PRIVACY POLICY
Bartehrman.com is more than a website. It is a movement aimed at helping people (Christian or otherwise) become more knowledgeable about the New Testament, Jesus, and early Christianity.
To achieve this goal, we may collect information about you, and we’d like to explain how we go about doing this.
When you use, access, or interact with our Services (defined in Section 1 of our Terms of Service, accessible here), you are agreeing to our Terms of Service. You are also consenting to how we collect, share, and use information about you as described in this Privacy Policy.
WHAT THIS POLICY COVERS
This Privacy Policy explains how Bart Ehrman Professional Services LLC and its affiliated companies and brands ("Bart Ehrman Professional Services," "Bart Ehrman Courses," "The Biblical Studies Academy," "New Insights Into the New Testament," "we," "us," or "our") collect, use, and share information in connection with your access and use of our Services. It does not cover the privacy practices of third parties that we do not own or control.
We may provide third-party content or links to third-party websites or applications. When you leave our Services or interact with a third-party feature, you should review the applicable third party's privacy policies and terms of service to understand how they collect and share information about you.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
1. Information You Provide to Us
You may provide information to us through forms, features, or other means offered through our Services. Examples include:
- Personal Information: Information that identifies you personally, such as your name, email address, phone number, or payment details.
- Non-Personal Information: Information about your preferences, such as your interests in religious or Biblical content.
2. Information We Automatically Collect
We automatically collect certain information about your interactions with our Services ("Usage Information") to improve your experience. Examples include:
- Device Information: Operating system, browser type, hardware model, and unique device identifiers.
- Log Information: IP address, date and time of access, and features used within our Services.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: To enhance user experience and provide personalized recommendations. Cookies we collect are below:
Necessary
Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | session | WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user's browser can display emojis properly. |
| __cf_bm | 1 hour | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
| _cfuvid | session | Calendly sets this cookie to track users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services |
| cookieyes-consent | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember users' consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information about the site visitors. |
Functional
Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| slimstat_tracking_code | 1 hour | Slimstat sets this cookie to track anonymous visitor website activity statistics. |
| yt-remote-device-id | Never Expires | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | Never Expires | The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | Never Expires | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | session | The yt-remote-cast-installed cookie is used to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
| yt-remote-session-app | session | The yt-remote-session-app cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player. |
| yt-remote-session-name | session | The yt-remote-session-name cookie is used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | session | The yt-remote-fast-check-period cookie is used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos. |
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| sbjs_migrations | session | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| sbjs_current_add | session | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| sbjs_first_add | session | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| sbjs_current | session | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| sbjs_first | session | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| sbjs_udata | session | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| sbjs_session | 1 hour | Sourcebuster sets this cookie to identify the source of a visit and stores user action information in cookies. This analytical and behavioural cookie is used to enhance the visitor experience on the website. |
| _gcl_au | 3 months | Google Tag Manager sets the cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. |
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
| _ga | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. |
| vuid | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Vimeo installs this cookie to collect tracking information by setting a unique ID to embed videos on the website. |
| prli_visitor | 1 year | Pretty-Link sets this cookie to store statistical information about the clicks made on affiliate links. |
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _fs | 1 year 1 month 4 days | The _fs cookie is provided by Google Tag Manager to learn how users behave and interact on the site, to ensure a smooth experience. |
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| YSC | session | Youtube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. |
| yt.innertube::requests | Never Expires | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| yt.innertube::nextId | Never Expires | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
Uncategorised
Other uncategorised cookies are those that are being analysed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| touchpoint | 1 year | Description is currently not available. |
| libsyn-paywall-s | 1 day | Description is currently not available. |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | 6 months | Description is currently not available. |
| prli_click_13 | 1 month | No description available. |
3. Information from Third Parties
We may receive additional information about you from publicly available sources or third parties, such as advertising or analytics providers.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide and improve our Services.
- Communicate with you about updates, offers, and relevant content.
- Conduct research to enhance user experience.
- Serve targeted advertising, including through platforms like Google Ads and Facebook, based on your preferences and behavior.
- Comply with legal obligations or enforce our Terms of Service.
TARGETED ADVERTISING AND CUSTOMER MATCH
We may use your data to serve targeted ads on third-party platforms like Google Ads and Facebook. For example: If you sign up for a free resource or purchase a course, your data may be used to deliver personalized ads that are more relevant to you.
By using our Services, you consent to this use of your data. You can opt out at any time by contacting us at support@bartehrman.com.
how we share your INFORMATION
- Agents and Service Providers: Third parties acting on our behalf, such as payment processors, email service providers, or advertising networks.
- Collaborations: With third parties for joint research or marketing efforts.
- Legal Obligations: When required to comply with applicable laws or regulations.
- Consent: With your explicit consent for specific purposes.
- De-Identified Data: We may share anonymized or aggregated data for analytics or research.
YOUR CHOICES AND RIGHTS
1. Email Communications
You can opt out of receiving marketing emails by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in our emails or by contacting us at support@bartehrman.com.
2. Targeted Advertising
To opt out of your data being used for targeted ads, contact us at support@bartehrman.com.
3. Cookies
You can adjust your browser settings to manage cookies. Note that disabling cookies may affect your experience.
SECURITY
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or legal obligations. When we make significant updates, we will notify you by email (if you have provided one) or by posting a prominent notice on our website. The revised Privacy Policy will indicate the date of the most recent update. Your continued use of our Services after the updated Privacy Policy becomes effective constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: support@bartehrman.com
Mailing Address: Bart Ehrman Professional Services LLC, University of NC at Chapel Hill, 125 Saunders Hall CB #3225, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3225
Last Updated: 1/8/2025
Contact
University of NC at Chapel Hill, 125 Saunders Hall CB #3225, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3225
(602) 529-8162
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