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Steven Williams · Chairman
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| Monroe County Democrats Privacy Policy | |
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The Monroe County Democrats are continually trying to expand online activism and to give voters the information they need in a timely manner. As a result, we may periodically ask you to provide information such as your name, address, phone number and email address in an effort to enhance our ability to work with you as an online activist. If you choose not to give us any information, we may not be able to provide you with timely information regarding events and issues important to you as a politically interested and active citizen. The Monroe County Democrats maintain several interconnected websites at any given time. The principal website, monroecountydemocrats.info, is permanent. Other issue-specific websites are created and removed as needed to highlight important national, state and local level issues and events. All websites owned and operated by the Monroe County Democrats are identified by the text "Monroe County Democrats". Our privacy policy explains the information practices we use at monroecountydemocrats.info and other Monroe County Democrats websites related to:
Our site links to a limited number of other websites. The Monroe County Democrats are not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of these websites. This privacy policy may be amended by the Monroe County Democrats at any time without notice other than posting of such amendments on this site. How do we protect your information? Our website has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of the information under our control. Our server is located in a locked, secure environment. When you contribute online, the Monroe County Democrats uses state-of-the-art security protocols to protect sensitive data, such as personal information and credit card numbers. The privacy of this data is ensured with a keyed symmetric encryption algorithm. While this data is being transferred, it is protected by the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) using a 128-bit signed certificate. Encryption keys are secured by Verisign. For more information on SSL and web security, see http://www.verisign.com. How do we use the information you provide the Monroe County Democrats? When you volunteer online: Our volunteer forms ask you to give us contact information (such as your name and email address) and geographic information (such as your zip code and state). We use this information to send you customized content about campaigns and to help match your interests to campaign activities. If you provide your phone number, we may call you. If you choose to subscribe to an email newsletter, we use your email address to send you that newsletter. You may remove your email address from that subscriber list by visiting the unsubscribe page for that list. When you contribute money online: We are required by federal law to collect and report to the Wisconsin State Elections Board the name, mailing address, occupation and name of employers of individuals whose contributions exceed $100 in a calendar year. These records are available to the public. However, they cannot be used by other organizations for fund raising. For additional information, visit the WSEB website at http://elections.state.wi.us/. We also make a note of your telephone number and email address, which helps us to contact you quickly if follow-up on your contribution is necessary under State election law. When you sign up for one of our mailing lists: We collect your name, contact information, and email address, and certain other information. We use your email address to send you the email newsletter to which you subscribed. You may remove your email address from that subscriber list by visiting the unsubscribe page for that list. The respects your privacy. We will not give, sell or rent your email address to any other organization unless you specifically authorize us. The Monroe County Democrats will not sell, rent, or disclose email addresses or other information about persons obtained solely from members of the online team program when creating their teams. When you sign one of our petitions: We treat your name, city, state, and any comments as public information. We may, or example, provide compilations of petitions, with your comments, to national leaders, without disclosing email addresses. We may also make comments along with your city and state available to the press and public online. When you fill out one of our surveys: Your opinion matters to the Monroe County Democrats and we want your input. As a result, we use surveys to help us understand which issues you are interested in. These aggregate survey results are used to help inform lawmakers, while individual survey results help us deliver to you customized web content. Cookies: A cookie is a tiny text file that is stored on your computer by democrats.org. We use cookies to tailor your experience on our site according to the preferences you have specified. When you visit monroecountydemocrats.info and other Monroe County Democrats websites, we only access the cookie file that we have stored on your computer. We cannot and do not access any information stored in a cookie by other, non-Monroe County Democrats, websites. Our cookies do not contain any personal identifiable information. IP Addresses and Log File Data: We log IP address, which is the location of your computer or network on the Internet, for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. We also use page hits in the aggregate to track the popularity of pages that people visit in order to improve the quality of the site. There is no personal identifiable information collected in our log files. Contacting us about privacy: If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the information we have collected from you online, the practices of this site or your interaction with this website, send email to: contact@monroecountydemocrats.info. You can also reach us via US Mail at: Privacy Monroe County Democrats Website 18241 Icicle Rd. Sparta, WI 54656-4406 |
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