Privacy Policy

We collect information you provide voluntarily to us.  For example, we collect information when you fill out a form, send us an email, sign up to receive email updates, request information, sign up as a volunteer, make a donation, communicate with us via third-party social media sites, or otherwise communicate with us.  The types of information we collect include but are not limited to are your name, email address, social media handles, postal address, phone number, cell phone number, location, and other contact or identifying information you choose to provide.

Dillon for PA Senate’s website does not collect personally identifiable information from your computer when you browse Dillon for PA Senate’s website. This means that, unless you voluntarily provide us with personally identifiable information, we will not know your name, your email address, or any other personally identifiable information.

In addition, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) may require us to collect certain personal information from donors.  For example, the FEC requires us to collect (and disclose) the name, mailing address, occupation, and employer of all individuals whose donations exceed $200 per election cycle.

When you access or use Dillon for PA Senate’s website, we automatically collect information about you, including:

• Log Information: We log information about your use of Dillon for PA Senate’s website, including the type of browser you use, access times, pages viewed, your Internet Protocol (IP) address (a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you browse the Internet) and the page you visited before navigating to Dillon for PA Senate’s website.

• Device Information: We may collect information about the computer or mobile device you use to access Dillon for PA Senate’s website, including the hardware model, operating system and version, device identifiers and mobile network information.

• Information Collected by Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies: We use various technologies to collect information, and this may include sending cookies to your computer or mobile device.  Cookies are Dillon for PA Senateall data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that helps us to improve Dillon for PA Senate’s website and your experience, see which areas and features of Dillon for PA Senate’s website are popular and count visits. Cookies do not corrupt or damage your computer or computer files. In addition, we do not use cookies to gather information concerning your visits to other websites.

• We may also collect information using web beacons (also known as “tracking pixels”, “pixel tags”, “beacon tags”, and “clear GIFs”).  Web beacons are electronic images that may be used in Dillon for PA Senate’s website or emails and help deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage and campaign effectiveness and determine whether an email has been opened and acted upon.  For more information about cookies, and how to disable them, please see “Opting Out; Disabling Cookies” below.

We may use information about you for various purposes, including to:

• Provide, maintain and improve Dillon for PA Senate’s website and send you confirmations, receipts, technical notices, updates, security alerts and support and administrative messages;

• Provide and deliver the information you request, process donations and send you related information, including confirmations and invoices;

• Respond to your emails, submissions, comments, questions and requests, request feedback, and otherwise contact you about your use of Dillon for PA Senate’s website;

• Send you newsletters and otherwise provide you with information or services you request or that we think will be of interest to you, such as sending you information to keep you informed about various campaigns, candidates, issues, events, or resources;

• Help connect you with other supporters, and to solicit volunteers, donations and support for Dillon for PA Senate and for candidates, issues, and organizations that we support;

• Contact you if other information is necessary under Federal election laws;

• Remind you to vote and register to vote and assist you in finding your registration information, polling location and campaign events near you;

• Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with Dillon for PA Senate’s website;

• Personalize and improve Dillon for PA Senate’s website and provide content or features that match interests or that are based on the information you provide or the actions you take; and

• Carry out any other purpose for which the information was collected.

We may share information about you as follows or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy:

• With vendors, consultants and other service providers or volunteers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf;

• With candidates, organizations, campaigns, groups or causes that we believe have similar political viewpoints, principles or objectives or share similar goals and with organizations that facilitate communications and information sharing among such groups;

• With other participants in a joint fundraising committee;

• To report required information to the Federal Elections Commission for individuals whose contributions exceed $200 in an election cycle;

• When we believe in good faith that we are lawfully authorized or required to do so or that doing so is reasonably necessary or appropriate to comply with the law or legal processes or respond to lawful requests, claims or legal authorities, including responding to lawful subpoenas, warrants, or court orders;

• If we believe your actions are inconsistent with the spirit or language of our user agreements or policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of Dillon for PA Senate, its employees, volunteers, constituents or others;

• In connection with, or during negotiations of, any reorganization, formation of a new committee or successor organization, asset sale or transfer, financing or lending transaction or in any other situation where personal information may be disclosed or transferred as one of the assets of Dillon for PA Senate; and

• With your consent or at your direction, including if we notify you through Dillon for PA Senate’s website that the information you provide will be shared in a particular manner and you provide such information.

We may also share aggregated or anonymized information that does not directly identify you.

Dillon for PA Senate’s website may offer social sharing features and other integrated tools (such as the Facebook “Like” button), which let you share actions you take on Dillon for PA Senate’s website with other media, and vice versa.  The use of such features enables the sharing of information with your friends or the public, depending on the settings you establish with the entity that provides the social sharing feature.  For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing in connection with social sharing features, please visit the privacy policies of the entities that provide these features.

We may allow third parties to use cookies, web beacons, or other technologies or otherwise collect information about you in order to provide analytics and advertising services, including serving ads on Dillon for PA Senate’s website or on other sites based on your visits to Dillon for PA Senate’s website and other sites across the Internet and across various mobile applications.  These entities may collect or receive information about your use of Dillon for PA Senate’s website and other websites and mobile applications, including your IP address, browser, device information, pages viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked and conversion information.  This information may be used by Dillon for PA Senate and others to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, deliver content targeted to your interests and better understand your online activity.

Dillon for PA Senate takes reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

Cookies – Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default.  If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies.

Promotional Communications – Every time you receive e-mail you will be provided the choice to opt out of future e-mails by following the instructions provided in the e-mail.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@dillonforpasenate.com.