Last updated: 21 August 2026

1. Welcome

Welcome to Be Quiet and Listen

Be Quiet and Listen is a space created to encourage quiet reflection and encouraging you to grow your relationship with God. We respect the trust you place in us when you choose to subscribe, access our resources, contact us or use our website.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we may collect, why we collect it, how we use and protect it, and the choices and rights you have regarding your information.

Be Quiet and Listen currently operates from New Zealand and handles personal information in accordance with applicable New Zealand privacy law, including the Privacy Act 2020.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through:

• the Be Quiet and Listen website;
• our subscriber sign-up forms;
• email communications;
• downloadable resources;
• contact forms and email correspondence;
• purchases of digital or other resources; and
• other services or features we may introduce from time to time.

2. Who is responsible for your information?

Be Quiet and Listen is operated by Catherina Fourie.

For privacy-related questions, requests or concerns, you can contact her through the contact page or at fouriecpr@gmail.com.

3. What personal information may we collect?

We only seek to collect information that is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Depending on how you interact with Be Quiet and Listen, we may collect:

4. Information you provide to us

This may include:

• your name;
• email address;
• information you provide when contacting us;
• information you provide when subscribing to Be Quiet and Listen;
• information associated with your subscriber account;
• information relating to purchases or transactions;
• information you provide when requesting support; and
• any other information you voluntarily provide to us.

You do not generally need to provide personal information simply to browse the public areas of our website.

However, certain information may be required if you want to subscribe, create an account, access subscriber resources, purchase a resource or contact us.

5. Information relating to your use of our website

Depending on the technology and services used on our website, we may also collect limited technical information such as:

• IP address;
• browser type;
• device type;
• operating system;
• pages visited;
• approximate date and time of visits;
• referring website; and
• information about how you interact with our website.

Some of this information may be collected automatically through cookies, analytics or similar technologies.

6. Why do we collect your information?

We collect and use personal information for purposes connected with operating Be Quiet and Listen and providing the services and resources you have requested.

This may include:

• providing access to your subscriber account;
• providing you with the free resources;
• providing access to subscriber resources;
• delivering digital downloads and other resources;
• sending newsletters and subscriber communications;
• sending information about new resources, articles or features;
• responding to questions and enquiries;
• providing customer or subscriber support;
• processing purchases and transactions;
• keeping appropriate business and financial records;
• maintaining and improving our website;
• understanding how visitors use our website;
• protecting the security of our website and services;
• preventing misuse, fraud or unauthorised access; and
• meeting our legal and regulatory obligations.

We will not collect personal information simply because it might be useful. The information we collect should be relevant and necessary for the purpose for which it is being collected. This reflects the data-minimisation approach under New Zealand’s Privacy Act.

7. Be Quiet and Listen Subscriptions

When you subscribe to Be Quiet and Listen, we may collect information such as your name and email address so that we can:

• create and maintain your subscriber record;
• provide you with subscriber benefits;
• provide the free resources;
• provide access to other subscriber resources;
• send you information relating to your subscription;
• send newsletters and other communications you have agreed to receive; and
• provide information about new resources and developments relating to Be Quiet and Listen.

Subscriber access

Be Quiet and Listen may provide certain resources and content exclusively to subscribers.

To provide this access, we may process information such as email address, subscription status and subscription date.

Where subscriber-only content is used, WordPress.com may require you to confirm your email address before granting access.

We use subscriber information to provide access to the resources and communications associated with your subscription.

We may change, add or remove subscriber resources from time to time. Where appropriate, we will communicate significant changes to subscribers.

8. Email communications

If you choose to subscribe to our email communications, we may use your email address to send you:

• newsletters;
• encouragement and reflections;
• information about Be Quiet and Listen;
• information about new resources;
• subscriber updates;
• information about relevant products or services; and
• other communications relating to the Be Quiet and Listen community.

We will not knowingly sell or rent your email address to another organisation for that organisation’s marketing purposes.

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting us at fouriecpr@gmail.com.

