This Privacy Policy applies to Voter Choice Irvine and the website voterchoiceirvine.org. It describes how information may be collected, used, and shared when you visit the website, interact with campaign materials, or voluntarily provide information to us.
Information We Collect
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, as well as certain information that is automatically collected when you use our website.
Information You Provide
Depending on how you interact with Voter Choice Irvine, you may choose to provide information such as:
- Your name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Neighborhood, ZIP code, or other general location information
- Organization or professional affiliation
- Endorsement information
- Volunteer interests or availability
- Messages, comments, or other information you submit to us
You are not required to provide this information simply to browse our website.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically through cookies, analytics tools, pixels, tags, or similar technologies. This may include:
- IP address
- Browser and device type
- Operating system
- Pages viewed and links clicked
- Approximate geographic location derived from your IP address
- Referring website or campaign
- Date and time of visits
- Interactions with our website and campaign content
How We Use Information
Voter Choice Irvine may use information collected through the website to:
- Operate and improve our website
- Respond to questions or messages
- Coordinate volunteer activities and campaign events
- Process or display endorsements when appropriate
- Provide information requested by website visitors
- Understand how visitors use the website
- Measure the effectiveness of outreach and advertising
- Maintain website security and prevent misuse
- Comply with applicable legal or regulatory obligations
Cookies & Analytics
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to make the site function properly, understand website traffic, remember preferences, and measure the effectiveness of our communications.
Google Analytics
We may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with voterchoiceirvine.org. Google Analytics may collect information about your device, browser, approximate location, traffic source, pages viewed, and interactions with the website.
Information collected through analytics services helps us understand which pages and resources are useful to visitors and how people arrive at our website.
Advertising & Measurement
Voter Choice Irvine may use digital advertising and measurement services to communicate with the public and understand the effectiveness of campaign outreach.
These services may use cookies, pixels, tags, or similar technologies to measure whether an advertisement resulted in a visit to our website or another interaction.
Services used for these purposes may include:
- Google Ads and Google advertising measurement tools
- Google Analytics
- Meta advertising and measurement technologies
- Vibe and connected-TV advertising measurement technologies
- Other advertising or analytics platforms used by the campaign
These providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and terms. The information available to Voter Choice Irvine through these services is generally used for aggregated reporting, advertising measurement, website analytics, and campaign performance analysis.
Third-Party Services & Links
Our website may contain links to or integrations with services operated by other organizations. These may include social media platforms, video services, volunteer platforms, donation processors, event-registration services, and other campaign resources.
Examples may include:
- YouTube
- Facebook and Instagram
- Mobilize
- SignupGenius
- Campaign donation-processing services
- Google services
When you follow a link to a third-party service or interact with embedded third-party content, that provider's privacy practices may apply. Voter Choice Irvine does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites or services.
How Information Is Shared
Voter Choice Irvine may share information with service providers that help us operate our website, communicate with supporters, coordinate activities, measure website usage, or conduct campaign outreach.
We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, respond to lawful requests, protect the security of our website, or protect the rights and safety of Voter Choice Irvine and others.
We do not sell personal information in exchange for money.
Your Privacy Choices
Depending on the way you interact with our website and the laws applicable to you, you may have choices regarding your personal information.
You may:
- Adjust cookie permissions through your browser settings
- Use privacy or tracking-prevention features available in your browser
- Adjust advertising preferences through participating advertising platforms
- Ask us to correct or delete information you previously submitted to us, when appropriate
- Contact us with questions about information you have provided
Requests may be sent to info@voterchoiceirvine.org. We may need to verify your request before taking certain actions.
Data Security & Retention
We take reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect information collected through our website. However, no website, internet transmission, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
We may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, to maintain campaign records, or as required by applicable law.
Children's Privacy
This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed specifically to children under 13. We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children under 13 through this website.
If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, please contact us so we can review the request.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our website, campaign activities, technology, or legal requirements change. When we update the policy, we will revise the "Last Updated" date shown at the top of this page.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically for the latest information about our privacy practices.
Questions About Your Privacy?
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or information you have provided through voterchoiceirvine.org, please contact Voter Choice Irvine.
Voter Choice Irvine
Irvine, California
FPPC #1494152