A message your people will remember.

1. Scope and operator

This Privacy Policy applies to stephankilgore.com and is provided by Stephan Kilgore Ministries, a Texas nonprofit ministry (“SKM,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). It explains the categories of information we may collect through this website, why we use it, when it may be disclosed, and the choices available to you.

2. Information you submit

When you submit a speaking invitation, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, church or organization, type of event, requested event date, city, state, estimated attendance, topic preference, and the information included in your message. We also receive information you voluntarily send by email or through another direct communication.

3. Information collected automatically

The website and its service providers may automatically process technical and usage information, including IP address, browser and device type, operating system, referring page, pages viewed, timestamps, approximate location derived from an IP address, cookies, local-storage data, and security or diagnostic information. This information may be used to operate the site, maintain security, prevent abuse, troubleshoot problems, and understand general site performance.

4. Google reCAPTCHA v2

The invitation form uses Google reCAPTCHA v2 to reduce spam and automated abuse. reCAPTCHA may collect device and application information, IP address, cookies, and interaction data and send that information to Google for security analysis. Use of reCAPTCHA is subject to Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

5. How we use information

We may use information to review and respond to speaking invitations, determine availability, coordinate event details, travel, and ministry scheduling, communicate with you, maintain records, protect the site and form from abuse, investigate errors or security incidents, comply with legal obligations, enforce our agreements, and protect SKM, our users, or others.

6. Disclosure of information

We do not sell personal information and do not use personal information for targeted advertising. We may disclose information to service providers that perform functions on our behalf, including Carrd, Google reCAPTCHA, website or email providers, and ministry-administration vendors. We may also disclose information when required by law, subpoena, court order, or other legal process, or when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to investigate fraud, prevent harm, enforce an agreement, or protect legal rights.

7. Giving and third-party transactions

When you select a giving link, you are taken to a Church Center page operated through Planning Center and its payment providers. Book purchases are completed through Amazon. Those third parties collect and process payment, account, device, and transaction information under their own policies. SKM does not directly receive or store the complete payment-card or bank-account credentials entered on those services.

8. Cookies and third-party services

Necessary cookies or similar technologies may be used by the site or third-party services for security, form processing, fraud prevention, session management, or basic functionality. Third-party websites linked from this site may use their own cookies and tracking technologies, which are outside our control.

9. Retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including ministry administration, follow-up, recordkeeping, fraud prevention, legal compliance, dispute resolution, and security. Retention periods vary depending on the nature of the information and our operational or legal needs.

10. Security

We use reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect information. No method of transmission, website, or storage system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee that unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure will never occur.

11. Your choices and requests

You may contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we maintain about you. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. We may retain information when required by law or reasonably necessary for security, ministry records, dispute resolution, or other legitimate purposes.

12. Children

This website is intended for a general adult audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13. If you believe a child has submitted information, contact us so we can review and, when appropriate, delete it.

13. External links

This site may link to websites and services we do not own or control. We are not responsible for their privacy, security, content, availability, or practices. Review the policies of each third party before providing information.

14. Changes

We may revise this policy from time to time. The effective date above identifies the current version. Material changes will apply prospectively to the extent required by law.

15. Contact

Questions or privacy requests may be sent to stephan@stephankilgore.com.

1. Agreement to these terms

These Terms of Use govern access to and use of stephankilgore.com. By using the website, you agree to these terms and the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the site. We may revise these terms, and a revised version applies prospectively from its effective date to the extent permitted by law.

2. Website purpose

This website provides information about Stephan Kilgore, speaking invitations, ministry resources, the book Not a Backup, and opportunities to support Stephan Kilgore Ministries (“SKM”). Content is offered for general informational, educational, and ministry purposes.

3. No professional advice or guaranteed results

Nothing on this website is legal, tax, financial, medical, mental-health, or other licensed professional advice. Ministry content is not a substitute for professional care. SKM does not guarantee any spiritual, personal, financial, attendance, fundraising, sales, or event result.

4. Speaking invitations

Submitting an invitation does not create a contract, reserve a date, confirm availability, or obligate Stephan Kilgore or SKM to accept an engagement. An engagement exists only after the parties separately agree in writing to material terms. Travel, expenses, recordings, livestreaming, merchandise, cancellations, event promotion, and other expectations should be addressed in that separate agreement.

5. Donations and recurring gifts

Giving is completed through Church Center, Planning Center, and their payment providers. Their terms and privacy practices also apply. Recurring gifts continue according to the schedule selected until changed or canceled through the applicable donor account or support process. Contributions are generally nonrefundable except when required by law or when SKM verifies a processing error.

Unless SKM expressly accepts a written restriction, contributions are made for SKM’s general charitable and ministry purposes and remain under SKM’s exclusive legal control and discretion. Website language does not guarantee that a contribution is tax-deductible. Donors should retain their receipts and consult a qualified tax adviser regarding their circumstances.

6. Purchases and third-party services

Book purchases and other transactions may be completed through Amazon or another third party. Pricing, taxes, fulfillment, delivery, returns, refunds, customer service, account security, and availability are governed by the third party’s terms. SKM is not responsible for a third party’s acts, omissions, content, availability, security, or policies.

7. Lawful use

You may use the website only for lawful, personal, and noncommercial purposes. You may not interfere with site operation, bypass security controls, submit false or misleading information, impersonate another person, introduce malicious code, scrape or harvest data without authorization, use automated systems to abuse the site or form, or violate law or another person’s rights.

8. Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, the website’s original text, photographs, videos, sermons, graphics, branding, logos, design, and arrangement are owned by or licensed to SKM and are protected by intellectual-property laws. No rights are granted except the limited right to access and use the website under these terms. Written permission is required to reproduce, distribute, modify, sell, publicly display, or commercially exploit protected content.

9. Information you submit

You represent that information you submit is accurate, lawful, and does not infringe another person’s rights. You authorize SKM to use submitted information as reasonably necessary to review and respond to your request, administer an event or relationship, maintain records, protect security, and comply with law. Do not submit confidential information that is unnecessary for your request.

10. Third-party links

Links to third-party sites are provided for convenience. A link does not imply endorsement, and SKM does not control or assume responsibility for the third party’s content, products, services, security, or practices. Your dealings with third parties are solely between you and the third party.

11. Disclaimer of warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the website and its content are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of accuracy, availability, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and noninfringement. SKM does not warrant that the site will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or free of harmful components.

12. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, SKM and its directors, officers, employees, volunteers, contractors, and representatives will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, lost profits, lost data, or damages arising from use of or inability to use the website or a linked service. Where liability cannot lawfully be excluded, aggregate liability related to the website will not exceed the greater of the amount paid directly to SKM through the website during the preceding twelve months or one hundred U.S. dollars.

13. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless SKM and its directors, officers, employees, volunteers, contractors, and representatives from claims, liabilities, losses, damages, judgments, and reasonable costs arising from your unlawful use of the site, violation of these terms, or infringement of another person’s rights.

14. Governing law and venue

These terms are governed by Texas law, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute not required by law to be heard elsewhere will be brought in a state or federal court of competent jurisdiction located in Tarrant County, Texas, and the parties consent to that jurisdiction and venue.

15. Severability; no waiver

If a provision is held unenforceable, it will be limited or modified to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain effective. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver.

16. Entire agreement

These terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement concerning website use. A separate written agreement governing a speaking engagement, donation, purchase, or other relationship controls that specific matter if it conflicts with these website terms.

17. Contact

Questions about these terms may be sent to stephan@stephankilgore.com.