Privacy Policy

Revised June 25, 2023

This Privacy Policy explains how the Oktibbeha County Democratic Executive Committee (“OCDEC”, “we” or “us”) collects, uses, and discloses information about you when you access or use our websites and other online services that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, “Services”), or otherwise interact with us.

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

What information do we collect?

Information you provide us

We collect information you provide directly to us. For example, we collect information when you participate in any interactive areas or features of the Services, sign up to receive email updates, fill out a contact form, or otherwise communicate with us. The types of information we may collect include your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and any other information you choose to provide.

Other Information We Collect When You Use Our Services

When you access or use the Services, we automatically collect certain information about you, including:

Log Information: We collect information related to your access to and use of the Services, such as your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, your operating system, the type of browser you use, your activity on the Services (such as access times, pages viewed, and links clicked), and the webpage that you visited before navigating to the Services.
Device Information: We collect information about the computer or mobile device you use to access the Services, such as the hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
Location Information: We may derive the approximate location of your device from your IP address.
Information Collected by Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies: We (and our service providers) use various technologies to collect information, including cookies and web beacons. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that, among other things, help us to improve the Services and your experience, see which areas or features of the Services are popular, and count visits to the Services. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, please see the YOUR CHOICES section of this Privacy Policy below. Web beacons are small electronic images that may be used on the Services or in emails and that help to deliver cookies, count visits to the Services, monitor user activity on the Services, and understand usage and campaign effectiveness.

How do we use the information we collect?

We use information we collect for the following purposes:

to provide, maintain, and improve the Services;
to provide you with services, products, or information you request, and to send you related information, such as notifications and confirmations;
to send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages;
to respond to your emails, submissions, comments, questions, and requests, and to provide customer service;
to request feedback, and to otherwise contact you about your use of the Services;
to send you newsletters, and to otherwise provide you with news and information that we think will be of interest to you, such as sending you information to keep you informed about various campaigns, candidates, issues, events, resources, promotions, contests, products, and services;
to help connect you with other supporters, and to solicit volunteers, donations, and support for OCDEC and for candidates, issues, events, and organizations that we support;
to remind you to send in your voter registration form and to vote, and to assist you in finding your voter registration information and polling location;
to monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with the Services;
to carry out any other purpose for which the information was collected.

What information do we share with third parties?

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

with vendors, consultants, and other service providers or volunteers who are engaged by or working with us and who need access to such information to carry out work or to perform services on our behalf;
with candidates, organizations, groups, or causes that we believe have similar political viewpoints, principles, or objectives;
when you give us your consent to do so, including when we notify you on the Services that the information you provide will be shared in a particular manner and you provide such information;
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 applicable laws or legal processes or to respond to lawful requests, claims, or legal authorities, including responding to lawful subpoenas, warrants, or court orders;
when we believe in good faith that doing so is reasonably necessary or appropriate to respond to claims or to protect the rights, property, or safety of OCDEC, our users, our employees, our volunteers, copyright owners, third parties or the public, including to protect such parties from fraudulent, abusive, inappropriate, or unlawful activity or use of the Services; and
in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, reorganization, acquisition, asset sale, financing or lending transaction, or in any other situation where information may be disclosed or transferred as one of the assets of OCDEC.

We also may share aggregated or de-identified information with third parties that cannot reasonably be used by such third parties to identify you.

Analytics services provided by others

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