Effective date: June 30, 2026 · Last updated: June 30, 2026
SMS/Text Messaging Privacy Statement
By providing your mobile phone number, you consent to receive text messages from us. We respect your privacy: mobile phone numbers and opt-in data collected for SMS purposes will not be shared with, sold to, or transferred to any third parties or affiliates for marketing purposes. Your mobile information is used solely to deliver the messages you’ve requested.
Message frequency varies based on your interaction with our services. You may receive up to 10 messages per month. Message and data rates may apply depending on your mobile carrier and plan. To opt out at any time, reply STOP. For help, reply HELP or contact us at [email protected].
Joshua Mitchell, Mitchell Media, LLC (“JoshMitch.com” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through our website (joshmitch.com), our text-messaging program, and other ways you connect with our content, how we use it, and the choices you have.
By using our website, providing your information, or opting in to receive text messages from us, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
Information we collect
We collect information that you choose to provide and limited information collected automatically when you use our website. This may include:
- Contact information — your name, mobile phone number, email address, and mailing address.
- Communications — the content of messages you send us and text messages.
- Website usage — basic technical data such as your device type, browser, and pages visited, collected through cookies and analytics tools.
How we use your information
We use the information we collect to:
- Communicate with you about services, events;
- Respond to your questions;
- Send text messages you have asked to receive (see the section below);
- Improve our website
SMS / TEXT MESSAGING PROGRAM
Text messaging (SMS) terms & privacy
Joshua Mitchell offers an optional text-messaging program so members and guests can receive updates such as reminders, announcements, follow-ups. The terms below apply specifically to that program.
How you opt in (consent)
We only send text messages to people who have given us their express consent. You may opt in by:
- Texting a keyword — for example texting [KEYWORD, e.g. JOIN] to [your 10DLC number] — to receive recurring ministry, event, and service updates;
- Verbally providing your mobile number to a staff member or volunteer with the understanding that you will receive texts.
Message frequency & rates
Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply depending on your mobile carrier and plan. Joshua Mitchell does not charge for text messages.
How to opt out or get help
You can cancel the text-messaging program at any time by replying STOP to any message. After you reply STOP, we will send a one-time confirmation and you will not receive further texts unless you opt in again. For help, reply HELP or contact us at [email protected]
How we protect your mobile information
No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Information you share when opting in to text messaging — including your mobile phone number and your consent — is used only to operate Joshua Mitchell’s own messaging program. Text-messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties other than the licensed messaging providers and carriers we use to deliver the messages on our behalf, and those providers are not permitted to use your information for their own marketing.
Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. By participating, you agree that text messages may be sent using an automated system, and you confirm the mobile number you provide is yours.
How we share information
Joshua Mitchell does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information, and we do not share it with third parties for their own marketing. We share information only in these limited situations:
- Service providers who help us operate — such as our website host, email and text-messaging platforms, and giving processor — and only as needed to provide those services to us;
- Legal requirements, when we are required to respond to a valid legal request or to protect the safety of others; and
- With your direction, such as when you ask to be connected with a ministry leader or group.
As stated above, mobile opt-in information and SMS consent are never shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing purposes.
Cookies and website analytics
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to keep the site working properly and to understand how visitors use it. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, though some parts of the site may not function as intended.
Data security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the information we hold. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security, but we work to protect your information and limit access to those who need it to serve you.
Your choices and rights
You may, at any time:
- Opt out of text messages by replying STOP, or unsubscribe from emails using the link in any email;
- Ask us to access, correct, or delete the personal information we hold about you; and
- Ask questions about how your information is used.
To make a request, contact us using the details below. We will respond as promptly as we reasonably can.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Significant changes will be communicated where appropriate.
