Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 21, 2026

Blue Water Surrender, Inc. ("Blue Water Surrender," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us.

This Privacy Policy explains how Blue Water Surrender collects, uses, protects, and shares information when you visit or interact with BlueWaterSurrender.org, contact us, subscribe to our newsletter, inquire about mission trips or volunteer opportunities, or make a donation.

1. About Blue Water Surrender

Blue Water Surrender, Inc. is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit Christian organization supporting vulnerable children in Guatemala through Casa Agua Azul and related programs, projects, volunteer opportunities, and mission trips.

Blue Water Surrender, Inc.
PO Box 439
Tavernier, FL 33070
EIN: 20-1281542

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you interact with our website.

Depending on how you use our website, this may include:

Your first and last name
Email address
Telephone number
Subject of your inquiry
Information contained in messages you send to us
Information you provide when asking about mission trips
Information you provide when applying for or participating in a mission trip or volunteer activity
Information you provide when subscribing to our newsletter
Information associated with a donation or donor relationship

We may also automatically receive certain technical information when you visit our website, such as information about your browser, device, IP address, pages visited, and general website usage.

The information collected automatically may depend on the Wix features, services, and integrations currently enabled on our website.

3. Contact Forms

Our website provides contact forms that allow visitors to communicate with Blue Water Surrender.

Information submitted through these forms may include your name, email address, telephone number, subject, and the contents of your message.

We use this information to respond to your inquiry, provide requested information, communicate with you about our programs, and otherwise respond to your request.

Please do not submit highly sensitive personal information through a general website contact form.

4. Mission Trips and Volunteer Inquiries

Blue Water Surrender provides opportunities for individuals, families, and groups to inquire about mission trips and volunteer activities in Guatemala.

If you contact us regarding a mission trip or volunteer opportunity, we may collect information such as your name, email address, telephone number, group information, preferred dates, and other information you voluntarily provide.

If you are approved to participate in a mission trip or volunteer activity, we may request additional information that is reasonably necessary to organize the activity, communicate with participants, address safety or travel requirements, and administer the program.

We use this information for legitimate organizational and program purposes and do not sell participant information.

5. Newsletter

Our website provides an option for visitors to subscribe to the Blue Water Surrender newsletter.

If you voluntarily provide your email address for this purpose, we may use it to send newsletters, updates, information about our ministry, program updates, opportunities to participate, and other communications related to Blue Water Surrender.

You may request to stop receiving newsletter or other non-essential email communications at any time by using an unsubscribe option provided in the communication or by contacting us.

6. Donations

Blue Water Surrender accepts donations through third-party fundraising and payment services, including Givebutter.

When you make a donation through a third-party service, your payment information is processed according to that service's privacy policy and security practices.

Blue Water Surrender may receive information associated with a donation, such as your name, email address, donation amount, and other information you choose to provide.

We may use donation information to:

Process and acknowledge donations
Maintain appropriate financial and nonprofit records
Provide donation receipts or acknowledgments
Communicate with donors when appropriate
Administer and support the mission of Blue Water Surrender

For information about how Givebutter handles personal information, please review the Givebutter Privacy Policy .

7. Cookies and Website Technologies

BlueWaterSurrender.org is hosted using Wix.

Wix uses certain cookies and similar technologies to provide essential website functionality, security, stability, and performance. Additional cookies or tracking technologies may be used depending on the Wix features, applications, or third-party integrations enabled on our website.

We may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as:

Operating and securing the website
Remembering preferences
Understanding website usage
Improving website performance and functionality
Supporting features provided through third-party services

The specific cookies and technologies used by the website may change as we update our website and services.

Where required by applicable law, Blue Water Surrender may provide visitors with choices regarding non-essential cookies through the website's privacy or cookie settings.

8. How We Use Information

Blue Water Surrender may use personal information to:

Respond to questions and requests
Provide information about Blue Water Surrender
Respond to mission-trip and volunteer inquiries
Administer mission trips and volunteer activities
Send newsletters and requested communications
Process and acknowledge donations
Maintain nonprofit and financial records
Communicate information about our programs and activities
Improve our website and online services
Protect the security of our website and systems
Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations

We do not sell personal information.

9. How We Share Information

Blue Water Surrender does not sell or rent personal information.

We may share personal information with service providers when reasonably necessary to operate our website, administer our programs, process donations, communicate with supporters, or provide services you have requested.

These services may include:

Website hosting and website services provided through Wix
Donation and fundraising services such as Givebutter
Payment processing services used by third-party fundraising platforms
Email and newsletter services
Website security and technical services
Other service providers necessary to operate our nonprofit activities

Third-party service providers may have their own privacy policies governing their collection and use of information.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, legal process, court orders, or lawful governmental requests, or when necessary to protect the rights, safety, or property of Blue Water Surrender or others.

10. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to websites operated by third parties.

These may include websites used for:

Donations
Social media
Mission-trip resources
Volunteer activities
Partner organizations
Other resources related to our mission

When you follow a link to another website, that website's privacy policy and terms apply.

Blue Water Surrender does not control and is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites.

11. Children's Privacy and Protection

Blue Water Surrender's work involves children and vulnerable individuals, and we take their privacy and dignity seriously.

Our website is not intended to collect personal information directly from children.

Because our mission involves children at Casa Agua Azul, we take care when publishing photographs, stories, names, or other information involving children.

We will follow applicable requirements and organizational policies concerning permission and authorization for the publication of identifiable information or photographs of children.

We ask visitors, volunteers, mission-trip participants, and supporters not to publish or share private, identifying, or sensitive information about children served by Blue Water Surrender without appropriate authorization.

12. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

13. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including responding to inquiries, administering programs, maintaining nonprofit and financial records, communicating with supporters, resolving disputes, and complying with applicable legal obligations.

The length of time information is retained may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.

14. Your Privacy Choices

You may choose not to provide personal information through our website.

However, some information may be necessary for us to respond to a request, process or acknowledge a donation, communicate about a mission trip, or administer a volunteer activity.

If you subscribe to our newsletter or other non-essential communications, you may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe instructions provided in the communication.

You may also contact Blue Water Surrender to request correction or updating of personal information that we maintain about you, subject to applicable law and our ability to verify your identity.

15. Information From Children

We do not knowingly request or encourage children to submit personal information through our general website forms.

If we learn that personal information has been submitted by a child without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to address the situation.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Blue Water Surrender may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our website, programs, services, or legal obligations change.

When we make material changes, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this page.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.

17. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or personal information you have provided to Blue Water Surrender, please contact us.