Privacy Policy
Who we are
Clark’s Anchored in Christ is an independently operated Christian Bible study and teaching website dedicated to the careful examination of Scripture. The website provides Bible commentary, theological and doctrinal studies, devotionals, Bible study tools, and other resources intended to encourage readers to examine the Scriptures for themselves and to test all teaching by the Word of God.
Clark’s Anchored in Christ is not presented as representing any particular church, denomination, or theological organization. The articles, studies, commentaries, and other original materials published on this website represent the work and conclusions of Clark’s Anchored in Christ unless otherwise stated or attributed. The biblical and theological perspectives expressed on this website may, at various points, be similar to conclusions held by particular churches, denominations, theologians, scholars, or theological traditions. Such similarities should not be understood as indicating affiliation with, endorsement of, or agreement with the entirety of any particular theological system or tradition. Clark’s Anchored in Christ seeks to examine each subject independently according to Scripture, and therefore our conclusions may agree with one theological tradition on one issue while differing from that same tradition on another. Agreement or disagreement is therefore determined by the biblical evidence being examined rather than by denominational or theological affiliation.
Our website address is: https://clarksanchoredinchrist.com
Comments
Comments submitted to Clark’s Anchored in Christ are public. Commenting is available only to registered users who are signed in to their account. When you submit a comment and it is approved, the comment and the name or display name associated with it will be visible to other visitors to the website. You should therefore not include personal, confidential, or sensitive information in a comment that you do not wish to make publicly available.
When a registered user leaves a comment, we retain the information associated with that comment as provided through the website and the user’s account. Information collected or maintained for account administration, security, or other website functionality is not displayed publicly as part of the comment unless it is information the user has chosen to make public.
Clark’s Anchored in Christ does not currently use Gravatar services. In the event this should later change, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly before Gravatar is intentionally used as part of the website’s commenting functionality.
Media
If you are permitted to upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images containing embedded location information (EXIF GPS). Images published on a website may be downloaded by visitors, and embedded location information contained within an image may be extractable from the downloaded file.
Cookies
Clark’s Anchored in Christ provides user registration, account-login, commenting, and website-administration functionality. These features may use cookies where necessary to provide their intended functionality.
If you leave a comment and the applicable convenience feature is enabled, you may be offered the option of saving certain information in cookies so that it does not have to be entered again when leaving another comment.
When visiting a login page, a temporary cookie may be used to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal information and is normally discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, cookies are used as necessary to authenticate your account and maintain your login session. Additional cookies may be used to remember account or display preferences. If you select “Remember Me,” your login may persist beyond the normal browser session. Applicable authentication cookies are removed or invalidated when you log out.
Additional functional cookies may be used by authorized website administrators when editing or publishing website content. These administrative cookies are associated with website-management functionality and are not used to maintain a user’s reading history.
These cookies are used for the specific account, security, convenience, and administrative functions described above and are separate from the Clark’s Anchored in Christ Browsing History feature described below. Clark’s Anchored in Christ does not use cookies to record or maintain a user’s Browsing History or reading position.
CAPTCHA and Account Security
Clark’s Anchored in Christ uses CAPTCHA technology on certain account and login forms to help distinguish legitimate users from automated or abusive activity. This security feature is currently provided by Google reCAPTCHA.
When a CAPTCHA-protected form is accessed or used, the user’s browser may communicate directly with Google as necessary to provide and verify the CAPTCHA service. As a result, Google may receive technical information associated with the request, such as the user’s IP address, browser or device information, and information relating to the user’s interaction with the CAPTCHA.
Clark’s Anchored in Christ uses this service solely for website and account security and the prevention of automated or abusive activity. It is not used by Clark’s Anchored in Christ for the purpose of maintaining a user’s Browsing History or reading position.
Information collected directly by Google through reCAPTCHA is subject to Google’s own privacy practices and applicable terms.
Browsing History and Reading Position
Clark’s Anchored in Christ maintains a policy of not writing or installing cookies or other tracking information on a user’s device for the Browsing History and Reading Position feature. Information used by this feature is instead maintained on the Clark’s Anchored in Christ server.
The browsing history maintained by Clark’s Anchored in Christ is limited exclusively to a user’s activity within the Clark’s Anchored in Christ website. We do not access, collect, or maintain a record of websites that a user visits outside of Clark’s Anchored in Christ.
