Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 7, 2026

Sheepdog Church Security LLC (“Sheepdog Church Security,” “SCSA,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect through our online training website at https://sheepdog-church-security.thinkific.com/ (the “Website”), how and why we use that information, when we disclose it, how long we retain it, and the privacy choices and rights that may be available to you.

This Website is owned and operated by Sheepdog Church Security LLC and is hosted using the Thinkific online-learning platform.

This Privacy Policy is intended to provide notice about our privacy practices. It is not intended to obtain consent for activities for which applicable law requires separate consent. Where consent is required, we will seek it separately.

SCSA is a United States business. Its training, products, enrollments, subscriptions, memberships, and services are offered to individuals and organizations in the United States. Although publicly available portions of the Website may be technically accessible from other countries, SCSA does not intentionally market, solicit, or offer those products or services to persons located outside the United States except when expressly authorized by SCSA.

1. Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with the Website and our training programs.

Account and Contact Information

When you create an account, enroll in a course, purchase training, contact us, or otherwise interact with the Website, we may collect information such as:

· your name;

· email address;

· account or user identifier;

· password or authentication information maintained through Thinkific;

· mailing or billing address when needed for a transaction;

· telephone number if you voluntarily provide one; and

· other information you voluntarily provide when communicating with us.

We do not require students to provide the name of their church or religious organization as part of ordinary enrollment, and we do not intentionally request information about a student’s religious beliefs.

You may sometimes voluntarily include information about your church, ministry, occupation, or other personal circumstances in an email, support request, course discussion, or other communication. We treat that information as part of the communication you voluntarily submitted. We do not use incidental information about religious affiliation to create profiles about students or for targeted advertising.

Course and Training Information

When you participate in SCSA training, we may collect or receive information regarding:

· courses in which you are enrolled;

· lessons or modules accessed or completed;

· course progress;

· quiz, examination, or assessment responses and results;

· practice activities;

· assignments or other submissions;

· course completion;

· certifications or training records;

· surveys or feedback that you voluntarily submit;

· questions or comments submitted through the training platform; and

· other information reasonably necessary to administer your training.

We may retain certain course-completion, assessment, or certification information because it documents training you completed through SCSA.

Purchase and Transaction Information

If you purchase a course, subscription, training program, or other product or service through the Website, we may collect or receive information such as:

· the product or service purchased;

· transaction date;

· purchase amount;

· order or transaction number;

· payment status;

· subscription status;

· billing contact information;

· billing country, postal code, and other information reasonably necessary to determine geographic eligibility for a transaction;

· refunds or cancellations; and

· limited payment-related information provided to us by the payment processor.

Full payment-card numbers, card security codes, and similar payment credentials are generally collected and processed by Thinkific’s payment systems or other payment processors rather than directly by Sheepdog Church Security.

We may retain transaction records even though the payment processor handles the underlying payment credentials.

Communications

If you contact us, we may retain the communication and related information, including:

· emails;

· contact-form submissions;

· customer-support requests;

· questions;

· complaints;

· feedback;

· requests for resources; and

· other correspondence.

Please avoid including unnecessary sensitive information about yourself or other people in communications with us.

Email and Marketing Information

We use Kit, formerly ConvertKit, to help manage email subscribers and marketing communications.

If you subscribe to an SCSA email list, request a resource, enroll in training, or otherwise receive email communications from us, we or Kit may process information such as:

· your name;

· email address;

· subscription source;

· subscription or unsubscribe status;

· subscriber tags or categories;

· forms or resources requested;

· links clicked;

· email-delivery information;

· approximate geographic or location information inferred from subscription and email interactions where available; and

· email-engagement information, such as whether an email was opened or interacted with, when those features are enabled.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the email.

Unsubscribing from marketing does not prevent us from sending communications reasonably necessary to administer your account, transaction, course enrollment, subscription, or training.

Device and Website-Usage Information

When you access the Website, Thinkific and other service providers may automatically collect information such as:

· Internet Protocol address;

· browser type;

· operating system;

· device type;

· approximate geographic location derived from an IP address;

· pages viewed;

· referring pages or websites;

· dates and times of access;

· session activity;

· links or buttons selected;

· cookie or browser identifiers;

· advertising identifiers;

· diagnostic information;

· security information; and

· other technical information concerning use of the Website.

