.

Cookies and other similar technologies.

Importantly, we do NOT use cookies or similar technologies to facilitate interest-based ads for third-party goods or services.

We use cookies to recognize you and/or your device(s) on, off, and across the different applications of YouVersion. Cookies help to facilitate the best possible user experience of YouVersion as they allow us to recognize you and maintain your user preferences from session to session, help us keep your account safe, and generally improve the functionality of the products and services offered through YouVersion. They also help us ensure that Member information is used in association with the correct Member account.

We use cookies to collect details of your use of YouVersion (including traffic data, IP location data, logs, browser type, browser language, the functionality requested, and the timing of your requests), and other communication data and the resources that you access, use, and create on or through YouVersion. We use this information to provide a tailored YouVersion experience for you and to communicate with you more effectively. The information is also collected to determine the aggregate number of unique devices using YouVersion and/or parts of YouVersion, track total usage, analyze usage data, and improve YouVersion functionality for all Users. We may combine this information to provide you with a better experience and to improve the quality of our service.

We generally maintain the data we collect from cookies for 21 days but may save it for a longer period where necessary such as when required by law or for technical reasons. Although most internet browsers accept cookies by default, you can control cookies through your browser settings and similar tools or refuse cookies altogether. If you refuse to accept cookies, you may be unable to access certain parts of YouVersion, you will prohibit us from delivering the full capability of YouVersion, and you may prevent the use of certain features and services that require these technologies.

YouVersion cannot regulate other sites, content, or applications linked or provided from within YouVersion or our various other websites and services that are provided by third parties, including your device manufacturer, and your mobile service provider. These third parties may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data, or solicit personal information from you. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites, apps, and other online services. These third parties may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) targeted content. We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

Attribution providers.

We advertise YouVersion on third party sites such as Facebook and Google and use third-party software development kits (“SDKs”) to attribute a download of YouVersion to the advertisement placed on the third-party site. We do not sell your personal information to any third parties nor allow our SDK service providers to sell your personal information to third parties or use your personal information to solicit the sale of third-party goods or services. We may provide these third parties with aggregate, de-identified information concerning ads placed on their sites and YouVersion downloads that result from those ads.

Device ID, IP address and network access.

When you access or leave YouVersion websites, we receive the URL of both the site you came from and the one you go to next. We also get information about your proxy server, operating system, web browser and add-ons, device identifier and features, and/or your ISP or mobile carrier when you use YouVersion. We also receive data from your devices and networks, including your IP address.

We use the IP addresses we collect from our users to process them with public latitude and longitude information related to your Internet Service Provider or mobile service provider in order to determine, and in some instances depict in an aggregate and de-identified manner, the approximate geographic region for each instance of YouVersion use. This latitude and longitude information is stored by us for approximately seven days for troubleshooting and diagnostic purposes, but is never associated with any information about you or that would identify you personally.

We also collect and use the wireless (or “WiFi”) permissions of your mobile device to determine if you are connected to a WiFi or cellular network. This information is used to provide an optimized user experience by providing higher resolution media to a user who is on a high-speed WiFi connection rather than a cellular network. WiFi permissions are also used for casting content with Chromecast and similar devices. This information is not stored or shared by YouVersion.


How We Use Your Information

We use data that we collect about you and that you provide as well as the inferences we make from that information as follows:

  • To provide, support, and personalize YouVersion and the YouVersion functionality you request;
  • To create, maintain, customize, and secure your YouVersion account, if any;
  • To process your requests and respond to your inquiries;
  • To provide information on other products or services;
  • To maintain the safety, security, and integrity of YouVersion and the infrastructure that facilitates use of YouVersion;
  • For development and internal analysis;
  • To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it;
  • For at udføre vores forpligtelser og håndhæve vores rettigheder, herunder dem under denne privatlivspolitik og vores Brugsbetingelser;
  • As described in this Privacy Policy;
  • In any other way we may describe when you provide the information; and
  • For any other purpose with your consent.

Membership.

We use the personal information you provide to create and maintain your Membership account. We also use this information to authorize and authenticate your access to your account. We store this information and information pertaining to your use of YouVersion (including User Contributions) in connection with your Membership account for so long as you are a Member. For example, your first and last name and email address will be stored and used by us in connection with your account name or auto-generated account ID to authenticate you as the correct user of your account. We will also store your User Contributions in association with your Member account to allow you to access, re-access, post, and otherwise utilize your User Contributions as you choose.

