Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

Our Approach to Your Privacy

Tucson Lodge #9 of the Knights of Pythias is a community fraternal organization dedicated to Friendship, Charity, and Benevolence. We take the privacy of our members, prospective members, and everyone in the Tucson community very seriously.

As a fraternal order, much of the information we hold about our members is sensitive by nature. We practice strong data minimalism: we only collect information that is necessary to operate the lodge, respond to inquiries, and carry out our community service work.

What We Collect

• Contact and inquiry information — When you reach out through the contact form, email, or phone, we receive your name, email address, phone number (if provided), and the content of your message. This is currently the primary personal information we collect.
• Membership interest — If you express interest in joining or learning more about the Knights of Pythias, we may collect basic contact details to follow up.
• Event participation (future) — When we add event registration or RSVP features, we may collect names and contact information solely for coordinating lodge events and activities.
• Local storage (future preferences) — If we implement theme or accessibility preferences, we may use your browser’s localStorage. This is strictly for improving your experience on this site and involves no tracking or sharing with us or third parties.
• Nothing else — We do not use analytics cookies, tracking pixels, Google Analytics, advertising networks, or any third-party tools that profile visitors.

How We Use Your Information

The information you provide is used only for:

• Responding to your questions, membership inquiries, or requests for information
• Coordinating lodge activities, events, and community service projects
• Maintaining necessary internal records for the operation of a fraternal organization

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing or any commercial purpose.

Legal Basis (GDPR)

When you are in the EU/UK or when GDPR applies, we process your information under legitimate interest (responding to people who contact the lodge and operating our community organization) and, where you have given it, consent.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Request a copy of any data we hold about you
• Request correction or deletion of your data
• Withdraw consent at any time (where consent was the basis for processing)
• Object to processing in certain circumstances

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information on the Contact page or email the address below with the subject “Privacy Request” or “Data Request”. We will respond within the timeframes required by law.

Data Storage & Security

Contact messages are delivered to the lodge via email and may be retained in our records for as long as necessary to provide appropriate follow-up and maintain historical context for lodge operations. We are committed to protecting this information.

When dynamic features are added (contact forms, event tools, etc.), data will be handled through secure Cloudflare infrastructure (Workers, D1, or similar) with appropriate access controls.

Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us immediately so we can take appropriate action.

Changes to This Policy

We will update this page when our practices change. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will always reflect the current version.

Your U.S. State Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA and Similar Laws)

If you are a resident of California or certain other U.S. states with comprehensive privacy laws (including Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and others), you have additional rights under applicable state privacy laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

Categories of personal information we collect: Identifiers (name, email address, phone number if provided) and user-generated content (the messages or inquiries you send us). This is collected only when you voluntarily contact the lodge or express interest in our activities.

Categories of third parties with whom we share information: We may share limited contact information with email service providers or secure cloud infrastructure solely to deliver messages to the lodge and operate our website. We do not sell or share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising or any other commercial purpose.

We do not sell or share your personal information as those terms are defined under the CCPA/CPRA and similar state laws.

You have the right to:

• Know what personal information we have collected about you
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Opt-out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information (we do not sell or share your information)
• Non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise these rights, please contact the lodge using the phone number or address on the Contact page, or email us with the subject “U.S. Privacy Request” and include your name, the state where you reside, and the nature of your request. We will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law.

For questions about this policy or to make a privacy request, please use the contact details on our Contact page.