PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy explains how the North Texas Education Coalition ("NTXEC," "we," "us") collects, uses, shares and protects information when you visit ntxec.org, subscribe to our newsletters, register for our events, or use our member site. By using this website, you agree to the practices described in this Policy.

 

Information We Collect

We collect personal information only when you provide it to us. Depending on how you interact with us, this may include your:

• Name

• Email address

• Phone number

• Mailing address

• School district or organization

• Job title

 

You may provide this information when you subscribe to a newsletter, send us a message through our contact form or by email, register for an event, join NTXEC or subscribe to the Education Policy Center, or create a member account.

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We also collect certain information automatically when you visit the site, as described under Automatically Collected Information and Cookies below.

 

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide the services you request, including newsletters, event registration, membership and Education Policy Center benefits

• Create and manage member accounts and give members access to the member site

• Respond to your questions and messages

• Process event registrations, invoices and payments

• Send you information about NTXEC research, the Legislature, and our workshops, calls and events

• Notify you about changes to our website or services

• Maintain, secure and improve our website

• Meet our legal obligations and enforce our agreements

• Fulfill any other purpose we describe when you provide the information, or with your consent

 

Newsletters

We send our newsletters, including The Brief, through Mailchimp. When you subscribe, your name, email address and the other details on the signup form are stored by Mailchimp on our behalf. Mailchimp lets us see whether a newsletter was opened and which links were clicked, which helps us improve our content. You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any newsletter or by emailing info@ntxec.org.

 

Member Accounts

Staff of NTXEC member districts and Education Policy Center subscribers may create an account on our member site. Account information, including your name, email address and password, is stored by our website platform, Wix. We use it to confirm your eligibility, give you access to member resources, and send account notices. We do not share member account information except as described in this Policy.

 

Event Registration and Payments

When you register for an NTXEC event or pay an invoice, we collect the information needed to complete your registration, such as your name, email address, district or organization and ticket type. Payments are handled by a third-party payment processor through our website platform. NTXEC does not receive or store full payment card numbers.

 

Sharing Information with Third Parties

NTXEC does not sell, rent or lease personal information.

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We share information with service providers that help us operate our website and services, such as our website platform (Wix), our email provider (Mailchimp) and our payment processor. These providers may use your information only to perform services for NTXEC and must keep it confidential.

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We may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or if we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to: (a) comply with the law or legal process served on NTXEC; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of NTXEC; or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of our website or the public.

 

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, certain information is collected automatically, such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, access times and the website that referred you. We use this information to operate and secure the website and to understand, in general, how the site is used so we can improve it.

 

Cookies

Our website uses cookies, which are small files stored on your device. Some cookies are necessary for the site to work, such as those that keep you signed in to the member site. Others support site analytics, including the analytics built into our website platform. You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings, but some parts of the site, including the member site, may not work without them.

 

Links to Other Websites

Our website links to other sites, including the Texas Legislature, state agencies and our bill tracking portal hosted by USLege. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other sites, and we encourage you to read the privacy policy of any site that collects your information.

 

Security of Your Information

We take reasonable measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Our website uses encryption (SSL/TLS) to protect information sent between your browser and the site. However, no method of transmission over the internet or wireless network is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of information you send to us.

 

Your Choices and Deletion Requests

You may ask us to update or delete the personal information we hold about you by emailing info@ntxec.org. When we receive a verifiable request, we will delete your information from our records and direct our service providers to do the same.

We may keep certain information when it is necessary to:

• Complete a registration, membership or other transaction you requested, or perform an agreement with you or your district

• Maintain records we are required to keep by law, including financial records

• Detect and protect against security incidents or fraudulent or illegal activity

• Repair errors that affect the website's intended operation

• Comply with a legal obligation

 

Children

Our website is intended for adults working in or with public education. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at info@ntxec.org and we will delete it.

 

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time, for example when our services, our practices or the law change. When we make significant changes, we will post a notice on our website and may also notify you by email. The effective date at the top of this Policy shows when it was last updated. Your continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated Policy.

 

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Policy or believe we have not followed it, please contact us:

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North Texas Education Coalition

5729 Lebanon Rd. Ste. 144 PMB 264

Frisco, Texas 75034

Email: info@ntxec.org

Phone: (945) 248-3761