Privacy Policy

Last Updated: December 6, 2021

This Privacy Policy explains how Gillibrand for Senate (“Gillibrand for Senate”, “we” or “us”) collects, uses, and discloses information about you. This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect when you access or use our website located at www.kirstengillibrand.com and any other websites (including mobile sites) and online services that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Site”).

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of the policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our website homepage or sending you a notification). We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy whenever you access the Site or otherwise interact with us to stay informed about our information practices and the choices available to you.

To view the Terms of Service that apply to the Site, please visit https://kirstengillibrand.com/terms-of-service/.

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION

Information You Provide to Us

We collect information you provide directly to us. For example, we collect information when you sign up to receive updates, request information, fill out a form, sign a petition, sign up as a volunteer, sign up for an event, create an account, participate in a contest or promotion, make a donation or purchase, communicate with us via third party social media sites request support, send us an email, or otherwise communicate with us. The types of information we may collect include your name, contact information (such as email address, postal address, and phone number), credit card and other payment information (although payment information is generally collected directly by a third-party processor), and any other information you choose to provide.

In addition, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) may require us to collect certain personal information from donors. For example, the FEC requires us to collect (and disclose to them) the name, mailing address, occupation, and employer of all individuals whose donations to Gillibrand for Senate exceed $200 per election cycle.

Special Notice for Parents

We want to help you guard your children’s privacy. We encourage you to talk to your children about sage and responsible use of their personal information while using the Internet. Our Site is not directed to children and does not knowingly collect, use or distribute children’s personally identifiable information to any third parties. If you have questions or concerns about your child’s access to this Site, or are aware of a child’s personal information having been provided to us, please contact us at [email protected].

Automatically Collected Information

When you access or use our Site, we automatically collect information about you, including:

Log and Usage Information: We collect information related to your access to and use of the Site, including the type of browser you use, app version, access times, pages viewed, your IP address, and the page you visited before navigating to our Site.
Device Information: We collect information about the computer or mobile device you use to access our Site, including the hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
Transactional Information: If you make a donation or purchase, we may collect information about the transaction, such as donation amount, purchase price, product detains, and date and location of the transaction.
Location Information: We may derive the approximate location of your device, such as from your IP address.
Information Collected by Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies: We (and our service providers) use different technologies to collect information, including cookies and web beacons. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us improve our Site and your experience, see which areas and features of our Site are popular, and count visits. Web beacons (also known as “pixel tags” or “clear GIFs”) are electronic images that may be used in our Site or emails and help deliver cookies, count visits, and understand usage and campaign effectiveness. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, see “Your Choices.”
Information We Collect from Other Sources: We and our service providers may also obtain information about you from other sources and combine that with information we collect about you on our Site. For example, we and our service providers may collect information about you from third parties, including but not limited to, mailing list providers and publicly available sources. In addition, if you make a donation through ActBlue for our benefit (such as via the link on the Site), we will obtain certain information about you from ActBlue.

USE OF INFORMATION

We may use the information we collect to:

Provide, maintain and improve our Site;
Provide and deliver the information you request, process donations and transactions and send you related information, including confirmations and receipts;
Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages and provide technical support;
Respond to your emails, submissions, comments, questions and requests; request feedback or support, and otherwise contact you about Gillibrand for Senate and your use of the Site;
Send you information to keep you informed Gillibrand for Senate and about various issues, campaigns, candidates, events, activities, and volunteer opportunities, and provide news and information we think will be of interest to you (see Your Choices below for information about how to opt out of these communications at any time);
Solicit volunteers, donations and support for Gillibrand for Senate and for other candidates, campaigns, issues and organizations that we support and to connect you with other volunteers;
Contact you if Federal election laws require us to request additional information from you;
Remind you to vote and register to vote and assist you in finding your registration information, polling location and campaign events near you;
Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Site;
Personalize the Site and provide advertisements, content or features based on your preferences, interests, and browsing and online activities;
Facilitate contests, sweepstakes, and promotions and process and deliver entries and rewards;
Detect, investigate and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities and protect the rights and property of Gillibrand for Senate and that of others; and
Carry out any other purpose described to you at the time the information was collected.

SHARING OF INFORMATION

We may share information about you as follows or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy:

With vendors, service providers, volunteers, and consultants who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf;
With candidates, organizations, campaigns, groups or causes that we believe have similar political viewpoints, principles or objectives or share similar goals and with organizations that facilitate communications and information sharing among such groups or otherwise assist such groups;
With other participants in a joint fundraising committee;
To report required information to the Federal Elections Commission, including name, mailing address, occupation, and name of employers of individuals whose contributions exceed $200 in an election cycle (for additional information, visit the FEC website at http://www.fec.gov);
In response to a request for information if we believe disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law or legal process, including lawful requests by public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements;
When we believe in good faith that we are lawfully authorized or required to do so or that doing so is reasonably necessary or appropriate to comply with the law or legal processes or respond to lawful requests, claims or legal authorities, including responding to lawful subpoenas, warrants, or court orders;
If we believe your actions are inconsistent with the spirit or language of our user agreements or policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of Gillibrand for Senate, its employees, volunteers, constituents, or others;
In connection with, or during negotiations of, any reorganization, formation of new committee or successor organization, asset sale or transfer, financing or lending transaction or in any other situation where personal information may be disclosed or transferred as one of the assets of Gillibrand for Senate;
With your consent or at your direction, including if we notify you through our Site that the information you provide will be shared in a particular manner and you provide such information.