Friends.

YouVersion will allow you to communicate and connect with other YouVersion users to share Bible verses, User Contributions, and other content. It is your choice whether to communicate or connect with another member and to share your information or User Contributions.

To facilitate your connections with other YouVersion Members, you will be given the choice of whether to share with us the contact information stored on your device. You do not have to share this information to use YouVersion or to connect with any particular Member. If you decide to share this information with us, it will only be used to try and associate your contacts with other YouVersion Members to create potential YouVersion connections and will only be stored by us for so long as you have a YouVersion Member account. When you grant access to your contacts on your device for the purpose of friend suggestions, notification of when a contact joins, or sending an invite to YouVersion, that information is stored on our servers in a hashed format for the purpose of offering you this functionality.

Some YouVersion features use your precise location, if you choose to share it, to provide or suggest content and information, like helping you to check-in to an event or suggesting content from organizations nearby. We will call these “location-based features”. To use or access location-based features, you will be provided the option to share your precise location with us and, if you choose to do so, we will use that information solely to provide location-based features, personalize your experience with YouVersion and internally analyze and develop our products and services.

After you first grant us this permission, we will assume we have your consent to process your location in this way until you revoke or limit your permission. You may choose to revoke or limit your permissions for location sharing through the settings of your device.

If you choose not to share your precise location, some location-related features may still allow for limited functionality (for example, you may still manually search for events around you), but other such features may not be accessible to you. You will still be able to access and use non-location dependent features of YouVersion.

We share your specific location only with your consent. If you choose to make certain location-related information viewable to your friends or the public, you give explicit consent for us to share that information with the audience you specify. You may change this permission at any time in your app settings.

YouVersion content.

We collect the manner in which you use YouVersion and its content, such as your prayer requests, the Bible chapters and Bible plans that you access, and the language in which you choose to utilize that content. We also collect and store the User Contributions you create, such as bookmarks, highlights, and notes. We process this information to allow you to access and use content you create or wish to access through each YouVersion session.

You will have the choice of whether to download certain YouVersion content and User Contributions to your device. You will have the choice of whether to allow YouVersion access to your device’s storage to add and modify this downloaded content. Access to the storage of your device is only used by YouVersion for downloading this requested content to your device.

It is your choice whether to create, access, or store YouVersion information and content. If you do, we will store it in association with your Membership account. We may use information about your use of YouVersion and the inferences we make from that use to provide recommendations to you of other YouVersion content. For example, based upon a Bible Plan you complete, we may suggest additional Bible Plans to you. You may opt out of receiving these recommendations by email, as discussed below.

Communications from us to you.

Vi kommunikerer med dig via push-beskeder, e-mail eller beskeder i appen. Hvis vi kommunikerer til dig med e-mail, kan du generelt afmelde disse meddelelser via afmeldingslinket i de e-mails, der giver disse meddelelser. Du kan også skræddersy dine meddelelsesindstillinger til enhver tid i indstillingsmenuen i YouVersion-appen eller ved at besøge bible.com/settings.

Recommendations and Other Communications

We use the data we have about you and inferences we make from that data to recommend certain content and functionality as well as additional products and services offered through YouVersion. We may combine the information you provide us with information we collect through other YouVersion services and products and the inferences we make from the same for our internal development to improve the overall quality of all services and products provided by YouVersion. We may also make recommendations to you for other YouVersion services and products based on the information you provide and we infer. We may also use the data we have about you and inferences we make from that data to contact you regarding other opportunities to engage with YouVersion. We may contact you through push notification, email, telephone or in-app messages to discuss these recommendations and opportunities, how to use YouVersion, and other news messages.

Polls and Surveys

Polls and surveys are sometimes conducted by us through YouVersion. You are not obligated to respond to polls or surveys, and you have choices about the information you provide. Because the purpose of these polls and surveys may vary, we will provide details related to the disclosure and use of personal information in relation to any poll or survey prior to you providing any information.

