Privacy Policy
Last Updated: September 29, 2026
The Boys & Girls Club of Watertown respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information of our website visitors, members, families, donors, volunteers, and community partners.
This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit bgcofwatertown.com, how that information may be used, and the choices available to you.
Information We Collect
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us through our website, including your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, and information you include in contact forms or other online forms.
When registering for programs, memberships, events, making donations, applying for employment or volunteer opportunities, or using services linked from our website, additional information may be requested.
Some of these activities may be provided through third-party websites or service providers. Information submitted directly to a third-party service is also subject to that provider’s privacy practices and policies.
Information About Children
The Boys & Girls Club of Watertown serves children and families. We take the privacy of children seriously.
Our general public website is intended primarily to provide information to parents, guardians, donors, volunteers, and members of the community. We do not knowingly use the public website to collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate parental or guardian involvement or consent.
Parents and guardians may provide information about their children when completing membership registrations, program registrations, or other forms necessary to participate in Club programs and services.
If you believe a child has submitted personal information through our public website without appropriate parental or guardian consent, please contact us so that we can address the situation.
Cookies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies. A cookie is a small file placed on your device that helps a website function properly or provides information about how visitors use the site.
Cookies may be used for purposes such as:
- Providing essential website functionality and security
- Remembering website preferences
- Understanding how visitors use our website
- Measuring website traffic and performance
- Supporting embedded or third-party website features
Some cookies are necessary for the website to operate. Other cookies, such as analytics cookies, may be optional.
Where applicable, visitors may be provided with controls allowing them to accept or decline non-essential cookies.
Website Forms
When you submit a contact form or other form through our website, we may collect the information you enter, such as your name, email address, telephone number, and message.
We use this information to respond to your request, provide information or services, and communicate with you.
Please do not submit sensitive personal information through a general website contact form unless specifically requested.
Membership and Program Registration
Our website provides access to membership and program registration services. Registration may require information about a parent or guardian and participating children.
Information submitted through a registration system may be processed by a third-party service provider on behalf of the Boys & Girls Club of Watertown.
Please review the privacy information presented by the applicable registration provider when submitting information through those systems.
Donations and Payments
Our website may provide links or access to services that allow visitors to make donations, purchase memberships, register for programs, or make other payments.
Payment transactions may be processed by third-party payment processors. The Boys & Girls Club of Watertown does not necessarily receive or store complete credit or debit card information when payments are processed by these providers.
Information provided to a payment processor is subject to that provider’s privacy and security practices.
Third-Party Services and Links
Our website may contain links to or embedded content from other websites and services, including social media platforms, registration systems, payment processors, Google services, and other organizations.
When you interact with third-party content or leave our website, those organizations may collect information according to their own privacy policies. The Boys & Girls Club of Watertown does not control the privacy practices of independent third-party websites.
How We Use Information
We may use information collected through the website to:
- Respond to questions and requests
- Administer memberships and programs
- Process registrations, donations, and payments
- Communicate with members, parents, guardians, donors, volunteers, and supporters
- Operate and improve our website and services
- Understand website usage
- Maintain website security
- Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
- Protect the rights, safety, and property of the Boys & Girls Club of Watertown and others
Sharing of Information
We do not sell personal information for money.
We may share information with service providers when reasonably necessary to operate our website, administer programs, process registrations or payments, provide requested services, maintain security, or perform other services on our behalf.
Information may also be disclosed when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect the safety, rights, or property of the Boys & Girls Club of Watertown, our members, or others.
Your Privacy Choices
Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have certain rights concerning your personal information.
You may contact us to ask questions about personal information you have provided to us or to request that information be corrected or deleted where appropriate.
You may also control cookies through your browser settings and, where available, through the cookie controls provided on our website.
Global Privacy Control and Browser Signals
Some browsers and browser extensions provide privacy preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control (GPC), that communicate a user’s preference regarding certain uses of personal information.
Where required by applicable law and technically supported by our website, we will honor applicable privacy preference signals.
Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no website, Internet transmission, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, to provide our programs and services, maintain appropriate business and organizational records, and comply with legal or regulatory requirements.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, technology, or legal requirements.
The date at the top of this policy indicates when it was most recently updated.
Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or information you have provided through our website, please contact:
Boys & Girls Club of Watertown
1000 3rd Ave NE
Watertown, SD 57201
Phone: 605-886-6666
Email: clubinfo@bgcofwatertown.com
