The materials on this site are provided in a variety of formats which are currently popular.
Printed materials. Materials not readily readable in your browser are probably in the Adobe Reader (PDF) format. You may download your own free version of Adobe's reader at Adobe.com
Audio files. Audio files will either stream directly to your PC or will be in MP3 format. We highly recommend Windows Media Player (Version 11 or above) which can be downloaded for free from Microsoft.com. If your player is up to date and you still can't play your files, open your player, select tools>options>file types, and be sure the mp3 box is fully checked.
PowerPoint files. If you do cannot read Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT) files, you can download a free PowerPoint reader from Microsoft.com.
Graphic Images. Files with endings such as .jpg, .gif., and bmp. can be read directly by your graphic image viewer. Keep in mind that the graphics which decorate the menus and web sheets are all copyrighted and may not be downloaded legally by you.
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Legal matters associated with this site
Our mission is to facilitate men and women in their pursuit of God through the person of Jesus Christ and to aid them in their growth and service for Christ.
"…freely have ye received, freely give." Matthew 10:8b
Our ministries are always free, except that we reserve the right to recover production and shipping costs materials we offer for free. In that event, those costs will be clearly stated along with the offering of the free materials.
We do not desire or ask for donations from web site users. Thanks to the graciousness of the Lord and the goodness of our friends, we have been able to absorb all costs for our ministry to date.
Don't Sue. We're poor folks. Your use of this site represents your agreement not to hold us liable in any way for misinformation or consequential damage to you or your associates.
What happens here stays here. We do not pass your name or private information off to anyone. Period. - Unless the long arm of the law taps us on the shoulder, of course.
Don't swipe. Articles and videos are all free. Graphics on this site are licensed - so it's illegal for you to cob them. FYI, most generic photos are purchased from iStockphoto.com. The site template itself (CSS) is signed on the bottom of each page. Our thanks go to Geniousweb for this free template.
No nasties! We are absolutely intolerant of obscenity, verbal or graphic. You can get in our faces all you want, but take your hatred and anger somewhere else. Better yet, with the Lord's help, He'll take it away!
Policies
The Center For Biblical Ministries is a non profit, faith organization, incorporated under the laws of the State of California and is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service under the 501(c)3 code. We minister freely to all regardless of race or ethnic origin. The FREE materials provided on this site include printed files, audio files, and presentation files. These files may be used and distributed freely provided they are not altered in any way or distributed with a charge of any kind*. Your download is an indication of your acceptance of these terms. There are a few files which include additional minor restrictions. They are noted in the file description. If you use the free ministry of one of our Bible Trainers you do so with the understanding that they are not here for the general purpose of counseling or for theological debate. You agree not to hold any such Bible Trainers or the Center For Biblical Ministries liable for any consequences stemming from their personal counsel, recommendations, or information contained in any sites to which this site links. Your participation is an indication of your acceptance of these terms.
PLEASE DO NOT try to download graphics associated with the actual production of a web page on this site. This web site theme, associated graphics, and other incidental graphics are under various licenses and should not be downloaded for personal or commercial use. *
Minor spelling or clerical corrections are excluded from editing restrictions.
PRIVACY
THE CENTER FOR BIBLICAL MINISTRIES recognizes that respecting user privacy over the Internet is of utmost importance. This privacy statement is designed to provide information about the privacy and data collection practices for the site: http://www.centerforbiblicalministries.com The Site is operated by Center For Biblical Ministries, a Sacramento, California non profit organization. If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first contact our site coordinator at bibletrainer@centerforbiblicalministries.com or by postal mail to: JAMES P STEEL /CBM/ C/O BOX 1158, HOT SPRINGS, SD 57747. Suspicious or threatening mail will be turned over to authorities.
Identifying Information.
In general, you can visit the Site without telling us who you are or providing any information about yourself. We reserve the right, however, to identify the sender's computer DNS for safety purposes.
In some areas of the Site, we ask you to provide information that will enable us to process an order, offer services that require registration, assist you with technical support issues or to follow up with you. Generally, CENTER FOR BIBLICAL MINISTRIES requests identifying information when you: Register on any of our web sites. Place an order for media which we supply or ship. Provide feedback to an online survey or tell us about an idea or suggestion. Participate in a rebate program, contest, or other promotional offer. Request a SPECIAL SERVICE such as participating in our Personal Trainer ministry. Request information or files from technical support or customer service. In these instances, CENTER FOR BIBLICAL MINISTRIES will ask for your name, address, e-mail address, phone number and other appropriate information needed to provide you with these services. In all instances, if you receive a newsletter or other mailing from us, you will always be able to "unsubscribe" to these mailings at any time.
