PRIVACY POLICY
Effective date: January 1, 2024
The National Association For Legal Gun Defense LLC also known as “NAFLGD” doing business as the Self Defense Fund (all hereinafter referred to as “SDF”) and/or (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the https://www.selfdefensefund.com and https://www.selfdefensefund.net website (hereinafter referred to as the “Service”).
This page informs you of our privacy policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.
We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our
Terms and Conditions
We are strongly committed to safeguarding consumer privacy on our website. We operate under the following set of strict privacy principles:
The only information our website will obtain from you is information we need to process credit card charges of membership fees or for other purchases. That information is never revealed, resold, or made public for any reason.
Personally identifiable information that you provide to us (name, e-mail or home address, etc.) is never disclosed to anyone other than to SDF provides sales, marketing, operating and administrative support services to the SDF and the sharing of data must occur to provide those services
Cookies
Each time you log into our site, we store a temporary “cookie” in the browser files of your computer. This cookie is used during your online session to allow you free access to the member’s area, without repeatedly requiring you to re-enter your username and password.
Whenever you log off or leave the site, the cookies file is automatically removed. Please also note: Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website. You have the option to opt out of Google’s use of cookies by visiting the Google advertising opt-out page. Alternatively you can opt-out of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative op out page.
External Links
In order to provide visitors with greater value, some of our pages may provide links to various third party websites.
In no case is member information or ‘cookies’ provided to the third party sites. However, keep in mind that many sites do attempt to capture visitor information when you browse those sites.
Once you leave our site, we are not able to alert you should another site attempt to gather information from your browser.
Public Forums or Blogs
Users are able to participate on 3rd party platform forums associated with SDF (such as the SDF Facebook page.
The 3rd party platforms are responsible for protecting your privacy on their platforms. For more information about these platforms, see their Privacy Policies and Terms of Use. These platforms are considered to be “public forums” so the information you post is “public information”. Public information is information that is public and can be seen by anyone, at any time, and can be shared on any platform or website.
Remember that any information that you disclose on a 3rd party public forum is public information so exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information such as your name or pictures of yourself.
SDF reserves the right to utilize any posts, comments, or reviews made by any person on any SDF webpage and on any 3rd party platform forum associated with SDF for marketing purposes.
Security
Our website and community have security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. We employ strict security measures to safeguard online transactions; personal information is stored in a secured database and is always sent via an
encrypted Internet channel.
Choice/Opt-In
Our site gives users the opportunity to opt-in to receive communications from us. You can be assured that we never reveal, sell, or make available your email address to anyone for any purpose.
This site also gives users the option to remove their information from our database in order to stop receiving communications or our service.
Other
If you have questions regarding our privacy policy, feel free to let us know, using our “Contact Us” page.
Online Privacy Policy Only
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our site and not to information collected offline.
Definitions
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“Service” means the https://www.selfdefensefund.com and the https://www.selfdefensefund.net website operated by SDF
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“Personal Data” means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).
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“Usage Data” is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
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“Cookies” are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device).
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“Data Controller” means the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal information are, or are to be, processed.
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For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your Personal Data.
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“Data Processors” (or Service Providers)
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Data Processor (or Service Provider) means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller.
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We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.
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Data Subject (or User)
Data Subject is any living individual who is using our Service and is the subject of
Personal Data
Information Collection and Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
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Email address
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First name and last name
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Phone number
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Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
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Cookies and Usage Data
We or SDF may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us or SDF by following the unsubscribe link or the instructions provided in any email we send.
Usage Data
We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device (“Usage Data”).
This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other
diagnostic data.
When you access the Service with a mobile device, this Usage Data may include information such as the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use,
unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
Location Data
We may use and store information about your location if you give us permission to do so (“Location Data”). We use this data to provide features of our Service, to improve and customize our Service.
You can enable or disable location services when you use our Service at any time by way of your device settings.
Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and we hold certain information.
Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our
Examples of Cookies we use
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Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
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Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and
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various settings.
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Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
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Advertising Cookies. Advertising Cookies are used to serve you with advertisements that
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may be relevant to you and your interests.
Use of Data
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SDF uses the collected data for various purposes:
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To provide and maintain our Service
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To notify you about changes to our Service
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To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do
so
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To provide customer support
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To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
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To monitor the usage of our Service
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To detect, prevent and address technical issues
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To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods,
services and events which we or the USCCA offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under the General
Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), SDF's legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.
SDF may process your Personal Data because:
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We need to perform a contract with you
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You have given us permission to do so
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The processing is in our legitimate interests and it is not overridden by your rights
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For payment processing purposes
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To comply with the law
Retention of Data
SDF will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
SDF will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.
Disclosure of Data
Disclosure to SDF provides sales, marketing, operating and administrative support services used to conduct business. Under certain circumstances, SDF may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities
(e.g. a court or a government agency).
Legal Requirements
SDF may disclose your personal data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
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To comply with a legal obligation
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To protect and defend the rights or property of SDF.
