Privacy Policy

1. Age and Intended Use of This Website

This website is intended for use by individuals who are 18 years of age or older. Individuals under 18 should not independently submit personal information through this website, register for text messaging or use forms intended for adult users.

Because Black College Club provides educational programs, college preparation activities and other services that may benefit minors, a parent or legal guardian may provide information about a minor on the minor's behalf for purposes such as program participation, event registration, scholarship consideration, educational activities or related services.

By submitting information about a minor, you represent that you are the minor's parent or legal guardian and are authorized to provide that information to Black College Club.

Black College Club does not knowingly solicit personal information directly from minors through this website. If we learn that information has been submitted directly by a minor without appropriate parent or guardian involvement, we may take reasonable steps to delete or otherwise appropriately handle that information.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you complete a form, register for an event, make a donation, apply for a program, request information, volunteer, communicate with us or otherwise interact with Black College Club.

This information may include your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, communication preferences, donation information, program registration information and other information you choose to provide.

When a parent or legal guardian registers a minor for a Black College Club program or service, we may also collect information about the minor that is reasonably necessary to administer that program or service. This may include the minor's name, age, school, grade level, educational interests, program participation information and other relevant information.

We may also automatically collect limited technical information when you use the website, including IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, pages visited, referring website and general website usage information.

3. How We Use Information

Black College Club may use information to operate and improve our website, administer programs and events, communicate with students and families, process applications and registrations, coordinate volunteers, manage scholarships, process donations, provide receipts and acknowledgments, maintain organizational records and respond to requests.

We may also use contact information to send newsletters, program information, event announcements, fundraising opportunities, donation communications and other updates related to Black College Club's mission where permitted by law and consistent with the communication preferences you have provided.

Information concerning minors will be used only for legitimate organizational purposes related to the programs, services or activities for which the parent or legal guardian provided the information or as otherwise permitted by law.

4. Donations and Payment Processing

Black College Club may use third-party payment processors, including Stripe, to process donations and other payments securely.

Complete payment card information is processed by the applicable payment provider and is generally not stored directly by Black College Club. We may receive transaction information such as your name, contact information, donation amount, transaction date, payment status and recurring donation status for recordkeeping, donor acknowledgment and organizational purposes.

Your use of a third-party payment service may also be subject to that provider's privacy policy and terms.

5. Text Messaging and SMS Privacy

Black College Club's text messaging program is intended only for individuals 18 years of age or older.

If you provide your mobile phone number and affirmatively consent to receive text messages from Black College Club, we may send promotional and informational text messages including newsletters, event information, fundraising and donation opportunities, program updates and community news.

Message frequency may vary. Message and data rates may apply.

You may opt out at any time by replying STOP to a message from Black College Club. For assistance, reply HELP or contact Black College Club using the information provided below.

Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of making a donation, participating in a program or receiving services from Black College Club.

Carriers are not liable for any delayed or undelivered messages.

If a parent or legal guardian provides information about a minor, any SMS consent provided through the website applies only to the adult who affirmatively opted in using their own mobile telephone number. Black College Club does not use information about a minor as authorization to enroll that minor in promotional text messaging.

6. Mobile Information and SMS Consent

Black College Club does not sell, rent or share mobile phone numbers, text messaging opt-in information or SMS consent with third parties or affiliates for their marketing or promotional purposes.

Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent are excluded from any general data-sharing provisions contained in this Privacy Policy.

We may provide limited information to service providers that help us operate our messaging program, including telecommunications providers, customer relationship management platforms and messaging technology providers. Such information is provided only as reasonably necessary to deliver and support Black College Club communications and does not authorize those providers to use your SMS consent for their own marketing or promotional purposes.

7. How We Share Information

Black College Club does not sell personal information.

We may disclose information to service providers that support our website, communications, payment processing, event registration, data management, analytics and other organizational operations. These providers may access personal information only as reasonably necessary to provide services to Black College Club.

We may also disclose information when required by law, legal process or governmental request or when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, safety or property of Black College Club, our participants or others.

For clarity, mobile phone numbers, SMS opt-in information and text messaging consent will not be shared with third parties or affiliates for their marketing or promotional purposes.

8. Information About Minors

Black College Club serves young people through educational and community programming. This does not mean that the website is intended for direct use by minors.

A parent or legal guardian may provide information about a minor when registering the minor for a program, event, scholarship opportunity, college visit or other Black College Club activity.

We encourage parents and guardians to review all information submitted on behalf of a minor and to contact us if information needs to be corrected or removed.

Where additional parental permission, program releases, transportation authorization, medical information or other documentation is required for a particular activity, Black College Club may collect that information through separate forms or processes.

9. Photographs, Video and Program Media

Black College Club may photograph or record programs, events and community activities.

When appropriate, BCC may obtain participant or parent or guardian authorization before using identifiable photographs, videos, testimonials or other media involving a minor for organizational communications, fundraising, educational materials, social media or promotional purposes.

Any specific media release or program consent form will supplement this Privacy Policy.

10. Cookies and Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to understand website activity, improve the user experience and evaluate the effectiveness of our communications.

You may be able to limit or disable cookies through your browser settings. Certain website features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

11. Data Security

Black College Club uses reasonable administrative, technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information.

However, no method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Black College Club therefore cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted through the internet.

12. Data Retention

We may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to administer programs, maintain nonprofit and financial records, fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes and protect the organization.

Information about minors will be retained only for legitimate organizational purposes and in accordance with applicable requirements and internal recordkeeping practices.

13. Your Communication Choices

You may contact Black College Club to update or correct your information, change your communication preferences or ask questions about information maintained by the organization.

Marketing emails may include an unsubscribe link. To stop promotional text messages, reply STOP.

14. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to websites and services operated by third parties. Black College Club does not control and is not responsible for the privacy, security or content practices of those third parties.

We encourage users to review the privacy policies of any external website or service they choose to use.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Black College Club may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Updates will be posted on this website and reflected in the "Last Updated" date above.

16. Contact Us

Questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices or information concerning a minor may be directed to: