Last updated: August 7, 2026

Catholic Online Learning Resources (“COLR,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a Catholic Online service operated by Catholic Online, Inc. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you provide when using catholicresources.education and its related services.

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

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:

  • Your name and email address
  • Account and login information
  • Newsletter or email subscription preferences
  • Free-resource orders and download history
  • Messages submitted through contact forms or customer-support requests
  • Information you provide when participating in surveys, promotions, or other site features

Our educational resources are generally offered free of charge. When you request a resource, we may collect information needed to create your account, process the free order, deliver the download, and maintain a record of your access.

If you make a donation, payment information is processed by the applicable third-party payment or donation provider. We generally do not directly store complete credit-card or bank-account information.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the site, we and our service providers may automatically collect information such as:

  • Your Internet Protocol address
  • Browser type, device type, and operating system
  • Pages and resources viewed
  • Referring and exit pages
  • Dates, times, and interactions with the site
  • Cookie and similar technology information
  • Approximate geographic location derived from your Internet Protocol address

2. How We Use Information

We may use the information we collect to:

  • Operate, maintain, and improve Catholic Online Learning Resources
  • Create and manage user accounts
  • Process free-resource orders and deliver requested downloads
  • Send receipts, download links, account notices, and service communications
  • Respond to questions and provide customer support
  • Send newsletters and resource updates when you have requested them
  • Understand how visitors use the site and measure site performance
  • Protect the site, users, and services from fraud, abuse, and security threats
  • Comply with legal obligations and enforce our rights

3. Email Communications and Mailchimp

You may choose to subscribe to email updates through our signup forms or while requesting a free resource. When you provide consent, your name, email address, and related subscription information may be sent to Mailchimp or another email-service provider that processes the information on our behalf.

You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in those messages. Even if you unsubscribe from promotional email, we may still send transactional or service-related messages concerning your account, orders, downloads, or support requests.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We may use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Provide essential website functionality
  • Remember preferences and account sessions
  • Help protect the site from misuse
  • Measure traffic and site performance
  • Understand how visitors interact with pages and resources

You can manage or block cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality, account access, checkout, or resource delivery.

5. Analytics and Advertising

We may use analytics services, including services provided by Google, to measure traffic, understand site use, and improve our resources. These providers may use cookies or similar identifiers in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Google AdSense or other advertising services may be enabled or disabled on the site. When advertising is enabled, Google and its partners may use cookies or similar technologies to serve and measure advertisements. Disabling personalized advertising does not necessarily prevent all advertising from being displayed.

6. How We Share Information

We may share information in limited circumstances, including with:

  • Hosting, security, analytics, email, payment, donation, and other service providers that help operate the site
  • Government authorities or other parties when disclosure is required by law or reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety, or security
  • A successor organization in connection with a merger, reorganization, transfer, or similar business transaction
  • Other parties when you authorize or direct us to share the information

We do not sell personal information to third parties for their independent marketing purposes.

7. Third-Party Websites and Services

The site may contain links to Catholic Online properties and other third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy, security, content, or practices of websites and services that we do not operate. Please review their privacy policies before submitting personal information.

8. Data Retention and Security

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, maintain appropriate records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards intended to protect personal information. However, no website, transmission method, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

9. Children’s Privacy

Catholic Online Learning Resources provides educational materials that may be used by families, teachers, schools, parishes, and children. The site is intended for a general audience and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate parental or guardian involvement or verifiable consent where required.

If you believe that a child has submitted personal information without appropriate consent, please contact us so that we can review and, where appropriate, delete the information.

10. Your Privacy Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including the right to:

  • Request access to personal information we maintain about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of certain information
  • Unsubscribe from promotional email
  • Manage cookies through your browser
  • Object to or restrict certain processing where applicable

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests. Some information may be retained when required by law or for legitimate operational, security, or recordkeeping purposes.

11. International Visitors

If you access Catholic Online Learning Resources from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate. Data-protection laws in those locations may differ from those in your country.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our services, practices, technologies, or legal obligations. The revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, contact:

Catholic Online Learning Resources
Catholic Online, Inc.
P.O. Box 9686
Bakersfield, CA 93389
Email: customerservice@catholiconline.email

Please include “Privacy Request” in the subject line when contacting us about a privacy matter.