Privacy policy.

Privacy Policy
Last Updated: March 27, 2025

Thank you for visiting the Paula for Ward 7 campaign website. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting any personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you engage with our campaign, including through our website, email communications, events, and other interactions.

1. Information We Collect

  1. Personal Information You Provide

    • Contact Information: We may collect your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address when you sign up for our mailing list, volunteer, or otherwise communicate with us.

    • Donations: When you contribute to our campaign, we may collect payment information, billing address, and required personal details as regulated by campaign finance laws. This data may be shared with payment processors to fulfill your donation transaction.

    • Event Registrations: If you register for an event, we may collect information such as your name, email address, and any other relevant details necessary for event logistics.

  2. Information We Collect Automatically

    • Device & Usage Information: We may collect information such as your browser type, device type, IP address, the pages you visit, and the date/time of your visit, to understand how people use our website and improve user experience.

    • Cookies & Similar Technologies: We may use cookies or similar tracking technologies to personalize your experience, analyze website traffic, and gather demographic information. You can modify your cookie settings through your browser if you wish to limit or block cookies.

  3. Information from Third Parties

    • We may receive additional data about you from third-party sources (e.g., public records, social media platforms) to supplement our existing information in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  1. Communicate With You: Send newsletters, campaign updates, volunteer information, invitations to events, and donation requests.

  2. Process Donations: Collect and process your contributions in compliance with applicable campaign finance laws.

  3. Improve User Experience: Analyze website traffic and user engagement to enhance content, functionality, and design.

  4. Manage Volunteer Efforts & Events: Coordinate volunteer activities, event registrations, or community outreach.

  5. Comply With Legal Obligations: Fulfill campaign finance reporting requirements, respond to lawful requests by public authorities, and comply with applicable laws and regulations.

3. Sharing & Disclosure of Information

  1. Service Providers & Vendors

    • We may share your information with third-party service providers (e.g., payment processors, email services) who assist in operating our campaign. These entities are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and secure.

  2. Compliance With Laws & Campaign Finance Requirements

    • We may be required to disclose certain donor information to regulatory bodies or as otherwise mandated by law (e.g., reporting contributions to campaign finance authorities).

  3. Business Transfers

    • In the unlikely event of a reorganization or transfer of campaign assets, your information may be transferred in accordance with applicable laws.

  4. Consent & Other Disclosures

    • We may share information if you give us explicit permission or if disclosure is necessary to protect our rights or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.

    • Text messaging opt-in data, consent and related collected personal information will not be shared with or sold to any third parties, unless required by law.

4. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no data transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. You share information at your own risk.

5. Children’s Privacy

Our campaign is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently gathered such information, please contact us so we can remove the data.

6. External Links

Our website or communications may link to external sites that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

7. Your Choices & Rights

  1. Opt-Out of Communications: You can unsubscribe from our emails at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in the footer of our messages or by contacting us directly.

  2. Access & Correction: If you wish to access or correct the personal data we hold about you, please contact us at the email address below.

  3. Cookie Settings: You may modify your browser settings to refuse or limit cookies. This may affect certain features of our website.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any material changes will be posted on our website with an updated “Last Updated” date.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Paula for Ward 7
hello@paulaforward7.org

By engaging with our campaign or using our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Thank you for supporting Paula for Ward 7!