Privacy Policy

Effective date: July 28, 2026

Bernie Daus for Middletown Board of Education (“the Campaign,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect when you visit [WEBSITE URL], how we use it, and the choices available to you.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

We may collect information you voluntarily provide when you:

• Complete a contact form

• Subscribe to campaign updates

• Volunteer or request a campaign sign

• Register for an event

• Make a contribution

• Contact the Campaign by email, phone, or another method

This information may include your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, communication preferences, volunteer interests, and any message or other information you choose to provide.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

• Internet Protocol address

• Browser and device type

• Operating system

• Pages viewed

• Referring website

• Approximate geographic area

• Date and time of your visit

• Interactions with website links and features

We may collect this information through cookies, analytics services, server logs, and similar technologies.

How We Use Information

We may use collected information to:

• Respond to questions and requests

• Provide campaign news and updates

• Coordinate volunteers, events, and campaign activities

• Arrange campaign-sign delivery or pickup

• Process contributions through an authorized payment provider

• Improve the website and understand how visitors use it

• Maintain website security and prevent misuse

• Comply with campaign-finance, election, recordkeeping, and other legal requirements

• Carry out other campaign-related activities disclosed when the information is collected

Email and Text Communications

If you subscribe to campaign emails, we may send you campaign news, event information, volunteer opportunities, and election reminders. You may unsubscribe at any time by selecting the unsubscribe link in an email or contacting us.

If you separately agree to receive text messages, the Campaign may send campaign-related messages to the telephone number you provide. Message frequency may vary. Message and data rates may apply. Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of making a contribution, volunteering, or receiving Campaign services.

You may opt out of text messages by replying STOP. Reply HELP for assistance.

We will not share your mobile number or text-message consent with third parties for their independent marketing purposes.

Contributions and Payment Information

Campaign contributions may be processed through a third-party payment provider. The Campaign may receive information needed for campaign-finance reporting and recordkeeping, including a contributor’s name, address, occupation, employer, contribution amount, and transaction details.

The Campaign does not directly receive or store complete payment-card information when payments are processed by a third-party provider. Payment processing is governed by that provider’s privacy policy and terms.

Information required to be reported under campaign-finance or election laws may become part of a public record.

Cookies and Analytics

The website may use cookies and similar technologies to remember preferences, measure website traffic, understand visitor activity, and improve website performance.

We may use services such as [GOOGLE ANALYTICS, META PIXEL, OR OTHER SERVICES—LIST ONLY THOSE ACTUALLY USED]. These providers may collect information according to their own privacy policies.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect how some website features operate.

How We Share Information

We may share information with:

• Campaign staff and authorized volunteers who need it to perform campaign work

• Website hosting, email, analytics, payment-processing, event-management, and communication providers

• Professional advisers and service providers assisting the Campaign

• Election, campaign-finance, law-enforcement, or government authorities when disclosure is legally required

• Other parties when necessary to protect the Campaign, website visitors, or the public from fraud, security threats, or unlawful activity

We do not sell personal information for money.

We do not share personal information with third parties for their independent commercial marketing purposes.

Third-Party Websites

The website may link to social-media platforms, contribution processors, news sources, government websites, or other third-party services. The Campaign does not control the privacy practices or content of those websites.

Visiting a third-party website is subject to that party’s privacy policy and terms.

Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to conduct campaign activities, respond to requests, maintain required records, fulfill legal obligations, resolve disputes, and protect the security of the Campaign.

Some campaign-finance and election records may need to be retained for periods established by law.

Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information. However, no website, electronic communication, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Please do not submit Social Security numbers, financial account details, medical information, or other highly sensitive information through the website’s general contact forms.

Your Choices

You may contact us to:

• Ask what personal information we maintain about you

• Request that inaccurate information be corrected

• Request deletion of information when it is not subject to a legal or recordkeeping requirement

• Unsubscribe from campaign emails

• Withdraw consent for campaign text messages

• Ask questions about our privacy practices

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests. We may also retain information when required by election, campaign-finance, tax, legal, security, or recordkeeping obligations.

Children’s Privacy

This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed toward children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13.

If you believe a child has submitted personal information through the website, please contact us so we can review and, when appropriate, remove it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as the website, Campaign, or applicable requirements change. Any updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

Your continued use of the website after an update means the revised policy will apply to information collected after the update.

Contact Us

Questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy may be directed to:

Bernie Daus for Middletown Board of Education
Email: [CAMPAIGN EMAIL]
Mailing address: [CAMPAIGN MAILING ADDRESS]
Website: [WEBSITE URL]

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