1. Overview

The North Alabama Homebuilding Academy (“NAHA,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) offers a text messaging (SMS) program to communicate with prospective, incoming, and current students of our Go Build HSV residential construction training programs. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through this SMS program, how we use and protect it, and the choices available to you. It applies specifically to our SMS program and supplements any other privacy notices NAHA provides.

2. What This Program Is Used For

Our SMS program is used strictly for program-related, informational communications. We use it to send messages such as:

Class and cohort start dates, schedule changes, and reminders
Weather-related closures, delays, or safety announcements
Other important program updates (for example, location changes, items to bring, or general announcements)

We do not use this program to send marketing, advertising, or promotional messages, and we do not sell, rent, or trade your phone number to anyone.

3. Information We Collect

When you opt in to this SMS program, we collect:

Your mobile phone number
Your name, if provided at sign-up
Your program, cohort, or campus (for example, Huntsville or Guntersville), if applicable
The date and method of your consent to receive messages
Records related to message delivery and any replies you send us (for example, HELP or STOP requests)

4. How You Join This Program (Consent)

You are enrolled in this SMS program only after you affirmatively opt in — for example, by providing your mobile number on an enrollment or intake form, sign-up sheet, or web form and agreeing to receive text messages from NAHA. Consent to receive text messages is never a condition of enrolling in or participating in any NAHA training program.

5. Message Frequency

Message frequency varies based on program activity and current events. For example, you may receive more messages around a new cohort start date or during periods of severe weather, and fewer messages at other times.

6. Message and Data Rates

Message and data rates may apply. Charges depend on your mobile carrier and the plan you have with that carrier. NAHA is not responsible for any charges from your wireless carrier.

7. How to Opt Out

You may opt out of this SMS program at any time by replying STOP to any message you receive from us. After you reply STOP, we will send one final confirmation message, and you will not receive further text messages from this program unless you opt in again. You may also contact us directly (see Section 12) to be removed.

8. Help

Reply HELP to any message you receive from NAHA for assistance, or contact us directly using the information in Section 12.

9. No Sharing of Your Information for Marketing

NAHA does not share, sell, rent, or otherwise disclose your mobile phone number or your SMS opt-in consent with any third party for that third party’s own marketing or promotional purposes.

10. Other Ways We May Share Information

We may share limited information from this program only:

With service providers who operate the text messaging platform on our behalf, solely to deliver messages to you
When required to comply with a law, regulation, subpoena, or court order
To protect the safety, rights, or property of NAHA, our students, or others

Any service provider we use is contractually limited to using your information only to help operate this program and may not use it for its own purposes.

11. Wireless Carriers

Wireless carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. Supported carriers may change from time to time without notice.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, this SMS program, or your information, or if you would like to be removed from this program, please contact us:

North Alabama Homebuilding Academy
Email: marley@gobuildhsv.org
Phone: (256) 936-1800
Text program number: (256) 583-9771
Address: 3219 Long Ave SW, Huntsville, AL 35805

13. Data Security and Retention

We take reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect the information collected through this SMS program. We retain your phone number and related program records only for as long as needed to operate this program, respond to your requests, and meet our legal and record-keeping obligations.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our program or applicable law. The “Effective Date” at the top of this page shows when it was last revised. Continued participation in the SMS program after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.