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Privacy Policy | National Second Chance Network
LEGAL DOCUMENT — DATA PROTECTION
PRIVACY POLICY NSCN DATA PROTECTION FRAMEWORK // 20 ARTICLES

Privacy
Policy

National Second Chance Network

FindSecondChance.com

Effective Date: June 11, 2026  |  Last Updated: June 11, 2026

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NOTICE

NSCN is a protected routing and intelligence ecosystem, not a real estate brokerage, landlord, government housing authority, law firm, financial institution, employer, or lead-generation marketplace. Nothing in this Policy changes that. Partners are independent professionals who subscribe to the network for access. They are not NSCN staff, employees, agents, or representatives.

LIVE DOCUMENT | PRIVACY POLICY // ACTIVE & BINDING | EFFECTIVE: JUNE 11, 2026 | STATUS: ENFORCED
ARTICLE I

Scope of This Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through:

  • FindSecondChance.com and all NSCN state hub pages
  • NSCN Housing, Legal, Financial, Business, and Homeowner Node pages
  • NSCN Voucher Intelligence Hub pages and voucher-holder intake forms
  • General housing intake, apartment locator inquiry, and barrier-navigation forms
  • Partner inquiry, onboarding, and compliance forms
  • Contact, support, complaint, audit, and reporting forms
  • The NSCN Voucher Intelligence Vault — Protected Access subscription portal
  • Digital product and private-access resource pages
  • Email, phone, text, scheduling tools, and other communications with NSCN
  • Internal routing, review, documentation, and operational recordkeeping connected to NSCN requests
THIRD-PARTY SITES
This Policy does not apply to third-party websites, independent housing providers, independent apartment locators, legal professionals, financial providers, government agencies, property owners, housing authorities, or outside organizations that operate under their own privacy practices. If a member submits information directly to an outside professional, provider, organization, website, or agency, that party’s own privacy policy may apply to that direct submission. However, no third-party privacy policy, partner policy, provider agreement, intake form, or outside practice gives any NSCN Verified Partner permission to auction, broadcast, reroute, license, transfer, misuse, remarket, or deliver member information to multiple competing providers in violation of NSCN’s Terms of Service or the Second Chance Living Standard. All NSCN Verified Partners remain bound by NSCN’s network standards regardless of their own separate privacy practices. A partner’s separate privacy policy does not override or replace their obligations to members under NSCN’s network standards. Members are encouraged to review the privacy policy of any partner, provider, or outside organization before submitting sensitive documents or personal records directly to that party.
ARTICLE II

What NSCN Is Not — Material Distinctions

NSCN IS NOT:
  • A real estate brokerage and does not list, broker, lease, or manage residential or commercial property
  • A landlord, property manager, or housing provider
  • A government housing authority and has no authority over voucher issuance, voucher approval, voucher extensions, or HUD program eligibility
  • A lead-generation marketplace — member intake submissions are not pay-per-lead inventory
  • A law firm and does not provide legal advice, legal representation, or attorney-client relationships
  • A credit-repair organization, financial institution, lender, or debt-relief provider

NSCN does not approve or deny housing applications, vouchers, rental assistance, credit, or government benefits.

ARTICLE III

Information We May Collect

A. Contact and Identity Information

Name, email address, phone number, preferred contact method, city, state, zip code, general location information, and household contact details if voluntarily provided.

B. Housing Search and Barrier Information

Because NSCN focuses on barrier navigation, members may voluntarily provide:

  • Desired move date, target city, county, state, or zip code area
  • Voucher status, housing authority, program type, or rental-assistance connection
  • Eviction history, broken lease history, or prior denial patterns
  • Credit concerns, income concerns, or financial barrier information
  • Criminal record, background-check, or reentry-related barriers
  • Bankruptcy, debt, or housing-program disqualification concerns
  • Household size, family circumstances, disability-related accommodation needs
  • Pet or service animal needs, documentation status, or urgency circumstances
DO NOT SUBMIT THROUGH GENERAL INTAKE
Members should not submit Social Security numbers, full bank account numbers, full credit card numbers, government ID images, medical records, or sensitive documents through general intake forms unless NSCN specifically requests that information through a designated secure channel.
C. Voucher-Holder and Program-Specific Information

