Last Updated: January 24, 2024

This Privacy Policy explains how Environmental Voter Project, Inc., with an address of P.O. Box 962002, Boston, MA 02196 (“short name,” “organization,” “we,” or “us”) collects, uses, and discloses information about you when you access or use our websites, mobile sites, mobile application, and other online services that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Site”).

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

Collection of Information

Information We Collect About You 

We may obtain your personal information through three channels: (1) information you provide directly to us; (2) information we collect automatically when you use the Site; and (3) information we obtain from other sources.  

Information You Provide to Us

We collect information you provide directly to us.  For example, we collect information when you sign up to receive updates, request information, fill out a form or survey, sign a petition, sign up as a volunteer, sign up for an event, submit content, participate in a contest or promotion, make a donation or purchase, communicate with us via third party social media sites, request support, send us a text or email, or otherwise communicate with us. The types of information we may collect include your name, contact information (such as email address, postal address, and phone number), credit card and other payment information (although payment information is generally collected directly by a third-party processor), and any other identifying information you choose to provide or authorize to collect about yourself or others. 

Automatically Collected Information

When you access or use our Site, we automatically collect information about you, including:

  • Log and Usage Information: We collect information related to your access to and use of the Site, including the type of browser you use, app version, access times, pages viewed, your IP address, and the page you visited before navigating to our Site.
  • Device Information: We collect information about the computer or mobile device you use to access our Site, including the hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information. We also collect information from your device that you authorize us to collect, such as your contacts for purposes of providing you functionality that allows you to share messages with your contacts. Please consult your device settings for choices you may have to limit our access to this information.
  • Transactional Information: If you make a donation or purchase, we may collect information about the transaction, such as donation amount, purchase price, product details, and date and location of the transaction.
  • Location Information: We may derive the approximate location of your device, such as from your IP address.  
  • Information Collected by Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies: We (and our service providers) use different technologies to collect information, including cookies and web beacons.  Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us improve our Site and your experience, see which areas and features of our Site are popular, and count visits.  Web beacons (also known as “pixel tags” or “clear GIFs”) are electronic images that may be used in our Site or emails and help deliver cookies, count visits, and understand usage and campaign effectiveness.  For more information about cookies and how to disable them, see Your Choices below.

Information We Collect from Other Sources

We and our service providers may also obtain information about you from other sources and combine that with information we collect about you on our Site.  For example, we may collect voter file data from voter file vendors, from public databases and public sources, and from private organizations. We may also receive information from a social media site if you connect to us or our Site through that site. 

Use of Information

We may use the information we collect to:

  • Provide, maintain and improve our Site;
  • Provide and deliver the information you request, process donations and transactions and send you related information, including confirmations and receipts,
  • Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages and provide technical support;
  • Respond to your emails, submissions, comments, questions and requests; request feedback or support, and otherwise contact you about your participation in the campaign and the use of the Site;
  • Communicate with you about our work, such as sending you information to keep you informed about various issues, events, activities, and volunteer opportunities, and provide news and information we think will be of interest to you (see Your Choices below for information about how to opt out of these communications at any time);
  • To solicit volunteers, donations and support for our organization and for other issues and organizations that we support and to connect you with other volunteers;
  • Contact you if applicable laws require us to request additional information from you;
  • Remind you to vote and register to vote and assist you in finding your registration information, polling location and related events near you;
  • Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Site;
  • Personalize and improve the Site and provide advertisements, content or features based on your user preferences, interests, and browsing and online activities;
  • Detect, investigate, prevent, and respond to fraudulent transactions, abuse, security issues, and other illegal activities and protect our rights and property users of our sites, and others; and
  • Carry out any other purpose described to you at the time the information was collected.

 Sharing of Information

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

  • With vendors, service providers, volunteers, and consultants who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf;
  • In response to a request for information if we believe disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law or legal process, including lawful requests by public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements; 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 the law or legal processes or respond to lawful requests, claims or legal authorities, including responding to lawful subpoenas, warrants, or court orders;
  • When we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect or defend our rights, protect our safety and security, users of our Site or others, or to investigate suspected fraud, abuse, security issues, and other illegal activities;
  • If we believe your actions are inconsistent with the spirit or language of our user agreements or policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of our organization, its employees, volunteers, donors, or others;
  • In connection with, or during negotiations of, any reorganization, formation of new committee or successor organization, asset sale or transfer, financing or lending transaction or in any other situation where personal information may be disclosed or transferred as one of the assets of our organization;
  • With your consent or at your direction, including if: (1) we notify you through our Site that the information you provide will be shared in a particular manner and you provide such information; (2) you submit content or information on a public area of the site or information that is intended to be shared on the Site; (3) you intentionally interact with third-parties on our Site.

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

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES AND THIRD PARTIES

The Sites may make third-party information, advertisements, promotions and other content available on or through the Sites (“Third Party Content”). Our Sites also may link or otherwise provide access to third-party websites and other products and services outside our control (collectively, “Third-Party Products and Services”). These Third-Party Products and Services may include, for example, event and volunteer registration and management, donation and payment functionality, and other features, functionalities, and services powered by third parties. These Third-Party Products and Services and Third-Party Content are not under the control of the Environmental Voter Project, and the Environmental Voter Project is not responsible for the security or privacy of any personal information you share with them. If you use Third-Party Products and Services, those third parties’ collection, use and disclosure of your information will not be subject to this Privacy Policy; rather, it will be subject to their own privacy policies and terms. Exercise caution and review the applicable privacy policies of any Third-Party Product and Service, including those you use in connection with the Sites, before providing them with your personal information.

