Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 1st, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to Political Awareness PAC, 342 Rockwell Ave.
Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
Country refers to: Michigan, United States
Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
Service refers to the Website.
Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
Third-party Social Media Service refers to any website or any social network website through which a User can log in or create an account to use the Service.
Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
Website refers to Political Awareness, accessible from https://politicalawareness.org/
You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

Email address
Usage Data

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

The Usage Data may include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit. The time and date of your visit. The time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Information from Third-Party Social Media Services

The Company allows You to create an account and log in to use the Service through the following Third-party Social Media Services:

Google
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
LinkedIn

If You decide to register through or otherwise grant us access to a Third-Party Social Media Service. We may collect Personal data that is already associated with Your Third-Party Social Media Service’s account. Such as your name, your email address, your activities or Your contact list associated with that account.

You may also have the option of sharing additional information with the Company through Your Third-Party Social Media Service’s account. If You choose to provide such information and Personal Data, during registration or otherwise, You are giving the Company permission to use, share, and store it in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include:

Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Service may use Cookies.
Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).

Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser. Learn more about cookies on the Free Privacy Policy website article.

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

Necessary / Essential Cookies

Type: Session Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.
Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.
Functionality Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website.

For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies. Please visit our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of our Privacy Policy.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.
For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.
To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.
To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is among the assets transferred.
For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to contact You.
For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company.
With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
With other users: when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside. If You interact with other users or register through a Third-Party Social Media Service, Your contacts on the Third-Party Social Media Service may see Your name, profile, pictures and description of Your activity. Similarly, other users will be able to view descriptions of Your activity, communicate with You and view Your profile.
With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.

VOTER REGISTRATION DATA

VOTER REGISTRATION ASSISTANCE DATA

When you use our voter registration tools — including the “Register to Vote,” “Verify Voter Registration Status,” “See What’s On Your Ballot,” and “Request Your Absentee Ballot” features — we collect the following information:

Full name
Email address
State of residence
Mailing address (if provided for absentee ballot assistance)

How We Use This Data:

To assist you in navigating the voter registration process
To direct you to the appropriate state election office or Secretary of State website
To notify you if your registration submission encounters errors or rejection
To provide election reminders, polling location updates, and voter education resources
To improve the accuracy and functionality of our voter assistance tools

How We Do NOT Use This Data:

We do not share voter assistance data with any political candidate, campaign committee, political party, or any entity coordinating with a campaign
We do not sell voter registration data to third parties
We do not use voter registration information to solicit campaign contributions
We do not combine voter assistance data with our donor or contribution databases

Data Firewall:

Political Awareness Super PAC maintains a technical and administrative firewall between voter assistance data and contribution solicitation activities. Voter data is stored in a separate database system from donor records. Staff access is restricted based on role and function.

Data Retention for Voter Records:

Voter assistance data is retained for a maximum of 24 months following the last interaction, after which it is securely deleted unless retention is required by law or to resolve an outstanding inquiry.

Your Rights Regarding Voter Data:

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your voter assistance data at any time by contacting us at contact@politicalawareness.org or by mail at 342 Rockwell Ave, Pontiac, MI 48234.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time. Except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service. Or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices. And in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction. Where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. And no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country. Unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.

Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.

You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account. If you have one and visiting the account settings section that allows you to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that You have provided to Us.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may require disclosing Your Personal Data.. If required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us. But remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent. Political Awareness Super PAC will take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information. And Your country requires consent from a parent. We may require Your parent’s consent before We collect and use that information.

Links to Other Websites

Other websites that are not operated by Us may link to Our Service. When you click on a third-party link, it will take you to that third party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content. Privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.

DONOR & CONTRIBUTION DATA

CONTRIBUTION AND DONOR DATA

Political Awareness Super PAC collects and processes personal information from individuals who make financial contributions to our organization. This includes:

Information Collected:

Full name
Mailing address
Email address and/or phone number
Employer name and occupation (required by federal law for contributions exceeding $200 per calendar year)
Contribution amount and date
Payment method information (processed securely through our third-party payment processor — we do not store full credit card or banking details on our servers)

How We Use This Data:

• To process and acknowledge your contribution

• To comply with federal reporting requirements under the

Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA)

• To maintain records as required by the Federal Election

Commission (FEC)

• To send you updates, newsletters, and communications

related to our mission (you may opt out at any time)

• For internal analytics and fundraising optimization

FEC Reporting Obligations:

Federal law requires Political Awareness Super PAC to report contributor information — including name, address, occupation, and employer — to the Federal Election Commission for contributions exceeding $200 in a calendar year. This information becomes part of the public record and is accessible through the FEC’s website at fec.gov. By making a contribution, you acknowledge and consent to this reporting requirement.

Data Retention for Donor Records:

Federal election law requires that we retain donor and contribution records for a minimum of five (5) years. We may keep these records longer if an active audit, investigation, or legal proceeding is ongoing.

Third-Party Payment Processing:

A secure third-party payment processor processes contributions. We do not collect, store, or transmit full credit card numbers, CVV codes, or complete bank account details on our own servers. The payment processor is responsible for the security of your financial transaction data in accordance with PCI-DSS standards.

Opt-Out Rights:

You may opt out of receiving future fundraising communications at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email, or by contacting us at contact@politicalawareness.org.

CCPA / CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), grants you specific rights regarding your personal information. This section explains those rights and how to exercise them.

Categories of Personal Information We Collect:

• Identifiers (name, email, postal address, IP address)

• Commercial information (contribution history, donation

records)

• Internet activity (browsing data, cookies, usage patterns)

• Geolocation data (derived from IP address, approximate

state-level location)

• Inferences (preferences derived from interactions with

our voter tools and content)

Purposes for Collection:

Providing voter registration assistance and election information
Processing and acknowledging contributions
Complying with FEC reporting obligations
Communicating with you about our mission and activities
Improving our website and services
Detecting and preventing fraud or unauthorized activity

Your Rights Under CCPA/CPRA:

1. Right to Know — You may request disclosure of:

The categories of personal information we have collected
The specific pieces of personal information we hold about you
The sources from which we collected the information
The e purpose for collecting and using it
The third parties with whom we share it

2. Right to Delete — You may request that we delete your personal information, subject to legal retention requirements. Under federal election law (FECA), you must retain donor and contribution records and cannot delete them during the mandatory retention period. Upon request, we will delete voter assistance data unless we are legally required to retain it.

3. Right to Correct — You may request correction of inaccurate personal information we hold about you.

4. Right to Opt Out of Sale or Sharing — Political Awareness Super PAC does NOT sell personal information to third parties. We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes. Therefore, no opt-out is necessary. If our practices change, we will update this policy and provide an opt-out mechanism.

5. Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information — We do not collect or process sensitive personal information (as defined by CPRA) beyond what is necessary for voter assistance and contribution processing, both of which are necessary to perform the services you request.

6. Right to Non-Discrimination — We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights. We will not deny services, charge different prices, or provide a different level of service based on your exercise of these rights.

How to Exercise Your Rights:

To submit a request under CCPA/CPRA, contact us using one of the following methods:

• Email: contact@politicalawareness.org

• Mail: Political Awareness Super PAC, 342 Rockwell Ave,

Pontiac, MI 48234

• Subject line: “CCPA Privacy Request”

We will verify your identity before processing your request. For requests involving donor records, we may require additional verification to protect against unauthorized disclosure.

Response Timeline:

We will respond to your request within 45 days of receiving and verifying it. If we need more time, we will notify you in writing within the initial 45-day period and may extend the response period by an additional 45 days.

Authorized Agent:

You may designate an authorized agent to submit requests on your behalf by providing written authorization. We may still require direct verification of your identity.

Shine the Light Law (California Civil Code §1798.83):

Under California’s Shine the Light law, California residents may request information about how we share personal information with third parties for direct marketing purposes. We do not share personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes.

THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

THIRD-PARTY SERVICES AND DATA PROCESSORS

Political Awareness Super PAC uses the following categories of third-party services that may process your personal information:

• Website Hosting — Servers that host our website content

• Analytics — Tools that measure website traffic and user

behavior (e.g., Google Analytics or similar)

• Email Service Provider — Platform used to deliver

newsletters and communications

• Payment Processor — Secure service for processing

contributions (PCI-DSS compliant)

• Content Management System — Platform used to publish

and manage website content (WordPress)

Each third-party service provider has its own privacy policy governing how they handle your data. We recommend reviewing their policies. Political Awareness Super Pac does not control the data practices of these third parties and are not responsible for their privacy practices.

We do not sell or rent your personal information to any third party under any circumstances.

GDPR BRIEF NOTICE (FOR EU VISITORS)

GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR) — EU VISITORS

If you are accessing this website from the European Union, European Economic Area, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to the processing of your personal data.

Legal Basis for Processing:

Consent — When you voluntarily provide information through our forms, newsletters, or voter tools
Legitimate Interests — When processing is necessary for our organizational mission of voter education and political awareness
Legal Obligation — When we are required to process data under U.S. federal election law (e.g., donor reporting to the FEC)

Your GDPR Rights:

Right to access your personal data
Right to rectification of inaccurate data
Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) is subject to legal retention requirements.
Right to restriction of processing
Right to data portability
Right to object to processing
Right to withdraw consent at any time

To exercise these rights, contact us at

contact@politicalawareness.org.

Data Transfers:

Your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States. By using our website and providing personal information, you consent to this transfer. U.S. data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. And we will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service. Prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You should review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy become effective when we post them on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

By email: contact@politicalawareness.org

Note: Political Awareness never authorizes its published communication on behalf of any candidate or their committees.

Note: This content was created with AI assistance and reviewed by Political Awareness Super PAC staff. Paid for by Political Awareness Super PAC. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

Address: 342 Rockwell ave Pontiac, MI 48234. Email Contact@politicalawareness.org

Political Awareness Super PAC is registered with the Federal Election Commission. As an Independent Expenditure-Only Political Committee (aka “Super PAC”) with FEC ID C0089364.