What CENTER FOR BIBLICAL MINISTRIES Will Do With Your Information. If you choose to give us personal information for any of the purposes above, this information is retained by CENTER FOR BIBLICAL MINISTRIES and will only be used by CENTER FOR BIBLICAL MINISTRIES to support your relationship with us. We will not add you to a mailing list, or newsletter without your registration for this service. We will only contact you if further information is required from you to complete a service.
What Others May Do With Your Information. CENTER FOR BIBLICAL MINISTRIES does not share, rent, or sell any personally identifying information provided through our Site (such as your name or email address) to any outside organization for use in its marketing or solicitations.
From time to time CENTER FOR BIBLICAL MINISTRIES may use agents or contractors who will have access to your personal information to perform services for CENTER FOR BIBLICAL MINISTRIES (such as DATABASE MAINTENANCE, FURTHER EXAMPLES), however, they are required by us to keep the information confidential and may not use it for any purpose other than to carry out the services for CENTER FOR BIBLICAL MINISTRIES. In addition, CENTER FOR BIBLICAL MINISTRIES may also share aggregate information about its customers and its web site visitors to advertisers, business partners, and other third parties. For example, we might share that our users are x percent PCs users and y percent Macintosh users. None of this information, however, will contain personal, identifying information about our users. CENTER FOR BIBLICAL MINISTRIES On-line Store. The CENTER FOR BIBLICAL MINISTRIES On-line Store is designed to give you options concerning the privacy of your identifying information. If you choose, you can set up an account. This will allow you to have a customized order page for express ordering and to view your purchasing history. To protect your privacy, we have designed the Sites to include certain steps to verify your identity before granting you access or enabling you to make corrections in an account. You will always have access to this account information and can view it, update it or correct it at any time. To access your information, you will need to use a password. When purchasing products through the our web site, the order form will also ask you to provide a daytime telephone number. However, the telephone number is only used to quickly resolve questions relative to an order, such as to clarify recipient email addresses that are inactive, or entered incorrectly.
Third Party Links. CenterforBiblicalMinistries.com may recommend other sites which, in our opinion, represent our spiritual and ethical values. In no case are our recommendations sold and we do not benefit directly in any way by their recommendation. Use of our recommended links is at the user's risk. By selecting a recommendation from our site you agree not to hold us liable for any such recommendations. Other Internet sites and services have separate privacy and data collection practices. Once you leave WWW.CENTERFORBIBLICALMINISTRIES.COM, CENTER FOR BIBLICAL MINISTRIES cannot control, and has no responsibility for, the privacy policies or data collection activities at another site. Cookies. In the future, we may use a feature on your web browser to send your computer a "cookie". We do not use cookies to retrieve any personal information from your computer. We only use cookies to learn ways to enhance our Sites, and to give you better, more personalized service while in our web site. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is sent. However, some functions of the Sites may not function if you refuse cookies. These areas of our web site will have information posted about cookies, and when a cookie will be uploaded to your computer.
Children's Privacy Protection. CENTER FOR BIBLICAL MINISTRIES is sensitive to the heightened need to protect the privacy of children under the age of 13. The vast majority of the material on our web site is not intended for children and is not targeted to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children and, if we learn that we have received personal data from a child, we will remove this information from our database. Changes to this Policy. CENTER FOR BIBLICAL MINISTRIES may from time to time revise its privacy policy. You should therefore periodically visit this page, so you are aware of any such revisions. We will not, however, use your existing information in a manner not previously disclosed. You will be advised and have the opportunity to opt out of any new use of your information.
Contacting Us. If you have any questions about our privacy policy and/or the practices of our web site, you can write to: JAMES STEEL /CBM c/o BOX 1158, HOT SPRINGS, SD 57747
Credit Card Security. We know customers are concerned about credit card security. When needed, we will use one of the world's largest funds transfer agencies - PayPal. If you choose to use a PayPal account, your personal credit card information will not be given to CENTER FOR BIBLICAL MINISTRIES.