Privacy Policy

Beaver Creek Wetlands Association Online Privacy Statement

Last Updated: June 18, 2026

Effective Date: June 18, 2026

We value your trust and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information across our website and services.

1. Information We Collect and Process

We limit our data collection to what is reasonably necessary and proportionate to provide you with our services.

Category of Personal Data	Examples	Purpose of Processing
Identifiers	Name, email address, IP address, unique device ID	Account creation, customer support, security monitoring
Commercial Information	Purchase history, billing details, products viewed	Order fulfillment, personalizing user experience
Internet/Network Activity	Browsing history, interaction with our website, cookie data	Website optimization, performance analytics, targeted advertising
Sensitive Data (Requires Opt-in)	Precise geolocation, account login credentials + passwords	Enhancing localized features, strict account security

Note on Sensitive Data: We do not track, process, or sell sensitive data (including precise geolocation within 1,750 feet, biometrics, or neural data) without obtaining your explicit, affirmative opt-in consent.

2. How We Share and Disclose Your Data

We do not sell your personal data for monetary value. However, like many online businesses, we share certain internet activity identifiers with third-party analytics and advertising partners to deliver relevant, targeted ads.

Under 2026 state frameworks, you have the absolute right to opt out of this “sharing” or “selling” at any time (see Section 5).

We disclose data to the following categories of third parties:

Service Providers: Cloud hosting, payment processing, and customer support tools.
Advertising & Analytics Partners: Tracking pixels and analytics networks to evaluate site performance.
Legal Authorities: Only when strictly required by valid subpoena, legal warrant, or applicable law.

3. Automated Decision-Making & AI Technologies

We do not make solely automated decisions or perform profiling that results in legal or similarly significant adverse effects on you without human intervention.

AI Training Notice: We do not utilize, sell, or disclose your personal data to train large language models (LLMs) or automated machine learning systems without explicit authorization.

4. Children’s Privacy

Our services are directed to adults, and we do not knowingly collect data from individuals under the age of 16. In compliance with expanded 2026 protections, we completely prohibit the sale, sharing, or processing of personal data for targeted advertising if we have actual knowledge that the consumer is under 16 years of age.

5. Your Global Privacy Rights

Depending on where you reside (including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, and the EU/UK), you are entitled to distinct data privacy rights. We extend these core protections globally to all our users:

Right to Know & Access: You can request a clear list of the categories and specific pieces of personal data we hold about you.
Right to Correct: You have the right to modify and correct inaccuracies in your personal data.
Right to Delete: You can request that we permanently erase the personal data we have collected from you.
Right to Portability: You can request a digital copy of your data in a clean, machine-readable format.
Right to Opt-Out: You can opt out of targeted advertising, data profiling, or the “sale/sharing” of your data.

6. How to Exercise Your Rights (Universal Opt-Outs)

Universal Privacy Signals (GPC)

Our website natively detects and honors Global Privacy Control (GPC) and universal opt-out preference signals. If your browser or device sends a GPC signal, our system automatically treats it as a valid request to opt out of targeted advertising and cookies for that browser session, requiring no further action from you.

Manual Requests

To manually exercise your right to access, correct, or delete your data, please contact our privacy compliance team:

Email: privacy@yourwebsite.com

We will verify your identity upon receiving the request and respond within 45 days as required by law.

7. Data Retention & Security

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the explicit business purposes outlined in this policy, or to comply with statutory legal requirements. We employ industry-standard technical and organizational safeguards (including encryption at rest and in transit) to minimize the risk of unauthorized data breaches.

8. Updates to This Policy

We evaluate our privacy frameworks continuously. If we make material structural changes to how we process your data, we will notify you via a prominent banner on our website or directly via your registered email address before the changes take effect.