SOCIAL SHARING FEATURES

The Site may offer social sharing features and other integrated tools (such as the Facebook “Like” button), which let you share actions you take on our Site with other media, and vice versa. Your use of such features enables the sharing of information with your friends or the public, depending on the settings you establish with the relevant social media site. For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing in connection with social sharing features, please visit the privacy policies of the entities that provide these features.

ADVERTISING AND ANALYTICS SERVICES PROVIDED BY OTHERS

We may allow others to provide analytics services and serve advertisements on our behalf across the web and in mobile applications. These entities may use cookies, web beacons, device identifiers and other technologies to collect information about your use of the Site and other websites and applications, including your IP address, web browser, device information, mobile network information, pages viewed, time spent on pages or in apps, links clicked, and conversion information. This information may be combined with information collected across different websites, online services, and linked or associated devices and used by us and others to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, deliver advertising and content targeted to your interests on our Site and other websites, and better understand your online activity.

For example, we may use Google Analytics and other analytics services to learn more about your use of the Site. We may also use Remarketing with Google Analytics or other remarketing tools or advertising vendors to advertise online. This enables third-party vendors, including Google, to show our ads on sites across the Internet. Such third-party vendors, including Google, may use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) together to inform, optimize, and serve ads based on your past visits to our Sites. For information on how you can opt out of Google’s use of cookies for interest-based ads please visit Google’s Ads Settings.

For more information about interest-based ads, or to opt out of having your web browsing information used for behavioral advertising purposes, please visit www.aboutads.info/choices. You can also change your browser settings to block cookies, although doing so may disable some features of our Site.

TRANSFER OF INFORMATION TO THE U.S.

Our organization is based in the United States, and is directed to U.S. residents, and we process and store information in the U.S. If you are located outside the U.S., we and our service providers may transfer your information to, or store or access to your information in, jurisdictions that may not provide equivalent levels of data protection as your home jurisdiction.

YOUR CHOICES

When you sign up for our mailing lists or subscribe for updates:

  • We collect your e-mail address, state, and zip code, and any other information you may provide.
  • We use your e-mail address to send you updates. We may use your zip code and state to send you e-mail messages about upcoming events in your area. You may remove your e-mail address from our lists by emailing us at info@environmentalvoter.org. We may share your information with other like-minded groups and organizations.
  • We log IP addresses, or the location of your computer network on the Internet, for systems administrations and troubleshooting purposes. We also may use IP addresses in the aggregate to track which pages people visit in order to improve the quality of the Site. We do not use this data to develop profiles of individual visitors to our website.

How we protect your information:

We are putting forth every effort to ensure the security and privacy of the information that you share with us online. Our website has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of the information under our control.

In addition, remember that steps you take to help protect the privacy of your personal information, such as safeguarding your passwords and logging off the website after viewing or submitting personal information, are equally important. If you have broadband access to the Internet it is strongly advised to use a firewall.

Cookies

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies, however, this does not necessarily affect third-party flash cookies that may be used in connection with our Sites. You can also review your choices regarding behavioral advertising cookies at www.aboutads.info/choices. If you choose to refuse or delete cookies, you will need to repeat this process if you use another computer or browser. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our Site.

Do-Not-Track Signals

Some web browsers may transmit “do-not-track” signals to the websites and other online services with which the browser communicates. There is no standard that governs what, if anything, websites and online services should do when they receive these signals. We currently do not take action in response to these signals. If and when a standard for responding is established, we may revisit our policy on responding to these signals.

Promotional Communications

You may opt out of receiving promotional emails or text messages from us by following the instructions in those emails or text messages. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as those about your account or our ongoing business relations. Please note that opt-out requests may not take effect immediately and may take a reasonable amount of time to receive, process, and apply, during which time your information shall remain subject to your prior privacy settings. Further, please note that (unless required by applicable law) we may not be able to retrieve or rescind any information provided to third parties prior to your election to opt out.

Mobile Push Notifications/Alerts

With your consent, we may send promotional and non-promotional push notifications or alerts to your mobile device. You can deactivate these messages at any time by changing the notification settings on your mobile device.

YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

California law permits residents of California to request certain details about how their information is shared with third parties for direct marketing purposes. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please contact us at info@environmentalvoter.org.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our organization does not knowingly contact or collect personal information via the Sites from children under the age of 13 without appropriate parental notice and consent. Further, the Sites are not directed to, or intended to solicit information of any kind from, children under the age of 13. If we are informed and confirm that we have unintentionally received personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will delete that information. For more information about protecting children’s privacy online, you can visit https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/privacy-security/childrens-privacy. Parents who have questions concerning this Privacy Policy or our practices can contact us at info@environmentalvoter.org.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please info@environmentalvoter.org.

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