Troop 915
Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

Troop 915 may collect information that you voluntarily provide through our website, including:

• First and last name

• Email address

• Telephone number

• Whether you are a Scout, parent, guardian, volunteer, or prospective member

• Whether you or your Scout is currently a member of Troop 915

• Scout rank or advancement information when relevant

• Areas of interest in Troop 915

• Questions or messages submitted through our contact forms

• Information provided when requesting information about joining, meetings, activities, volunteering, or other troop programs

We ask visitors not to submit sensitive personal information, medical information, financial information, passwords, government identification numbers, or other confidential information through the website.

Our website provider and related technology services may also automatically collect limited technical information, such as IP address, browser type, device information, cookies, and website usage information necessary to operate, secure, and improve the website.
 

2. How We Use Information

Information collected through the Troop 915 website may be used to:

• Respond to questions and requests

• Provide information about joining Troop 915

• Communicate with Scouts and their parents or guardians

• Provide information about meetings, activities, camping, advancement, merit badges, and troop programs

• Coordinate volunteer participation

• Maintain appropriate troop administrative records

• Improve and maintain the website

• Protect the security and integrity of Troop 915's website and communications

• Comply with Scouting America policies and applicable law

Troop 915 does not sell personal information collected through this website.
 

3. Children's Privacy

Protecting youth privacy is especially important to Troop 915.

Troop 915 does not knowingly collect personal information directly through this website from a child under 13 without appropriate involvement and authorization from the child's parent or legal guardian.

If you are under 13, please have your parent or legal guardian complete and submit website forms on your behalf.

Parents and legal guardians may contact Troop 915 to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information submitted through the website concerning their child and may request that Troop 915 discontinue further collection or use of that information.

If Troop 915 learns that personal information from a child under 13 was collected through the website without appropriate parental authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

These practices are intended to be consistent with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and related FTC requirements.
 

4. Youth Protection and Electronic Communications

Troop 915 follows Scouting America's Youth Protection policies for communications between adult leaders and youth members.

One-on-one private electronic communication between an adult leader and a youth member is prohibited. Electronic communications involving a Scout and an adult leader must include another registered adult leader or the Scout's parent or guardian, as required by Scouting America policy.

Information submitted through the website by or concerning a youth will be handled in a manner intended to preserve these Youth Protection safeguards.

Scouting America specifically advises units collecting personal information through online forms to provide a conspicuous explanation at the point of collection describing how the information will be used and to safeguard youth information.
 

5. Photographs, Videos, and Scout Information

Troop 915 may display photographs or other media depicting troop activities for informational, historical, and recruiting purposes, subject to applicable Scouting America policies and parental or guardian permissions.

Troop 915 will use reasonable care when publishing information about youth members and will avoid unnecessarily publishing personally identifying information about Scouts.

We will not intentionally publish a youth member's personal contact information, home address, telephone number, personal email address, or other sensitive personal information on the public website.

Parents or guardians who have questions or concerns regarding an image or information concerning their child may contact Troop 915 and request that the material be reviewed or removed.
 

6. Sharing of Information

Troop 915 may share information when reasonably necessary with:

• Authorized Troop 915 adult leaders and volunteers

• A Scout's parent or legal guardian

• Troop administrators responsible for membership, advancement, activities, or communications

• The troop's chartered organization, local Scouting council, or Scouting America when appropriate

• Website hosting, email, form-processing, or technology providers necessary to operate the website

• Government authorities or other parties when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect the safety of a Scout or another person

Troop 915 does not disclose youth information for commercial advertising purposes.

Scouting America's digital-safety guidance specifically directs units to keep information collected about youth private and limits its disclosure in the Scouting context.
 

7. Third-Party Services

Troop915.net may use third-party services to operate the website, process forms, provide maps, display media, measure website performance, or provide links to Scouting-related resources.

Those services may collect information according to their own privacy policies.

Links from Troop915.net to Scouting America, local council websites, Scoutbook, social media platforms, or other websites are governed by the privacy policies of those organizations and are not controlled by this Privacy Policy.
 

8. Cookies and Website Analytics

Troop915.net may use cookies and similar technologies required for website functionality, security, analytics, or performance.

Depending upon the website services enabled, third-party providers may also collect technical information about visitors.

Troop 915 does not use website information to create advertising profiles of Scouts or sell visitor information to advertisers.

Browser privacy settings may allow visitors to restrict or delete cookies. Certain website functions may not operate correctly when cookies are disabled.
 

9. Do Not Track and Third-Party Tracking

Web browsers may provide "Do Not Track" or similar privacy signals.

Because there is not a universally implemented standard governing all such signals, the website may not respond to every browser-based Do Not Track signal.

Troop 915 does not knowingly permit third parties to collect personally identifiable information through this website for behavioral advertising directed at youth.

This disclosure also addresses the types of tracking information California's online privacy framework expects website privacy policies to describe.
 

10. Data Security

Troop 915 takes reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect information submitted through the website against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no website, email system, or Internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Visitors should therefore avoid submitting sensitive or confidential information through general website contact forms.
 

11. Data Retention

Troop 915 retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, troop administration, Youth Protection requirements, legitimate recordkeeping purposes, or as required by law.

Information that is no longer reasonably necessary will be deleted or securely disposed of when practical.

For information concerning children under 13, applicable COPPA requirements call for retaining information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and then securely deleting it.
 

12. Your Privacy Choices

You may contact Troop 915 to:

• Ask what personal information you have submitted through the website

• Correct inaccurate information

• Request deletion of information submitted through the website

• Request that Troop 915 discontinue nonessential communications

• Ask questions about how information is used

• Request review or removal of photographs or information concerning your child

Parents and legal guardians may make these requests on behalf of their minor children.
 

13. California Privacy

Troop 915 is a Scouting unit and is not represented by this policy as a business subject to every provision of the California Consumer Privacy Act.

The CCPA generally applies to qualifying for-profit businesses meeting statutory thresholds and generally does not apply to nonprofit organizations.

Nevertheless, Troop 915 seeks to follow reasonable privacy practices, including transparency regarding information collected, its purposes, disclosure to service providers, and reasonable requests to access, correct, or delete information submitted through the website.
 

14. Changes to This Policy

Troop 915 may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in website functionality, troop practices, Scouting America policies, or applicable law.

The effective date and last-updated date at the beginning of this policy will identify the current version.
 

15. Contact Us

Questions, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or information submitted through Troop915.net may be directed to:
 

Troop 915
Westchester, California
Email: troop915representative@gmail.com

Parents or guardians contacting Troop 915 regarding a child's information should identify themselves as the child's parent or legal guardian.