PRIVACY POLICY
Black Women United Alliance
Effective Date: September 7, 2026
Black Women United Alliance, also referred to as “BWUA,” “we,” “our,” or “us,” respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, protect, and share information when you visit bwualliance.org, become a member, make a donation, become a sponsor, register for an event or program, use our Member Directory or Learning Portal, or otherwise interact with BWUA.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We may collect information you voluntarily provide to us, including your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, business or organization name, job title, membership information, sponsorship information, event registrations, program participation, directory profile information, and communications with BWUA.
When you use the BWUA Learning Portal, we may also collect information related to course enrollment, participation, progress, completion, and other learning activities.
Our website may automatically collect limited technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring website, and similar website usage information.
MEMBERSHIP AND MEMBER DIRECTORY
BWUA members may have the opportunity to create and maintain profiles in the BWUA Member Directory.
Information intentionally submitted for a public directory profile, such as a business name, business description, website, social media links, business contact information, logo, photograph, or business category, may be visible to other members or website visitors depending on the directory settings.
Members should not submit information to their public profiles that they do not want publicly displayed.
DONATIONS AND SPONSORSHIPS
When you make a donation, purchase a membership, or become a BWUA sponsor, payment information may be processed by third-party payment providers such as Zeffy.
BWUA does not intend to store complete credit or debit card information on its website when payment information is processed directly by a third-party payment provider.
BWUA does not sell or rent donor, member, or sponsor information.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
BWUA may use information we collect to:
Administer memberships
Process donations and sponsorships
Maintain the Member Directory
Provide educational programs and Learning Portal access
Register participants for events and programs
Communicate organizational news and opportunities
Send membership and program information
Respond to inquiries
Improve our website and services
Maintain organizational records
Fulfill legal and regulatory obligations
EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS
If you provide your email address to BWUA, we may send you information relating to your membership, programs, events, educational opportunities, sponsorships, organizational announcements, and other BWUA activities.
Marketing and newsletter communications will provide an opportunity to unsubscribe where appropriate.
HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION
BWUA does not sell or rent your personal information.
We may share information with service providers that assist us with operating our organization, website, membership services, payment processing, communications, events, educational programs, analytics, and technology infrastructure.
These service providers may include platforms such as Zeffy, Zoho, Moodle, WordPress, and associated website tools and service providers.
We may also disclose information when required by law, to protect BWUA or others, or when reasonably necessary for legitimate organizational operations.
COOKIES AND WEBSITE TECHNOLOGIES
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate website features, remember preferences, understand website usage, improve performance, and provide a better visitor experience.
Third-party services incorporated into our website may also use their own cookies or similar technologies.
You may adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies, although doing so may affect certain website functionality.
INFORMATION SECURITY
BWUA uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, misuse, alteration, or loss.
However, no website, electronic transmission, or information storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
BWUA’s website and membership services are not intended to knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate parental or legal guardian consent.
If we learn that personal information from a child has been collected inappropriately, we will take reasonable steps to remove it.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
The BWUA website may contain links to third-party websites and services.
BWUA is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of websites operated by third parties. We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of those websites.
YOUR INFORMATION
You may contact BWUA to request that we review, update, or correct personal information you have provided to us, or request deletion when appropriate.
Certain information may need to be retained for legitimate organizational, financial, tax, legal, membership, or recordkeeping purposes.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
BWUA may update this Privacy Policy as our programs, services, technology, or legal obligations change.
When material changes are made, we will update the effective date shown at the top of this policy.
CONTACT US
If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact:
Black Women United Alliance
Email: [email protected]
Website: bwualliance.org
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