Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 5, 2026

UNICO Highland Beach respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when visiting highlandbeachunico.com, becoming a member, registering for an event, making a payment, contacting us, or otherwise interacting with our organization.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, how it may be shared, and the choices available to you.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://highlandbeachunico.com

This website is operated on behalf of UNICO Highland Beach.

Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

• First and last name
• Email address
• Mailing address
• City, state, and ZIP code
• Home, mobile, or alternate phone number
• Date of birth
• Profile photo or avatar
• Membership information
• Spouse or guest information
• Event registration and RSVP information
• Payment and transaction information
• Communications you send to us
• Information regarding your interest in UNICO National, programs, events, advertising, charitable activities, or other chapter activities

The specific information collected depends on how you interact with our website.

Membership Information

If you apply for membership or maintain a membership through our website, we may use the information you provide to:

• Process your membership application
• Maintain membership records
• Communicate with you regarding your membership
• Provide access to member benefits or members-only areas
• Manage member pricing and event eligibility
• Administer chapter programs, meetings, and activities
• Coordinate information with UNICO National when appropriate

Members may be provided with login credentials or access to password-protected areas of the website.

Event Registrations and RSVPs

When you RSVP for or purchase admission to an event, we may collect information necessary to manage your registration, including:

• Name
• Email address
• Membership status
• Guest information
• Attendance information
• Registration selections
• Payment status

We may use this information to prepare attendance lists, communicate event details, verify member pricing, process registrations, and administer events.

Payments

Online payments made through our website may be processed by third-party payment processors, including Authorize.Net or other payment providers.

UNICO Highland Beach does not necessarily receive or store your complete credit or debit card information.

Payment information may be transmitted directly to and processed by the applicable payment provider according to that provider’s privacy and security practices.

We encourage users to review the privacy policies of any third-party payment provider used during checkout.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically through cookies, server logs, analytics tools, website-security services, or similar technologies.

This information may include:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• Referring website
• Pages visited
• Date and time of your visit
• General website activity and usage information

We may use this information to operate, maintain, secure, analyze, and improve the website.

Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to provide website functionality, remember user preferences, maintain login sessions, process registrations or transactions, and improve website performance.

Cookies may also be used by third-party services integrated into our website.

You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

Login and Account Cookies

If you have a website account or access a members-only area, the website may use cookies to maintain your login session and remember certain preferences.

When you visit a login page, a temporary cookie may be used to determine whether your browser accepts cookies.

Additional cookies may be created when you log in to remember your account session, login status, and website preferences.

Selecting a “Remember Me” option may allow your login session to remain active for a longer period.

Logging out generally removes or disables applicable login-session cookies.

Comments

If comments are enabled on any portion of the website and visitors leave comments, we may collect the information entered in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser information to assist with spam prevention, security, and moderation.

Visitor comments may be processed through automated spam-detection or website-security services.

Gravatar and Profile Images

If profile images are displayed through a third-party service such as Gravatar, an anonymized identifier associated with your email address may be provided to that service to determine whether a profile image is available.

If a profile picture or avatar is connected to your account, it may be displayed in connection with your account or website activity where applicable.

Media Uploads

If users are permitted to upload photographs or other images to the website, users should avoid uploading images containing embedded location information, such as EXIF GPS data.

Depending on the image and website settings, other visitors may be able to download images and access information embedded within those files.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Pages on our website may contain embedded content, including:

• Videos
• Images
• Maps
• Social media posts
• Forms
• Articles
• Widgets
• Other third-party content

Embedded content may behave in the same manner as if you visited the third-party website directly.

Those third parties may collect information about you, use cookies, use additional tracking technologies, and monitor your interaction with their content.

This may occur particularly if you are logged in to an account with that third party.

UNICO Highland Beach does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites or services.

How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information collected through the website to:

• Process membership applications and renewals
• Maintain membership records
• Manage website accounts
• Manage members-only areas
• Process event registrations and RSVPs
• Process payments and transactions
• Verify membership status and member pricing
• Communicate with members and guests
• Send meeting and event information
• Send organizational announcements
• Send chapter news and updates
• Coordinate charitable and fundraising activities
• Manage volunteer programs
• Respond to questions and requests
• Improve website functionality
• Maintain website security
• Prevent fraud or misuse
• Comply with applicable legal, accounting, and regulatory requirements

Email Communications

If you provide your email address, we may use it to communicate with you regarding:

• Membership
• Event registrations
• Meetings
• Chapter news
• Fundraising activities
• Charitable programs
• Volunteer opportunities
• Organizational announcements
• Other UNICO-related matters

You may request to stop receiving non-essential promotional or informational communications at any time by contacting us or using an unsubscribe option where available.

Administrative emails relating to an active membership, event registration, transaction, account, or other requested service may still be sent when necessary.

Password Resets and Website Security

If you request a password reset, certain technical information, including your IP address, may be processed or included as part of the password-reset or website-security process.

We may also use automated tools and third-party security services to assist with:

• Spam detection
• Fraud prevention
• Login security
• Malware detection
• Website monitoring
• Protection against unauthorized access

Who We Share Your Information With

UNICO Highland Beach does not sell personal information.

We may share information when reasonably necessary with service providers or organizations that assist us in operating the website or administering chapter activities.

These may include:

• Website hosting providers
• Website developers or administrators
• Payment processors
• Email communication providers
• Event registration services
• Website-security providers
• Spam-detection services
• Analytics providers
• UNICO National
• Professional advisers
• Vendors supporting chapter operations or events

We may also disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, security, property, or interests of UNICO Highland Beach, our members, or others.

Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to websites operated by third parties, including:

• UNICO National
• Payment providers
• Social media platforms
• Event venues
• Charitable organizations
• Sponsors
• Vendors
• Other organizations

UNICO Highland Beach is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of third-party websites.

We encourage users to review the privacy policies of any third-party website they visit.

Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, no website, electronic transmission, payment system, or electronic storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users provide information through the website at their own discretion.

How Long We Retain Information

We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for:

• Membership administration
• Organizational records
• Event administration
• Financial and accounting records
• Transaction records
• Legal compliance
• Fraud prevention
• Security
• Resolving disputes
• Operating UNICO Highland Beach

If comments are enabled, comment information and associated metadata may also be retained for moderation, administrative, and spam-prevention purposes.

If you have a website account, information associated with your account may be retained while your account or membership remains active and for a reasonable period afterward.

Accessing, Correcting, or Deleting Your Information

If you have an account on our website, have submitted information through the website, or have otherwise provided personal information to us, you may contact us to request:

• Access to certain personal information we maintain about you
• Correction of inaccurate information
• Updating of contact information
• Removal from non-essential email communications
• A copy of certain personal information you provided to us
• Deletion of certain personal information where appropriate

We may retain information when reasonably necessary for legal, accounting, transaction, tax, membership, administrative, fraud-prevention, or security purposes.

We may also be unable to delete information that we are legally required or otherwise reasonably required to retain.

Where Information May Be Processed

Information submitted through our website may be processed or stored by website hosting providers, payment processors, email providers, security services, analytics services, spam-detection services, and other third-party technology providers used to operate the website.

These service providers may process information according to their own privacy policies, contractual obligations, and applicable laws.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to:

• Our website
• Membership services
• Payment systems
• Technology
• Events and programs
• Organizational practices
• Legal requirements

When this Privacy Policy is updated, the revised version will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

Continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes acknowledgment of the updated Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how personal information is handled, please contact:

UNICO Highland Beach
335 East Linton Blvd.
Suite B-14 / PO Box 2058
Delray Beach, FL 33483

Email: UNICOhighland@gmail.com