Text Help Line Privacy Policy

Effective November 4, 2026

The Sharon Sharko Debate Foundation, doing business as the Sharon Sharko Speech and Debate Foundation (3SDF), operates the 3SDF Tournament Text Help Line at (844) 676-0212 and (844) 960-1927. This policy explains how we handle information collected through it. It supplements our general Privacy Policy.

What We Collect

When you text the help line, we receive your mobile phone number, the content of your messages, and the date and time they were sent. We do not ask for, and you should not send, sensitive personal information.

How We Use It

We use this information only to respond to your report, ask any follow-up questions needed to understand it, route it to tournament staff, let tournament staff contact participants about that tournament, and keep a record of help line activity for that tournament.

Service Providers

We use service providers, such as our messaging provider (Twilio) and an AI service (Anthropic) that sorts each message, to operate the text line. These providers process your information only on our behalf and only to provide the help line.

No Fundraising Use

Text line information is never used for fundraising or added to our donor or mailing lists.

Sharing

We do not sell your information. No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. All other categories of sharing exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties. We may disclose information if required by law.

Retention

We keep help line messages only as long as needed to resolve reports and maintain tournament records, and then delete them.

Your Choices

Reply STOP at any time to stop receiving messages. Reply HELP for help. Message and data rates may apply.

Students Under 18

Many tournament participants are high school students. We collect only the phone number and messages needed to handle a report, and we use them for no other purpose.

Contact Us

Questions about this policy? Reach us through our Contact Us page, or by mail at Sharon Sharko Speech and Debate Foundation, 9455 Brenner Ct, Vienna, VA 22180.