LEGAL

Effective Date: [September 27, 2026]
Last Updated: [September 27, 2026]

About This Site

This website supports the Section 106 Coalition, a nationwide coalition of Tribal Nations and public, private, nonprofit, professional, and community organizations working to defend and strengthen Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

The Coalition is a collaborative campaign, not a separate legal entity or membership organization. Coalition participants retain their independence, identity, and decision-making authority. Tribal Nations that join the Coalition speak for themselves. The Coalition does not represent any Tribal Nation, and participation is not a substitute for government-to-government consultation with the United States.. Participation in the Coalition does not imply that a participant endorses every statement, position, activity, or action of the Coalition or any other participant.

This website is maintained by Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC on behalf of the Coalition. Cultural Heritage Partners provides legal, strategic, communications, organizing, and administrative support to the campaign. References to “we,” “us,” or “our” on this Legal page refer to Cultural Heritage Partners in its role as the website’s operator unless the context indicates otherwise.

Contributions to the Campaign are received and administered by the D.C. Preservation League, the Campaign’s nonprofit fiscal agent. Donations are processed through the D.C. Preservation League’s website and are also subject to its terms, privacy practices, and donation disclosures.

Questions about this website may be directed to fightback@culturalheritagepartners.com.

Privacy Policy

We respect your privacy and seek to collect only the information reasonably necessary to operate this website, communicate with Coalition participants and supporters, organize campaign activities, and advance the Campaign’s work.

Information You Provide

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:

• Your name, email address, telephone number, organization, title, and location;

• Information submitted when an organization signs the Open Letter to Congress;

• Your preferences regarding alerts, working groups, volunteer activities, events, or other Coalition activities;

• Stories, photographs, documents, resources, comments, or other materials you submit;

• Messages sent through contact forms or to campaign email addresses; and

• Information provided when you report a threatened place or potentially unlawful federal action.

If you make a donation, payment information is collected and processed through the D.C. Preservation League or its payment processor. This website does not directly collect or store your complete payment-card information.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the website, we and our service providers may automatically collect limited technical information, such as your Internet Protocol address, browser and device type, operating system, referring page, pages viewed, approximate location, and the date and time of your visit.

The website may use cookies or similar technologies needed for basic operation, security, analytics, user preferences, and understanding how visitors use the site. [Add a link to cookie settings if nonessential cookies or analytics are enabled.]

How We Use Information

We may use collected information to:

• Send requested alerts, newsletters, action notices, and campaign updates;

• Communicate about working groups, events, advocacy opportunities, and Coalition activities;

• Maintain and publish the list of organizational signatories;

• Respond to questions, reports, submissions, and requests;

• Evaluate and improve the website, resources, and campaign;

• Protect the security and integrity of the website;

• Comply with law and protect legal rights; and

• Advance the Coalition’s educational, advocacy, organizing, communications, research, and litigation-readiness activities.

We will not publish an individual’s personal contact information without permission. Organizational names and other information submitted through the Open Letter sign-on process may be published as part of the Coalition’s signatory list.

How We Share Information

We may share information with:

• Service providers that support website hosting, email distribution, form processing, analytics, security, data storage, or other campaign operations;

• Coalition working-group leaders or participating organizations when necessary to carry out an activity you requested or joined;

• The D.C. Preservation League in connection with donations and Campaign administration;

• Professional advisers when reasonably necessary; and

• Government authorities or other parties when required by law or reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety, security, or the integrity of the Campaign.

We do not sell or rent personal information. We do not use personal information for third-party targeted advertising.

Public and Confidential Submissions

Please do not submit confidential, privileged, sensitive personal, archaeological, cultural, or location information through a general website form or ordinary email.

Materials submitted through a public resource, success-story, comment, or signatory form may be quoted, summarized, published, or shared for campaign purposes as described on that form. If a form expressly offers confidential reporting, we will endeavor to handle the submission consistently with that representation.

Submitting information through this website does not create an attorney-client relationship. If you are seeking legal advice or wish to provide information in confidence, contact Cultural Heritage Partners or another attorney directly and obtain confirmation that an attorney-client relationship or other duty of confidentiality has been established before sending sensitive information.

Your Choices

You may unsubscribe from campaign emails at any time by using the link included in the message. You may also contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information you have provided, subject to applicable law and legitimate record-retention needs.

Depending on where you live, applicable law may provide additional rights concerning your personal information. Requests may be sent to fightback@culturalheritagepartners.com. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.

Data Retention and Security

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, to maintain appropriate campaign records, and to comply with legal obligations.