Security, Legal and Technical Issues

Vi kan bruge dine oplysninger til at kontakte dig om kontosikkerhed, juridiske og andre servicerelaterede problemer. Vær opmærksom på, at du ikke kan fravælge at modtage sådanne beskeder fra os. Vi kan bruge dine personlige oplysninger til at undersøge, reagere på og løse juridiske, sikkerhedsmæssige og tekniske problemer og klager, herunder, om nødvendigt, sikkerhedsformål eller muligt bedrageri, lovovertrædelser eller vores Brugervilkår eller denne fortrolighedspolitik eller forsøg på at skade; dog accepterer du, at vi ikke har nogen forpligtelse til at forhindre eller overvåge noget af det foregående.

Notice

We may use your personal information to provide notice regarding a security incident or data breach, by: (i) sending a message to the email address you provide (as applicable); (ii) posting to a publicly facing page of YouVersion or through an in-app message; (iii) through major statewide media; and/or (iv) telephonic means, including calls and/or text messages, even if sent via automated means including automated dialers. Standard text and data messaging rates may apply from your carrier. Notices sent by email will be effective when we send the email, notices we provide by posting will be effective upon posting and by in-app messaging when the message is made, and notices we provide through telephonic means will be effective when transmitted or dialed. You consent to receiving electronic communications from YouVersion and your use and access of the services provided through YouVersion. It is your responsibility to keep your email address and any other contact information you provide to us current so that we may provide these communications to you.

Analytics and performance.

We internally analyze the personal data available to us and the use of YouVersion content, as well as the inferences we make from that data, to provide and update YouVersion, communicate with you and process information as discussed in this Policy, and for internal analytics such as to observe social, economic, and geographic trends as they pertain to YouVersion content. In some cases, we work with trusted third parties to perform this research, under controls that are designed to protect your privacy, as discussed below. We may disclose use of YouVersion content in an aggregated manner with de-identified and anonymized information that does not disclose any particular user or that user’s personally-identifying information. For example, we may use your data to generate statistics about overall usage of YouVersion worldwide or in specific geographic regions or at specific events or locations.

We also use de-identified and aggregate user data to market YouVersion, including communications that promote YouVersion Membership and network growth, such as celebrating the total number of YouVersion installs. When you see stats we share publicly such as global YouVersion engagement, we make sure to analyze and publish the data in an aggregated form, protecting your privacy and keeping your identity and personal information confidential. We use data, including user provided personal information, aggregations of user data, data collected through the use of YouVersion, public feedback, and information inferred from this data to conduct internal research and development in order to provide a better overall YouVersion experience, measure the performance of YouVersion, and increase the use of YouVersion and its features. This is done by making changes to YouVersion that are generally available, as well as sending users messages through YouVersion suggesting YouVersion functionality and content.

Sensitive Data

By downloading and using YouVersion, we do not assume that you are of any particular religious affiliation or are expressing to us any particular religious belief; we merely assume that you are interested in the content we provide. We do not require that users provide information about such beliefs or provide any other sensitive data such as race, ethnicity, philosophical beliefs, or physical or mental health to use YouVersion or create or maintain a YouVersion Member account.

Some features available through YouVersion utilize personal information that may reflect your religious or philosophical beliefs. Before we collect or process this information for such features, we will obtain your explicit consent. In addition to these features, you have control over the content of certain things you create, share, and store through YouVersion, and if you provide us with sensitive information with any content you create, share, and store, we will assume we have your consent to process that information.

We will not sell your sensitive personal information, but we may need to share it with third-party service providers that enable us to provide certain app features, and those service providers are required to keep your personal information confidential and only use it to provide us with their services. We will process the sensitive information we collect and inferences we make about the same in accordance with our Privacy Policy and for the purpose of allowing and facilitating your use of those specific app features, to personalize your user experience, to suggest other content and services, and internally to improve our services. If you choose to provide any sensitive information to us, we may use that information with other non-sensitive information you provide to create a more personalized YouVersion experience for you and to perform the services and actions you request, such as sharing or storing content you create. In any event, YouVersion will only process sensitive data you provide to us for YouVersion’s legitimate activities on your behalf and solely in accordance with the terms of this policy and any additional requests you make about the information. We will also maintain your information subject to appropriate safeguards discussed in this policy and otherwise provided by YouVersion.

You have the right to withdraw your consent to our collection and processing of your sensitive personal information by turning off and ceasing to use YouVersion features that use this information or by contacting us via mail at YouVersion, Attn.: YouVersion Support, 4600 E. 2nd St., Edmond, Oklahoma 73034, or by email at help@youversion.com; however, withdrawing your consent may hinder our ability to provide certain functionality.


