Barrier Island Strong Privacy Notice
At Barrier Island Strong ("Barrier Island Strong," "we," "us," or "our"), we respect the privacy of individuals who visit our websites, participate in our programs or events, make donations, purchase products, communicate with us, or otherwise interact with our services (collectively, the "Services").
This Privacy Notice explains the types of personal information we may collect, how we use and disclose that information, the choices available to you, and the steps we take to help protect your information.
Personal information is information that identifies, relates to, describes, or could reasonably be linked to a particular individual. Personal information generally does not include information that has been deidentified or aggregated so that it can no longer reasonably identify an individual.
Information You Provide to Us
Registration and Program Information
When you sign up for emails, register for an event or program, request assistance, create an account if that functionality is offered, or otherwise interact with our Services, we may collect information such as your name, email address, mailing address, telephone number, and other information you choose to provide.
Depending on the particular program or service, we may also request information reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, provide assistance, coordinate services, or fulfill the purpose for which the information is being collected. We will seek to limit the information we collect to what is reasonably necessary for those purposes.
Communications
If you contact us directly, we may collect additional information from you. For example, when you reach out to our customer support team, we may ask for your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, or other contact information so that we can verify your identity and communicate with you. We may also store the contents of any message or attachments that you send to us, as well as any information you submit through any of our forms or questionnaires.
Events
If you register for an event that we host, whether in-person or online, we may collect relevant information such as your name, address, title, company, phone number, or email address, as well as specific information relevant to the event for which you are registering.
Donations and Payment Information
If you make a donation, purchase, or other payment through our Services, payment-related information may be collected and processed by Barrier Island Strong or by a third-party payment processor acting on our behalf.
Depending on the payment method, this information may include your name, billing information, payment method, transaction amount, and other information necessary to process and document the transaction. When payment information is processed directly by a third-party payment provider, Barrier Island Strong may not receive or retain your complete credit or debit card information.
Information We Collect Automatically When You Use Our Services
Device Information
We may collect information about the devices and software you use to access our Services, such as your IP address, web browser type, operating system version, device identifiers, and other similar information.
Usage Information
To help us understand how you use our Services and to help us improve them, we may collect data about your interactions with our Services. This includes, but is not limited to, information such as crash reports, session lengths and times, the specific pages and other content you view, and any searches you conduct on our site.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We and our third-party partners may collect information using cookies, pixel tags, or similar technologies. Cookies are small text files containing a string of alphanumeric characters. We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie disappears after you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser and may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to our Services.
Information We Receive from Other Sources
We may receive information about you from third parties when reasonably necessary to operate our programs and Services. For example, we may receive information from service providers, event partners, community organizations, referral sources, payment processors, fraud-prevention providers, or other organizations with which we work.
We may use this information to verify or supplement information you have provided, administer our programs, process transactions, coordinate services or events, maintain accurate records, prevent fraud or misuse, and otherwise operate Barrier Island Strong.
Information received from third parties may also be subject to the privacy practices of the organization that originally collected it.
How We Use the Information We Collect
We may use personal information we collect to:
- Provide, operate, maintain, and improve our Services;
- Administer charitable programs, community initiatives, and assistance programs;
- Process donations, purchases, registrations, and other transactions;
- Determine eligibility for programs or assistance when applicable;
- Organize and administer events;
- Respond to requests, questions, comments, and other communications;
- Send administrative information and other communications relating to our programs and Services;
- Send newsletters, fundraising communications, program updates, or other promotional communications, subject to your ability to unsubscribe;
- Understand how visitors use our websites and improve their functionality and content;
- Measure the effectiveness of outreach, fundraising, advertising, and community-engagement efforts;
- Protect against fraud, misuse, security incidents, and other unlawful activity;
- Maintain appropriate financial, tax, operational, and program records;
- Comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, and governmental requests;
- Establish, exercise, or defend legal rights; and
- Use information for other purposes disclosed to you at the time the information is collected or with your permission.
Generative Artificial Intelligence
Barrier Island Strong may use artificial-intelligence-enabled tools for administrative, communications, research, creative, or operational purposes. We seek to avoid providing sensitive personal information to generative artificial intelligence services unless reasonably necessary for an authorized purpose and appropriate safeguards are in place.
How We Share the Information We Collect
Service Providers
We may disclose personal information to companies and organizations that perform services on our behalf or assist us in operating Barrier Island Strong.
These service providers may include website hosting providers, email and communications platforms, payment processors, technology providers, professional advisors, event-service providers, analytics providers, and other vendors that support our operations.
We seek to provide service providers only the information reasonably necessary for them to perform the services for which they have been engaged. Their handling of personal information may also be governed by contractual obligations and applicable law.
