www.statedemocracy.org understands the importance of privacy and safety of personal information.
As a part of our service to you, we collect personal information from you to serve you better.
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We realize this information is extremely important and we think it is important for you to know our information practices.
www.statedemocracy.org's information practices:
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| What personal information does www.statedemocracy.org collect? |
| What personal information do third parties collect through the Website? |
| What organizations collect the information? |
| How does www.statedemocracy.org use the information? |
| With whom www.statedemocracy.org might share user information? |
| What choices are available to users regarding collection, use and distribution of the information? |
What types of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information
under www.statedemocracy.org control? |
How can users correct any inaccuracies in the information?
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www.statedemocracy.org respects your right to privacy on the Internet. We know that you care about how your personal information is used and shared.
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We suggest that you periodically review this policy because it is subject to change over time. A link will be provided on www.statedemocracy.org to this page detailing any updates to the Privacy Policy.
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If, however, we intend to use your personal information in a manner different from that stated, we will notify users via email.
Users will have complete discretion as to whether we can use their information.
Users who are not reachable, have unsubscribed the use of our services will not be contacted, nor will their personal information be used. |
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| Personal Information |
www.statedemocracy.org network will not disclose any personal information to anyone.
While filling the Absentee Ballot or Voter Registration forms, you will be asked to provide the following personal and demographic information: e-mail address, state, zip code, gender, race/national origin, education, occupation and age group.
This information will be stored so that you need not fill out the form again - unless you wish to update or change your profile.
We collect personal information at several other points on the site, for example, through our feedback forms we respond to user comments and concerns. |
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Address Information |
The address information that you provide - your state, zip code etc., is used to track YOUR Lawmaker.
We hope you and your Lawmaker will appreciate this gesture on our part to try and reduce the amount of irrelevant mail a Lawmaker will receive.
This feature is to ensure that YOUR Lawmaker is targeted and is notified about your view and concerns. |
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Profile Information |
To provide you a personalized service, we collect information-your address, interests, and professional details.
Your interests, professional and town details are displayed to other users to enable you to build a network of like-minded people.
It is up to your discretion to provide these details.
Personal Information- Contact Number, Social Security Number, Date of Birth, Age, Gender & Party Affiliation are required to fill in the details in state specific Absentee Ballot and Voter Registration.
This information will not be disclosed to any third parties other than the Election Offices. |
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Address Verification |
| In order for this website to properly fulfill its obligation to users it is necessary for us to supplement the information we receive with information from 3rd party sources. For example, we use an address verification application to verify your address to ensure that you are a potential voter in your jurisdiction. |
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E-Mail Addresses |
On rare occasions it is necessary to send out a strictly service related announcement.
For instance, if our service is temporarily suspended for maintenance we might send users an email.
Generally, users may not opt-out of these communications, though they can deactivate their account. However, these communications are not promotional in nature. |
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Sharing |
| www.statedemocracy.org network will not disclose your personal information without your permission unless we need to do so in order to comply with applicable law, a subpoena, or other legal process or to protect the safety of other voters or the public. |
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Links |
User should note that when you are on the www.statedemocracy.org network website, you may be directed to other websites that are beyond our control.
For example, if you click on a banner advertisement, the click may take you off the www.statedemocracy.org network website. These other websites may independently collect data, solicit personal information, or send their own cookies to you.
We recommend you to review the Privacy Policy of these linked websites to understand their Information practices. |
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How are cookies used by StateDemocracy.org network? |
Cookies are blocks of text placed in a file on your hard drive by www.statedemocracy.org network.
As is standard within the industry, cookies are used to automatically identify you as a user when you return to the www.statedemocracy.org network website. By doing this, we eliminate the need for you to register or enter demographics each time you log onto the site.
We only use cookies to let you use our site more easily.
We do not use cookies to track individual web activity by users.
You can set your browser to reject cookies or to notify you when your computer receives a cookie - but you should be aware that rejecting www.statedemocracy.org network's cookies may modify or limit your participation in some of the cases or services made available on the site. |
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Log Files |
Like most standard Web site servers we use log files.
This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to your personal information. |
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A Message for users under the age of 13 |
We do not allow users under the age of 13 to participate in cases, in compliance with the Children's Privacy Protection Act.
We will therefore not maintain any information from users under the age of 13. |
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Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information |
| If your personally identifiable information changes (such as zip code, phone, email or postal address), or if you no longer desire to use our services, you can correct, update or delete/deactivate your personal information. This can usually be done by emailing our Customer Support at support@statedemocracy.org or, contact us by telephone or postal mail at the contact information listed below: |
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6800 Willow Creek Road
Bowie,
MD 20720
Contact Number: 301-661-6682
Fax: 240 465 0396
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| For specific questions regarding the Privacy Policy of StateDemocracy.org network, please click below to send us an e-mail:privacy@statedemocracy.org |