If a member completes a voucher-holder intake or Voucher Intelligence Hub form, NSCN may collect:

  • Voucher type, issuing housing authority, and program name
  • Approved county, city, or zip code mobility limits
  • Bedroom size authorization and special accommodation approvals
  • Voucher expiration deadline and extension status
  • Program-specific restrictions or portability conditions
  • Case manager or referral source information if voluntarily provided
  • Prior property denials related to source-of-income discrimination or landlord non-participation
  • Documentation status relevant to lease-up or landlord outreach
GEOGRAPHIC DATA DE-IDENTIFICATION
NSCN collects zip code and geographic housing-search data from voucher-holder intake submissions. This data is de-identified before any use outside of direct member routing, meaning it is stripped of all personally identifying information, including names, contact details, case numbers, and voucher-holder identifiers. De-identified, aggregated zip code data may be used for research and intelligence purposes as described in Section VI. Members are notified of this use at the point of intake.
D. Partner and Institutional Information

Business or organization name, contact name, email, phone, and website; professional category, service area, and credential or license information if voluntarily submitted; partner subscription details, audit ID, and service-standard documentation; payment or subscription information where applicable; and communications related to partner eligibility, onboarding, complaints, or network compliance.

E. Payment and Transaction Information

For paid subscriptions, digital products, or institutional access portals, NSCN may collect transaction information including name, email, billing contact, purchase date, product or subscription type, payment confirmation, and access status. Full credit card numbers are processed by third-party payment processors and are not stored by NSCN on its own systems.

F. Communications

NSCN may retain communications submitted through intake forms, contact forms, email, phone, text, voicemail, scheduling tools, and support requests for purposes of response, routing, documentation, quality control, partner accountability, and operational recordkeeping.

G. Device and Website Usage Information

When visitors use our website, we may collect limited technical information such as IP address, browser type, device type, pages viewed, time on page, referring page, approximate location derived from network data, form-submission activity, and analytics identifiers.

ARTICLE IV

How We Use Information

NSCN uses collected information to:

  • Respond to member intake requests and route them to the appropriate NSCN Verified Partner
  • Operate the one-partner exclusive routing model and, where applicable, the Resolution Web
  • Understand the member’s stated barriers, program status, and geographic search parameters
  • Send confirmation, follow-up, or service-related communications
  • Review and process partner subscription applications and ongoing compliance
  • Document complaints, partner-accountability concerns, and audit records
  • Process payments and provide access to digital products or institutional resources
  • Build and maintain de-identified, aggregated housing intelligence, including state-level voucher intelligence for research and institutional purposes as described in Section VI
  • Maintain the NSCN Intelligence Atlas, state hub pages, Voucher Intelligence Hub pages, and related public-education resources
  • Prevent fraud, spam, misuse, duplicate abuse, and unauthorized access
  • Comply with applicable legal, tax, accounting, security, and operational obligations
  • Protect the integrity of the network, its members, and its verified partners
ARTICLE V

How the Network Routes Information

When a member submits an intake request, NSCN routes that request to one subscribed NSCN Verified Partner. Routing is exclusive — the member’s request is not broadcast, auctioned, or simultaneously delivered to multiple competing providers. Only information reasonably necessary for the partner to evaluate and respond to the request is shared.

If a member’s request moves into the Resolution Web, relevant intake information may be shared with one or more Resolution Web participants within the NSCN ecosystem, consistent with the member’s original submission and the nature of their barriers.

INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTIES
NSCN Verified Partners and Resolution Web participants are independent third parties. They are responsible for their own privacy practices, licensing, compliance obligations, communications, and services. Members should ask any partner how their information will be handled before submitting additional documents or entering into any separate agreement.
ARTICLE VI

NSCN Voucher Intelligence Vault —
Protected Access

NSCN operates the NSCN Voucher Intelligence Vault Protected Access, an institutional-grade research and intelligence resource built from de-identified, aggregated housing and voucher data collected through NSCN’s platform operations.

The Vault contains zip code-level and geography-level intelligence derived from NSCN’s intake operations, including voucher lease-up patterns, barrier frequency data, denial trend data, program-demand indicators, source-of-income discrimination signals, and geographic housing-access friction data.