Our Representatives and Partner Organizations
We may disclose information to our directors, officers, volunteers, contractors, professional advisors, and other authorized representatives when reasonably necessary to operate Barrier Island Strong or provide our programs and Services.
We may also share information with nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies, community partners, or other organizations when necessary to coordinate a program, provide requested assistance, administer an event, or carry out our charitable mission.
Where appropriate, we seek to limit such disclosures to information reasonably necessary for the particular purpose.
Analytics, Advertising, and Social Media Services
We may use third-party services to help us understand how visitors interact with our websites, measure the effectiveness of our communications and outreach, and promote Barrier Island Strong and its programs.
These providers may collect information through cookies, pixels, tags, and similar technologies, including information about your browser, device, website activity, and interactions with our Services.
Depending on the services we use, these providers may include companies such as Google and Meta. These providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and may offer their own privacy or advertising preference controls.
The specific analytics, advertising, and social media services used by Barrier Island Strong may change from time to time.
You may contact us at [email protected] if you have questions about the third-party services currently used on our website.
As Required by Law and Similar Disclosures
We may access, preserve, and disclose your information if we believe doing so is required or appropriate to: (a) comply with law enforcement requests and legal process, such as a court order or subpoena; (b) respond to your requests; or (c) protect your, our, or others' rights, property, or safety.
Events
We may share your information with event partners or co-sponsors to facilitate the events for which you register.
Organizational Changes and Transfers
If Barrier Island Strong undergoes a merger, reorganization, dissolution, transfer of programs or assets, or other organizational transition, information maintained by Barrier Island Strong may be disclosed or transferred to another nonprofit organization, service provider, advisor, successor organization, governmental entity, or other party involved in the transaction or transition.
Any recipient of personal information will be expected to handle that information in accordance with applicable law and any commitments applicable to the information at the time of transfer.
Consent
We may also disclose your information with your permission.
Your Choices
Our Communications
From time to time, you may receive marketing or other informational email messages from us. You can unsubscribe from our promotional and informational emails via the link provided in the emails. After opting out of receiving such messages from us, you may continue to receive administrative messages from us that are necessary to service your account.
Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, you can visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Our Partners
You can learn more about Google's privacy practices and your options for how they use your information on Google's website. You can also install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Meta provides information about how it uses the information it collects through our Services in its Data Policy. You can also learn specifically about Facebook's advertising practices on its website.
Access, Correction, and Deletion Requests
You may contact Barrier Island Strong if you would like to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information that we maintain about you.
We will consider and respond to requests as required by applicable law and may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before fulfilling a request.
Certain information may need to be retained for legitimate operational, financial, tax, legal, security, charitable-program, or recordkeeping purposes even after a deletion request is received.
Privacy-related requests may be submitted to [email protected].
Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Notice, including providing our programs and Services, maintaining appropriate business and charitable-program records, processing and documenting donations and transactions, complying with legal and tax obligations, resolving disputes, preventing fraud and misuse, and protecting our legal rights.
The length of time we retain particular information may vary depending on the nature of the information, the purpose for which it was collected, and applicable legal or operational requirements.
When personal information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may delete, anonymize, or otherwise securely dispose of it in accordance with our practices and applicable law.
Third-Party Content
Our Services may contain links to other websites, products, or services that we do not own or operate. We are not responsible for the content provided by, or the privacy practices of, these third parties. Please be aware that this Privacy Notice does not apply to your activities on these third-party services or any information you disclose to these third parties. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any information to them.
Security
We make reasonable efforts to protect your information by using administrative, technological, and physical safeguards designed to improve the security of the information we maintain and protect it from accidental loss, unauthorized access or use, or any other inappropriate or unlawful processing. Because no information system can be 100% secure, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.
Children's Privacy
We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use information from children under 13 years of age, and no part of our Services are directed toward children. If you learn that a child has provided us with information in violation of this Privacy Notice, please alert us at [email protected].
Visitors Outside the United States
Barrier Island Strong is based in the United States, and our Services are primarily intended for individuals located in the United States.
If you access our Services from outside the United States, information you provide may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate. Privacy and data-protection laws in those locations may differ from those in your country of residence.
Changes to this Privacy Notice
We will post any adjustments to the Privacy Notice on this page, and the revised version will be effective when it is posted. If we make material changes, we may notify you via a notice posted on our website or another method. We encourage you to read this Privacy Notice periodically to stay up to date about our privacy practices.
Contact Us
All feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to our Services and data collection and processing activities should be directed to: [email protected].
Last updated: August 18, 2026