Disclosure of Your Information

Vi sælger eller deler ikke dine personlige data med nogen tredjeparts annoncører eller annoncenetværk til deres reklameformål. Vi kan videregive dine personlige oplysninger til tredjepart for at gøre det muligt for os at understøtte YouVersion, som diskuteret nedenfor.

Disclosure on your behalf.

Vi kan afsløre personlige oplysninger, som vi indsamler, eller som du giver som beskrevet i denne fortrolighedspolitik for at opfylde vores forpligtelser i henhold til vores Brugervilkår, for at opnå det formål, som du giver dem til, til ethvert andet formål, du anmoder om når du giver oplysningerne, eller til ethvert andet formål, som vi har dit samtykke til.

Disclosure by you.

When you share information through YouVersion, that information is viewable by you and by anyone else you choose to share it with. If you give access to your YouVersion account to other applications and services, based on your approval, those services would then have access to your shared information. The use, collection, and protection of your data by such third-party services is subject to those third parties’ policies.

Internal disclosure.

We will process your personal data internally within YouVersion and its affiliates to help combine the personal information covered across the different aspects of YouVersion and our other products and services to help provide services to you in a manner that is personalized and useful to you and others.

Service providers and locations.

We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this Privacy Policy to contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support YouVersion (such as cloud hosting, cookie providers, maintenance, analysis, audit, external marketing, payment, fraud detection, and development), as well as to support our operations (such as communicating with you for potential employment purposes). We may combine information we have with information of these service providers to facilitate their support. For example, some of the platforms used to send emails and notifications provided through YouVersion are built and managed by third parties, so some of your information is sent securely to those services to provide such functionality. They will have access to your information only as reasonably necessary to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for other purposes. We may also provide aggregate, de-identified information concerning connections by YouVersion users with third-parties and their events or locations.

YouVersion content providers.

We utilize certain third parties to provide certain YouVersion content, such as Bible Plans. We do not share personal information of YouVersion users with these third parties. We do, however, provide these third parties with aggregate analytics concerning the use of their content by country using de-identified and anonymized data.

Our ability to provide different versions of the Bible in different languages is a result of and subject to agreements among us and certain Bible societies and publishers, which we’ll call “YouVersion Bible Providers.” The license agreements we have with some YouVersion Bible Providers only allow us to provide YouVersion users the ability to download certain Bible texts for offline use if we provide YouVersion Bible Providers with the User’s name, email address, and country for future communication. If this is the case with a text you are seeking to download for offline use, we will (i) only share this information with the YouVersion Bible Provider for the offline version you request; (ii) do so on a confidential basis and only if the YouVersion Bible Provider agrees to keep the information we share about you confidential; and (iii) provide an additional prompt to you as a reminder of these terms, which you must agree to at that time in order to continue with your download. If you do not agree to this additional prompt, you may continue to use the online version of the text. No other personal information of yours will be shared with any YouVersion Bible Providers and no information will be shared until you grant approval to our prompt, which will then give you access to download that offline version. Your interactions with any YouVersion Bible Provider are solely among you and that YouVersion Bible Provider.

Legal process.

It is possible that we will need to disclose information about you when required by law, subpoena, or other legal process. We attempt to notify Users about legal demands for their personal data when appropriate in our judgment, unless prohibited by law or court order or when the request is an emergency. We may dispute such demands when we believe, in our discretion, that the requests are overbroad, vague, or lack proper authority, but we do not promise to challenge every demand. We may also disclose your information if we have a good faith belief that disclosure is reasonably necessary to (i) investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected or actual illegal activities or to assist government enforcement agencies; (ii) enforce our agreements with you; (iii) investigate and defend ourselves against any third-party claims or allegations; (iv) protect the security or integrity of YouVersion; or (v) exercise or protect the rights and safety of YouVersion, Users, our personnel, or others. We also reserve the right to confidentially disclose personal information we have about you in connection with a potential or actual merger or acquisition such as the sale of all or substantially all of our assets.


Deleting, Accessing, and Correcting Your Information

How to make your requests.