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To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
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To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
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To protect against legal liability
Security of Data
The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Our Policy on “Do Not Track” Signals under the California Online Protection Act CalOPPA)
We do not support Do Not Track (“DNT”). Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked.
You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.
Your Data Protection Rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. SDF aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete or limit the use of your Personal Data.
If you wish to be informed about what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.
In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights
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The rights to access update or delete the information we have on you. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you.
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The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
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The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
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The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
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The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
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The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where SDF relied on your consent to process your personal information.
Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.
You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).
Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services or assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.
These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Changes to URL addresses
The URL addresses listed below are for your convenience only and are current as of January 1, 2024 however each URL link listed below (any one or all) may change from time to time. It is the responsibility of the SDF applicant or member to verify any third part URL address is correct or any changes that may be made by such.
Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service. Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Firebase
Firebase is analytics service provided by Google Inc. You may opt-out of certain Firebase features through your mobile device settings, such as
your device advertising settings or by following the instructions provided by Google in their Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
We also encourage you to review the Google’s policy for safeguarding your data: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.
For more information on what type of information Firebase collects, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Advertising
We may use third-party Service Providers to show advertisements to you to help support and maintain our Service.
Google AdSense & DoubleClick Cookie
Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our Service. Google’s use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our
Other websites on the Internet.
You may opt out of the use of the DoubleClick Cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings web page: http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/
Behavioral Remarketing
SDF on behalf of the United States Concealed Carry Association, Inc. may use remarketing services to advertise on third party websites to you after you visited our Service.
We and our third-party vendors use cookies to inform, optimize and serve ads based on your past visits to our Service.
Google Ads (AdWords)
Google Ads (AdWords) remarketing service is provided by Google Inc. You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize the Google Display. Network ads by visiting the Google Ads Settings page: http://www.google.com/settings/ads Google also recommends installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on – https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout for your web browser.
Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on provides visitors with the ability to prevent their data from being collected and used by Google Analytics.
For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Bing Ads Remarketing
Bing Ads remarketing service is provided by Microsoft Inc. You can opt-out of Bing Ads interest-based ads by following their instructions:
https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads
You can learn more about the privacy practices and policies of Microsoft by visiting their
Privacy Policy page: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/PrivacyStatement
Twitter also known as X
Twitter remarketing service is provided by Twitter Inc. You can opt-out from Twitter’s interest-based ads by following their instructions:
https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170405 You can learn more about the privacy practices and policies of Twitter by visiting their
Privacy Policy page: https://twitter.com/privacy
Facebook also known as Meta
Facebook remarketing service is provided by Facebook Inc. You can learn more about interest-based advertising from Facebook by visiting this page: https://www.facebook.com/help/164968693837950 To opt-out from Facebook’s interest-based ads, follow these instructions from Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217 Facebook adheres to the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising
established by the Digital Advertising Alliance. You can also opt-out from Facebook and other participating companies through the Digital Advertising Alliance in the USA http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada http://youradchoices.ca/ or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/ or opt-out using your mobile device settings.
For more information on the privacy practices of Facebook, please visit Facebook’s Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation
Pinterest remarketing service is provided by Pinterest Inc. You can opt-out from Pinterest’s interest-based ads by enabling the “Do Not Track”
functionality of your web browser or by following Pinterest instructions: http://help.pinterest.com/en/articles/personalization-and-data
You can learn more about the privacy practices and policies of Pinterest by visiting their Privacy Policy page: https://about.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy
YouTube
Videos posted on the SDF YouTube Channel and/or SDF website
The information provided in or on SDF YouTube video channel located at/on https://www.selfdefensefund.com and https://www.selfdefensefund.net does not, and is not intended to constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available are
for general informational purposes only. Information may not constitute the most up-to-date legal or other information
Viewers and/or Scribers should consult an attorney directly to obtain advice with respect to any particular legal matter. No viewer should act or refrain from acting on the basis of information contained in or on the SDF YouTube video channel without first seeking legal advice from counsel in their relevant jurisdiction. Only an attorney can provide assurances that the information contained herein – and your interpretation of it – is applicable or appropriate to your particular situation.
Viewers of continent contained within do not create an attorney-client relationship between the viewer or authors, contributors, contributing law firms, or other SDF members.
All liability with respect to actions taken, or not taken, based on the contents of any video is hereby expressly disclaimed by SDF. The content of the SDF YouTube channel is provided "as is" with no representations and/or guaranties are made that the content is error-free.
Pursuant to any comments posted on the SDF YouTube channel by viewers or scribers should refer to the SDF Blog Terms of Use for details.
Payments
We may provide paid products and/or services within the Service. In that case, we use third- party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors).
We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.
The payment processor we work with are
Bankful - ZenPayments - Authorize.net - PayPal
Links to Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services and/or their URL addresses.
Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”). If you are under the age of 18 please do not use our Service or access our website or send any user information to us. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age
of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy changes are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
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By email: selfdefensefund@gmail.com
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By phone number: 682-238-8161
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By mail: 777 Main St., Suite 600, Fort Worth, Texas 76102