Effective Date: November 11, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how the Black National Speakers Association (“BlackNSA,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, stores, and protects personal information through blacknsaspeaker.org, go.blacknsaspeaker.org, membership transactions, chapter programs, forms, communications, and related services. It is a disclosure of our information practices, not an agreement to receive optional marketing texts.
Information you provide directly may include your name, business or mailing address, email address, telephone number, organization and professional details, membership classification, speaker profile information, event participation, volunteer interests, correspondence, and any other information you choose to submit. We also maintain records of applications, enrollment and renewal dates, billing amounts and transaction status, cancellation and refund requests, access status, and relevant member communications.
We may receive information from authorized service providers or from services you choose to use, such as payment processors, membership systems, or eSpeakers if you opt into a speaker-directory listing. We also collect technical information such as IP addresses, browser and device type, site activity, referring pages, cookie identifiers, and certain email-delivery or engagement information. Where SMS consent is collected, we may record the mobile number, the separate consent choices, the source and time of consent, messages sent, and opt-out preferences.
We use information for legitimate BlackNSA activities: evaluating and administering membership; providing the benefits appropriate to a person’s membership class; processing dues and other payments; communicating about renewals, cancellations and account status; providing member support; managing chapter programs and events; supporting chapter committees and volunteers; operating consent-based speaker-directory features; improving services and website functionality; keeping accurate records; protecting against fraud and misuse; and satisfying legal obligations.
We may also communicate about future events, programs and membership opportunities when permitted by law and consistent with applicable communication preferences. We do not treat a membership purchase or provision of a phone number as permission to send marketing SMS.
Premium and Associate memberships are annual subscriptions that may renew automatically as described in the Terms and Conditions. BlackNSA processes account and payment-status information to manage renewal notices, billing, payment changes, cancellation requests and refund reviews. The current standard annual fees are $400 for Premium and $150 for Associate, subject to the actual purchase disclosures and authorized price changes.
When a Premium or Associate annual renewal remains unpaid on the due date (Day 0), the member receives a 14-calendar-day grace period (Days 1–14). Benefits and access otherwise applicable to the membership class continue during that period. A successful payment during grace returns the membership to good standing and stops applicable failed-payment reminders. An unresolved unpaid renewal results in lapse and cancellation on Day 15, when applicable benefits and access end. This process does not govern fully paid Lifetime Legacy annual renewals because Lifetime Legacy membership has no such annual recurring dues.
We use email to send operational notices about billing, membership, status and related services. Where separately authorized, we may send relevant nonmarketing SMS notifications. A cancellation request received before the next scheduled charge stops future renewals regardless of an internal administrative processing delay, as explained in the Terms. To request cancellation of future renewals, update payment details or request refund review, use Member Account Management or contact office@blacknsa.com. A refund request does not by itself cancel future recurring charges.
Where BlackNSA offers SMS enrollment, it provides independent, optional choices for (a) nonmarketing text messages about membership renewal reminders, billing and payment notifications, account updates, and reminders for events for which you registered; and (b) marketing text messages about upcoming events, programs, membership opportunities, and special offers. You may select either category, both categories, or neither. The two consent choices are not preselected and are not a condition of membership purchase.
Providing a telephone number, joining BlackNSA, agreeing to its general Terms, or participating in an event does not by itself authorize marketing SMS. Message frequency varies and message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out or HELP for assistance, or contact office@blacknsa.com. Where applicable, we honor SMS opt-out instructions promptly without requiring a second confirmation. Opting out of SMS does not cancel paid membership.
BlackNSA does not sell or share mobile phone numbers, text-message opt-in details, or SMS consent records with third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional purposes. We may make limited data available to messaging, technology and security vendors solely to operate BlackNSA communications and services, consistent with appropriate contractual safeguards and applicable law.
BlackNSA uses email for confirmations, receipts, renewal and payment notices, account administration, event details and other operational information. It may separately send promotional newsletters and invitations. Marketing email unsubscribe preferences are honored as required by law. Whether specific email categories can be managed separately depends on the communication systems configured at the time; this Policy does not promise that every category is independently available.
Unsubscribing from promotional communications or blocking email or text messages does not automatically cancel a membership or stop recurring billing. Members should keep their contact information current and periodically review their membership account to avoid missing important billing or account information. We may recommend adding our sending address to contacts and reviewing spam folders, but doing so does not guarantee delivery, and we do not promise that messages bypass a contact’s DND or unsubscribe settings.