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information. No website, email system, or method of electronic transmission is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

External Websites

This website links to resources maintained by Coalition participants, government agencies, media organizations, service providers, and other third parties. Their privacy practices and content are governed by their own policies. A link does not necessarily imply endorsement of every position or statement on the linked website.

Children’s Privacy

This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the website, please contact us so that we can review and, where appropriate, delete it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as the website, campaign, or applicable law changes. The revised policy will be posted here with a new “Last Updated” date.

Accessibility

The Section 106 Coalition believes that public participation must be accessible to everyone. We are committed to providing a website that people with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate, and use.

We are working toward conformance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, WCAG 2.1 Level AA, and we will continue to improve the accessibility of new and existing content. Our efforts include using meaningful heading structures, descriptive links, alternative text for images, keyboard-accessible navigation, readable color contrast, captions or transcripts for multimedia when practicable, and accessible documents whenever possible.

Some third-party materials, archived documents, external websites, or older PDFs may not yet be fully accessible. If you encounter an accessibility barrier or need information in another format, please contact us at fightback@culturalheritagepartners.com. Please identify the page or material involved, describe the problem, and tell us your preferred format or method of contact. We will make reasonable efforts to provide access and address the issue promptly.

Accessibility is an ongoing responsibility. Feedback from users helps us improve.

Terms of Use

Acceptance of These Terms

By using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the website. We may revise these terms from time to time by posting an updated version with a new “Last Updated” date.

Educational and Advocacy Information

This website provides general educational, advocacy, campaign, and public-interest information concerning Section 106, historic preservation, Tribal consultation, public participation, federal decision-making, and related matters.

Although we seek to provide timely and accurate information, laws, regulations, proposals, deadlines, project details, and campaign activities can change quickly. We do not guarantee that every item is complete, current, or applicable to a particular situation.

No Legal Advice or Attorney Client Relationship

Nothing on this website constitutes legal advice. Viewing the website, using its resources, joining the Coalition, signing the Open Letter, making a donation, subscribing for updates, or communicating through a website form does not create an attorney-client relationship with Cultural Heritage Partners or any Coalition participant.

Do not act or refrain from acting based solely on information on this website. Consult qualified counsel regarding your particular circumstances, rights, deadlines, or legal obligations.

Coalition Participation

Organizational participation in the Coalition is demonstrated by signing the Open Letter to Congress or by another process expressly recognized by the Coalition. Individuals may participate by receiving updates, joining working groups, volunteering, attending events, or supporting campaign activities.

Coalition participation does not authorize anyone to speak for another participant, use another participant’s name or logo without permission, or represent that every participant supports a particular statement, filing, expenditure, lawsuit, or campaign activity.

Permitted Use

You may view, download, print, quote, and share publicly available campaign materials for lawful, noncommercial educational, advocacy, and organizing purposes, provided that you accurately identify the source, do not materially alter the meaning, and do not suggest an endorsement that has not been given.

Logos, photographs, publications, media content, and third-party materials may be subject to separate rights or restrictions. Permission to use one item does not authorize use of another organization’s name, logo, copyrighted work, or trademark.

User Submitted Content

You represent that you have the right to submit any text, photograph, document, story, data, or other material you provide and that its use will not violate another person’s rights or applicable law.

Unless the submission process expressly states otherwise, you grant Cultural Heritage Partners and the Coalition a nonexclusive, royalty-free permission to review, reproduce, adapt, summarize, publish, and share submitted materials for campaign, educational, advocacy, archival, and related public-interest purposes. We may identify you or your organization as the source only when authorized or reasonably apparent from the nature of the submission.

Do not submit confidential, privileged, culturally sensitive, precise archaeological-location, personal, or legally restricted information through a general submission form.

Donations

Donations to the Campaign are received and administered by the D.C. Preservation League. Questions regarding tax deductibility, receipts, refunds, payment processing, or donor information should be directed to the D.C. Preservation League. Nothing on this website constitutes legal, tax, accounting, or financial advice.

External Links and Third Party Materials

Links to external websites and inclusion of third-party materials are provided for information and convenience. We do not control and are not responsible for external content, availability, security, accuracy, accessibility, or privacy practices. Inclusion does not necessarily constitute endorsement of every view expressed by the linked source.

Disclaimer of Warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by law, this website and its content are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant that the website will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free from harmful components.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Cultural Heritage Partners, the D.C. Preservation League, Coalition participants, and their respective personnel will not be liable for damages arising from or related to use of, inability to use, or reliance on this website or its content.

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

Questions

Questions about these terms, privacy, accessibility, or this website may be sent to:

106Strong Website
c/o Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC
1811 East Grace Street
Richmond, Virginia 23223
fightback@culturalheritagepartners.com