THE VAULT DOES NOT CONTAIN AND WILL NEVER CONTAIN:
  • Member names or personal identifiers of any kind
  • Individual voucher numbers, case numbers, or housing authority file identifiers
  • Contact information, addresses, or locating information for any specific member
  • Any information that could reasonably be used to identify a specific individual

Access is limited to qualified institutional subscribers including:

  • Academic and independent housing researchers
  • Federal, state, and local housing authorities and government agencies
  • Nonprofit housing advocacy organizations and fair housing entities
  • Licensed attorneys and legal aid organizations working on housing access matters
  • Policy institutes, urban planning researchers, and community development organizations
  • Other institutional subscribers approved by NSCN under a formal access agreement
MEMBER NOTICE
Members who submit voucher-holder intake forms are notified at the point of intake that de-identified, aggregated geographic and program data derived from intake submissions may be used for research and institutional intelligence purposes through the Vault.
ARTICLE VII

Member Intake Use Limits

MEMBER INTAKE USE LIMITS
  • NSCN does not treat member intake as bulk marketing inventory, public data broker inventory, lead auction inventory, multi-buyer marketplace inventory, mass solicitation network inventory, or pay-per-lead buyer inventory.
  • NSCN does not auction, broadcast, or simultaneously route member requests to multiple competing providers.
  • NSCN does not use member information to build behavioral advertising profiles.
  • NSCN does not publish identifiable member information without explicit permission.
  • NSCN does not include member names, contact information, or personal identifiers in any institutional Vault output.
  • NSCN does not make housing approval decisions, voucher decisions, credit decisions, benefit eligibility decisions, or legal determinations of any kind.
  • NSCN does not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13.
ARTICLE VIII

When We Share Information

A. With the Assigned NSCN Verified Partner

Relevant intake details are shared with the one subscribed partner to whom the request is routed. Only information reasonably necessary for the partner to evaluate and respond to the request is shared.

B. Within the Resolution Web

If a member’s request moves into the Resolution Web, relevant intake information may be shared with Resolution Web participants within the NSCN ecosystem, consistent with the member’s original submission and the nature of their barriers.

C. With Institutional Vault Subscribers

De-identified, aggregated data containing no personal identifiers may be made available to qualified institutional subscribers through the NSCN Voucher Intelligence Vault under the terms described in Section VI.

D. With Operational Vendors

NSCN may share information with vendors who provide website hosting, form platforms, email systems, payment processing, document storage, analytics, security, and other operational infrastructure. These vendors are engaged for the limited purpose of operating the platform and are not authorized to use NSCN member data for independent purposes.

E. For Legal, Safety, or Compliance Reasons

NSCN may disclose information where reasonably necessary to comply with law; respond to lawful legal process; protect the rights, safety, or integrity of members, partners, or the network; investigate fraud or misuse; enforce partner standards or network terms; or address disputes, complaints, or security incidents.

F. Organizational Transfers

In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset transfer, information may transfer as part of that process, subject to appropriate privacy protections consistent with this Policy.

ARTICLE IX

Sensitive Housing Information

NSCN understands that members may be sharing information about eviction history, voucher status, criminal records, financial hardship, domestic circumstances, disability-related needs, or urgent displacement. This information is handled with the recognition that members are trusting NSCN with circumstances that carry real consequences. NSCN uses this information only for the purposes described in this Policy. Members are encouraged to provide only what is necessary for their request.

ARTICLE X

Communications

By submitting a form or contacting NSCN, members authorize NSCN to respond using the contact information provided — by email, phone, text message, or other reasonable method related to the request. Standard message and data rates may apply for text communications. Members may request to stop non-essential text messages by replying STOP where supported. Transactional, intake-related, compliance, legal, payment, and safety-related communications may still be sent when necessary.

ARTICLE XI

Technology-Assisted Operations

NSCN may use technology-assisted tools, automation, form platforms, email systems, analytics infrastructure, document management tools, and AI-assisted administrative tools to organize information, support routing, prepare internal documentation, and improve operational workflows.

IMPORTANT LIMITATION
These tools are operational aids — they are not used to make final housing decisions, voucher determinations, credit decisions, or any decision that produces a legal or similarly significant effect on a member.
ARTICLE XII

Cookies and Analytics

NSCN may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, and similar technologies to operate the website, measure traffic, understand which pages are most used, detect errors, and improve content. Members may manage cookies through browser settings. NSCN does not use member intake submissions for behavioral advertising targeting.

