Effective Date: August 18, 2026
Knights of Columbus Council 17048 (“Council,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the privacy of visitors, members, volunteers, and others who interact with our website and Council activities. This Privacy Policy explains the information we may collect through this website, how we use it, and the circumstances in which it may be shared.
Information We Collect
Depending on how you use the website, we may collect information you voluntarily provide, including:
- Name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Mailing or other contact information
- Event registrations
- Volunteer information
- Requests, comments, or other information submitted through website forms
- Communication preferences
The website and its service providers may also automatically collect limited technical information, such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and cookies or similar technologies.
How We Use Information
We may use information collected through the website to:
- Communicate Council news, announcements, events, and activities
- Respond to questions or requests
- Manage event registrations and volunteer activities
- Maintain Council and community contact lists
- Send email or text communications that recipients have requested or are otherwise appropriate to our relationship with them
- Administer member-only portions of the website
- Maintain and improve the website
- Protect the security and integrity of Council systems and records
- Fulfill administrative, legal, or organizational obligations
We do not sell personal information.
Email and Text Communications
The Council uses Brevo to manage contact information and distribute email and text communications. Brevo processes information in connection with the services it provides to its customers and maintains its own privacy and data-processing policies.
Recipients of marketing or general informational email communications may unsubscribe using the link provided in those messages.
Text Message Consent and Data Sharing
Mobile phone numbers and SMS consent information collected by the Council will not be sold, rented, or shared with any third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text message opt-in data is not shared with third parties for any purpose other than the delivery of the Council’s own messages through our messaging service provider.
Text message recipients may reply STOP at any time to opt out of further messages, or reply HELP for assistance. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency varies.
Payments
The Council may accept payments, donations, event fees, or other transactions through Square.
Payment-card information submitted directly through Square is processed by Square under its own privacy and security practices. The Council does not intentionally collect or store complete payment-card numbers through this website when the transaction is processed directly by Square.
Service Providers
We may provide information to service providers when reasonably necessary for them to perform services on our behalf, such as:
- Website hosting and administration
- Email and text communications
- Payment processing
- Event registration
- Website security, maintenance, or analytics
These providers may process information according to their own terms and privacy practices.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website or services incorporated into it may use cookies or similar technologies for functions such as website operation, security, remembering preferences, traffic measurement, or embedded third-party services.
Browser settings generally allow users to limit or delete cookies, although doing so may affect some website functions.
Member-Only Information
Certain areas of the website may be restricted to Council members or other authorized users. Information available in restricted areas is intended for the authorized audience and should not be treated as publicly available merely because it is accessible online.
Information About Children
This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly use the website to solicit personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate parental involvement.
If we learn that personal information has been collected online from a child under 13 in circumstances requiring parental consent, we will take appropriate steps to address it.
Federal COPPA requirements apply in particular circumstances involving online collection of personal information from children under 13.
Data Retention and Security
We retain personal information only as reasonably necessary for Council activities, administrative requirements, legal obligations, or other legitimate purposes.
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures appropriate to the nature of the information we maintain. However, no website, electronic communication, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Your Choices and Requests
You may contact the Council to:
- Update or correct information you have provided
- Ask to be removed from non-required Council communications
- Request information about personal information maintained by the Council
- Request deletion of information when appropriate and reasonably practicable
Certain information may need to be retained for legitimate Council, financial, recordkeeping, legal, or organizational purposes.
Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, our parish, Square, social-media platforms, or other third-party websites. Those websites are governed by their own privacy practices, and this Privacy Policy does not control their activities.
Knights of Columbus
This website is operated by Knights of Columbus Council 17048, a local subordinate council of the Knights of Columbus. The Knights of Columbus Supreme Council maintains separate privacy policies governing its own websites, systems, and services.
Changes to This Policy
We may revise this Privacy Policy as our website, services, or practices change. The effective date above will be updated when material revisions are made.
Contact Us
Questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy may be directed to the Council through our Contact page, or by mail:
Knights of Columbus Council 17048
3159 Land Park Drive
Sacramento, CA 95818