Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy for Friends of Mike Shorten Website
Effective Date: 2/11/2025
Friends of Mike Shorten ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of
visitors and users ("you" or "your") of our political campaign website. This Privacy Policy
outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal
information through our website. By accessing and using our website, you consent to
the terms of this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect:
a. Personal Information: We may collect personal information you voluntarily
provide to us, such as your name, email address, postal address, phone
number, and any other information you submit through our website's
forms.
b. Text Messaging Opt-In Data: If you choose to opt-in to receive text
messages from us, we may collect your phone number and related data
required for text messaging services.
c. Automatically Collected Information: When you visit our website, we may
automatically collect certain information about your device, browser, and
usage patterns. This information may include IP addresses, cookies, and
other tracking technologies.

2. Use of Information:
a. We may use the personal information you provide to us for the following
purposes:
To communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, and provide
information about our campaign.
To send you updates, newsletters, and other campaign-related
information.
To analyze and improve our website's performance, content, and user
experience.
To comply with legal obligations and enforce our rights and agreements.
b. Text Messaging Opt-In Data: Your phone number and related data
collected for text messaging services will only be used to send you
campaign-related text messages and updates.

3. Sharing of Information:
a. We will not share, sell, rent, or disclose your personal information to any
third parties, except as described in this Privacy Policy or when required
by law.
b. Text Messaging Opt-In Data: We will not share or sell your text messaging
opt-in data, consent, or related personal information with any third parties,
unless required by law.

4. Data Security:

We take reasonable measures to protect the security of your personal
information and employ industry-standard security technologies to

safeguard it. However, no method of transmission over the internet or
electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute
security.
5. Third-Party Services:

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are
not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such third parties.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those third parties
when accessing their websites or services.

6. Children’s Privacy:

Our website is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 13. We
do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we
become aware that we have collected personal information from a child
under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to remove such
information from our records.
7. Updates 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
changes will be effective immediately upon posting of the revised Privacy
Policy on our website. We encourage you to review this page periodically
for the latest information on our privacy practices.

8. Contact Us:

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or our
privacy practices, please contact us at:
Friends of Mike Shorten
shorty@mikeshorten.org