Flashes of Insight is a project of Joseph Grayland, John Murphy, and Thomas O’Loughlin. It is published by Church Resources Ltd, New Zealand.
The protection of private and confidential information is fundamental to Flashes of Insight.
We are committed to safeguarding the personal information we collect, store, and use in accordance with international best practice.
This policy outlines how Flashes of Insight handles personal information across all digital platforms in our network.
2. How does Flashes of Insight collect personal information?
Visitors can sign up for a weekly newsletter that links back to the site. To subscribe, users must provide a real name and email address and country for identification purposes.
We may use cookies to assign your device a unique ‘User ID’. These cookies help with statistical analysis and editorial processes.
Users can manage cookie settings through their browser. You may choose to block, restrict, or be notified about cookies.
In some cases, multiple cookies may collect anonymous statistical and demographic data. This information does not personally identify users and may be used for marketing or promotional analysis.
For instructions on disabling cookies, refer to your browser’s help menu.
3. What if a viewer does not want to provide personal information?
Visitors are not required to provide personal information to use the site.
However, without providing basic information, users may be unable to access certain services, such as receiving the weekly newsletter.
4. What kind of personal information does Flashes of Insight store?
We may collect and store the following types of personal information:
- Name, country, and email address
5. How will Flashes of Insight use personal information?
Unless consent is given, personal information will only be used to identify and contact the viewer.
With consent, information may also be used to:
- Provide requested services
- Manage service delivery
- Notify users of updates, events, or features
- Share media content, commentaries, and newsletters
- Improve services and develop new features
- Understand audience needs
- Maintain and upgrade systems
We may email users to confirm the authenticity of a submitted email address.
Site visit information—such as date, time, duration, and pages visited—is stored indefinitely.
Names are not usually recorded unless a visitor contacts us via the website form.
6. Third-party access
Flashes of Insight uses trusted third-party services for:
- Email newsletter distribution
- Off-site data backups
- Statistical and analytics tools
We may use embedded content (e.g. videos or articles) that behaves as if the user visited the third-party site. These sites may collect personal data or use additional tracking.
Website contact forms are hosted and stored on Flashes of Insight servers. No third parties store this data.
7. Will personal information be disclosed to anyone else?
Aside from the systems outlined above, Church Resources Ltd and Flashes of Insight do not disclose personal information to external parties.
Our email distribution system stores subscriber data on our behalf. However, the data remains the property of Flashes of Insight and Church Resources Ltd.
We may be legally required to share data with authorities under specific conditions, such as a legal warrant but we do not sell, rent, or trade personal data.
8. How is personal information protected?
We take reasonable steps to protect all personal data from misuse, unauthorised access, alteration, and loss.
We ensure employees understand this policy and follow privacy practices.
Our data security measures include:
- Physical security controls (locks, alarms)
- Firewalls and network security
- Access controls like passwords and user IDs
9. What data breach procedures are in place?
To prevent breaches:
- Core software is updated automatically or manually if required
- Plugins and scripts are updated monthly
In the event of a breach, we will:
- Identify the issue
- Identify the source
- Notify affected individuals
- Isolate or shut down affected sections
- Repair and test the system
- Restore full functionality
10. Changes to this privacy policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected on the website.
11. Need More Information?
Questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy can be directed to our Privacy Officer:
📮 PO Box 13850, Wellington, 6044, New Zealand
12. Policy Currency
This Privacy Policy was last updated on 17 April 2025.