Who we are

This Privacy Policy applies to the website, applications, and services of American Legion Post 86.

Our official website address is: https://naclegion86.com, where you can find all the latest updates, news, and information about our organization and upcoming events.

Comments

When visitors submit comments on the site, we collect the information provided in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection. We typically delete personal information associated with comments marked as spam within 30 days.

An anonymized version of your email address (known as a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you have an account. You can review the Gravatar service privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly displayed alongside your comment.

Media

When uploading images to the website, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may download these images and extract any location information stored within them.

Cookies

When you leave a comment on our site, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience, so you won’t need to re-enter your details when posting another comment. These cookies will remain on your device for one year.

When you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain any personal information and is deleted as soon as you close your browser.

When you log in, we will set several cookies to store your login details and screen display preferences. Login cookies remain active for two days, while screen options cookies last for one year. If you choose “Remember Me,” your login will stay active for two weeks. Logging out will delete your login cookies.

When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal information and only records the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may contain embedded content such as videos, images, and articles. This embedded content functions exactly as it would if the visitor were viewing it directly on the original website.

These websites may gather information about you, utilize cookies, incorporate third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions with the embedded content, including tracking your activity if you have an account and are logged in.

As a Post of the American Legion, we share necessary membership data (name, address, email, etc.) with the National and Department (State) American Legion organizations for membership management, subscription fulfillment (e.g., The American Legion Magazine), and administrative purposes. We do not sell or rent our membership or donor lists to external commercial parties.

Except for sharing necessary membership data with the National and Department American Legion, we do not disclose your personal data to any third party, unless required to do so by law.

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

We collect personal information when you join as a member, renew your membership, make a donation, or register for an event. This data may include your name, mailing address, telephone number, email address, payment information (processed securely by a third party), and military service details necessary for American Legion membership verification. We use this information solely to process your membership, manage your donations, and communicate with you about Post 86 news and events.

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.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

All donations and raffle ticket purchases made through our website are processed by secure, third-party payment processors (such as Square or Wave). We do not store your full credit card details on our servers. The processor receives your card information directly and is solely responsible for its security.