Fellowship of St. Moses the Black
Effective Date: May 1, 2026
The Fellowship of St. Moses the Black (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to equipping Orthodox Christians for the ministry of racial reconciliation and sharing the Orthodox Christian faith with African Americans and people of color. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit mosestheblack.org, how we use it, and your choices regarding that information.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://mosestheblack.org. We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission is to link ancient African Christianity with the African American experience through Orthodox Christian faith and the ministry of racial reconciliation.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (such as videos, images, and articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor had visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website. This includes YouTube videos and any other media embedded on our pages.
Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services on our website. Each operates under its own privacy policy:
- Square — payment processing for donations and membership dues (square.com/legal/privacy)
- YouTube — embedded video content (policies.google.com/privacy)
- Facebook — social media links and page integration (facebook.com/privacy/policy)
- Instagram — social media links and content (privacycenter.instagram.com)
- GuideStar / Candid — nonprofit transparency badge (candid.org/privacy-policy)
- Automattic / WordPress.com — website platform and spam detection infrastructure (automattic.com/privacy)
We do not control the data practices of these services and are not responsible for their privacy policies or actions.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Donations and Payment Processing
Donations and annual membership dues are processed through secure third-party payment processors. We do not store your credit card or payment information on our servers. Please review the applicable processor’s privacy policy for details on how your financial information is handled.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically rather than holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website, we also store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information. Contact form submissions are retained for a reasonable period to facilitate follow-up and are not stored indefinitely.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obligated to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To make a data request, please contact us using the information at the bottom of this page.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Donation and payment data is transmitted to our third-party payment processors (see Third-Party Services above). We do not transfer personal data internationally outside of what is handled by those third-party services under their own policies.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information through our site, please contact us so we can remove it.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the effective date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.
Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Fellowship of St. Moses the Black
Website: mosestheblack.org/contact