2. How We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information for the following purposes.

Providing Training and Services

We use information to:

· create and administer student accounts;

· enroll students in courses;

· provide course content;

· maintain course progress;

· administer quizzes and assessments;

· document course completion;

· issue or maintain certifications where applicable;

· provide downloads or training resources;

· fulfill purchases;

· manage subscriptions;

· determine whether an account, enrollment, subscription, or purchase satisfies SCSA’s geographic eligibility requirements;

· decline or cancel transactions that do not satisfy those requirements;

· process refunds, cancellations, or other account actions associated with an ineligible transaction; and

· otherwise provide the products and services you request.

Customer Service and Communications

We may use your information to:

· respond to questions;

· provide technical support;

· resolve account problems;

· communicate about purchases or subscriptions;

· provide course-related information;

· send administrative notices;

· respond to privacy requests; and

· otherwise manage our relationship with you.

Marketing

Where permitted by law, we may send information about:

· SCSA courses;

· workshops;

· resources;

· events;

· memberships or subscriptions;

· training opportunities;

· educational content; and

· other SCSA products or services.

You may unsubscribe from promotional email at any time.

Improving Our Training and Website

We may use information to:

· understand how students use our courses;

· evaluate course completion or engagement;

· identify technical problems;

· improve course content;

· improve website functionality;

· understand which resources are useful;

· evaluate marketing performance; and

· develop new products, services, or training.

Security and Legal Purposes

We may use information to:

· protect accounts;

· detect unauthorized access;

· prevent fraud or abuse;

· investigate violations of our policies;

· maintain Website security;

· protect SCSA and its users;

· comply with legal obligations;

· maintain tax or accounting records;

· respond to lawful legal process; and

· establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

3. Legal Bases for Processing Where Applicable

Some privacy laws require us to identify a legal basis for processing personal information.

Where those laws apply, our legal bases may include:

Contract

We may process information when necessary to provide a course, account, subscription, purchase, or other service you requested.

Legitimate Interests

Where permitted by law, we may process information when necessary for legitimate interests such as:

· operating the Website;

· administering training;

· maintaining security;

· providing customer service;

· improving our services;

· preventing fraud;

· managing customer relationships; and

· conducting appropriate business communications.

Consent

We rely on consent where applicable law requires it, including for certain marketing communications, advertising technologies, cookies, or similar tracking technologies.

When processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent as permitted by law.

Legal Obligations

We may process or retain information when necessary to comply with applicable law or legal requirements.

4. Thinkific

Our Website and online courses are hosted using Thinkific.

Thinkific processes information necessary to operate the learning platform, including information associated with:

· student accounts;

· authentication;

· course enrollment;

· course activity;

· progress;

· assessments;

· transactions;

· Website usage; and

· platform security.

For personal information Thinkific processes on behalf of Sheepdog Church Security in connection with our courses and students, Sheepdog Church Security generally determines why the information is being processed and Thinkific acts as a processor or service provider.

Thinkific may also process certain information for its own legitimate operational, security, legal, or platform-related purposes. That processing is governed by Thinkific’s own privacy practices.

5. Kit and Email Communications

We use Kit, formerly ConvertKit, to manage email subscriptions, forms, subscriber information, email automations, and marketing communications.

Kit may process information on our behalf, including:

· names;

· email addresses;

· subscriber status;

· subscription source;

· subscriber tags;

· forms completed;

· email-delivery information;

· links clicked;

· approximate geographic or location information inferred from subscription and email interactions where available; and

· other email-engagement information.

Where applicable law requires consent before we send marketing communications or use particular tracking technologies, we will provide the required consent or choice mechanism.

6. Payments

Payments made through the Website may be processed through payment providers integrated with Thinkific or other payment services used by SCSA.

Those providers may directly collect information such as:

· payment-card numbers;

· expiration dates;

· card security codes;

· billing information; and

· other payment credentials.

Sheepdog Church Security generally receives transaction confirmation and related business records rather than complete payment-card credentials.

Payment providers maintain their own privacy and security practices and may independently process information as required to complete transactions, prevent fraud, comply with law, or operate their services.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Website and our service providers may use cookies, pixels, local storage, web beacons, browser identifiers, and similar technologies.

These technologies may include the following categories.

Necessary Technologies

Necessary technologies support functions such as:

· account login;

· authentication;

· maintaining a user session;

· Website security;

· shopping-cart or checkout functionality; and

· other functions required for the Website to operate.

Functional Technologies

Functional technologies may remember preferences or provide enhanced Website features.

