PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: 6 July 2026

SKILCO respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how SKILCO may collect, use, store, share, and protect information when you visit our website, contact us, submit a form, sign up for updates, donate, volunteer, apply for a program, express interest in a partnership, or otherwise interact with us online.

By using this website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use this website.

1. Who We Are

SKILCO is a nonprofit organization serving veterans, youth, families, and the broader community through mentorship, skills-based learning, community engagement, partnerships, and opportunity-focused programs.

This Privacy Policy applies to SKILCO’s website and online forms, communications, donation links, newsletter signups, program interest forms, volunteer inquiries, partnership inquiries, and other online interactions connected to SKILCO.

2. Information We May Collect

SKILCO may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, including:

Name
Email address
Phone number
Mailing address
Organization or employer name
Veteran, mentor, volunteer, instructor, partner, donor, parent, guardian, or participant interest
Program, cohort, pathway, event, volunteer, donation, or partnership interests
Messages, questions, comments, or form responses
Donation-related information
Newsletter signup information
Any other information you choose to submit through the website or related online tools

SKILCO may also collect limited technical information automatically when you visit the website, such as:

IP address
Browser type
Device type
Pages visited
Date and time of visit
Referral source
General location information based on internet data
Cookie or analytics information

3. How We Collect Information

SKILCO may collect information when you:

Visit the website
Submit a contact form
Sign up for newsletters or updates
Donate through a donation link or payment processor
Submit a volunteer, mentor, instructor, partner, or program interest form
Register for an event or express interest in a cohort
Communicate with SKILCO by email, phone, online form, or social media
Interact with third-party tools connected to the website
Use features provided by Wix or other website service providers

4. How We Use Information

SKILCO may use collected information to:

Respond to questions, messages, and inquiries
Send updates, newsletters, or organizational communications
Process volunteer, mentor, instructor, donor, partner, parent, guardian, or participant interest
Review program, cohort, event, or pathway interest
Communicate about SKILCO programs, opportunities, services, and events
Process donations and donation-related records
Improve website performance, accessibility, usability, and content
Maintain internal records
Support safety, compliance, screening, eligibility review, and program administration
Protect SKILCO, website users, participants, donors, volunteers, mentors, instructors, partners, and the public
Comply with legal, tax, accounting, reporting, nonprofit, or regulatory obligations

5. Donations and Payment Information

If you make a donation through the website, payment processing may be handled by a third-party payment processor or donation platform.

SKILCO may receive limited donation-related information, such as your name, contact information, donation amount, donation date, and transaction confirmation details.

SKILCO does not intentionally collect or store full credit card numbers or full payment account credentials through this website unless specifically provided through an authorized third-party payment processor. Payment information is handled according to the privacy policies, security practices, and terms of the third-party provider.

Donors should review the privacy policy and terms of any third-party donation or payment platform used to process a donation.

6. Newsletter and Email Communications

If you sign up for SKILCO updates or newsletters, SKILCO may use your contact information to send organizational news, program updates, event information, donation opportunities, volunteer opportunities, partnership updates, and other mission-related communications.

You may unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter communications when an unsubscribe option is provided.

SKILCO may still send operational, administrative, safety-related, donation-related, program-related, or transactional communications when appropriate.

7. Youth and Minors

SKILCO may serve youth through programs, cohorts, mentorship, events, and related opportunities. The website is not intended to collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate parent or guardian involvement.

SKILCO does not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13 without parent or guardian consent. If SKILCO learns that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected without appropriate consent, SKILCO will take reasonable steps to delete or address that information.

For minors participating in SKILCO programs, additional parent or guardian consent forms, emergency contact forms, participation agreements, release forms, transportation forms, safety rules, and program-specific documents may be required.

Parents or legal guardians may contact SKILCO to ask questions about information submitted by or about a minor.

8. Parent and Guardian Information

Parents and guardians may be asked to provide information related to youth participation, including contact information, emergency contact information, consent information, transportation information, program interest, communication preferences, and other information needed for safety and program administration.

The website does not replace formal program enrollment, consent, emergency contact, medical, transportation, release, or participation documentation.

