Privacy Policy
We maintain a full Privacy Policy explaining how we handle personal data.
We only gather personal information you voluntarily provide. For example, if you donate, join as a member, or sign up for our newsletter, we may collect your name, mailing address, email, and payment details fec.gov .
You are never required to give personal data just to view the site. We also automatically collect non-personal “visit data” about all users. This includes your IP address, browser type, referring site, pages visited, etc., which helps us analyze and improve the website fec.gov .
(We follow the FEC’s approach: only collecting detailed info when you explicitly submit it, while logging technical data on the fly.) fec.gov .
We may use cookies or similar technologies to improve user experience. For example, we use Google Analytics or comparable tools to track site usage. These cookies do not identify you personally fec.gov . – they simply tell us aggregate information like how many people visited and which pages they used. You can disable cookies in your browser, but the site may not function as well without them.
Any personal data you provide is used only to operate our organization and communicate with you. We use it to process donations, send newsletters or event info, manage memberships, and comply with the law (such as reporting contributions to the FEC). We do not sell or rent your personal information to any outside parties fec.gov . The only data sharing we do is with service providers (for example, Stripe handles credit-card payments, and a mailing service may send our emails). These third parties are authorized only to use your information as needed to perform services for us. We may also disclose data if legally required (e.g. to the FEC or law enforcement) but otherwise keep it confidential.
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your data. However, no system is perfect, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. Under U.S. law, you have rights regarding your data; for instance, if you want to opt out of future communications, you may unsubscribe at any time (see email rules above). If you ever have privacy questions, you can contact our staff. Any significant changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted on this site.
(FEC privacy guidance emphasizes that agencies collect information only when users explicitly provide it fec.gov, and that they do not sell personal data fec.gov. We follow those same principles.)