Privacy Policy

Gathering Outreach Community Services (“Gathering Outreach,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard personal information, including information related to SMS/text message communications.

We may collect personal information including name, phone number, email address, mailing address, child or student information related to program enrollment, emergency contact information, communication preferences, and any information voluntarily submitted through forms, registrations, or communications. When you opt in to receive SMS messages, we collect your mobile phone number and your SMS consent preference.

Personal information is used to communicate with parents, guardians, staff, volunteers, and community members; to send program updates, reminders, alerts, and important notifications; to manage registrations, enrollment, attendance, billing, and operations; to respond to inquiries and provide customer support; to improve our programs, services, and communications; and to comply with legal, regulatory, and organizational requirements. SMS messages may include reminders, scheduling updates, announcements, emergency notifications, and other program-related communications.

By providing your mobile phone number and opting in, you consent to receive SMS/text messages from Gathering Outreach. Message frequency may vary and message and data rates may apply. You may opt out at any time by replying STOP. SMS consent is not shared with third parties or affiliates.

Gathering Outreach does not sell, rent, or trade personal information. Personal information may be shared only with authorized staff or contractors who require access to perform services on our behalf, with trusted service providers that support our operations under confidentiality obligations, or with government or legal authorities when required by law. Mobile opt-in data and SMS consent will never be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

You may opt out of SMS messages at any time by replying STOP, request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, or update your communication preferences by contacting us.

This Privacy Policy is available on our website, is linked near SMS consent language on web forms, and is included in the website footer to ensure easy access.