Last Updated: March 15, 2017
At Parity PAC, we are committed to protecting your online privacy and the security of the information that you might provide to us.
Our privacy policy explains the information practices we use at http://www.paritypac.org related to:
- How we use the information you provide.
- Information on children.
- Linking to other sites.
- When you contribute money online.
- When you subscribe to updates.
- When you sign up for our mailing list.
- How to correct information you provided.
- How to contact us about privacy.
How we use the information you provide Parity PAC:
We will potentially use this information to send you news and information about Parity PAC. We may ask you to give us contact information (such as your name and e-mail address) and geographic information (such as your zip code and state). We may ask you to tell us how you would like to help Parity PAC. We may use this information to send you material and to help match your interests to our activities. By providing us your telephone number, you are consenting to receive calls and texts, including those made with automatic dialing systems or featuring a recorded message. You may update your information by emailing us at info@paritypac.org. Parity PAC may share information with its successor organizations, if any.
Information on Children:
Because we care about the safety and privacy of children online, we comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). COPPA and its accompanying FTC regulations establish United States federal law that protects the privacy of children using the Internet The Parity PAC website does not ask children 13 or under for any information that can be used to identify the child. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children 13 or under. Persons under the age of 18 are not permitted to contribute via the website. Parents with questions may email us at info@paritypac.org.
Linking to other sites:
Our site links to a limited number of other web sites. Parity PAC is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of these web sites.
When you contribute money online:
Federal law requires us to collect and report your name, address, employer, occupation, and the amount of your contribution. If the contribution is made by credit card, federal law requires us to collect and report your credit card number as well.
Federal law requires us to use our best efforts to collect and report to the Federal Election Commission the name, mailing address, occupation and name of employer of individuals whose contributions exceed $200 in a calendar year. These records are available to the public. However, they cannot be used by other organizations for fundraising. For additional information, visit the FEC web site at http://www.fec.gov. We also make a note of your telephone number and e-mail address, if you choose to provide them, but you are not required to do so. Doing so helps us because then we can use your telephone number and e-mail address to quickly contact you if follow-up on your contribution is necessary under federal election law.
In addition to the requirement to report contributions to the Federal Election Commission, we may, in accordance with Federal election law, exchange our contributor list with successor organizations, and with other like-minded Democratic candidates and organizations. We will not sell or exchange your credit card information to any other third party under any circumstances.
Occasionally, Parity PAC may raise contributions through third party websites that are aligned with Parity Pac’s interests and mission. Parity PAC may pay a fee for the use of such websites. Parity PAC may share your information with the hosts of those websites. Parity PAC is not responsible for the activities conducted by such websites. Parity PAC is not liable to you for your use of or for the security of your information by such websites, and you should consult the privacy policy and terms of service of those websites for further information.
We may use information provided when you contribute online either via our website or a third party website, or contribute by mail or other means to contact you for other purposes or to solicit you for additional contributions.
Parity PAC does use postal mailing lists it acquires from other organizations. If your name appears on one of these lists you may receive non-electronic mailings from us.
When you subscribe for updates:
We will use your email address to send you updates. You may remove your name from our mailing lists at anytime by e-mailing us at info@paritypac.org.
When you sign up for our mailing lists:
We collect your e-mail address, state, and zip code.
We use your e-mail address to send you Parity PAC updates. We may use your zip code and state to send you e-mail messages about upcoming campaign or political events in your area. You may remove your e-mail address from our lists by emailing us at info@paritypac.org. We do not share our mailing lists with non-political third parties; however, we may share your information with other like-minded Democratic candidates 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 web site.
How we protect your information:
Our web site has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of the information under our control. Our server is located in a locked, secure environment.
When you contribute online, we use a secure server and SSL to protect your credit card number and other personal information during the transmission. SSL is short for Secure Sockets Layer, a protocol developed by Netscape for secure transmission of private information over the Internet. SSL works by using a private key to encrypt data that are transmitted over the SSL connection. Both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer browsers support SSL, and web sites use SSL when users transmit confidential information such as credit card numbers. Web pages that require an SSL connection start with https: instead of http. SSL uses 128 bit encryption within the United States. Click here to read more about SSL.
At Parity PAC, we are putting forth every effort to ensure the security and privacy of the information that you share with us online. Remember that steps you take to help protect the privacy of your personal information, such as safeguarding your passwords and logging off the Web site 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.
When you sign one of our petitions:
When you sign one of our petitions, we treat your name, city, state, and any comments as public information. We may, for example, provide compilations of petitions, with your comments, to national leaders, without disclosing email addresses. We may also make comments available to the press and public online, identifying only your first name, the first initial of your last name, your city and state.
IP Addresses and Log File Data:
We log IP addresses, which is the location of your computer or network on the Internet, for administration and troubleshooting purposes. We also use page hits in the aggregate to track the popularity of pages that people visit in order to improve the quality of the site. There is no personal identifiable information collected in our log files.
Cookies:
A cookie is a tiny text file that is stored on your computer by Parity PAC. We use cookies to tailor your experience on our site according to any preferences that you may have specified. When you visit the Parity PAC website, we can only access the cookie file that we have stored on your computer. We cannot and do not access any information stored in a cookie by any other websites. Our cookies do not contain any personal identifiable information.
Choice/Unsubscribe:
We provide you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us easily and promptly. E-mail us at info@paritypac.org. Our unsubscribe requests are processed weekly. To comply with Federal election law, our contribution records will be continuously maintained in a separate secure database.
Correcting Your Information:
If you need to correct the information you have provided to us, please send an email to info@paritypac.org.
If you need to change your email address, you can unsubscribe from our mailing list and sign up again using your new information.
Contacting us about privacy:
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the information we have collected from you online, the practices of this site, or your interaction with this web site, send email to: info@paritypac.org.
You can also reach us via US Mail at:
Privacy
124 Washington Street
Suite 101
Foxboro, MA 02035
In an ongoing effort to provide the utmost in security of the information you give to us, Parity PAC reserves the right to revise or update the policy used. Should any of our changes be substantial in nature, we will post them clearly and conspicuously in advance of their effective date. Updates or revisions will not be applied retroactively.