Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

Who we are

We are the Sacramento County Republican Party and can be contacted at info@SacCountyGOP.com. Our website address is: https://www.saccountygop.com and data is also collected on our sign-up forms on Nation Builder: signup.saccountygop.com.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Personal data collected on our website may include name, email address, phone, party registration, transactional data, such as donation information; and technical data, such as information about cookies.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

Some information – such as IP address and/or browser and device characteristics – is collected automatically via Google Analytics when you visit our Site. We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the Site. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Site and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Site, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. We also retain the data from contact forms you complete on the website.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

Cookies are for accessing your account on our Nation Builder page, and to facilitate social media sharing, and collection of Google Analytics on our website traffic.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

We back up all data using the plugin UpdraftPlus only to retain a copy of the site on our Google Drive. Donations are processed using Anedot, a program that specializes in political finance. They retain and provide to us the content of the donation form, including name and address, occupation and employer, and credit card information required for the transaction.

We only share and disclose your information in the following situations:

Compliance with Laws.

We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).

Vital Interests and Legal Rights.

We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.

With your Consent.

We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

Plugin: Smush

Smush sends images to the WPMU DEV servers to optimize them for web use. This includes the transfer of EXIF data. The EXIF data will either be stripped or returned as it is. It is not stored on the WPMU DEV servers.

Smush uses a third-party email service (Drip) to send informational emails to the site administrator. The administrator’s email address is sent to Drip and a cookie is set by the service. Only administrator information is collected by Drip.

How long we retain your data

We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy unless otherwise required by law.

If you leave a comment or complete a contact form, the content and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can reply to your interest in our activities, and so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments and contact form content may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Contact information

If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may email us at info@saccountygop.com.

How we protect your data

We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Site is at your own risk. You should only access the services within a secure environment.

What data breach procedures we have in place

Our website security system, Wordfence, notifies us of any breach of the website and data. Should that occur, and personal information has been accessed by an unauthorized source, all users will be notified.

Industry regulatory disclosure requirements

California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine The Light” law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. While we do not disclose your information to third parties for direct marketing purposes, if you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below.