For personal data that we have about you, you may request the following:

  • Deletion: You may ask us to erase or delete all or some of your personal data. Please note that doing so may limit your ability to use certain functionality of YouVersion. Please note that an email address is required to have a Member account to ensure we can properly authenticate potential users of that account.
  • Correction/Modification: You may edit some of your personal data through your account or ask us to change, update, or fix your data in certain cases, including if it is inaccurate.
  • Object to, or Limit or Restrict, Use of Data: You can ask us to stop using all or some of your personal data or to limit our use of it.
  • Right to Access and/or Take Your Data: You can ask us for a copy of or disclosure concerning your personal data you provided to us.

Certain laws may provide the right to make these and additional requests concerning your personal information. If you have provided us with personal information and wish to make such a request under a specific region’s law, include the phrase “[Your State/Country] Privacy Request” in the subject line of your request and send your request via email to help@youversion.com or via mail to YouVersion, attn.: YouVersion Support, 4600 E. 2nd St., Edmond, Oklahoma 73034.

We ask that individuals making requests identify themselves with at least their name, address, and email address and identify the information requested to be accessed, corrected, or removed before we process the request. We may seek additional information to verify a requestor’s identity. We may also decline to process requests if we cannot verify the requestor's identity or if we believe the request will jeopardize the privacy of others, violate any law or legal requirement, would cause the information to be incorrect, or for a similar legitimate purpose.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights under applicable law. We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.

Some information you have created, received, or used in YouVersion may not be available in a usable form outside of YouVersion. As a result, when you request a copy of your personal information, we will be able to provide personal information you have provided to us, such as your name, address, phone number and the like; however, we may be unable to provide you with content and User Contributions that utilize YouVersion functionality.

Deleting your account.

You can delete your YouVersion account at any time using the settings function in YouVersion; however, when you delete your account we will delete the information associated with your account such as Notes, Bookmarks and other User Contributions you have created, received or shared. If you do not want to delete your account or this information, but want to temporarily stop using YouVersion, you may cease using the YouVersion application and we will maintain your account and the information associated with your account until you resume use or delete your account, whichever comes first.

If you choose to delete your account or ask that we modify or delete personal information, we will delete and purge personal information we have stored about you in a way that is electronically irreversible, however, we may retain your personal data if we have a legal right or obligation to maintain the information or to meet regulatory requirements, resolve disputes, maintain security, prevent fraud and abuse, enforce our rights, or fulfill any other requests from you (for example, to opt-out of further messages or for a copy of your data). Otherwise, if you request that we delete your account, we will delete your account and all the information we have that is associated with your account, except for aggregated statistics based on de-identified information and inferences we have made (for example, the fact that you downloaded YouVersion, without identifying you or maintaining personal information associated with that account).

Our deletion of your information and account will generally take no more than fourteen days from your request; however, cached information may take up to thirty days to delete. Please note that we have no control of information you have shared with others through YouVersion after you close your account or asked to delete information or attempted to delete your account yourself. Your information and content you have shared may continue to be displayed in the services of others (for example, search engine results) until they refresh their cache.


Security and Protection

We implement security safeguards designed to protect your data. These include using encryption for your data while it is being transmitted between your device or browser and our servers and while it is at rest. Data provided to us through YouVersion is also stored in an ISO 27017-certified infrastructure management system, meaning it has been audited and found in compliance with the requirements of the management system standards ISO 27017, an internationally recognized code of practice for information security controls for cloud services.

However, given the nature of communications and information technology, and that the use of the internet has inherent risks, although we regularly monitor for possible vulnerabilities and attacks, we cannot warrant or guarantee that information provided to us through YouVersion or stored in our systems or otherwise will be absolutely free from unauthorized intrusion by others, nor can we warrant or guarantee that such data may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.

Children under the age of 16.

We do not collect personal information from any person we actually know is under the age of 16 without the consent of the parent or legal guardian of that minor.

A parent or guardian may consent to the use of their YouVersion account by a minor on that parent or guardian’s primary profile or a secondary profile of the parent/guardian’s account in the platform known as the Bible App for Kids. Should you allow your minor child to use your account (whether through your profile or a Bible App for Kids profile), you shall be solely responsible for providing supervision of the minor’s use of YouVersion and assume full responsibility for the interpretation and use of any information or suggestions provided through YouVersion.

