Privacy Policy of Rio Grande Bible Ministries

Effective Date: September 1, 2025

Rio Grande Bible Ministries (Seminario Biblico Rio Grande, Bibleville Conference Center, Radio Esperanza, Rio Grande Global, “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our websites, apps, engage with our services, or interact with us.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

Personal Information: This includes your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you provide when you fill out forms or contact us.
Usage Data: We collect information about your interactions with our websites, such as IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on those pages.

We respect the privacy of our donors and do not sell, rent, or trade donor personal information. Donation transactions are securely processed and used solely for intended ministry purposes. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If we discover that we have collected such data, we will delete it promptly.

How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

To communicate with you about your inquiries and requests.
To communicate with our donors.
To provide and manage our services and educational programs.
To communicate with our students regarding admissions, scholarships, or missions participation.
To send you requested information, updates, and promotional materials.
To communicate with you about events, prayer needs, or alumni updates.
To improve our website and services through data analysis.
To comply with legal obligations.

If you have questions or concerns about our use of your information, please email privacy@riogrande.edu.

Use of Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Some of our web pages use cookies (beyond cookies utilized by Google Analytics), which enable us to further tailor its web services to the needs of the user community. Cookie data assists the ministry to improve web user experience. Users have the right to refuse the use of cookies by implementing technical configurations in their web browsers; however, functionalities of certain pages may be impacted if such configurations are implemented. If you access this site from outside the United States, you acknowledge and consent to the processing of your data in accordance with U.S. laws. If you have questions or concerns about all ministries represented under Rio Grande Bible Ministries use of cookies, please email privacy@riogrande.edu.

Information Sharing

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with:

Service Providers: We may engage third-party vendors to assist with our operations, who are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

Links to External Websites

Some of our web pages may include links to sites outside of the ministries system. We will never attempt to spoof the source of any external content or redirect traffic to an external site in a way that is designed to deceive users. We may use third-party tools to understand website traffic or process donations. These platforms may collect data according to their own privacy policies. For these reasons, all ministries represented under Rio Grande Bible Ministries are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any external sites. If you have questions or concerns about any external links on our site, please email privacy@riogrande.edu.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

Access and request copies of your personal information collected on our website.
Request correction of inaccurate information.
Request deletion of your personal information, subject to legal obligations.
Withdraw consent for processing your information where applicable.

To exercise these rights, please email privacy@riogrande.edu.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on our website with a new effective date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Rio Grande Bible Ministries
4300 S Business Highway 281
Edinburg, TX 78539-9650
privacy@riogrande.edu