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This page describes the features and services actually included in this version of our website.
Updated September 15, 2026. ASL video features added.
Who this website is for
Spiritual Help for the Deaf and Needy is an initiative of Catholic Help for Deaf and Needy. An independent, family-led organization inspired by Catholic values. Not affiliated with or officially endorsed by the Catholic Church.
Messages and prayer requests
The contact form is not enabled in this version. It does not transmit or store a name, email address, message, or prayer request. No mailing-list sign-up is active.
Prayer requests are private by default. We do not publish them, create a public prayer wall, or reuse them as testimonials without explicit permission. Please do not include medical details, financial information, identification numbers, or other sensitive personal information.
Donations
Online donations are not configured. No card details or payments can be collected on this website. The website does not collect or store payment-card details. Donor names are not published without permission.
Images and third-party links
This website includes original illustrations. Where an internet connection is available, enhanced artwork may load from Higgsfield media hosted on CloudFront. Loading that artwork makes a request to the media host. Local illustrations remain available when it cannot load.
YouTube video thumbnails may load from Google’s image servers when the page opens. Embedded video players load only after you select Watch in ASL. These players use YouTube’s privacy-enhanced embed address; playing or loading third-party content can still share technical request data with the provider. Videos do not autoplay. Direct links are provided for viewing on the original platform, including when embeds are unavailable in the local preview. External websites and resource providers have their own privacy practices. No third-party prayer video is presented as our organization’s production or an affiliation.
Cookies, analytics, and technical data
This version contains no advertising trackers, analytics scripts, visitor accounts, newsletter sign-up, or application cookies. It does not use local storage to track visitors. Category filters and donation selections stay within the current page session.
A public hosting or media provider may process technical request data needed to deliver the site, such as connection information. The final hosting provider has not yet been configured for this package.
Questions or changes
Our public contact address is still being set up. It will be listed on the Contact & Get Involved page when available. This page must be reviewed when the actual hosting, message delivery, payment services, analytics, or embeds change.