New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner recommends being clear about what information is collected and how it will be used, and notes that businesses should also consider the requirements of the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 when sending marketing emails.

9. Your subscriber account

Be Quiet and Listen may provide certain resources and content exclusively to subscribers. We may collect information needed to create and maintain your account.

This may include:

• your name;
• email address;
• subscription status;
• information about resources available to you; and
• information necessary to provide technical or customer support.

You are responsible for keeping any password or login credentials confidential.

Please contact us if you believe your account has been accessed without your permission.

10. The Be Quiet and Listen Journal and subscriber resources

As part of the subscriber offering, we may provide you with digital resources including the Be Quiet and Listen Journal, worksheets, guides, reflections, audio, video or other materials.

We may keep records necessary to determine whether you are entitled to access particular subscriber resources.

We do not need to know what you personally write in your private journal or how you use the resources unless you voluntarily choose to share that information with us.

If you choose to contact us about something you have written, experienced or reflected upon, the information you provide may become part of our correspondence with you and will be handled in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

11. Purchases and payments

If you purchase a product or service from Be Quiet and Listen, we may collect information necessary to process and record the transaction.

This may include:

• your name;
• email address;
• details of the product or service purchased;
• transaction information;
• billing information where required; and
• information required to provide customer support.

Payments may be processed through third-party payment providers.

We do not intend to store your full payment card details on our own systems. Payment information may instead be collected and processed by the payment provider used for the transaction.

We do not currently process payments directly through the Be Quiet and Listen website. If paid products or services are introduced in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated to identify the relevant payment provider.

You should also review the privacy policy of the relevant payment provider.

12. Third-party service providers

Be Quiet and Listen may use WordPress.com and its associated services to host and operate our website and provide newsletter and subscriber functionality.

When you subscribe to Be Quiet and Listen, information such as your email address, subscription status and subscription date may be processed through WordPress.com’s subscriber and newsletter services.

WordPress.com may also process technical and usage information to provide, secure and improve these services.

We recommend that you also review WordPress.com’s privacy information for further details about how it handles personal information.

Current providers:

• Website/hosting: WordPress.com
• Newsletter and Email Subscription Services: WordPress.com
• Subscriber/member platform: WordPress.com
• Analytics: Jetpack
• Digital resource delivery: WordPress.com or Google Drive

Newsletter analytics

Our newsletter service may provide us with information about how subscribers interact with our emails, such as whether an email has been opened or whether links within an email have been clicked.

We may use this information to understand how our communications are being received and to improve future newsletters and resources.

Comments

If you choose to leave a comment on Be Quiet and Listen, information you provide through the comment form may be collected and processed by our website and hosting provider.

This may include your name, email address, website address, comment and relevant technical information.

Your comment and display name may be publicly visible. Please do not include personal information in a public comment that you do not want others to see.

Comments may be moderated or removed where necessary to maintain the safety, integrity and appropriate use of the website.

13. Information stored outside New Zealand

Some of the technology and service providers we use may store or process personal information outside New Zealand.

Where personal information is disclosed to an overseas provider, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that the information is handled in a manner consistent with applicable New Zealand privacy requirements.

This is particularly relevant because New Zealand’s Privacy Act contains specific requirements concerning disclosure of personal information outside New Zealand.

14. Cookies and website analytics

Be Quiet and Listen may use cookies and similar technologies to help the website operate and to understand how visitors use the website.

Cookies may be used for purposes such as:

• remembering website preferences;
• keeping you signed in to a subscriber area;
• enabling website functionality;
• understanding website traffic;
• improving website performance; and
• measuring the effectiveness of our website and communications.

Some cookies may be provided by third-party services.

Where appropriate, you can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of parts of the website, particularly subscriber or account features.

15. How we use your information

We will use your personal information for the purposes for which it was collected, or for other purposes permitted by applicable law.

For example, information provided when you subscribe may be used to provide your subscription and communicate with you about Be Quiet and Listen.

We will not use your personal information for unrelated purposes without a lawful basis for doing so.