To create a secondary profile, you will be required to access your account with your User information and will have sole control over that Bible App for Kids profile. We do not require that you disclose any personally-identifiable information about your minor child to us to create a Bible App for Kids profile. When setting up a profile for your minor child, you are required to provide a “Child’s Name” to identify the account; however, this name can be whatever you choose and you are not required to provide your minor child’s actual first or last name.

Where you associate your minor child’s information with your account, we will assume you consent to our processing of that information in accordance with this policy and other privacy notices and terms we may provide to you from time to time. If you allow your minor child to use YouVersion, we ask that you discuss the risks of sharing personal information on the Internet with your children and require that they refrain from communicating with any third parties or share any personal information with YouVersion or YouVersion users. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at help@youversion.com.


Processing of Data

We will only collect and process personal data about you where we have lawful bases. Lawful bases include consent (where you have given consent), contract, and other legitimate interests. Such legitimate interests include protection to you, us, other Members, and third parties; to comply with applicable law; to enable and administer our business; to manage corporate transactions; to generally understand and improve our internal processes and user relationships; and to enable us and other users of YouVersion to connect with you to exchange information, provided that the foregoing adequately protects your rights and freedoms.

Hvis vi er afhængige af dit samtykke til at behandle personoplysninger, kan du trække dit samtykke tilbage eller afvise, og hvis vi stoler på legitime interesser, kan du gøre indsigelse. Hvis du har spørgsmål om det lovlige grundlag, som vi indsamler og bruger dine personlige data på, bedes du kontakte os på help@youversion.com.

Medmindre du sletter kontoen ved hjælp af YouVersion, beholder og behandler vi generelt oplysninger og brugerbidrag knyttet til din konto og bruger dem til at lette YouVersion-funktionaliteten, indtil din konto slettes. Du kan administrere, ændre og slette oplysninger og brugerbidrag ved at bruge https://www.bible.com/settings, ved at begrænse specifikke appfunktioner eller ved at kontakte os på den angivne postadresse eller e-mailadresse ovenfor, og vi vil bruge og behandle disse oplysninger til at levere YouVersion-funktionalitet, som du kan anmode om, indtil du sletter den, og så længe du har YouVersion.


Third Party Information Collection

Please keep in mind that YouVersion may contain links to other websites or apps. You are responsible for reviewing the privacy statements and policies of those other websites you choose to link to or from YouVersion, so that you can understand how those websites collect, use, and store your information. We are not responsible for the privacy statements, policies, or content of other websites or apps, including websites you link to or from YouVersion. Websites containing co-branding (referencing our name and a third party’s name) contain content delivered by the third party and not us.

If you choose to link YouVersion with other websites, applications, and services or profiles you have with third-party applications, you will provide the personal data stored on those applications to YouVersion. For example, you may start a new YouVersion Membership account by linking your Facebook account to YouVersion, providing personal information you have opted to share through Facebook to YouVersion. You may revoke the link with such accounts and third-party applications by modifying your settings with those applications.


Users from Outside the United States

YouVersion is based out of Oklahoma within the United States and your use of YouVersion and this Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the United States and the State of Oklahoma. If you are using YouVersion from outside this state or country, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States where our servers are located and our central database is operated. We process data both inside and outside of the United States and rely on contractual commitments between us and companies transferring personal data that require the protection and security of such data. The data protection and other laws of the State of Oklahoma, the United States, and other countries might not be as comprehensive as those in your state or country. By using YouVersion, you consent to your information being transferred to our facilities and to the facilities of those third parties with whom we share it with, as described in this Privacy Policy.


Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices. YouVersion is consistently seeking new and improved ways to offer YouVersion and increase engagement. As we improve YouVersion, this may mean the collection of new data or new ways to use data. Because YouVersion is dynamic, and we continuously seek to offer new features, we may require changes in our collection or processing of information. If we collect materially different personal data or materially change how we use your data, we will update this Privacy Policy.

We will post any changes to our Privacy Policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we process our users’ personal information, we will provide a notice that the Privacy Policy has been updated. The date the Privacy Policy was last modified is identified at the beginning of the Policy. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting this Privacy Policy to check for any changes.

Archived versions.

2. april 2022

April 02, 2020


Contact Information

To ask questions or comment about this Privacy Policy and our privacy practices, you may contact us at to YouVersion, Attn.: YouVersion Support, 4600 E. 2nd St., Edmond, Oklahoma 73034; or at help@youversion.com.