Last updated: 12 November 2026
This privacy policy explains what information marcjarchow.com collects, why we collect it, and what you can do about it. We keep it short and in plain language. If anything is unclear, please contact us.
This website is run by Marc Jarchow, based in South Africa. It is home to MommmI’mBored (Christian Bible lessons and resources for preteens) and Relational Roots (Christian resources for adult relationships), as well as Marc’s books. In this policy, “we”, “us” and “our” mean Marc Jarchow and marcjarchow.com.
We are the “responsible party” for your personal information under South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). We also aim to respect the rights of visitors from other countries, including the EU and UK (GDPR) and the US.
When you contact us. If you use our contact form, we receive your name, email address and message. We use them only to reply to you.
When you comment. If you leave a comment, we store your name, email address, website (if you give one) and comment. To protect the site from spam, comments are checked by Akismet, which also receives your IP address and browser details. If you have a Gravatar, your profile picture may be shown next to your comment; Gravatar receives a coded (hashed) version of your email address to find it.
When you subscribe. If you subscribe to new posts, your email address is stored by WordPress.com (Jetpack) so that we can send you updates. Every email has an unsubscribe link.
When you answer a survey. We sometimes show a short feedback question. Your answers help us improve the site. We do not ask for personal details in these surveys.
When you browse. Like most websites, we use analytics tools to understand how the site is used, such as which pages are popular and how people find us. We use Google Analytics (through the MonsterInsights and Site Kit plugins) and Jetpack Stats. These tools may record information such as the pages you visit, the device and browser you use, your approximate location (country or city) and how you arrived at the site. Google Analytics uses cookies; you can choose which cookies to allow in our cookie banner.
When you play the Daily Bible Games. Anyone can play without an account. Your scores and streaks are saved in your own browser on your device. The Bible Word of the Day game also counts plays anonymously so we can see whether it is useful and which words are too hard. It creates a random code on your device and sends us only that code, the puzzle number, the day’s word, whether it was solved, the number of guesses, whether the hint was used, and the date. We do not collect names, email addresses or IP addresses through the games.
When a parent or guardian creates a family account. Parents and guardians can create a free Daily Bible Games family account on our Grown-ups page, so their children’s games and streaks are saved on every device. For the parent we store: email address, password (encrypted), country, whether they would like news in our monthly email, and a record of their consent with the date and the version of this policy. We ask for the parent’s year of birth only to check that an adult is signing up; we do not store it. We send a confirmation email before the account works, and a second email a day later so the account can be deleted straight away if someone else set it up.
For each child the parent adds, we store only: a username made from our word lists and a number (for example BraveLion42), an animal picture and color, an optional age band (8–9, 10–11 or 12–13), and their game results (which puzzles they played, whether they solved them and the result, for example “4/6”). Each device a parent sets up gets a random code, so results are saved to the right child. We use this information only to run the games, show the family their progress and send the parent’s monthly family update.
Many of our resources are made for preteens, but this website and our shops are meant for parents, teachers and church leaders. Children can play the Daily Bible Games without an account, and the games never ask a child for personal details.
Family accounts can only be created by a parent or legal guardian, who gives consent for their child and confirms it by email. Children never give us their name, email address, photo, location or any other personal details: their username is built from our word lists, and there is no chat or free text anywhere in the games, so children cannot share information with anyone. We never share or sell children’s information.
Parents can see their children’s profiles and results, remove devices, delete a child, or delete the whole family account at any time on the Grown-ups page. If you believe a child has sent us personal information without a parent’s consent, please contact us and we will delete it.
Cookies are small files stored by your browser. We use cookies that the site needs to work (for example, to remember your cookie choices or a comment you are writing) and, if you allow them, analytics cookies. You can change your choice at any time through the cookie banner, or block cookies in your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how the site works.
Our lessons and resources are sold through Etsy (the MommmI’mBored and RelationalRoots shops), and our books through Amazon. When you buy from these shops, your purchase and payment details are handled by Etsy or Amazon under their own privacy policies, not by this website. Etsy shares with us what we need to fulfill your order, such as your name and the items you bought.
Our pages may also include content from other websites, such as videos, Pinterest buttons or links to social media. These websites may collect information about you in the same way as if you visited them directly.
We never sell your personal information. We only share it with the services that help us run the site, and only as far as they need it:
Some of these services store information on servers outside South Africa, including in the United States. They are required to protect it in line with their own privacy and security commitments.
You can ask us to:
To make a request, please contact us. We will reply as soon as we can. If you are in South Africa and are not happy with how we handle your information, you can complain to the Information Regulator (inforegulator.org.za).
We use secure (HTTPS) connections, trusted service providers, regular backups and spam protection. No website can be completely secure, but we do our best to protect your information.
We may update this policy when the site changes, for example when we add new features. The date at the top shows when it was last updated.
Questions about this policy or your information? Please use our contact page or email marcofjoan@gmail.com.