Who we are

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

Beaches Action Collaborative (BAC) operates under the fiscal sponsorship of Palms Presbyterian Church.

Membership & contact data

If you register as a member or submit a contact form on this site, we collect the information you provide, such as name, email address, organization name and role, and phone number, through MembershipWorks, our membership management platform. This information is used to manage memberships, send communications, and coordinate BAC activities.

Email communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter or mailing list, your name and email address are stored with Mailchimp, our email marketing provider, so we can send you updates. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email we send. See Mailchimp’s privacy policy: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/.

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 visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies are removed.

If you edit or publish content, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the content you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, maps, social media posts). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you had visited the other website directly.

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.

Who we share your data with

We share data with the following service providers, who process it on our behalf:

  • MembershipWorks – membership records and contact data
  • Mailchimp – email marketing
  • Stripe (once enabled) – payment processing for membership dues
  • Google Workspace – email and internal collaboration

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

We do not sell your personal information.

How long we retain your data

If you register or become a member, we retain your membership and contact information for as long as your membership is active, and for a reasonable period afterward for record-keeping purposes. You can request that we delete your information at any time (see “Your rights” below).

Your rights over your data

You can request to receive an export of the personal data we hold about you, or request that we correct or erase it, by contacting us. This does not include data we’re obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor form submissions may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Membership and contact data is stored with MembershipWorks; email addresses for our newsletter are stored with Mailchimp; both are US-based services.