Alex Carrillo for City Council 2024 (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information on our website, as well as your choices regarding your information. By using our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
a. Personal Information: When you sign up for updates, volunteer, make a donation, or otherwise interact with our campaign, we may collect personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and payment information.
b. Automatically Collected Information: When you visit our website, we may automatically collect information about your device, browser, and browsing activities through cookies and similar technologies. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, and pages viewed.
c. Opt-In Text Messaging: If you choose to opt-in to receive text messages from our campaign, we will collect your mobile phone number and any other information you provide via text messaging.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To communicate with you: We may use your contact information to send you campaign updates, event notifications, fundraising appeals, and other information related to the campaign. If you have opted-in to receive text messages, we may send you messages regarding campaign news, volunteer opportunities, events, and other campaign related activities.
- To improve our website: We use information about your website usage to monitor and improve our website’s performance and user experience.
- To comply with legal obligations: We may use your information as necessary to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
3. Sharing Your Information
We may share your information in the following circumstances:
- With service providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist with our campaign operations, such as payment processing, website hosting, email delivery, and text messaging services. These providers are required to protect your information and may only use it to perform services on our behalf.
- To comply with legal requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, or if we believe such action is necessary to comply with legal obligations, protect the safety of our users, or prevent fraud or abuse.
- Personally Identifiable Information will not be sold or shared with third parties for promotional or marketing purposes.
4. Your Choices
You have the following choices regarding your information:
- Opt-Out of Text Communications: You may opt out of text messaging by replying “STOP” to any text message you receive from us.
- Cookies: You can set your browser to refuse cookies or notify you when cookies are being sent. However, some features of the website may not function properly without cookies.
- Updating Your Information: If you need to update or correct your personal information, you may contact us at [email protected].
5. Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
6. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be effective when posted on this page, with the date of the last revision indicated at the top of the policy.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Alex Carrillo for City Council 2024
P.O. Box 2537, Merced, CA 95348
[email protected]
By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of your information as outlined in this Privacy Policy.