Analytics Technologies

Analytics technologies may help us understand:

· how visitors arrive at the Website;

· which pages are viewed;

· how visitors interact with the Website;

· whether technical problems occur; and

· how the Website and our training can be improved.

Advertising Technologies

Advertising technologies may help us:

· measure advertising performance;

· determine whether advertising resulted in Website activity or purchases;

· understand which marketing campaigns are effective;

· create advertising audiences; and

· display advertisements that may be more relevant to people who have previously interacted with SCSA.

Where applicable law requires consent before nonessential cookies, pixels, or similar technologies are used, we will seek that consent as required.

You may also be able to manage cookies through your browser, device settings, or a cookie-preference mechanism made available on the Website.

Disabling certain cookies may affect Website functionality.

8. Meta Pixel and Advertising

We use the Meta Pixel in connection with advertising on platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.

The Meta Pixel is a browser-based technology that can help us:

· measure advertising performance;

· understand whether people who saw or interacted with an advertisement later visited our Website;

· measure Website actions associated with advertising campaigns; and

· conduct retargeting or similar advertising activities.

Through the Pixel, Meta may receive information such as:

· browser or device identifiers;

· Internet Protocol address;

· page visits;

· Website events;

· transaction or conversion information;

· advertising campaign information; and

· other information generated through interaction with the Website.

We do not upload our Kit subscriber list or customer email list to Meta for Customer List Custom Audiences as part of the advertising practice described in this Privacy Policy.

We do not sell personal information to data brokers for money.

However, some privacy laws define terms such as “sale,” “sharing,” or “targeted advertising” broadly enough that disclosures through advertising pixels or similar technologies may be regulated even when no money is exchanged for the personal information.

Where those laws apply to Sheepdog Church Security, you may have the right to opt out of those activities.

U.S.-Directed Advertising

SCSA advertising campaigns for its products and services are intended for audiences in the United States. SCSA does not intentionally use Meta advertising campaigns to solicit purchases or enrollments from persons outside the United States.

Because publicly available portions of the Website may be technically accessible from outside the United States, Meta or other advertising and analytics providers may nevertheless process device, browser, or interaction information associated with an overseas visitor when their technologies are active, subject to our configuration, provider controls, and applicable law.

Where applicable law requires consent, an opt-out, or another restriction before nonessential advertising or tracking technologies are used, we will provide or honor the required mechanism to the extent applicable to SCSA.

9. How We Disclose Personal Information

We may disclose personal information to service providers or other recipients when reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

These recipients may include:

Course and Technology Providers

Including Thinkific and other providers that help operate, host, secure, or maintain the Website and our training programs.

Email and Communication Providers

Including Kit and other services that help us send, manage, or measure communications.

Payment Providers

Companies that process purchases, subscriptions, refunds, or other transactions.

Analytics and Advertising Providers

Including Meta and other companies that provide analytics, advertising measurement, or online advertising services.

Cloud, Productivity, and Business-Service Providers

Including services used for file storage, email, productivity, business administration, customer support, and related operational functions.

Professional Advisers

We may disclose information to attorneys, accountants, insurers, auditors, consultants, or other professional advisers when reasonably necessary.

Legal and Government Recipients

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

· comply with applicable law;

· respond to lawful legal process;

· comply with a subpoena, court order, or governmental request;

· investigate unlawful activity;

· protect our legal rights;

· protect Website security; or

· protect SCSA, our students, or others from harm.

Business Transactions

If Sheepdog Church Security is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, sale of assets, restructuring, bankruptcy, or similar transaction, personal information may be disclosed to parties involved in evaluating or completing that transaction, subject to applicable law.

At Your Direction

We may disclose information when you request, authorize, or consent to the disclosure.

10. Course Discussions and Information You Share With Others

Some training programs or Website features may allow students to interact, participate in discussions, submit comments, or otherwise communicate with other participants.

Information you voluntarily make available in a shared area may be visible to other people.

Please do not post unnecessary personal, confidential, or sensitive information about yourself or another person in course discussions or similar areas.

In particular, avoid posting identifiable information about:

· children;

· church members;

· incident victims;

· medical patients;

· people involved in security incidents; or

· other third parties

unless there is a legitimate reason and you have appropriate authority to do so.

We cannot control how another participant uses information you voluntarily make available to that participant.

11. Sensitive Personal Information

We do not ordinarily request information such as:

· Social Security numbers;

· government identification numbers;

· precise geolocation;

· health or medical information;

· biometric information;

· religious beliefs; or

· other highly sensitive personal information

in order to provide ordinary SCSA online training.