9. Volunteers, Mentors, Instructors, and Partners

If you express interest in serving as a volunteer, mentor, instructor, trainer, partner, donor, sponsor, or community supporter, SKILCO may collect information needed to review, respond to, and manage that interest.

Depending on the role, SKILCO may require additional information outside the website, including applications, interviews, references, eligibility information, background screening, signed agreements, training records, safety documents, or other role-specific documentation.

Submitting information through the website does not guarantee acceptance, approval, assignment, partnership, employment, or participation in any SKILCO role or program.

10. Cookies, Analytics, and Website Tools

This website may use cookies, analytics tools, tracking technologies, or similar tools provided by Wix or other third-party service providers.

These tools may help SKILCO:

Operate the website
Improve website performance
Understand visitor activity
Remember visitor preferences
Support security
Measure outreach effectiveness
Improve website content and user experience

You may be able to manage cookies through your browser settings or through any cookie banner or consent tool made available on the website.

Disabling cookies may affect how some parts of the website function.

11. Third-Party Services and Links

SKILCO’s website may include links to or integrations with third-party websites, platforms, tools, or services, including but not limited to:

Wix
Donation processors
Payment processors
Email or newsletter tools
Social media platforms
Event registration tools
Online forms
Partner websites
Training or certification providers
Analytics or website performance tools

SKILCO does not control the privacy practices, terms, data collection, security, or content of third-party websites or services.

When you use a third-party website or service, you are responsible for reviewing that provider’s privacy policy and terms.

12. When We May Share Information

SKILCO may share information when reasonably necessary with:

Website hosting and technology providers
Donation and payment processors
Email and communication providers
Program administration tools
Volunteer, mentor, instructor, or partner management systems
Authorized SKILCO staff, officers, board members, contractors, volunteers, or representatives
Program partners, when necessary for a program, event, service, or opportunity
Legal, accounting, tax, compliance, or professional advisors
Government, regulatory, law enforcement, or legal authorities when required or appropriate

SKILCO does not sell personal information.

SKILCO does not share personal information for unrelated third-party marketing without consent.

13. Data Security

SKILCO uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to protect personal information.

However, no website, email system, online form, payment processor, database, or internet transmission is completely secure. SKILCO cannot guarantee absolute security of information submitted online.

You should avoid submitting sensitive information through general website forms unless requested through an appropriate SKILCO-approved process.

14. Data Retention

SKILCO may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including program administration, donor records, communication, safety, legal compliance, tax records, nonprofit records, dispute resolution, and organizational operations.

SKILCO may delete, anonymize, archive, or retain records based on legal, operational, safety, financial, or program needs.

15. Your Choices and Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to:

Request access to personal information SKILCO maintains about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of certain information
Unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter communications
Ask questions about how your information is used
Request that SKILCO stop certain communications

Some requests may be limited by legal, safety, tax, accounting, program, nonprofit, or operational requirements.

To make a privacy-related request, contact SKILCO using the contact information below.

16. Sensitive Information

Please do not submit sensitive personal information through general website forms unless SKILCO specifically requests it through an approved process.

Sensitive information may include Social Security numbers, full financial account numbers, health records, medical details, disability records, legal records, background check information, student records, or other highly sensitive personal information.

If SKILCO needs sensitive information for a program, safety, screening, or compliance reason, SKILCO will provide additional instructions or forms.

17. External Communications and Social Media

If you interact with SKILCO through social media platforms, those platforms may collect and process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.

SKILCO is not responsible for the privacy practices of social media platforms or other external communication channels.

Public comments, messages, tags, posts, or interactions on social media may be visible to others depending on your settings and the platform’s rules.

18. Website Accessibility and Privacy Requests

SKILCO seeks to make its website accessible and usable. If you need help accessing this Privacy Policy, submitting a privacy request, or communicating with SKILCO in another format, please contact SKILCO.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

SKILCO may update this Privacy Policy at any time.

Updates will be effective when posted on this page unless otherwise stated. The effective date at the top of this page should be updated whenever material changes are made.

Your continued use of the website after updates are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.

20. Contact Information

Questions, concerns, or requests about this Privacy Policy may be directed to:

SKILCO
1810 Mercantile Dr.
Clarksville, TN 37040
Phone: (931) 919-2530
Email: info@skilco.net