Effective Data / Last Updated: 08/10/2026 

INTRODUCTION

Healthy NewsWorks, along with our service providers and other third parties acting on our behalf, (together “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects the privacy of your information. This Privacy Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information. This Privacy Policy applies to individuals who access this website (“Site”) and any of our online and offline services, such as sign-ins at in-person events or written student evaluation forms (collectively, “Services”). You are consenting to our use of your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy by using the Site or Services. 

From time to time, we may update this Privacy Policy. If we do, we will post the updated version on this Site with a new “last updated” date. Any changes will go into effect as soon as they are posted to the Site. Please review this Privacy Policy periodically. 

PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT

We collect personal data from you through your use of the Site and Services as well as from other third parties during the course of our relationship with you. Personal data is information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable individual.  

We collect the following types of personal data: 

Personal Data You Provide  

Depending on how you interact with our Site and Services, we will collect the following personal data that you voluntarily provide to us for the following purposes: 

• Make a Donation. If you make a contribution through a secure form on our Site or by mail, we request your name, email address, and other contact information (such as your mailing address and telephone number), as well as any additional information you choose to provide in connection with the contribution. 

• Register for an Event. If you register for an event, we request your name, email address, and other information requested on the registration form. 

• Contact Us / General Inquiries. If you contact us through a form on our Site, we request your name, email address, and any other information you choose to include in your communications with us. If you sign up to receive newsletters or other updates from Healthy NewsWorks, we request your name, email address, and any other information requested during registration.  

We may collect other personal data for our legitimate business purposes and as otherwise appropriate during the course of our relationship with you. 

Personal Data Collected by the Site   

We automatically collect certain personal data through your use of our Site through cookies and other tracking technologies, such as the following:

• Usage Information. For example, the pages and URLs you visit on the Site and how you navigate through the Site. 

• Technical and Log Information. For example, TCP/IP addresses and other technical information about you or your devices that are generated when you access or use the Site. 

• Referring Information. For example, referring websites, applications, and other origination points that lead you to our Site. 

Personal Data We Collect About You from Other Sources

In some cases, we may receive personal data about you from other sources, such as service providers, social networks, and other third parties.  

Social Media. If you interact with our social media accounts, the personal data you share with such platforms and the personal data that we receive from them is dependent upon your privacy settings with the social media platform. For more information, please review the privacy policies and settings of the social media platform(s) that you use.  

HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We collect personal data from you through your use of the Site and Services as well as from other third parties during the course of our relationship with you. Personal data is information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable individual.  

We collect the following types of personal data: 

In addition to the purposes stated above, we may use any or all of the personal data we collect as follows in accordance with applicable law such as to:  

• Manage, maintain, and provide our Site or Services; 

• Communicate with you about our Sites or Services, including providing you with marketing content or other information that may be of interest to you;  

• Troubleshoot and diagnose technical issues;  

• Detect, monitor, and mitigate privacy, security, and other operational risks;  

• Optimize navigation, content, and other features of the Site or Services;  

• Support technical and content-development efforts to improve the user experience on the Site or through the Services; and  
• Comply with applicable laws and regulations or respond to law enforcement or legal processes.

We may also use personal data for our legitimate business purposes and as otherwise appropriate during the course of our relationship with you. 

HOW WE DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We may disclose the personal data that we collect about you in the following ways: 

• With service providers who assist us in operating our organization, Site, or Services, including data analytics providers and payment processors; 

• With third parties as required by law or legal process; 

• To protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, or that of others; or 

• With your consent or at your direction. 

We may also disclose personal data for our legitimate business purposes and as otherwise appropriate during the course of our relationship with you. 

Except as may be required by law or as described in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, rent, or otherwise disclose the personal data we collect. We may disclose personal data to third-party service providers for limited business purposes, as described below. 

COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

Like many other companies, we use cookies and other tracking technologies (collectively, “Cookies”) on our Site. We may use Cookies to: 

• Understand and save your preferences for future visits, allowing us to customize the Site and Services to your individual needs; 

• Advertise new content and services that relate to your interests; 

• Keep track of advertisements and search engine results; or  

• Recognize when you return to the Site.  

We set some Cookies ourselves, while third parties may also deploy Cookies when you use our Site. These third parties provide us insight to help us improve our Site and Services, to conduct advertising, and to analyze the effectiveness of advertising. These third parties may collect personal data about your online activities over time and across different websites when you use our Site. You may be able to opt out of Cookies that are set by these third parties by opting out of each individually. For example, to learn more about Google’s privacy policy, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy or to opt out of the collection and processing of such information by Google, you can visit this website: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. 

The Site may use Cookies that provide us with analytics regarding how website visitors interact with video content, audiovisual content, or similar content. Video content is provided via our Services for educational purposes or to enhance the user experience on the Site. You understand that your personal data, including your video viewing history, may be processed according to this Privacy Policy. By using the Services, you agree that we are not a “video tape service provider” as defined in the Video Privacy Protection Act, but to the extent we are deemed a “video tape service provider” and you are a “consumer” under applicable law, we will not knowingly disclose information that personally identifies you as having requested or obtained specific video materials or services from us to third parties, except as permitted under applicable law, with your consent, as necessary to provide our Services, or as otherwise required by applicable law, regulation, or legal process. If we rely on your consent, to disclose your personally identifiable video viewing information, you may withdraw that consent at any time by contacting us as described in the “How to Contact Us” section below. Withdrawal of consent will not affect disclosures made before we processed your withdrawal. 

Your Internet browser settings may also allow you to control the placement of some Cookies. If you choose to block Cookies (including essential Cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of the Site. 

Please note these opt-out mechanisms are specific to the device or browser on which they are exercised. Therefore, you may need to opt out on every browser and device that you use. 

Our Site does not currently respond to “Do Not Track” signals or similar mechanisms sent by web browsers. However, you may use the other tools described in this Privacy Policy (such as browser settings and third-party opt-out links) to manage your Cookie preferences and other tracking technologies.  

SECURITY

We maintain reasonable security measures to protect the personal data we collect and store from loss, misuse, destruction, or unauthorized access. However, no security measure or data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. 

THIRD–PARTY LINKS

The Site may contain links that will let you leave the Site and access another website, including sites used for submitting online donations or that contain information that may be of interest to visitors. Linked websites are not under our control, and we are not responsible for and do not endorse the privacy practices, security measures, content, views, or accuracy of information on any third-party websites. Your use of such linked websites is subject to the terms and privacy policies of those third parties. 

CHILDREN’S INFORMATION

Protecting children’s privacy online is very important to us. We take steps to obtain parents’ verifiable consent before collecting any information from a child under 13 years old via the Site and to limit access to Services that appeal to children based on the user’s age. We also limit personal data collection and disclosures to only what is necessary to support the operations of our Services.  

If you are under 13 years old, please do not provide us with any personal data unless requested to do so. For some requests, we may need to obtain permission from your parent or guardian before processing your personal data or providing our Services. If we cannot confirm the permission of your parent or guardian, we may have to limit your activities and/or we may delete your personal data altogether.  

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has uploaded personal data to our Site without your consent, or wish to review information collected from your child, or have that information modified or deleted, you may contact us as described in the “How to Contact Us” section below. If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal data  in violation of applicable law, we will delete any personal data we have collected, unless we have a legal obligation to keep it. 

HOW TO CONTACT US

To contact us for questions or concerns about our privacy policies or practices, please email editor@healthynewsworks.org.