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THE BECOMINGWITH DR. IMMANUELSON SAM
Governance & Trust

Website Policies

Effective Date: 13 October 2026 • Last Updated: 13 October 2026

Section 01

Privacy Notice

The Becoming with Dr. Immanuelson Sam (“The Becoming”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is a community for people committed to personal growth, courageous leadership, purpose, character, and meaningful action. We respect the trust you place in us when you visit our website, register to join, attend an online session, or interact with our community.

Data Controller & Contact Information:

Responsible Party: The Becomers Community

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Privacy Contact: immanuelsonsam416@gmail.com

Information We Collect

  • Registration details: Your name, email address, phone/WhatsApp (for volunteers), country, and primary area of growth submitted via our forms.
  • Community information: Details you choose to share in discussions, feedback, session contributions, or weekly prompt responses.
  • Communications: Information provided when you contact us or respond to an invitation.
  • Technical information: Standard browser/device metadata and security logs generated when visiting our site.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information—such as health details, government identity documents, or financial account details.

How We Use & Share Your Information

We use your information to process your membership or volunteer request, send Sunday Session links and reminders, administer participation across Google Meet and Telegram, and maintain community safety. We do not sell personal information. We share limited data only with essential service providers (such as Supabase for database hosting, Resend for onboarding emails, and Google Workspace for community registries) and authorised community administrators bound by confidentiality.

Your Rights & Retention

We retain information only as long as reasonably necessary for membership administration and community safety. You may request access, correction, deletion, or withdrawal of consent at any time by contacting immanuelsonsam416@gmail.com. Individuals under 18 should not submit personal information without verified parent/guardian consent.

Section 02

Website Terms of Use

By accessing this website or submitting a registration form, you agree to these Terms. Membership in The Becoming is offered free of charge. You agree to provide accurate information, act respectfully, and never harass, spam, solicit members without permission, or share another person's private story without consent.

Intellectual Property: Original website text, branding, session slide decks, and frameworks created by Dr. Immanuelson Sam and The Becoming are protected. You may download resources for personal, non-commercial growth, but may not commercially exploit or republish them without written permission.

Section 03

Cookie & Similar Technologies Notice

This website uses strictly necessary browser storage (such as `sessionStorage` to remember if you have already viewed our Volunteer prompt during your visit) and essential security/routing tokens provided by our hosting platform (Vercel). You can manage or clear cookies and local storage at any time via your browser settings.

Section 04

Community Standards

Applies to all Sunday Sessions, Telegram spaces, and official channels:

  • Respect is Non-Negotiable Treat members with dignity across nationality, profession, and background. Disagreement is welcome; abuse is not.
  • Protect Privacy Do not record, screenshot, forward, or publish private discussions or personal stories without permission.
  • Be Punctual (6:00 PM WAT) The Sunday Becoming Session begins strictly at 6:00 PM West Africa Time. Join on time and ready to engage.
  • Zero Spam or Solicitation No unsolicited promotions, chain messages, or fundraising using the community name.
Section 05

Personal Growth & Mentorship Disclaimer

The Becoming provides educational content, personal-development conversations, leadership learning, reflection prompts, and general mentorship perspectives. These materials are not medical, mental-health, legal, financial, investment, or tax advice. You are responsible for evaluating information and taking ownership of your decisions. The Becoming is not a crisis or emergency service.

Section 06

Media, Testimonials & Recording Consent

Participating in a live session does not automatically mean your image, voice, name, or story will be used in public promotional material. Whenever a session is recorded or a testimonial is featured publicly, we announce it clearly and seek separate, voluntary permission where applicable. You may withdraw future promotional consent at any time by emailing immanuelsonsam416@gmail.com.