Privacy Policy
App: The Minuteman Program
Operator: Carolina Tactical Training LLC, doing business as Carolina Tactical Training ("CTT," "we," "us," or "our")
Effective date: 10/20/2026
Privacy contact: [email protected]
Mailing address: 3165 McTavish Ave West Columbia, SC 29172
Telephone: 803-497-9225
1. Scope
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and delete personal information when you use [App name] and its related account, training, membership, and community services (the "Services"). It also explains your choices and how to contact us about your information.
2. Information we collect and how we collect it
We collect information you provide, information generated when you use the Services, and information supplied by the service providers identified below. The following describes the information handled by our Services:
Category
Information and collection method
Purpose
Account and profile
Name, email address, [telephone number], account identifier, authentication information, and [optional profile photo], provided during registration or profile updates
Create and secure accounts, identify members, and provide support
Training and membership
Course registrations, attendance, course progress, assessments, completion records, membership level, and subscription status, provided by you or generated through participation
Deliver courses, manage access, maintain training records, and administer memberships
Transactions
Purchase history, transaction identifiers, payment status, and [billing details], received from you or payment providers
Process purchases, confirm access, handle refunds, and maintain transaction records
Community and support
Posts, comments, messages, uploaded media, survey responses, and support communications that you submit
Operate community features, respond to requests, and moderate content
Device and technical information
[IP address, device model, operating system, app version, diagnostic logs, crash reports, account/device identifiers, and usage events], collected by the app and the providers listed below
Operate, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the Services
Notifications
[Push notification token and notification preferences], generated when you enable notifications
Deliver requested account, course, and community notifications
[Before publishing: remove every category or data element the app does not handle; add all other data accessed or collected, including data handled by embedded websites and third-party SDKs. Identify optional and required fields and explain any consequences of declining required information.]
Payment information is handled by [actual payment providers and/or applicable app stores]. [Confirm the precise payment details CTT receives and whether full card information ever reaches CTT systems; state the verified practice here.]
3. Device permissions and optional features
[List only permissions actually requested, with the data accessed, purpose, whether data leaves the device, and who receives it. Examples: camera for profile photos or uploads; selected photos for community posts; microphone for user-initiated voice/video features; notifications for reminders. Explicitly disclose any location collection, its precision, and any background access. If none of these are accessed, say so after verification.]
Where required, we explain the feature and request your permission before accessing protected device information. You can change permissions in your device settings. Disabling a permission may prevent the related optional feature from working. Permission to use a device feature is separate from consent to receive marketing.
4. How we use information
We use the information described above to provide and administer accounts, training, memberships, purchases, and community features; communicate about registrations, service changes, and support; protect accounts and prevent fraud or abuse; troubleshoot and improve the Services; and meet legal obligations and resolve disputes.
[If applicable: We send promotional communications according to your preferences and applicable consent requirements. You can unsubscribe from marketing emails using their unsubscribe link and opt out of marketing text messages by replying STOP. Essential account or transaction communications may continue. Delete or revise this paragraph to match the actual communication channels.]
We request additional consent before using information for a new purpose when required by law or applicable platform rules.
5. How we share information
We disclose information only as described here:
Service providers: Providers supporting hosting, authentication, community features, course delivery, payments, communications, analytics, and security receive the information needed for those functions. The specific providers and data involved are listed below. We require providers processing data on our behalf to protect it and limit its use to authorized purposes.
Other users: [Specify which profile fields, posts, uploads, and messages are visible to which members, instructors, administrators, or the public. Explain whether direct messages are accessible to administrators and providers.]
At your request: We disclose information when you direct us to do so or give the required permission. [If membership benefits involve USCCA or another partner, identify that partner, the exact data transferred, purpose, timing, and relevant privacy-policy link.]
Legal and protective purposes: We may disclose information where legally required or reasonably necessary to investigate fraud, enforce our terms, respond to lawful requests, or protect rights and safety.
Business changes: Information may be transferred in a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, subject to applicable legal protections and required notice.
Providers receiving app data
Provider and privacy-policy link
Service
Data received and purpose
[Actual platform/hosting provider and link]
[Hosting, CRM, membership, or community]
[Specific data and purpose]
[Actual payment provider and link]
[Payments]
[Specific data and purpose]
[Actual analytics/crash provider and link, or remove]
[Analytics/diagnostics]
[Specific data, identifiers, purpose, and linkage to account]
[Other SDK, messaging, video, login, or benefit provider and link]
[Service]
[Specific data and purpose]
6. Advertising, tracking, and sale or sharing
[Insert the verified practice. If accurate, use: "We do not sell personal information, share it for cross-context behavioral advertising, or use app data to track you across other companies' apps or websites for advertising. We do not include third-party advertising SDKs in the app."]
