El Centro Hispano (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website, use our online services, or participate in our programs. Last Updated: October 12, 2025

Who we are

Our website address is: https://elcentronc.org

El Centro Hispano is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the community, building bridges, and promoting opportunities for all. 

Information We Collect

We may collect personal and non-personal information in the following ways:

a. Information You Provide

When you interact with our website, you may voluntarily provide information such as:

  • Name, email address, etc
  • Demographic information (e.g., language preference, ZIP code)
  • Information submitted through forms (e.g., event registration, program enrollment, donations, or volunteer sign-ups)

b. Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:

  • IP address, browser type, and device information
  • Pages visited, links clicked, and time spent on the site
  • Cookies and similar tracking technologies.
  • When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect and prevent spam.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How We Use Your Data

We use the information we collect to:

  • Provide and improve our services and programs
  • Communicate with you about upcoming events, resources, and opportunities
  • Process donations and issue receipts
  • Respond to inquiries or requests for assistance
  • Ensure the security and functionality of our website
  • Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

External links

Our website may include links to third-party sites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The revised version will be posted on this page with an updated “Effective Date.”

Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, please contact us: