JoinRudy2008.com Privacy Policy
Welcome to JoinRudy2008.com, the official site of the Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee, Inc. (the “Campaign”). The Campaign understands that your online privacy is important to you, and we provide the following information to help you understand how we strive to protect your privacy on the Internet.
The Campaign does not require that you divulge any personal information to visit JoinRudy2008.com. Nevertheless, you may be given the choice to provide your personal information in order to fully utilize some of the web site’s many features. As the user, you can share as little or as much information as you choose.
This Privacy Policy explains how the Campaign will treat any personal information that you choose to provide. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of organizations that the Campaign does not control or to persons who the Campaign does not employ or manage. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, you can email us at webteam@joinrudy2008.com.
Collection of Your Personal Information
Registering with JoinRudy2008.com will allow you to access and utilize more of the web site’s features and content. If you choose to register with JoinRudy2008.com, the Campaign will ask for some of your personal information, which may include such information as your name, address, telephone number and email address. The Campaign retains this information to provide you with quick and easy access to many of our web site’s features and content each time you return to JoinRudy2008.com. This information will be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
The Campaign also uses log files to access the aggregate level of traffic to JoinRudy2008.com and to diagnose any potential problems with JoinRudy2008.com. These log files contain an Internet Protocol or “IP” address that gives us insight on the general geographic area in which our visitors live, but does not contain information about specific individuals. We do not use log files to track a particular individual’s use of JoinRudy2008.com. All users remain anonymous unless they choose to give us personally identifiable information.
JoinRudy2008.com provides visitors with numerous opportunities to forward documents, photos and messages to friends and family. Some features of JoinRudy2008.com may allow you to store email addresses for easy retrieval and reuse at a later time. This information is stored for your convenience.
When you make a donation to the Campaign, federal law requires that we collect your name, mailing address, employer, occupation and the amount of your contribution. To make a contribution online, we also ask for your credit card number and its expiration date. Federal law requires the Campaign to report this information to the Federal Election Commission if an individual’s contribution or contributions aggregate in excess of $200 in an election cycle. Contributions from corporations, labor organizations, federal government contractors, and foreign nationals without permanent residency status (“green cards”) are prohibited. For more information on the FEC, please visit their web site at www.fec.gov.
In accordance with the Federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), JoinRudy2008.com does not knowingly contact or collect information from children under 13 years of age. Parents who have any concerns may email us at webteam@joinrudy2008.com.
Use of Your Personal Information
The Campaign uses any personal information that you choose to provide to enhance your experience on JoinRudy2008.com by, among other things, personalizing and customizing your interaction with JoinRudy2008.com and sending you information about the candidacy of Rudy Giuliani for President. The Campaign may share your information with third parties for various reasons, including but not limited to enhancing your experience on JoinRudy2008.com, expanding your opportunities to participate in Republican politics, providing services that you have requested, when we have your permission, or under the following circumstances: in response to subpoenas, court orders or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims; when we believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, violations of the Campaign’s policies or as otherwise required by law.
When you offer your personal information and/or choose to participate in our volunteer efforts we use your information to personalize and customize web pages and emails from JoinRudy2008.com to you. We also use the information to credit individuals for their actions in support of the Campaign. Actions taken on JoinRudy2008.com earn points that are associated with an individual’s information. Those points are used to determine awards that may be given in appreciation of user support.
Any credit card information provided when you make a donation is only used to process your donation, and is not retained by the Campaign after your donation is processed.
Protection of Your Personal Information
The Campaign makes every effort to protect your information from the moment you begin to enter your information to when it is stored on our secure servers. JoinRudy2008.com uses a secure socket layer (SSL) with the highest level of encryption commercially available on pages where website visitors register or make a secure online donation using their credit card. Strict security measures are in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of any and all information pertaining to JoinRudy2008.com. In addition, JoinRudy2008.com is run on servers located in a secure server room, locked in a rack, with onsite staff available 24 hours a day to monitor equipment and services.
JoinRudy2008.com uses a secured/encrypted server for online credit card donations. The online contribution form is in compliance with FEC regulations. The Campaign has put in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to prevent unauthorized access.
Editing Your Personal Information and Unsubscribing from Our Email List
When you register with JoinRudy2008.com, you automatically receive a user name and password. You can change your password or have it resent to your email account at any time. This password can be used to edit your personal information at any time. To edit your personal information or to have your password resent to your registered email address, please visit: my.joinrudy2008.com
When registering with JoinRudy2008.com, you are opting to receive emails sent by the Campaign by providing your email address. All signups for email communications and other features of our website are voluntary. We give you the opportunity to opt-in and we give you the power to opt-out of email communications. Should you wish to opt-out of email communications, an unsubscribe link is included in every email. If your link is not working properly, or you wish to communicate your desire to opt-out directly, please email us at webteam@joinrudy2008.com.
Use of Cookies
JoinRudy2008.com may set and access its cookies on your computer to personalize and customize your interaction with JoinRudy2008.com and to provide you with the best possible online experience. A cookie is a tiny text file that is placed on your hard drive and does not contain any personal information about you. These text files cannot be used by JoinRudy2008.com or anyone else to obtain any information that you do not voluntarily provide.
For more information on cookies, please visit:
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Links to Other Websites
JoinRudy2008.com may contain links to other websites and servers. The Campaign does not endorse or bear any responsibility for privacy policies or content on linked websites. Because the Campaign has no control over websites to which we provide links, you agree and acknowledge that the Campaign is not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any external sites or any services offered on or through any such sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies on each website you visit.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
The Campaign reserves the right to revise, update or amend this Privacy Policy at any time without advance notice. Any revisions, updates or amendments to this Privacy Policy will be posted on our website immediately after changes are made. We encourage you to monitor our Privacy Policy to ensure that you are aware of any future changes.