Who we are
This website belongs to First Nations Breakthrough Ministries, a First Nations–led ministry and a charity registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.
What we collect
Only what you type into one of our forms. Depending on which form you use, that is your name, your email address, your message, and which kind of request you selected — a prayer request, a meeting with leadership, volunteering, business partnership, or membership.
We do not ask for your address, your date of birth, or any identity documents through this website.
Prayer requests, and sensitive information
A prayer request is often personal, and what you write may say something about your religious beliefs or your health. Australian privacy law treats that as sensitive information and holds it to a higher standard than an ordinary name and email address.
You choose what to tell us. By sending a prayer request you are consenting to us collecting what you have written and using it to pray for you and to respond. Please share only as much as you are comfortable sharing — you do not have to give details to be prayed for.
Your prayer request is read by ministry leadership only. It is not published on this website, it is not read out anywhere without your permission, and there are no public comments anywhere on this site.
How we use it
To reply to you, and to do the thing you asked us to do. We do not sell or rent your information to anyone, and we do not use it for advertising.
Who else handles your information
When you submit a form, it does not travel to us directly. Two service providers handle it on the way, and both store data on servers outside Australia:
- Formspark receives the form submission and passes it on to us by email.
- Google (Gmail) delivers and stores the email we receive.
We use them only to receive and read what you sent. Neither is permitted to use your information for their own purposes. Beyond these two providers, nothing you send us is shared outside the ministry.
How long we keep it
We keep what you send for as long as we need it to help you and to keep a record of our contact with you. You can ask us to delete it at any time.
Analytics and cookies
This site sets no advertising cookies and does not track you across other websites. If visitor analytics are switched on in future, this section will be updated before that happens.
Giving
Giving is currently by bank transfer, which happens entirely through your own bank. We never see or store your card or account details through this website. If card or recurring giving is added later, it will be handled by a dedicated payment provider and this section will be updated with their name before it goes live.
Seeing, correcting or deleting your information
You can ask us what we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it. Email us at 1stnbm@gmail.com and we will respond as soon as we can.
If you are not happy with how we handled it
Please tell us first, at 1stnbm@gmail.com, so we have the chance to put it right. If you are still not satisfied, you can complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au.