Last Updated: [September, 2025]

1. Introduction

This privacy policy outlines how Norwood Seniors Network ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit our website at www.norwoodseniorsnetwork.org (the "Site"). By using the Site, you agree to the terms of this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect different types of information from you, including:

Personal Information: This is information you voluntarily provide to us, such as your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address. We collect this when you [e.g., sign up for a newsletter, make a purchase, create an account, fill out a contact form].

Usage Data: We automatically collect data about your interactions with our Site. This may include your IP address, browser type, device type, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, and other diagnostic data. We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect this information.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

Provide, operate, and maintain our Site.

Improve, personalize, and expand our Site.

Understand and analyze how you use our Site.

Develop new products, services, features, and functionality.

Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the Site, and for marketing and promotional purposes.

Send you emails or newsletters.

Find and prevent fraud.

4. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Site, provide the Site on our behalf, perform Site-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our Site is used. These third parties have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. Examples may include [e.g., Google Analytics for traffic analysis, Stripe/PayPal for payment processing, Mailchimp for email marketing].

5. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have specific rights regarding your personal data, such as the right to access, update, or delete your information. Please contact us at info@norwoodseniorsnetwork.org to exercise these rights.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Site prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at info@norwoodseniorsnetwork.org or by mail at 6009 North Nina Avenue, Chicago, IL 60631.