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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

This privacy notice for Friends of Clianda Florence (“committee,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) explains how and why we may collect, store, use, and share information when you interact with our campaign, website, forms, communications, events, donation pages, volunteer opportunities, SMS/MMS text messaging program, email communications, or other campaign-related activities.

This Privacy Policy applies when you:

Visit our website or any website of ours that links to this Privacy Policy
Register for events
Sign up to receive campaign updates
Volunteer or request more information
Make a donation
Engage with us through SMS/MMS text messages, email, forms, marketing, events, or other campaign communications

Reading this Privacy Policy will help you understand how Friends of Clianda Florence collects, uses, and protects information. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use our website, forms, communications, or services.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact us at cliandaflorence@friendsofcliandaflorence.com.

Summary of Key Points

This summary provides key points from our Privacy Policy.

What Personal Information Do We Collect?

When you visit, use, or interact with our website, forms, events, donation pages, volunteer opportunities, SMS/MMS text messaging program, email communications, or other campaign services, we may collect personal information depending on how you interact with Friends of Clianda Florence.

Personal Information You Provide

The personal information we collect may include:

Name
Phone number
Mobile phone number
Email address
Mailing address
Event registration information
Volunteer or supporter information
Donation-related information
Messages or responses you send to us

Technical, Device, and Security Information

When you access our website, we and the service providers that operate and protect it may automatically collect limited technical information. This information may include your Internet Protocol (IP) address; request date and time; pages, files, and links requested; referring website or domain; browser type and version; operating system; device type; user-agent string; preferred language; time zone; screen or viewport dimensions when available; approximate geographic region derived from an IP address; network or autonomous system number (ASN); connection protocol; response status; security-event information; bot or automated-traffic indicators; and similar diagnostic metadata.

We collect and use this technical information for website and network security, fraud and abuse prevention, incident investigation, troubleshooting, performance monitoring, and ensuring that website content and features operate correctly across browsers, operating systems, screen sizes, networks, and devices. This technical information is not collected for the purpose of determining a visitor’s real-world identity solely from ordinary browsing activity.

We use Optiryte as a technical service provider for IP-related lookup, security, and compatibility functions. When a page loads, the website may send the full page URL to Optiryte and receive IP-related lookup information in response. Optiryte may process the visitor’s IP address and related request metadata as necessary to provide this service. We use this information for the security, troubleshooting, diagnostic, and compatibility purposes described above.

SMS/MMS Text Messaging

If you provide your mobile phone number and opt in to receive text messages, you agree to receive recurring SMS/MMS text messages from Friends of Clianda Florence. Messages may include campaign alerts, donation requests, updates, voter outreach, event invitations, polling questions, get-out-the-vote reminders, election information, and other important campaign information.

Message frequency varies. Msg & data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help. Reply STOP to opt out at any time.

Consent to receive SMS/MMS text messages is not a condition of making a donation, volunteering, supporting the campaign, or using this website.

Friends of Clianda Florence does not sell, rent, or share mobile opt-in data or SMS consent with third parties for their own marketing purposes. Mobile phone numbers and SMS consent information may be shared with service providers only as necessary to operate campaign communications, comply with law, or support campaign operations.

How We Use Your Information

Friends of Clianda Florence may use the information we collect to:

Communicate with voters, supporters, volunteers, donors, and community members
Send campaign updates, voter outreach, event invitations, volunteer opportunities, fundraising reminders, polling questions, get-out-the-vote reminders, election information, and public service announcements
Respond to questions, requests, replies, or other communications
Process event registrations, volunteer sign-ups, supporter forms, and donations
Improve our website, forms, communications, and campaign operations
Maintain website security and investigate malicious, fraudulent, abusive, or automated activity
Diagnose errors and ensure compatibility across browsers, operating systems, screen sizes, networks, and devices
Comply with legal, reporting, regulatory, security, and campaign-related obligations
Protect against misuse, fraud, unauthorized activity, or security incidents

How We Share Information

Friends of Clianda Florence does not sell personal information.

We may share information with service providers, vendors, consultants, or other partners who help us operate the campaign, website, forms, SMS/MMS messaging, email communications, donation processing, event registration, data management, compliance, security, or other campaign operations.

These service providers may only use information as needed to provide services to Friends of Clianda Florence, comply with law, or support campaign operations.

Mobile opt-in data and SMS consent are not sold, rented, or shared with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

Do We Process Sensitive Personal Information?

We may process sensitive personal information only when necessary with your consent or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.

Do We Receive Information From Third Parties?

We may receive information from public databases, voter files, public records, marketing partners, social media platforms, service providers, and other lawful sources.

How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?

We use reasonable organizational, technical, and administrative measures designed to protect personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. We cannot promise or guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat our security measures or improperly collect, access, steal, or modify information.

Technical Log Retention

Technical and security logs may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to protect the website, investigate security incidents, diagnose compatibility or performance problems, maintain reliable operations, comply with legal obligations, and resolve disputes. Records may be reviewed and deleted manually when they are no longer needed for these purposes. Retention periods may vary according to the nature of the record, the risk being investigated, and the systems used by our service providers.

Your Choices

You may opt out of SMS/MMS text messages at any time by replying STOP to any text message from Friends of Clianda Florence. You may reply HELP for help.

You may also contact us at cliandaflorence@friendsofcliandaflorence.com with questions or requests regarding your information.

Your Rights

Depending on where you are located, applicable law may provide certain rights regarding your personal information. These rights may include requesting access to, correction of, deletion of, or information about the personal information we maintain about you.

To exercise privacy-related rights or make a request, contact us at cliandaflorence@friendsofcliandaflorence.com. We will review and respond to requests in accordance with applicable law.

Third-Party Links

Our website, text messages, emails, or other campaign communications may include links to third-party websites, donation platforms, event pages, social media platforms, voter information resources, or other websites. Friends of Clianda Florence is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or policies of third-party websites.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date. Changes and clarifications take effect when posted.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to access, correct, amend, or delete personal information you have provided, contact Friends of Clianda Florence at: cliandaflorence@friendsofcliandaflorence.com