Privacy Policy
Effective:25 May 2025
Tony Schmoker for Senate is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors and users of our political campaign website. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information through our website. By accessing and using our website, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for this website. This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this website.
Information Collection, Use, and Sharing
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, sign a petition, sign up as a volunteer, sign up for an event, participate in a contest or promotion, make a donation or purchase, communicate with us via third party social media sites, request support, send us an email, or otherwise communicate with us.
Information We Collect:
a) Personal Information: We may collect personal information you voluntarily provide to us, such as your name, email address, postal address,
phone number, and any other information you submit through our website's forms.
b) Text Messaging Opt-In Data: If you choose to opt-in to receive text messages from us, we may collect your phone number and related data
required for text messaging services.
c) Automatically Collected Information: When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, browser,
and usage patterns. This information may include IP addresses, cookies, and other tracking technologies.
Use of Information
We may use the information we collect to:
We may use the personal information you provide to us for the following purposes:
- To communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, and provide information about our campaign.
- To send you updates, newsletters, and other campaign-related information.
- To analyze and improve our website's performance, content, and user experience.To comply with legal obligations and enforce our rights and agreements.
- Text Messaging Opt-In Data: Your phone number and related data collected for text messaging services will only be used to send you campaign-related text messages and updates.
- Provide, maintain and improve our website
- Provide and deliver the information you request, process donations and transactions and send you related information, including confirmations and receipts
- 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 the campaign, 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
- To solicit volunteers, donations and support for the Campaign and for other candidates, issues and organizations that we support and to connect you with other volunteers
- Contact you if election 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 campaign events near you
- Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our site
Sharing of Information
We may share information about you:
- With vendors, service providers, volunteers, and consultants who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf
- To report required contribution information as necessary
- 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 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
- 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 the campaign, its volunteers, constituents, or others
- We will not share, sell, rent, or disclose your personal information to any third parties, except as described in this Privacy Policy or whenrequired by law.
We may also share aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used by those third parties to identify you.
Security
The campaign takes reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We use "cookies" on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor's hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. 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.
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Our website is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we
become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to remove suchninformation from our records.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any
changes will be effective immediately upon posting of the revised Privacy Policy on our website. We encourage you to review this page periodically for the latest information on our privacy practices.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at: tonyfortexans@gmail.com
