Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy covers the treatment of your information (also referred to as “Personal Data“) we gather when you are using or accessing this website, as well as the treatment of any Personal Data that our partners share with us or that we share with our partners.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that we do not own or control, including but not limited to any third-party websites, content sources, services, and applications ("Third Party Services") that you choose to access through this website, or to individuals that we do not manage or employ.

The Hayward Community Coalition maintains strict privacy policies, ensuring that personal information of our users and members is not sold, rented, released, or traded to others without prior consent or a legal obligation.

The type of information our organization collects

• • This website uses Google Analytics, which automatically collects usage information, such as the number and frequency of users accessing it. This may include your IP address, user-agent string, browser type, operating system, referral URLs, device information, device settings, mobile carrier name, pages visited, links clicked, the requested URL, and search terms. This information is used to facilitate the collection of data concerning your interaction with our website.

• How our organization collects information from users

  • In addition to Google Analytics, any Personal Data we collect is directly provided to us by you from forms linked to from this website, in-person surveys, or other forms of direct communication (including, but not limited to, text/MMS messages, phone calls, and emails).

• How your organization uses and shares any information collected

  • Our organization uses Personal Data to support our community development work.

  • Our organization does not share or sell personal information with third parties without consent, except when legally required to do so. 

• How users can unsubscribe/opt-out from text messages and other communications

  • SMS Opt-Out: If you are receiving text messages from us and wish to stop receiving them, simply respond with either “STOP” or “UNSUBSCRIBE” to the number from which you received the message. Once we receive your message, you will no longer receive further text messages from us.

  • If you wish to be opted out of any and/or all communications from us, please email haycocoa@gmail.com

• How our organizations protects user data

  • Personal Data is stored in an online, password-protected database and is only accessible to members of our organization.