Effective Date: October 2, 2025

Introduction

Welcome to boilerlaw.org (the “Website”), operated by the Boiler Law Alumni Association (the “Association”), an organization working toward recognition as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit under U.S. federal law, though all state and federal paperwork has not yet been finalized. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Website, sign up for our newsletter, become a member, participate in events or forums, or otherwise interact with our services.

By accessing or using the Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website. Users must be at least 18 years old to utilize the Website. We do not knowingly collect information from individuals under 18, and if we become aware of such collection, we will take steps to delete it.

Membership in the Association is restricted to graduates of Purdue Global Law School. By applying for membership, you represent and warrant that you are a graduate of Purdue Global Law School. Newsletter subscriptions are open to the general public, but all users agree that they will not join the Website for full membership unless they meet this criterion.

Information We Collect

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register for newsletters, apply for membership, participate in events or forums, or contact us.

• Newsletter Subscribers: We collect your email address and name.
• Members: We collect your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, graduation year from Purdue Global Law School, and honors received during law school. By becoming a member, you consent to the Association publicly presenting your name, graduation date, and honors on the Website. You also consent to us confirming the accuracy of your provided information with Purdue Global Law School, including seeking access to relevant records for verification purposes.

We do not collect payment information directly. Donations are processed through third-party providers like PayPal, which handles nonprofit donations securely. Please refer to PayPal’s privacy policy for details on how they handle your payment data.

Additionally, through user-generated features such as events or forums, you may voluntarily share additional information or content. You agree not to share information or media from another user without their express written consent. For public events open to all, sharing information related to the event is permitted, but members must not share private user information outside the Association without consent.

We automatically collect certain information about your device and usage, such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited, through cookies and similar technologies (see “Cookies and Tracking Technologies” below).

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain the Website, including processing newsletter subscriptions and membership applications.
• To verify membership eligibility and communicate with you about Association activities, events, forums, and updates.
• To facilitate user-generated content in forums and events, while enforcing our policies on sharing information.
• To send newsletters, event invitations, and other communications.
• To improve the Website and analyze usage trends.
• For advertising purposes, such as through Google AdSense, where data may be used to personalize ads.
• To comply with legal obligations or respond to lawful requests.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

• With Service Providers: We share data with third-party service providers who assist us in operating the Website, such as email services, analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics), or hosting services.
• For Member Benefits: We may share limited information (e.g., membership status) with partners offering discounts or benefits to Association members.
• For Advertising: We may share anonymized or aggregated data with advertising partners like Google AdSense for targeted ads.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, to protect our rights, or in response to a subpoena or court order.
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

We do not share your information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes without your consent.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

The Website uses cookies and Google Analytics to enhance user experience, track usage, and gather analytics data. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help us remember preferences and analyze traffic.

Google Analytics collects information such as how you interact with the Website and may use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or managing your cookie preferences in your browser settings.

We may also use similar tracking technologies for advertising, such as through Google AdSense, which may collect data to display relevant ads.

Data Security

We implement very limited security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. No information that you upload to the site is guaranteed to be protected or secure. You agree not to put any sensitive or very sensitive information on the website. As such, our security measures utilize mostly, if not all, free services to enable users to conduct the nonprofit and charitable activities of the organization.

However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. For user-generated content in forums or events, while we strive to maintain a secure environment, you acknowledge that the Association, its representatives, and the Website are not liable for any damages arising from content posted by other users, unless the Association is directly and intentionally involved in improper activities.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal information, such as:

• Accessing, correcting, or deleting your data.
• Opting out of communications (e.g., unsubscribing from newsletters).
• Withdrawing consent for data processing where applicable.

To exercise these rights, contact us at admin@boilerlaw.org. We will respond to verifiable requests within a reasonable timeframe.

Children’s Privacy

The Website is not intended for individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us immediately so we can delete it.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We may notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on the Website with a new effective date. Your continued use of the Website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy and that you will review the policy annually without notice. By agreeing to be a member of the organization, website boilerlaw.org, or newsletter subscriber, you agree to allow us to send you a newsletter and correspondence for the latest updates on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis.

Contact Us

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

Boiler Law Alumni Association
Email: admin@boilerlaw.org

Additional Details: Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

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 leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will 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 will 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 will be removed.

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

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

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

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

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 who 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.

Where your data is sent

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