Privacy Policy

Troy DECA uses this website to share chapter information, collect membership interest, manage chapter updates, and support chapter operations. This policy is written in plain English so that students, parents, guardians, and advisors can understand it. It is not a formal attorney-drafted document.

When you submit the member signup form, we collect:

• First and last name
• Grade level
• Student email
• Personal email (optional)
• Phone number (optional)
• Areas of interest
• Prior experience (optional)
• A submission timestamp or similar basic record-keeping metadata, if the system stores it

Like most websites, the services that host this site may also record basic technical information needed to operate it — such as browser type, device information, and general usage logs — where applicable. This site does not run analytics or advertising trackers.

This website does not intentionally collect:

• Social Security numbers
• Student ID numbers
• Home addresses
• Birthdates
• Medical information
• Sensitive personal information (such as race, ethnicity, religion, immigration status, income, or political views)
• Payment information
• Information from children under 13

Please do not submit any of the above through this website.

Information submitted through this website may be used to:

• Manage Troy DECA membership interest
• Communicate chapter updates
• Organize meetings, events, and opportunities
• Understand member interests
• Support future attendance or event systems
• Improve chapter operations
• Respond to questions

• Troy DECA does not sell student information.
• Troy DECA does not share student information for advertising.
• Information may be accessible to authorized chapter officers, advisors, or school-approved personnel who need it for chapter operations.
• Information may be processed through service providers used to host or manage the website. For example, if Troy DECA later uses Supabase, Google Workspace, or similar tools, those services may process information on behalf of the chapter.
• Information may be shared if required by law, school policy, or safety needs.

Students or their parents/guardians may request:

• Access to submitted information
• Correction of inaccurate information
• Deletion of submitted information
• Removal from chapter communication lists

To request access, correction, or deletion, contact: [Insert Advisor or Chapter Contact Email Before Launch]

This website is intended for high school students and is not directed to children under 13. Do not submit the membership form if you are under 13. If Troy DECA learns that information was submitted by a child under 13, we will delete it as soon as reasonably possible.

Troy DECA keeps submitted information only as long as reasonably needed for chapter operations, membership management, event organization, or school-approved recordkeeping. Information that is no longer needed should be deleted or archived securely.

We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect submitted information. However, no website or online service can guarantee complete security.

This site may link to DECA, school, conference, or resource websites. Those websites have their own privacy practices, and Troy DECA is not responsible for them. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any site you visit.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.

For privacy questions, contact: [Insert Advisor or Chapter Contact Email Before Launch]

You can also reach the chapter through our contact page.