The New Zealand Privacy Act places limits on how personal information can be used and disclosed after it has been collected.

16. Who may have access to your information?

Your personal information may be accessed by:

• Catherina Fourie;
• authorised people assisting with the operation of Be Quiet and Listen;
• technology and service providers who provide services to Be Quiet and Listen; and
• other parties where disclosure is required or permitted by law.

We will not sell your personal information.

We will not disclose your personal information to unrelated third parties for their own marketing purposes without your permission, unless required or permitted by law.

17. How we protect your information

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from:

• loss;
• unauthorised access;
• unauthorised disclosure;
• misuse;
• alteration; and
• destruction.

These measures may include appropriate account security, password protection, secure website connections and using reputable service providers.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

If we become aware of a privacy breach that requires notification under New Zealand law, we will follow the applicable requirements.

18. How long do we keep your information?

We retain personal information only for as long as it is reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or for as long as required by law.

For example:

• subscriber information while you remain subscribed;
• transaction and accounting records where legally required;
• correspondence where reasonably necessary; and
• technical or analytics information according to the relevant service’s retention practices.

When personal information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely delete or de-identify it.

19. Your right to access your information

You have the right to request access to your personal information that we hold about you, subject to the Privacy Act 2020 and any applicable exceptions.

You can contact us at:

fouriecpr@gmail.com

Please provide enough information to help us identify you and locate the information you are requesting.

We may need to verify your identity before providing personal information.

20. Your right to correct your information

If you believe that personal information we hold about you is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date, you can ask us to correct it.

You can contact:

fouriecpr@gmail.com

We will consider your request in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020.

The Privacy Act gives individuals rights to access and request correction of personal information held about them.

21. Unsubscribing from Be Quiet and Listen

You can unsubscribe from Be Quiet and Listen email communications at any time using the unsubscribe option provided in our emails.

If you need assistance managing your subscription, you can also contact us directly at:

fouriecpr@gmail.com

Please understand that unsubscribing from marketing communications does not necessarily mean that we will immediately delete all information we are legally required to retain.

For example, we may still need to retain transaction or accounting information where required by law.

22. Deleting your subscriber account

If you have an account with Be Quiet and Listen, you may contact us to request that your account and associated personal information be deleted.

Some information may need to be retained where there is a legal, accounting, security or other lawful reason to do so.

If you request deletion, we will explain if any information needs to be retained and why.

23. Information relating to children

Be Quiet and Listen is not specifically designed to collect personal information from children.

We encourage parents or guardians to be involved where children are using online resources.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate permission, please contact us at fouriecpr@gmail.com.

24. Information you choose to share publicly

Some areas of the website or future Be Quiet and Listen services may allow users to submit comments, testimonials or other content.

If you voluntarily provide information for public display, please remember that information published publicly may be viewed, copied or shared by others.

Do not submit personal information that you do not want made publicly available.

25. Links to other websites

The Be Quiet and Listen website may contain links to other websites or services.

Those websites operate independently of Be Quiet and Listen and have their own privacy policies.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of external websites.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any website before providing personal information.

26. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Changes may be necessary when:

• our website changes;
• we introduce new subscriber features;
• we introduce new products or services;
• we begin using different technology providers;
• privacy laws or requirements change; or
• our information-handling practices change.

The latest version will be published on the Be Quiet and Listen website.

The Last updated date at the beginning of this policy will indicate when the policy was most recently reviewed or changed.

Where a change is significant, we may notify subscribers through appropriate channels.

27. Privacy concerns and complaints

If you have a question, concern or complaint about how we have handled your personal information, please contact us first:

Catherina Fourie

Be Quiet and Listen

Email: fouriecpr@gmail.com

We will make reasonable efforts to understand and resolve your concern.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand.

28. Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, your subscriber account or your privacy rights, please contact:

Catherina Fourie

Be Quiet and Listen

Email: fouriecpr@gmail.com

We welcome questions about privacy and want you to feel comfortable and informed when you use Be Quiet and Listen.

Be Quiet and Listen

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