We may also share aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used by those third parties to identify you. The above excludes text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties, except: (1) with vendors, consultants and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf (and who will not use such information for their own purposes); (2) if we believe disclosure is required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation or to comply with law enforcement or legal process; or (3) if the user consents to our sharing of such information.

TRANSFER OF INFORMATION TO THE U.S.

Gillibrand for Senate is based in the United States, and is directed to U.S. residents, and we process and store information in the U.S. If you are located outside the U.S., we and our service providers may transfer your information to, or store or access to your information in, jurisdictions that may not provide equivalent levels of data protection as your home jurisdiction.

LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES & TOOLS

The Site may contain links to third-party websites or provide access to tools and features that are powered through third-party vendors. For example, we may link to third-party sites to facilitate donations or purchases. Any personal information you provide in connection with such websites, tools, featured or linked sites is provided directly to that third party and is subject to that third party’s privacy policy, and not this privacy policy. We encourage you to learn about their privacy and security practices and policies before providing them with personal information.

ONLINE PETITIONS

If you sign an online petition, you understand that such petition is public information and that we may make the petition, and your name, city, state, and any comments provided in connection therewith publicly available. In addition, we may provide such petitions or compilations thereof, including your comments, name, city, and state to national, state or local leaders, or to the press.

SOCIAL SHARING FEATURES

The Site may offer social sharing features and other integrated tools (such as the Facebook “Like” button), which let you share actions you take on our Site with other media, and vice versa. Your use of such features enables the sharing of information with your friends or the public, depending your privacy settings for the relevant third party that provides the social sharing features and other integrated tools. For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing in connection with social sharing features and other integrated tools, please visit the privacy policies of the third parties that provide those features and tools.

TEXT MESSAGES

By providing your mobile phone number to Gillibrand for Senate, you agree to receive text messages from Us to your mobile phone number. You certify that the mobile number you provided is true and accurate and that you are authorized to enroll the designated mobile number to receive text messages from Gillibrand for Senate. You acknowledge and agree that text messages may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system at the discretion of Gillibrand for Senate. You acknowledge and agree that standard message and data rates apply to texts sent by Gillibrand for Senate. You may unsubscribe from text messages at any time by replying “STOP” to any text message you receive from Gillibrand for Senate. For help, text “HELP” to any text message you receive from Gillibrand for Senate. You consent that following such a request to unsubscribe, you may receive one final text message from Gillibrand for Senate confirming your request.

ADVERTISING AND ANALYTICS SERVICES PROVIDED BY OTHERS

We may allow others to provide analytics services and serve advertisements on our behalf across the web and in mobile applications. These entities may use cookies, web beacons, device identifiers and other technologies to collect information about your use of the Site and other websites and applications, including your IP address, web browser, mobile network information, pages viewed, time spent on pages or in apps, links clicked, and conversion information. This information may be used by Gillibrand for Senate and others to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, deliver advertising and content targeted to your interests on our Site and other websites, and better understand your online activity.

For example, we may use Remarketing with Google Analytics or other remarketing tools to advertise online. This enables third-party vendors to show our ads on sites across the Internet. We, along with third-party vendors may use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) together to inform, optimize, and serve ads based on your past visits to our Site and other sites and to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions and other ad services functions as they relate to our website. For information on how you can opt out of Google’s use of cookies for interest-based ads and to set preferences for how Google advertises to you please visit Google’s Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising initiative opt out page or permanently using the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add on.

For more information about interest-based ads, or to opt out of having your web browsing information used for behavioral advertising purposes, please visit www.aboutads.info/choices.

You can also change your browser settings to block cookies, although doing so may disable some features of our Site. Your device may also include a feature (“Limit Ad Tracking” on iOS or “Opt Out of Interest-Based Ads” or “Opt Out of Ads Personalization” on Android) that allows you to opt out of having certain information collected through apps used for behavioral advertising purposes.

YOUR CHOICES

Cookies

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. You can also review your choices regarding behavioral advertising cookies at www.aboutads.info/choices. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our Site.

Essential cookies: Essential cookies help make a website operate basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website.
Analytics cookies: Analytics cookies help website owners understand how users interact with their website. These cookies provide information such as which content or pages are popular and how visitors navigate through the site.
Marketing cookies: Behavioral marketing cookies track individuals across the web over time. The resulting information is called “behavioral data” and is used to serve targeted advertisements across the web.

For more information about interest-based ads, or to opt out of having your web browsing information used for behavioral advertising purposes, please visit www.aboutads.info/choices.

Promotional Communications

You may opt out of receiving promotional emails or text messages from Gillibrand for Senate by following the instructions in those emails or text messages. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as those about your account or our ongoing business relations.

Mobile Push Notifications/Alerts

With your consent, we may send promotional and non-promotional push notifications or alerts to your mobile device. You can deactivate these messages at any time by changing the notification settings on your mobile device.

SECURITY

Gillibrand for Senate takes reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: [email protected].

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