Privacy Policy

We may collect information that you provide directly to us, including:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Mailing address
• ZIP code
• Volunteer interests or availability
• Event RSVP information
• Messages, comments, or inquiries you send to the Campaign
• Donation amount and transaction details
• Employer and occupation information when required for campaign-finance compliance
• Any other information you choose to provide

We may also collect certain information automatically when you visit the website, including:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• Pages viewed
• Links clicked
• Referring website or source
• Approximate location based on IP address
• Cookies, pixels, and similar analytics or advertising data

We may also receive information from third parties, such as payment processors, email or text messaging platforms, analytics providers, advertising platforms, voter files, publicly available records, data vendors, event partners, or other organizations where permitted by law.

We may use the information we collect to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve our website
• Respond to your questions, requests, or messages
• Send campaign updates, newsletters, event invitations, voter information, volunteer opportunities, and fundraising appeals
• Process donations and provide receipts or confirmations
• Comply with federal, state, and local campaign-finance laws
• Recruit, organize, and communicate with volunteers and supporters
• Help supporters make a vote plan and receive campaign-related reminders
• Personalize website content, ads, and campaign communications
• Measure the effectiveness of our website, emails, texts, ads, and outreach
• Detect, prevent, and respond to fraud, spam, abuse, security issues, or unlawful activity
• Enforce our rights and comply with legal obligations

If you make a contribution, your donation may be processed by a third-party payment processor. The Campaign does not store full credit card numbers or full payment card information.

Federal campaign-finance laws may require the Campaign to collect, maintain, and publicly report certain donor information, including name, mailing address, employer, occupation, contribution date, contribution amount, and aggregate contribution information.

Contributions are subject to applicable campaign-finance laws, contribution limits, reporting requirements, and donor eligibility rules. Contributions are not tax deductible.

If you provide your email address or mobile phone number, you may receive campaign communications from Paola Branda for Congress, including updates, event notices, volunteer opportunities, donation requests, voter information, and get-out-the-vote reminders.

You may opt out of campaign emails by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in an email.

You may opt out of text messages by replying STOP to any campaign text message. You may reply HELP for help. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency may vary.

Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be sold, rented, or shared with third parties for their own marketing or promotional purposes. This does not prevent us from sharing information with service providers who help us send text messages on behalf of the Campaign, comply with the law, prevent fraud or abuse, or honor your consent and opt-out choices.

We and our service providers may use cookies, pixels, web beacons, tags, and similar technologies to understand how visitors use the website, improve website performance, measure campaign outreach, remember preferences, and deliver or evaluate digital advertising.

These technologies may collect information such as browser type, device type, pages visited, links clicked, IP address, referral source, and interactions with campaign emails or advertisements.

You can usually adjust your browser settings to refuse or remove cookies. Some website features may not function properly if cookies are disabled. You may also be able to manage ad preferences through your device settings, browser settings, or the advertising platforms you use.

We do not sell your personal information for money.

We may share information in the following circumstances:

• Service providers and vendors: with companies or individuals who help us operate the website, process donations, send emails or texts, host data, conduct analytics, manage ads, organize volunteers, provide compliance services, or support campaign operations.
• Campaign staff, consultants, and volunteers: when access is needed to carry out campaign work.
• Payment processors: to process donations and related transactions.
• Compliance and public reporting: when required by campaign-finance laws, the Federal Election Commission, regulators, or other government authorities.
• Legal obligations and safety: when we believe disclosure is required by law, subpoena, court order, legal process, or necessary to protect the rights, safety, property, or security of the Campaign, supporters, volunteers, or others.
• Political or civic partners: with candidates, committees, parties, organizations, or causes with similar political goals, where permitted by law and consistent with this Privacy Policy.
• Successor or reorganized entities: in connection with campaign reorganization, committee changes, or other campaign-finance-compliant transitions.
• With your consent: when you direct us or authorize us to share information.

Text messaging opt-in data and consent are not shared with third parties for their own marketing or promotional purposes, as described above.

We may also share aggregated, anonymized, or de-identified information that does not reasonably identify you.

Some campaign activities may involve public participation. For example, if you submit a public comment, sign a petition, attend a public campaign event, appear in a photo or video, or engage with the Campaign on social media, information you provide or make public may be visible to others.

Please use care when posting information publicly or interacting with campaign pages on third-party platforms.

Our website may link to third-party websites or services, including donation processors, social media platforms, video platforms, map tools, calendar tools, voter registration resources, and other external sites.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, security practices, or policies. Please review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

If you interact with the Campaign on social media platforms, those platforms may collect information about you under their own privacy policies. Your interactions with our social media pages may be public depending on your account settings and the platform's rules.

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for campaign activities, legal compliance, reporting obligations, recordkeeping, security, dispute resolution, and other legitimate campaign purposes.

Certain donation and compliance records may need to be retained as required by law, even if you request deletion of other information.

You may make the following choices regarding your information:

• Emails: Click "unsubscribe" in campaign emails.
• Texts: Reply STOP to opt out of text messages.
• Cookies: Adjust your browser or device settings to limit cookies or ad tracking.
• Access, correction, or deletion: Contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we maintain about you, subject to legal, compliance, security, and campaign-finance recordkeeping requirements.

Some requests may be limited by applicable law or by our need to maintain accurate campaign-finance, security, or administrative records.

Depending on where you live, you may have additional privacy rights under applicable state privacy laws. These rights may include the ability to request access to certain personal information, correction, deletion, or information about how your data is used or shared.

We will respond to eligible requests as required by applicable law. Some information, including campaign-finance records and legally required reporting information, may be exempt from deletion or other requests.

This website and our campaign communications are intended for adults and are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to the Campaign, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to help protect personal information. However, no website, system, email, text message, or online transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

Paola Branda for Congress is based in the United States. If you access the website from outside the United States, you understand that your information may be processed and stored in the United States, where privacy laws may differ from those in your location.

Some browsers transmit "Do Not Track" signals. Because there is not a uniform industry standard for responding to these signals, our website may not respond to them. You can still manage cookies and advertising preferences through your browser, device, or platform settings.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make updates, we will revise the effective date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the website or interaction with the Campaign after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a privacy-related request, please contact:

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