ARTICLE XIII

Data Retention

NSCN retains information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes in this Policy, including:

  • Responding to requests
  • Maintaining partner accountability and audit records
  • Supporting complaint review and dispute resolution
  • Operating digital product access
  • Analyzing de-identified housing intelligence
  • Complying with legal and operational obligations
ARTICLE XIV

Data Security

NSCN applies reasonable administrative, technical, and operational measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, loss, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

SECURITY NOTICE
No internet transmission, form system, or storage environment can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Members should avoid submitting sensitive documents or highly confidential information through general intake channels unless NSCN has specifically requested that information through an appropriate secure method.
ARTICLE XV

Do Not Submit Unnecessary Sensitive Information

Members should not submit the following through general intake or contact forms unless NSCN specifically requests it through an appropriate secure channel:

DO NOT SUBMIT
  • Social Security numbers or government-issued identification numbers
  • Full driver’s license images or passport images
  • Full bank account numbers or full credit card numbers
  • Medical records or disability documentation
  • Court records containing unnecessary third-party information
  • Children’s full identifying records
  • Passwords or private account credentials
  • Documents unrelated to the housing, legal, or service request
ARTICLE XVI

Member Rights and Privacy Requests

Depending on applicable law, members may have the right to:

  • Request that NSCN confirm whether we hold their personal information
  • Provide access to certain information
  • Correct inaccurate information
  • Delete certain information
  • Provide a portable copy of certain information
  • Opt out of certain uses
  • Appeal a privacy-request determination
HOW TO SUBMIT A REQUEST
To submit a privacy request, use the Privacy Contact information in Section XIX. NSCN may need to verify identity before processing a request. NSCN will not discriminate against members for exercising applicable privacy rights.
ARTICLE XVII

California and Other State Privacy Rights

Residents of California and certain other U.S. states may have additional rights under applicable state privacy laws, including rights of access, correction, deletion, portability, opt-out of sale, limitation of sensitive information processing, or appeal. NSCN does not treat member intake as pay-per-lead inventory and does not use member intake submissions for targeted advertising.

States whose residents may have applicable privacy rights include, without limitation:

CALIFORNIATEXASCOLORADO VIRGINIACONNECTICUTUTAH OREGONMONTANADELAWARE IOWANEW JERSEYTENNESSEE MINNESOTAMARYLANDNEBRASKA NEW HAMPSHIREAND OTHERS

…as privacy law continues to develop.

ARTICLE XVIII

Children’s Privacy

NSCN is not directed to children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13. If NSCN learns it has collected personal information directly from a child under 13 without appropriate consent, it will take reasonable steps to delete that information.

ARTICLE XIX

Privacy Contact

For privacy questions, correction requests, deletion requests, data access requests, partner concerns, Vault access inquiries, or privacy complaints, contact NSCN through:

PRIVACY CONTACT EMAIL
nscn@findsecondchance.com
WEBSITE CONTACT PAGE
findsecondchance.com/contact
INCLUDE IN YOUR REQUEST
Your name, the email address used on your form or submission, the approximate submission date, and the nature of your request.
NOTE
Do not include unnecessary sensitive documents in an initial privacy request.
ARTICLE XX

Updates to This Policy

NSCN may update this Privacy Policy as the network evolves, as applicable law changes, or as operational practices are refined. If material changes are made, the Last Updated date will be revised and, where appropriate, additional notice will be provided. Continued use of the platform or submission of information after an update constitutes acknowledgment of the updated Policy.

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Final Notice

WHAT NSCN IS

A protected housing access, navigation, and intelligence ecosystem — not a government housing authority, landlord, brokerage, law firm, or lead marketplace.

NO GUARANTEES

Submitting information to NSCN does not guarantee housing placement, voucher success, rental assistance, legal outcomes, partner availability, or any specific result.

MEMBER INTAKE IS PROTECTED

NSCN treats member information as part of the trust architecture of the network, not as a commodity, not as inventory, and not as pay-per-lead product.

TRUST ARCHITECTURE

Every intake and routing practice in this network is built around the same belief as every node, every routing structure, and every standard: people are not a product.

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