Privacy Policy

Nov 3, 2026 ·

Scope

This Privacy Policy (the "Policy") applies to www.appcolab.org (the "Site") and to the Appalachian Convergence Lab ("AppCoLab," "we," or "us"), a nonprofit organization, and governs data collection and use. Unless otherwise noted, references to AppCoLab include the Site and AppCoLab's programs, events, and communications, including Hollers & Horizons. The Site provides information, events, education, and news related to psychedelic science, policy, and regional readiness. By using the Site, you consent to the data practices described in this Policy.

Information We Collect

We do not collect personal information about you unless you provide it voluntarily. You may be asked to provide certain personal information when you use features of the Site, such as when you (a) register for an account, event, or program; (b) join our email list; (c) send us an email or submit a form; or (d) purchase a ticket or other product or service. The information we collect may include your first and last name, your email address, your organization or professional affiliation, and, where you make a purchase, billing details that are handled by our payment processors. We may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future, and we will update this Policy if we do.

Please do not submit medical, mental health, or other sensitive health information through the Site or in forms and emails to AppCoLab. The Site is not designed to receive that information.

How We Use Your Information

AppCoLab collects and uses your personal information to operate and deliver the services you request; to provide the information, events, or resources you ask for; to send you notices about your registration or account; to carry out AppCoLab's obligations and enforce our rights arising from any agreement between you and us; to notify you about changes to the Site or our programs; in any other way we describe when you provide the information; and for any other purpose with your consent. We may also use your contact information to tell you about other programs, events, and opportunities offered by AppCoLab, and you may opt out at any time as described below.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

AppCoLab does not sell, rent, or lease its contact lists to third parties. We may share data with trusted partners and service providers to help us operate the Site, host events, process payments, send email, perform statistical analysis, and provide support. These third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to AppCoLab, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. Where an event is co-convened with a partner organization, registration information may be shared with that partner as needed to deliver the event.

AppCoLab may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the law or comply with legal process served on AppCoLab or the Site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of AppCoLab; or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Site or the public.

Tracking, Automatically Collected Information, and Cookies

AppCoLab may keep track of the pages that visitors view on the Site to understand which content and programs are most useful. This information may be used to improve the Site and to customize content. AppCoLab may also automatically collect information about your device and browser, such as your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used to operate and maintain the Site and to produce general statistics about Site use.

The Site may use cookies to personalize your experience. A cookie is a text file placed on your device by a web server. Cookies cannot run programs or deliver viruses to your device, are uniquely assigned to you, and can be read only by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie. Cookies save you time by telling the server that you have returned to a specific page and by recalling information you previously provided. You may accept or decline cookies. Most browsers accept cookies automatically, and you can usually modify your browser settings to decline them. If you decline cookies, you may be unable to fully use the interactive features of the Site.

Links and Security

The Site contains links to other sites. AppCoLab is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of any site that collects personally identifiable information.

AppCoLab protects your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure through reasonable administrative and technical measures. When personal information such as payment details is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. No data transmission over the internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. You acknowledge that there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the internet that are beyond our control, and that the security, integrity, and privacy of information exchanged between you and us through the Site cannot be guaranteed.

Your Rights and Deletion Requests

On receipt of a verifiable request from you, AppCoLab will delete your personal information from our records and direct our service providers to delete it from theirs, subject to the exceptions below. To submit a request, email team@appcolab.org.

AppCoLab may be unable to comply with a deletion request where retaining the information is necessary to complete the transaction for which it was collected or to fulfill the terms of a written agreement; to detect security incidents or protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; to debug and repair errors that impair existing functionality; to exercise or protect free speech rights; to comply with an existing legal obligation; to engage in public or peer-reviewed research in the public interest; to enable solely internal uses reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with AppCoLab; or to otherwise use the information internally in a lawful manner compatible with the context in which you provided it. Residents of certain states may have additional rights under applicable law, and AppCoLab will honor those rights as required.

Children Under Thirteen and Email Communications

AppCoLab does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you are under 13, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use the Site.

From time to time, AppCoLab may contact you by email to provide announcements, event information, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and other general communications. To improve our services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from AppCoLab or click a link in it. To stop receiving marketing or promotional emails, use the unsubscribe link in any message or email team@appcolab.org.

Changes to This Policy and Contact Information

AppCoLab may change this Policy from time to time, for example when our services, data practices, or applicable law change. When changes are significant, we will inform you by email to the primary address on your account, by a prominent notice on the Site, or by updating this Policy. Your continued use of the Site after such modifications constitutes your acknowledgment of the modified Policy and your agreement to abide by it.

AppCoLab welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Policy. If you believe AppCoLab has not adhered to this Policy, please contact us at:

Appalachian Convergence Lab

Email: team@appcolab.org

Effective as of November 3, 2026.