Please do not submit this type of information unless we specifically request it for a legitimate purpose.

Because students sometimes voluntarily communicate with us about their work, church, ministry, or personal circumstances, communications may occasionally contain information that could be considered sensitive under certain privacy laws.

We do not use incidental information of this type to create sensitive personal profiles or for targeted advertising.

12. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, subject to legal, contractual, security, and operational requirements.

Account and Course Records

We may retain account, enrollment, progress, assessment, completion, and certification information while your account or educational relationship remains active and for a reasonable period afterward.

We may retain certain course-completion or certification records when reasonably necessary to document training.

Transaction Records

We may retain purchase, subscription, refund, tax, accounting, and transaction records for the period reasonably necessary to comply with accounting, contractual, tax, fraud-prevention, and legal requirements.

Marketing Information

We may retain subscriber information while you remain subscribed.

If you unsubscribe, we may retain limited information necessary to record and honor the unsubscribe request.

Communications

We may retain emails, support requests, and other correspondence for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to the matter, maintain appropriate business records, address disputes, or comply with legal requirements.

Analytics and Advertising Data

Retention periods for cookies, analytics information, Pixel information, and similar technologies may depend on the service provider, configuration, and purpose of the technology.

When personal information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may delete, anonymize, or deidentify it, subject to applicable law and technical limitations.

13. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

We also rely on technology and service providers that maintain their own security safeguards.

No website, cloud service, computer network, email system, or method of electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee absolute security.

If we become aware of a security breach involving personal information, we will investigate and respond appropriately and provide legally required notifications where applicable.

14. Email Security

Ordinary email is not appropriate for transmitting highly sensitive information.

Please do not send us:

· full payment-card numbers;

· Social Security numbers;

· passwords;

· government identification numbers;

· confidential medical information; or

· similar highly sensitive information

through ordinary email.

15. Marketing Choices

You may unsubscribe from SCSA marketing emails at any time by selecting the unsubscribe link contained in the email.

Your unsubscribe request will apply to promotional communications.

We may continue to send communications that are reasonably necessary to:

· confirm a purchase;

· provide course access;

· administer your student account;

· communicate about an active subscription;

· deliver requested services;

· provide security notices; or

· otherwise manage an existing transaction or customer relationship.

16. Cookie and Advertising Choices

Depending on your browser, device, location, and applicable law, you may have several ways to control cookies and advertising technologies.

These may include:

· Website cookie-preference controls;

· browser cookie settings;

· browser extensions;

· device privacy settings;

· advertising-platform preferences; and

· legally recognized universal opt-out mechanisms.

Traditional browser “Do Not Track” signals have not developed into a single universally accepted standard, and the Website may not respond to ordinary Do Not Track signals.

Where applicable law requires us to recognize a qualifying universal opt-out mechanism, such as Global Privacy Control, we will honor that signal as required by law.

17. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, which privacy laws apply to Sheepdog Church Security, and the nature of the information involved, you may have rights including the right to:

· confirm whether we process personal information about you;

· access personal information;

· correct inaccurate information;

· request deletion;

· obtain a portable copy of certain information;

· withdraw consent where consent is the basis for processing;

· object to certain processing;

· opt out of targeted advertising;

· opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information where those terms are defined by applicable law;

· limit certain uses of sensitive personal information where applicable;

· obtain certain information about recipients of personal information;

· appeal a decision concerning a privacy request where applicable; and

· exercise privacy rights without unlawful discrimination or retaliation.

Not every privacy law applies to every business, transaction, or category of personal information.

The existence and scope of a particular right therefore depend on applicable law.

Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to limit any right provided to you by applicable law.

18. Submitting a Privacy Request

To submit a privacy request, email:

[email protected]

Please use “Privacy Request” in the subject line and describe the request you are making.

Provide enough information for us to reasonably identify the account, purchase, subscription, or information associated with your request.

We may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before fulfilling a request.

Where applicable law permits an authorized agent or other representative to act on your behalf, we may request reasonable documentation establishing that person’s authority.

We will respond within the time required by applicable law.

Some information may be exempt from access, deletion, correction, or other requests. For example, we may need to retain information to:

· complete a transaction;

· maintain course or certification records;

· comply with tax or accounting requirements;

· prevent fraud;

· protect Website security;

· honor an unsubscribe request;

· satisfy contractual requirements; or

· establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

19. Appeals

If applicable law gives you the right to appeal our response to a privacy request, you may submit an appeal by emailing:

[email protected]

Use “Privacy Appeal” in the subject line and explain the decision you are appealing.

