Last updated: June 14, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how the Community Research Exploring Adolescent Resilience (CREAR) Lab ("CREAR Lab," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and safeguards information when you visit our website, contact us, or communicate with us by text message.
Information we collect
We may collect the following information:
- Contact information you provide, such as your name, email address, and phone number.
- Message content you send to us, including text (SMS) messages and form submissions.
- Usage information such as pages visited and general site activity, collected to improve the site.
How we use your information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your questions and communicate with you, including by text message.
- Provide information about lab activities, research participation, and community programs.
- Operate, maintain, and improve our website and services.
Text messaging (SMS)
If you provide your mobile phone number and consent to receive text messages, you may receive SMS messages from CREAR Lab related to our communications, research activities, and programs. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. You can opt out at any time by replying STOP, and you can reply HELP for assistance. Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of any purchase or participation.
We do not sell, rent, or share your mobile phone number or SMS opt-in information with third parties or affiliates for their marketing or promotional purposes. Mobile information collected for text messaging is used only to deliver and support the messages you have agreed to receive.
How we share information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with trusted service providers who help us operate our website and send communications (for example, our text messaging provider and email provider), and only to the extent needed to perform those services. We may also disclose information when required by law.
Data retention and security
We retain personal information only as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy or as required by law, and we use reasonable safeguards to protect it. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Your choices
You may opt out of text messages at any time by replying STOP. You may also contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of the personal information we hold about you.
Children's privacy
Our website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate consent. Research involving minors is conducted under separate, IRB-approved consent procedures.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes take effect when we post the revised policy on this page, and we will update the "Last updated" date above.
Contact us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact CREAR Lab at crearlab@thecrearlab.com.