BlackNSA primarily uses personal information for internal chapter and membership purposes. Depending on the task, it may make relevant information available to authorized chapter leadership, staff, committee coordinators, volunteers, and service providers who need it for membership administration, billing, account-status outreach, chapter events, volunteer coordination, member support or related organizational functions. Access should be limited to what is reasonably necessary for the activity.
Participation in the speaker directory is voluntary and requires an affirmative opt-in. Members who opt in may submit a professional profile through eSpeakers, a third-party directory platform. Only the information elected for publication under that process is intended for directory display, and the platform’s own privacy policy and terms may also apply. BlackNSA does not automatically publish all member contact details in a public speaker directory.
People who submit volunteer-interest forms may provide information for coordination by relevant chapter personnel. Participants in events or programs such as Million Dollar Mastermind may choose to include their details on a contact sheet for other participants to contact them. That voluntary sharing is distinct from BlackNSA distributing the entire membership list.
BlackNSA does not routinely sell or distribute member contact lists to outside commercial partners for unrelated solicitation. Information may be disclosed to authorized payment, communications, technology, events and security providers as needed to deliver our services, or when required by law or reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety or services. We do not share mobile numbers or SMS opt-in information with outside parties or affiliates for their own marketing. Any additional sharing will be subject to disclosed purposes, appropriate member choices, and applicable law.
Membership payments and purchases are handled by designated third-party processors. BlackNSA receives necessary payment confirmation, charge amounts, transaction identifiers and subscription status to administer accounts, handle refund requests, and address billing errors. BlackNSA does not directly store complete payment card numbers on its website or in its member-management system. Payment processors may store and process payment credentials under their own terms and security standards.
Do not send full credit card numbers by email or text. When available, use the secure payment-update process through Member Account Management.
BlackNSA may use strictly necessary cookies to operate the website, as well as performance or analytics tools to understand website usage and improve programs. Where enabled and permitted, marketing cookies or similar technologies may help evaluate communications or content effectiveness. These practices may involve third-party analytics services.
Browser settings and any cookie-preference controls provided on the site may allow visitors to limit or remove cookies. Some features may not operate properly when necessary cookies are disabled. Where applicable law requires additional notice or consent for nonessential cookies, BlackNSA will follow those requirements.
Certain emails may include tracking information such as whether an email was opened or a link was selected, to help BlackNSA understand delivery and engagement. The use of such information is described by this Policy and is subject to applicable law.
BlackNSA uses reasonable administrative, organizational and technical measures intended to guard information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or loss. Access is limited to individuals and service providers who need information for approved purposes. No electronic service or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
We retain information for as long as reasonably needed to administer membership and services, support operations, maintain financial and tax records, address disputes, fulfill legal obligations, and enforce applicable agreements. Different records may have different retention periods. Limited consent and opt-out records may be retained to document and honor communication choices even after other information is deleted.
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information, subject to identity verification, legitimate record-retention needs, and exceptions provided by applicable law. You may also ask about directory participation, update relevant profile details, or withdraw optional communications consent. SMS consent may be withdrawn by replying STOP; promotional email preferences may be managed using applicable unsubscribe instructions.
If applicable privacy laws in your location provide additional rights such as restricting or objecting to certain processing, portability, or withdrawal of consent, BlackNSA will respond to valid requests as those laws require. We may request reasonable information to verify a requester’s identity and explain if a requested action cannot be completed because of legal or operational requirements.
For privacy questions or requests, email office@blacknsa.com. The Member Account Management page is the preferred route for membership-related cancellation, billing and refund actions; it is not represented as a dedicated portal for all privacy or data-deletion requests.
Our sites may link to third-party services, including program providers, payment systems and the optional eSpeakers directory. We do not control those providers’ independent privacy practices; please review their notices when submitting information directly to them.
BlackNSA membership purchases are intended for people age 18 or older and our membership services are not directed to children. We do not knowingly solicit information from minors through membership enrollment. If we become aware of inappropriate collection involving a child, we will address it in accordance with applicable law.
We may update this Privacy Policy as practices or legal requirements change. The revised version and revision date will be made available on our website and through our website. We will provide additional notice or obtain consent when required by law.
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BlackNSA’s governing documents are its Bylaws, Code of Ethics & Professional Behavior, Online Code of Conduct, Antitrust Compliance Policy, and Chapter Policy. These are listed alongside, but separately from, the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy through the BlackNSA website footer. Review our Terms and Conditions for annual renewal, cancellation, grace-period and refund rules. Membership-related requests can be submitted through Member Account Management.