Privacy Policy

The Catholic War Veterans - Bethpage Post 1938 ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting the privacy of our members, veterans, volunteers, and visitors. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or interact with our online services, including membership applications and contact forms.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the website includes:

• Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name, shipping address, email address, and telephone number, that you voluntarily give to us when you choose to participate in activities related to the Post, such as filling out a "Join Us" membership form, submitting a contact query, or signing up for updates.
• Military and Background Information: If you apply for membership through our portal, we may collect information regarding your military service branch, background eligibility status, and organizational preferences necessary to process your application with the Catholic War Veterans national organization.
• Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the website, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the website.

2. Use of Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the website to:

• Process, review, and manage your local Post membership applications.
• Respond to your customer service requests, inquiries, or veterans' support submissions.
• Send you newsletters, event updates, holiday announcements, and details regarding local parade lineups or fundraisers.
• Maintain an accurate roster of our local veteran community and membership directory.
• Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your user experience on our website.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, trade, rent, or lease your personal data to third-party marketing companies. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:

• By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others.
• National Organization Alignment: When you submit an application to join the Catholic War Veterans, your details may be shared with the National Headquarters or Department levels of the Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America solely to formalize your official veterans' membership status.
• Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, and technical support, provided they agree to keep this information strictly confidential.

4. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

5. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites of interest, including the national CWV portal, social media plugins (such as Facebook and X), or community event organizers. Once you have used these links to leave our site, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information.

6. Children's Privacy

Our website is directed toward veterans, service members, and their adult families. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under the age of 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal data from a child under 13 without verifiable parental consent, we will delete that information from our records as quickly as possible.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this page. Any changes or modifications will become effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the website, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or modification.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Catholic War Veterans - Bethpage POST 1938 Bethpage, NY 11714