This information is maintained solely as a convenience to the user. Many articles and studies on Clark’s Anchored in Christ are lengthy and may be read over several sessions. Maintaining a limited browsing history allows the website to remember a user’s most recent position within an article so that, when returning later, the user can conveniently continue reading from approximately where they left off.
The Browsing History feature displays a limited record of the user’s most recent activity on Clark’s Anchored in Christ. At present, the feature retains activity from a maximum of the user’s five most recent non-consecutive days of website use. This period may be adjusted in the future as the feature is developed.
Users remain in control of this history. Individual pages may be removed from the Browsing History, or the user may delete the entire browsing history maintained for this feature.
Clark’s Anchored in Christ does not sell, rent, or provide a user’s Browsing History to third parties for advertising, marketing, profiling, or other commercial purposes. Browsing History is maintained solely to provide website functionality and reading convenience.
Embedded Content and External Resources
Clark’s Anchored in Christ does not ordinarily embed third-party articles, videos, images, or similar content within its articles. Where a feature of the website requires resources supplied by an external service, such use is identified below.
Bible Atlas and External Mapping Resources
Clark’s Anchored in Christ provides an interactive Bible Atlas as part of the website. The Bible Atlas itself is operated by Clark’s Anchored in Christ; however, certain mapping resources and software libraries used to display the Atlas are currently obtained from third-party content-delivery and mapping services.
When a user views the Bible Atlas, the user’s browser may therefore make direct requests to these external services in order to obtain map styles, map tiles, or software components necessary to display the Atlas. As with other requests made over the Internet, these providers may receive technical information associated with the request, such as the user’s IP address, browser information, and the requested resource.
Clark’s Anchored in Christ does not use these external mapping resources for the purpose of tracking a user’s browsing activity, nor do we intentionally provide these services with the user’s Clark’s Anchored in Christ Browsing History.
External Links
Clark’s Anchored in Christ provides a limited number of links to external websites. When a user chooses to follow an external link, the user leaves Clark’s Anchored in Christ and becomes subject to the privacy practices, terms, and policies of the external website.
External websites may collect information, use cookies or other technologies, and monitor a user’s interaction with their services. Clark’s Anchored in Christ does not control the privacy practices of external websites and is not responsible for how those websites collect or use information.
Unless otherwise identified as external, links appearing within Clark’s Anchored in Christ are generally internal links intended to direct users to another article, study, tool, or resource within the Clark’s Anchored in Christ website.
Who we share your data with
Clark’s Anchored in Christ does not sell or rent user information and does not share user information with third parties for advertising or marketing purposes.
Certain technical information may nevertheless be transmitted to third-party service providers when necessary to provide specific website functionality or security. This includes services specifically identified in this Privacy Policy, such as Google reCAPTCHA and the external mapping and content-delivery resources used by the Bible Atlas.
If you request a password reset, technical information such as your IP address may be included in or associated with the password-reset process.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its associated metadata may be retained indefinitely. This allows the website to maintain the discussion in which the comment appeared and to associate subsequent activity with the appropriate registered user.
For users who register on our website, we store personal information provided through the user’s account or profile. Registered users may view and edit certain personal information associated with their account. Some information, such as a username, may not be directly changeable by the user. Website administrators may also access and edit account information when necessary to administer the website and user accounts.
Browsing History and reading-position information is retained only in accordance with the limited Browsing History period described above. Users may also delete individual entries or clear their Browsing History using the controls provided by the website.
What rights you have over your data
Registered users may view and edit personal information made available through their account or profile and may use the controls provided by Clark’s Anchored in Christ to manage or delete their Browsing History.
Users may contact Clark’s Anchored in Christ with questions or concerns regarding personal information associated with their account or use of the website. Where reasonably possible and appropriate, Clark’s Anchored in Christ will assist users with questions or requests concerning information maintained by the website.
Certain information may need to be retained where necessary for website administration, account security, legal obligations, or the integrity of publicly posted content and associated records.
Where your data is sent
Clark’s Anchored in Christ does not currently use an external automated spam-detection service for comments.
Certain information may be transmitted to external service providers where necessary to provide specific functionality described in this Privacy Policy. This currently includes Google reCAPTCHA for account and login security and external mapping or content-delivery services necessary to operate portions of the Bible Atlas.
Clark’s Anchored in Christ does not intentionally transmit a user’s Clark’s Anchored in Christ Browsing History to these external services.