PRIVACY POLICY

Native Catalyst — Native Finance Development Corporation

Last updated: June 24, 2026

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you how Native Finance Development Corporation (referred to throughout as “Native Catalyst™”) collects, uses, discloses, and otherwise processes your personal data when you visit our website, interact with our programs, or submit information through any of our online forms or applications (collectively, the “Services”).

Please read our entire Privacy Policy carefully before using the Native Catalyst™ website. This Privacy Policy constitutes an integral part of the Terms of Use for the Site. By using the Native Catalyst™ website, you acknowledge that you have read and understand this Privacy Policy and accept our data practices as described herein. If you do not agree, please refrain from using the Site or submitting personal information through the Site.

CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

We recognize the need to provide additional privacy protection for children. To inquire about or register for a Native Catalyst™ program, you must be a parent or guardian, teacher, or authorized school official.

We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under the age of 13. Our enrollment inquiry forms include a required confirmation in which the submitting adult confirms they are a parent or guardian completing the form on behalf of a student — not the student themselves. If you are under 13, please coordinate any inquiry through your parent, guardian, or teacher. We encourage families to discuss household guidelines regarding the online sharing of personal information before submitting any inquiry on behalf of a minor.

If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13 without verified parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect personal information that you voluntarily submit to us through forms on this Site. Depending on which form you use, this may include:

Through the Contact Form:

First and last name
Email address
Phone number (optional)
Organization name (optional)
Purpose of inquiry
Message content

Through the TPF+7G™ Individual Enrollment Inquiry Form:

Parent or guardian name
Email address
Phone number (optional)
Student grade level
State or territory
Questions or notes (optional)

Through the TPF+7G™ Group Enrollment Inquiry Form:

Contact name and title
Organization name and type
Email address
Phone number (optional)
Approximate number of students
Grade levels
Questions or notes (optional)

We also collect non-personal information automatically through our website platform, including IP addresses, browser type, pages visited, session duration, and general usage patterns. This information is used to understand how visitors use our Site and to improve its functionality. We do not use this information to identify individual users.

HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION

We collect personal information when you voluntarily submit it to us through a form on this Site. We also collect general, non-identifying usage data automatically through the analytics tools described in the Cookies and Tracking Technologies section below.

WHY WE COLLECT THIS INFORMATION

We collect personal information for the following purposes:

To respond to your inquiry or enrollment interest
To communicate with you about our programs and services
To process and manage enrollment inquiries for TPF+7G™ and other programs
To maintain organizational records and support ongoing relationship management
To send occasional updates about our programs, events, and organizational news (you may opt out at any time)
To analyze aggregate, non-identifying website usage data to improve the Site
To comply with applicable laws and regulations, including federal civil rights requirements

HOW WE STORE AND PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

Our company website is hosted on the Wix.com platform. When you submit information through our website forms, that information is initially processed through Wix.com's secure servers. We then transfer your contact information and inquiry details to a secure email system for management and follow-up. Your data is maintained in a password-protected email account with access limited to authorized Native Catalyst™ staff only.

We store the information submitted via website forms or direct contact for internal relationship and program management and do not share your information with other parties, unless for the express purpose of fulfilling the program or service request.

We do not collect or store payment information. Native Finance Development Corporation does not process financial transactions through this Site.

We implement reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

DATA RETENTION AND MANAGEMENT

Personal information collected through our website is retained in our secure email system for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry, provide services you have requested, or as required by law. We retain records of inquiries, program registrations, and general contact submissions for a minimum of three years to maintain continuity of service and comply with nonprofit record-keeping standards. You may request deletion of your personal information at any time by contacting us at info@native-finance.org, and we will remove your data from our system within ten business days unless we are required by law to retain it.

STUDENT PRIVACY AND FERPA

Native Finance Development Corporation is committed to protecting the privacy of students and student-adjacent information. Our enrollment inquiry forms are designed to limit the personal information collected about minors. We do not collect student names, dates of birth, or school names through our web forms. After an enrollment inquiry is received, any additional student-specific information required for enrollment processing is collected through direct, secure communication with the parent, guardian, or authorized school official — not through this Site.

To the extent that Native Finance Development Corporation handles any student education records in connection with its programs, we do so in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and applicable state student privacy laws.

HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH YOU

We may contact you to respond to an inquiry, to provide information about our programs and services, to send organizational updates, or as otherwise necessary to fulfill a service engagement. We may contact you via email, telephone, text message, or postal mail, using the contact information you provided.

If you do not wish to receive communications from us, you may opt out at any time by contacting us at info@native-finance.org. We will honor all opt-out requests promptly.

COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your browser when you visit a website. They are used to support site functionality, security, and performance analysis.

Essential Cookies (Wix Platform): Our Site is hosted on Wix, which places a set of essential cookies on your browser to provide site security, maintain session stability, prevent fraud, and support core site functionality. These cookies are necessary for the Site to operate and are placed automatically when you visit. They do not track your activity for advertising purposes. A full list of Wix’s essential cookies is available at support.wix.com.

Analytics: We use Wix’s built-in analytics platform to collect aggregate, non-identifying data about how visitors use this Site, including pages visited, session duration, and traffic sources. This data helps us understand and improve the Site.

Third-Party Analytics Tools: We may also use third-party analytics tools such as Google Analytics to collect aggregate usage data. If and when such tools are active on this Site, they will be disclosed here and reflected in our cookie consent banner. Google Analytics, if enabled, uses cookies to collect information about how visitors use the Site; this information is transmitted to and stored by Google in accordance with Google’s privacy practices. You may opt out of Google Analytics tracking at any time by visiting tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

No Advertising Cookies: We do not use advertising cookies, marketing pixels, or third-party tracking scripts for advertising purposes on this Site.

You may manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling essential cookies may affect Site functionality. Instructions for managing cookies are available at allaboutcookies.org. In accordance with California privacy law, we have enabled a cookie consent banner on the footer of this Site. You will be given the opportunity to accept or decline non-essential cookies upon your first visit.

CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSED CONTENT

Certain educational resources in the Relevant Guidance section of this Site are designated with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). When you access or use such resources, no personal information is collected beyond what is described in this Privacy Policy. CC-licensed resources will be clearly marked on the Site.

YOUR RIGHTS AND HOW TO EXERCISE THEM

You have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of personal information we hold about you. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@native-finance.org. We will respond to all requests within 30 days.

If you wish to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal data, please contact us at info@native-finance.org and we will honor your request promptly.

LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

This Site may contain links to third-party websites. Native Finance Development Corporation does not own, control, or operate such linked sites and is not responsible for their privacy policies or practices. You access and use such linked sites entirely at your own risk. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party sites before disclosing personal information on them.

FEDERAL FUNDING AND CIVIL RIGHTS

Native Finance Development Corporation is a recipient of federal financial assistance from the Administration for Native Americans. Our programs and services are provided in compliance with applicable federal civil rights laws, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For information about your civil rights or to file a complaint, please visit our Know Your Rights page.

PRIVACY POLICY UPDATES

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will take effect immediately upon posting to the Site. The date at the top of this document reflects the most recent update. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically. If we make material changes, we will update the effective date so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to access, correct, amend, or delete any personal information we hold about you, please contact us:

Email: info@native-finance.org