We will review and respond to the appeal as required by applicable law.

20. U.S. State Privacy Rights

Residents of certain U.S. states may have additional privacy rights under comprehensive state privacy laws.

These statutes generally apply only when particular jurisdictional, revenue, data-volume, business-size, or other statutory requirements are satisfied.

Where an applicable state privacy law applies to Sheepdog Church Security and to the personal information at issue, we will honor the rights required by that law.

These rights may include:

· access;

· correction;

· deletion;

· portability;

· targeted-advertising opt-outs;

· sale or sharing opt-outs;

· rights involving certain sensitive data;

· rights concerning certain automated processing; and

· appeal rights.

Because the Meta Pixel may constitute targeted advertising, sharing, or a similar regulated activity under some state privacy laws, individuals may have the right to opt out of that processing where the applicable law applies.

21. Geographic Scope and Visitors Outside the United States

Sheepdog Church Security LLC is a United States business. SCSA’s products, training, enrollments, subscriptions, memberships, and services are offered to individuals and organizations in the United States. Except when SCSA expressly authorizes otherwise, SCSA does not intentionally market, solicit, or sell these products or services to persons located outside the United States.

Because the Internet is globally accessible, persons outside the United States may nevertheless be able to view publicly available portions of the Website, contact SCSA, encounter SCSA content, subscribe to communications, or submit information through an online service. Technical accessibility from another country does not mean that SCSA offers its products or services in that country.

If a person outside the United States contacts us, submits information, subscribes to communications, or attempts a transaction, we may process information reasonably necessary to respond to the communication, maintain security, honor an unsubscribe or privacy request, determine geographic eligibility, decline or cancel a transaction, issue a refund, maintain appropriate business records, or comply with applicable law.

Personal information may be processed in the United States, Canada, or other jurisdictions in which Thinkific, Kit, payment processors, cloud providers, advertising providers, or other service providers operate. Privacy laws in those jurisdictions may differ from the laws in your home country.

Where applicable law requires specific safeguards for international transfers of personal information, we and our service providers will use appropriate legally recognized safeguards as required.

Where a law outside the United States nevertheless applies to particular processing by SCSA, we will comply with that law to the extent required.

22. European Economic Area and United Kingdom - Where Applicable

SCSA does not intentionally direct its products or services to persons in the European Union, European Economic Area, or United Kingdom. This section is provided solely to address circumstances in which European Union, European Economic Area, or United Kingdom data-protection law nevertheless applies to particular processing. Nothing in this section is intended as an offer of SCSA products or services in those jurisdictions or as a representation that SCSA targets those markets.

If European Union, European Economic Area, or United Kingdom data-protection law applies to our processing of your personal information, you may have rights including:

· the right to receive information about processing;

· the right of access;

· the right to correction;

· the right to deletion in appropriate circumstances;

· the right to restrict certain processing;

· the right to data portability;

· the right to object to certain processing;

· the right to object to direct marketing;

· the right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; and

· rights relating to certain automated decision-making.

You may submit a request using the process described above.

You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the appropriate data-protection or supervisory authority.

Withdrawal of consent does not affect processing that lawfully occurred before consent was withdrawn.

23. Children

Our Website, courses, and services are not directed to individuals under 18 years of age.

We do not knowingly solicit personal information from individuals under 18 through the Website.

If you believe an individual under 18 has created an account or provided personal information to us without appropriate authorization, please contact:

[email protected]

We will investigate and take reasonable steps to address the information as appropriate and as required by law.

24. Third-Party Websites and Services

The Website or our courses may contain links to websites, resources, social-media platforms, vendors, or services operated by other organizations.

Sheepdog Church Security does not control the privacy practices of third parties.

Your interaction with another website or service is governed by that provider’s privacy policy and other applicable terms.

We encourage you to review those policies before providing personal information.

25. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:

· changes to our Website;

· changes to our courses or services;

· changes to service providers;

· changes to our data practices;

· changes to applicable law; or

· other operational or legal developments.

When we update the Privacy Policy, we will change the Last Updated date at the beginning of the policy.

If a change is material and applicable law requires additional notice or consent, we will provide that notice or obtain that consent as required.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

26. Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to submit a privacy request, contact:

Sheepdog Church Security LLC
Email: [email protected]

For privacy-related correspondence, please include “Privacy” in the subject line.

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