The Fairfax County Democrats is 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.
We have created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for our web site, www.FairfaxDemocrats.org:
- What personally identifiable information of yours or third party personally identification is collected from you through the web site.
- How the information is used.
- With whom the information may be shared.
- What choices are available to you regarding collection, use and distribution of the information.
- How we protect your information.
- How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
- If you feel we have somehow not abided by the privacy policy, please contact us to let us know so that we can apologize and correct our error.
Information practices.
The FCDC respects your privacy. We will never give, sell or rent your email address to any other organization unless you specifically authorize us.
This site contains links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites.
How do we use the information you provide the FCDC?
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 Federal Election Commission the name, mailing address, occupation and name of employers of individuals whose contributions exceed $200 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 FEC website at http://www.fec.gov. 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 Federal election law.
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 servers are located in a locked, secure environment. For your protection we have not detailed the entirety of these measures.
We do everything in our power to protect user-information off-line. All user information is restricted.
When you contribute online, the FCDC 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 by the experience of our partnership with our contribution vendor(s).
Information on Children
Because we care about the safety and privacy of children online, we comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). COPPA and its accompanying FTC regulations establish United States federal law that protects the privacy of children using the Internet. We do not knowingly contact or collect personal information from children under 13. Our site is not intended to solicit information of any kind from children under 13.
Contacting Us / Correcting Your Information
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, your dealings with our web site, send an email to info@fairfaxdemocrats.org.