[If advertising, retargeting, tracking pixels, advertising identifiers, or similar tools are used, replace the paragraph above with the actual data, providers, purposes, consent and opt-out methods, and applicable sale/sharing disclosures. On Apple devices, request App Tracking Transparency authorization before tracking when required. Do not claim there is no tracking until all SDKs and embedded web content have been checked.]
7. Retention
We keep personal information for the periods described below, then delete it or irreversibly de-identify it. Retention depends on the service provided, your account status, and legal or security requirements.
Record type
Retention period or concrete retention criterion
Account and profile information
[While active, followed by a specified deletion period after a verified deletion request or inactivity threshold]
Course progress, attendance, and completion records
[Actual period and any specific legal or certification requirement]
Transaction and accounting records
[Actual period and applicable accounting/tax reason]
Community content and support communications
[Actual period and handling after account deletion]
Security, usage, analytics, and diagnostic logs
[Actual period for each relevant category]
Backups
[Actual rotation period; describe when deleted data ages out and restrictions on backup use]
We retain limited information beyond the normal period only where needed for an identified legal obligation, security or fraud prevention, or an active dispute. Such retained records are restricted to those purposes. [Specify retained categories, justification, and period or retention criterion.]
8. Account and data deletion
You can initiate deletion of your account and associated personal information:
Inside the app: [Exact tested navigation path to the account-deletion control].
Without the app: Visit [Public account-deletion webpage URL] and follow [actual request steps].
For assistance with deletion or other privacy requests, contact [Privacy email]. We may verify control of the account before processing a request. We complete deletion within [actual timeframe consistent with applicable law] and notify you when complete or explain any permitted extension.
Deletion removes your account and associated personal information from active systems and triggers deletion by service providers acting on our behalf, subject to the limited retention exceptions in Section 7. [Describe how posts, messages, uploaded media, and backups are handled, including any information that remains in other users' independent copies.]
Uninstalling the app does not delete your account. Account deletion and subscription cancellation are separate processes. If you have an active subscription, manage or cancel it through [actual billing channel and instructions]. [Explain actual billing effects of deletion; do not require subscription cancellation as a barrier to initiating deletion.]
9. Your choices and privacy rights
You can [actual profile editing method] to update your information and use your device settings to manage permissions and notifications. Contact [Privacy email or request URL] to request access, correction, a copy, or deletion of your personal information, or to withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may also have rights to portability, restriction, objection, opt-out of certain processing, appeal of a denied request, and complaint to a privacy regulator. We respond within applicable legal deadlines, verify requests proportionately, and do not unlawfully discriminate against you for exercising privacy rights. [If applicable, add jurisdiction-specific notices, authorized-agent procedures, appeal contacts, and required opt-out mechanisms based on actual coverage and processing.]
10. Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards appropriate to the information handled. [Identify implemented safeguards, such as encrypted transmission using HTTPS/TLS, role-based access, and restricted administrative access; retain only verified claims.] No transmission or storage method is completely secure.
11. Children's privacy
[Confirm audience and age requirements before publication. For an adult-only app, use: "The Services are intended for adults aged 18 and older and are not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us so we can investigate and delete it as appropriate."]
[If minors can use the app, replace this section with the actual age eligibility, parental-consent process, data practices, and applicable child-privacy protections. Match the app-store audience declarations.]
12. International processing
Our business is based in the United States. [Identify actual processing/storage countries and relevant provider locations.] If information is transferred across borders, we apply safeguards required by applicable law. [If offering services in the EEA, UK, or other applicable regions, identify relevant legal bases by purpose, transfer mechanisms, and any required representative or data-protection contact.]
13. Other services
Links to independent websites or services are governed by those services' privacy policies. When a provider processes information on our behalf to operate this app, our responsibilities described in this Policy still apply.
14. Policy changes
We may update this Policy as the Services or privacy practices change. The effective date above identifies the latest version. We provide notice of material changes through [actual notification method] and obtain additional consent where required. Changes do not authorize uses of previously collected information that require consent unless that consent is obtained.
15. Contact us
For privacy questions, requests, or complaints, contact:
Carolina Tactical Training LLC, doing business as Carolina Tactical Training
3165 McTavish Ave West Columbia, SC 29172
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 803-497-9225
Website: https://carolinatacticaltraining.com