Privacy & Legal Notice

Last updated: October 16, 2026

Who we are

This website is published by BOW Movement (Born Overcomers of the World Movement), a Christian movement founded and led by Pastor Jean Paul Tshibangu, who is responsible for its content.

Hosting: Bluehost (Newfold Digital), bluehost.com.

Status: Born Overcomers Of The World Movement is a Christian nonprofit ministry, exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as a subordinate member of Independent Christian Churches International (group exemption, since January 6, 2022). EIN: 87-4513031. President: Jean Paul Tshibangu Kambeleketa.

Information we receive

  • Contact form: your name, email address and message, so we can reply.
  • Newsletter: your email address, if you subscribe.
  • Gifts: online gifts (Zeffy) and gifts made through Zelle are processed by those services. We only receive your name, the amount and any note you add, so we can thank you and send a receipt if needed.
  • Technical data: like any website, our host keeps technical logs (IP address, browser) for security.

How we use it

We use your information only to reply to you, send you our news if you asked for it, and manage your gifts. We never sell or rent your information.

Third-party services

  • YouTube (Google): embedded videos may set cookies when you play them.
  • Akismet: protects our forms from spam by checking submitted messages.
  • Zeffy and Zelle: process gifts (card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, transfers) under their own privacy policies. We never see or store your card numbers.
  • Mission map: the 3D globe is displayed with Cesium (Cesium GS) and OpenStreetMap, CARTO or Cesium ion map tiles; their servers receive your IP address when the map is displayed.
  • Facebook, Instagram, TikTok: only if you follow our links to these networks.

Cookies

This site only uses cookies needed for it to work (for example, remembering your language), plus YouTube cookies when you watch a video.

How long we keep it

Messages are kept as long as needed to reply. Newsletter subscriptions are kept until you unsubscribe. Gift records are kept as long as the law requires.

Your rights

You can ask at any time to access, correct or delete your information, or unsubscribe, by writing to jptshi@gmail.com. Visitors from the European Union also have the rights provided by the GDPR.

Children

This site is not directed to children under 13 and does not knowingly collect their information.

Intellectual property

The texts, photos, videos, logos and emblems of BOW Movement, and the books of Jean Paul Tshibangu, are protected. Reproduction without written permission is prohibited. Scripture passages are quoted for teaching purposes.

Changes

This page may be updated. The date at the top shows the latest change.