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PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: April 21, 2026

The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide through NHCLC.org.

This Privacy Policy explains how NHCLC may collect, use, store, disclose, and protect personal information when you visit the website, submit information, communicate with NHCLC, register for events, subscribe to updates, make donations, or otherwise interact with the website.

By using NHCLC.org, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We May Collect

NHCLC may collect information you provide directly, information collected automatically through your use of the website, and information received from third parties.

Information You Provide Directly

This may include:

  • your name

  • email address

  • phone number

  • mailing address

  • church, ministry, organization, or company name

  • job title or role

  • information submitted through forms, applications, event registration pages, media inquiries, contact forms, and newsletter signups

  • payment, donation, or transaction-related information submitted through authorized payment providers

  • messages, comments, requests, prayer submissions, inquiries, or other communications you send to NHCLC

  • any other information you voluntarily provide

Information Collected Automatically

When you use NHCLC.org, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

  • IP address

  • browser type and version

  • device type

  • operating system

  • date and time of access

  • referring pages and exit pages

  • pages visited

  • clicks, interactions, and general browsing behavior

  • approximate geographic location derived from IP address

  • cookie identifiers and similar technical data

Information from Third Parties

NHCLC may receive information from third-party vendors, service providers, payment processors, event platforms, social media platforms, embedded media providers, analytics providers, and communication tools when they support website functions or ministry operations.

2. How We Use Personal Information

NHCLC may use personal information to:

  • operate, maintain, and improve NHCLC.org

  • respond to inquiries, requests, or submissions

  • communicate with you about ministry updates, events, initiatives, leadership resources, and organizational news

  • process registrations, donations, or other website-related transactions

  • administer events, campaigns, applications, or ministry programs

  • personalize website functionality and user experience

  • monitor website performance, traffic, engagement, and technical health

  • detect, prevent, and address fraud, abuse, security issues, or unlawful activity

  • comply with legal obligations

  • enforce our Terms of Service

  • protect the rights, safety, and property of NHCLC, its users, and others

3. How We Share Information

NHCLC does not sell personal information in exchange for money.

NHCLC may share personal information in the following circumstances:

Service Providers

We may share information with vendors, contractors, consultants, and service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, form processing, analytics, donation processing, payment processing, email communications, event registration, security monitoring, media delivery, and technical support.

Ministry, Event, and Operational Purposes

We may share information when reasonably necessary to administer ministry initiatives, event operations, volunteer coordination, chapter communications, leadership engagement, or related organizational activities.

Legal Compliance and Protection

We may disclose information if required to do so by law, subpoena, court order, legal process, or governmental request, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to:

  • comply with law

  • protect the rights or safety of NHCLC or others

  • investigate fraud, misuse, or security issues

  • enforce agreements or policies

Business or Organizational Transition

If NHCLC undergoes a merger, restructuring, transfer of assets, or similar organizational transition, information may be transferred as part of that process, subject to applicable law.

With Your Direction or Consent

We may share information when you ask us to do so or otherwise consent.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

NHCLC.org may use cookies, pixels, tags, scripts, and similar technologies to operate the website, analyze usage, remember preferences, improve performance, and support embedded content or communications.

For more information, please review the NHCLC Cookie Policy.

5. Email Communications

If you subscribe to updates or provide your contact information, NHCLC may send you newsletters, ministry updates, event announcements, campaign messages, donation-related communications, or other outreach related to NHCLC’s mission and activities.

You may opt out of promotional emails by clicking the unsubscribe link in those communications. Even if you opt out of promotional emails, NHCLC may still send you transactional or administrative messages related to your prior interactions, registrations, donations, or requests.

6. Donations and Payment Information

If you make a donation or complete a payment-related transaction through NHCLC.org, payment information may be collected and processed by third-party payment providers. NHCLC does not necessarily store full payment card information on its own servers.

Transaction details and related contact information may be retained for recordkeeping, receipts, donor relations, legal compliance, accounting, and ministry administration.

7. Data Retention

NHCLC retains personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including ministry administration, communication, event management, donor support, legal compliance, dispute resolution, recordkeeping, and enforcement of agreements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, the purpose for which it was collected, and applicable legal obligations.

8. Data Security

NHCLC uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to help protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no method of transmission over the internet and no method of electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, NHCLC cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Children’s Privacy

NHCLC.org is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. NHCLC does not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13 without authorization required by applicable law.

If NHCLC becomes aware that personal information has been collected from a child under 13 in a manner that requires parental consent and that consent was not properly obtained, NHCLC will take reasonable steps to delete that information.

Parents or guardians who believe that a child under 13 may have provided personal information through NHCLC.org should contact NHCLC through the website so the matter can be reviewed.

10. Your Choices

You may choose not to provide certain information, but doing so may limit your ability to use certain features of the website.

You may also:

  • opt out of promotional emails by using the unsubscribe link

  • manage cookies through your browser settings or available consent tools

  • contact NHCLC to request updates or corrections to information you have submitted, where appropriate

11. Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have privacy rights under applicable law, which may include the right to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or additional information about personal information held by NHCLC.

NHCLC will consider and respond to requests in accordance with applicable law and the nature of the relationship involved.

12. International Visitors

NHCLC.org is operated in the United States. If you access the website from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, processed in, and stored in the United States or other jurisdictions where privacy laws may differ from those in your location.

By using the website and submitting information, you understand and acknowledge that such transfers may occur subject to applicable law.

13. External Websites and Embedded Services

NHCLC.org may link to external websites or include embedded tools, video players, social media features, donation systems, event platforms, or forms operated by third parties. NHCLC is not responsible for the privacy, security, or content practices of third-party websites or services.

Users should review the applicable privacy policies of those third parties before providing personal information or interacting with those services.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

NHCLC may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in website operations, technology, ministry practices, or legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

Your continued use of NHCLC.org after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.

15. Contact

Questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy may be submitted through the contact information and contact methods provided on NHCLC.org.

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