Privacy Policy

1. Introduction.

This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) describes (a) how Cara Spencer for Mayor (“we,” “us,” or “our”), either directly or through Service Providers (as defined below), collects information from you in connection with your use of the Sites (as defined below), (b) how we use and disclosure your information, and (c) the choices available to you regarding our use of your information and how you can access and update this information.

As used in this Privacy Policy, the terms “Service Providers” means third-party service providers who provide certain services to us (e.g., analytics, applications, hosting, software maintenance, satisfaction surveys, database maintenance, etc.) related to the Sites, and “Sites” means: (a) our website located at www.caraspencer4mayor.com (the “Website”) and (b) certain other websites, blogs, online communities, social media platforms, and other services we may provide from time to time that link to this Privacy Policy, however such Sites are accessed or used, whether via personal computers, mobile devices, or otherwise.

By using the Sites, you agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Sites.

We reserve the right to modify or amend the terms of this Privacy Policy from time to time without notice.  Your continued use of the Sites following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will mean you accept those changes.

2. How we collect your information.

We collect information related to you and your use of the Sites in the following ways:

1. Information you provide to us.

• Email Subscription – In order to subscribe to certain of our email mailing lists you must complete a registration form. During registration, you may be asked to provide personally identifiable information and contact information (e.g., name, organizational affiliation, email and postal addresses, Twitter handle, etc.). If information requested is marked as “optional,” you are not required to provide that information in order to complete the registration process.
• Surveys/Contests – From time to time, we may conduct online surveys via webform on topics related to our programs or the Sites or conduct contests regarding the same. If you choose to participate in such a survey or a contest, you will be required to provide certain information to participate (e.g., name, organizational affiliation, email and postal addresses, Twitter handle, etc.). Participation in these surveys and contests is voluntary.
• Contacting Us – You may choose to contact us, for example, to obtain technical support or provide feedback on the Site. We may collect any information you choose to provide when you communicate with us.

We may combine all of this data, along with data provided from your use of the Site as outlined below and other sources to offer you services and for the purposes described below.

1. Information collected from your use of the Sites.

• Cookies and Other Technologies – We and certain of our Service Providers use cookies and other technologies, including web beacons and pixel tags, to passively collect information from you about you and your use of the Sites. This information may include: your Internet Protocol (IP) address, your location information, your device type, your browser type, your computer or device’s operating system, the date/time you arrived on a Site, your internet service provider (ISP), the website or email address from which you arrived at the Site, your browsing destination after you leave the Site, and your actions on the Site itself, including the content you visited, clicked on, or shared on social media.
• We and certain of our Service Providers also may use similar technologies in our email communications to let us know which emails and links have been opened by recipients. This allows us to, among other things, gauge the effectiveness of our customer communications and marketing campaigns.
• You may be able to control the use of cookies using your browser settings. If you reject cookies, you may still use the Sites, but your ability to use some features or areas of the Sites may be limited. Turning off the browser’s cookies will prevent web beacons from tracking your specific activity. The web beacon may still record an anonymous visit from your IP address, but unique information will not be recorded.
• Information collected by us by cookies and other technologies generally is not linked to your personally identifiable information. However, once you set up an account with of our Sites, the de-identified information associated with you may be linked to your user account and become personally identifiable information. We will use this information only as provided in this Privacy Policy.
• Behavioral Targeting/Re-Targeting– We use a third-party advertising network to either display advertising on our Sites or to manage our advertising on other websites. Our advertising network Service Providers use cookies and Web beacons to collect non-personally identifiable information about your activities on our Sites and other websites to provide you targeted advertising based upon your interests. If you do not want this information used for the purpose of serving you targeted ads, you may opt-out by clicking here: networkadvertising.org/choices/#completed. Please note this does not opt you out of being served advertising entirely. You will continue to receive generic ads.
• Social Media Widgets– Our Sites often include Social Media Features, such as the Facebook “Like” button and Widgets, such as the “Share” this button or interactive mini- programs that run on our Sites. These features may collect information, such as your IP address, which page you are visiting on our Sites, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social Media Features and Widgets are either hosted by a third-party or hosted directly on our Sites. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it. Please review these privacy policies carefully.

3. How We Use the Information Collected.

We use the information collected from you for the following purposes:

• to provide you with information about events, activities, opportunities, products, or services that might be of interest to you;
• to respond to your inquiries and to provide you with customer support;
• to assist in managing your account;
• to conduct or facilitate surveys;
• to maintain and administer the Sites;
• to customize your experience, content, advertising, or homepage on the Sites, including providing engaging and consistent experiences across the Sites and providing you with more relevant products, services, or content;
• to enforce the terms of use for the Sites or this Privacy Policy;
• to generate aggregate statistical studies to analyze how the Sites are used, to gauge efficiency of email communications, and to conduct research which may be used in marketing our services to you or to third parties;
• to deliver products or services to you; and
• for any other purpose(s) described to you at the time you provide your information to us.

We will retain information collected from you for the duration of your relationship with us or as necessary to provide services that you request, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements

4. How We Share the Information Collected.

We may share the information collected from you as follows:

• with Service Providers that assist us in the provision of Services to you;
• to conform or comply with the law;
• if we have a good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a lawful court order, government investigation, or subpoena, or is necessary and appropriate to cooperate with investigations by law enforcement or regulatory authorities or to participate or cooperate with a judicial proceeding;
• to enforce applicable terms and conditions of the Sites;
• in urgent circumstances, to protect the safety of persons or property, including but not limited to, the Sites; and
• if we merge with or are acquired by another entity, undergo a re-organization with an entity, and/or in the event that we sell (or propose to sell) any property, business, or assets to an entity, we may disclose your information to such entity. If we undergo bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings, we may disclose your information to the entity managing our assets such as a receiver, to the court overseeing the proceedings, or as directed by such court.

We also may share information in an aggregated non-personally identifiable manner with third parties and such third parties may further share such aggregated non-personally identifiable information in connection with their own marketing, products, and services.

We will ask for your consent before using information for a purpose other than those permitted by this Privacy Policy.

5. Children’s Personal Data.

This site is not intended for or designed for individuals under the age of 16.  We do not knowingly collect information from any person under the age of 16

6. Choice/Opt-out.

If you no longer wish to receive communications from us, you may opt out of receiving these communications by visiting the Manage Your Subscriptions link in each of our Sites.

From time to time, it may be necessary for us to send out service-related announcements. For example, if one of our Sites is temporarily suspended for maintenance, we might send users an email notice regarding the suspension. Generally, users may not opt out of these communications unless they deactivate their account.

7. 7.   Links.

The Sites may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our Sites and to read the privacy policies of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected on the Sites.

8. Changes to this Privacy Policy.

We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time in our sole discretion, subject to any applicable laws. It is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy from time to time, to see if modifications have been made. Any modification is effective immediately upon posting on the applicable Site. Your continued use of the relevant Sites following modification of this Privacy Policy will be conclusively deemed to signify your acceptance of the modification. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we may notify you either by email (sent to the email address specified in your account) or by means of a notice on the applicable Site(s).