Privacy Policy

Maryland Senate Democrats have created this Privacy Policy to explain how we collect, use, and disclose information that you may provide while visiting our website https://mdsenate.com/ (the “Site”) and to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. Maryland Senate Democrats may modify this policy from time to time so we encourage you to check this page when revisiting this Site. By using this Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, Personal Information includes any information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly with a particular individual, including, but not limited to, a first and last name, email address, a home, postal or other physical address, an IP address, and telephone number.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

You do not have to identify yourself or provide your Personal Information to use the Site. If you should choose to give us your Personal Information, you decide how much information to provide. When you register, contribute, sign up to volunteer, or take any other action on the Site, we may ask you to give us contact information, including your name, address, telephone number, mobile telephone number and/or e-mail address. We may obtain information about you from outside sources and add it to or combine it with the information we collect through the Site.

We use this information to operate the Site, send you news and information about Maryland Senate Democrats activities, solicit your participation in Maryland Senate Democrats activities, and related uses. We use your e-mail address to send such information by e-mail, and may use your telephone number to call you or send you a text message or phone call for these purposes with your consent.

Additionally, we may share your information as follows, or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy:

To companies that assist us in maintaining this Site or with the Maryland Senate Democrats activities, but only for purposes of providing services to Maryland Senate Democrats and with the strict requirement that any such company will never itself have the right to contact you for any reason;
To comply with applicable law or legal requirements (for example, a lawful subpoena), to protect our rights or property, or to protect our supporters from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful conduct, or if we reasonably believe that an emergency involving immediate danger of death or serious physical injury to any person requires disclosure of communications or justifies disclosure of records;
To candidates, organizations, committees, or groups that we believe share the same political or social viewpoints or objectives as Maryland Senate Democrats; or
To other groups with your consent.

We do not sell or rent your Personal Information to others.

CONTRIBUTIONS

Maryland Senate Democrats is required to file regular reports with the Federal Election Commission that publicly disclose the name, address, occupation and employer of persons who contribute over $200 during an election cycle, along with the amount and date of the contribution. State and local election laws may also require us to disclose this information at a lower itemization threshold, depending on the committee’s activity. This information is made publicly available by the government agencies with whom the committee files its reports.

EMAIL LISTS

When you provide your email address to us, we use it to send you information about our campaign. Subscribers to our email list may terminate their subscriptions via a link at the bottom of each email sent from the Site.

COOKIES

Cookies are small files stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit the Site. They are used to provide certain types of functionality, including remembering you the next time you visit. For example, session cookies enable you to move from page to page on the Site, and allow information you enter to be remembered. A session cookie is deleted when you close your browser or after a short period of time.

Cookies can be disabled by changing the settings on your browser. If you do decide to disable cookies, certain areas and features of the Site may not perform as designed.

ANALYTICS

We utilize third party analytics providers to review how visitors use the Site. When you visit our Site, our third party analytics providers collect additional information. As with most websites, we analyze this information to improve the user experience and functionality of the Site. We also use external services to provide real-time reporting. This reporting includes page views, unique views, unique visitors, repeat visitors, frequency of visits and peak-volume traffic periods.

If you do not wish your use of www.https://mdsenate.com/ to be analyzed in this way, please visit Google for instructions on how to opt out.

CHANGES TO YOUR INFORMATION

You may change your subscriber information or change your information at any time by contacting us at info@mdsenate.com

CHILDREN

Maryland Senate Democrats complies with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. Maryland Senate Democrats does not solicit and does not accept personally identifying information from any person under 13 years of age.

Visitors to this Site who are under 13 years of age should not use this Site except under the supervision and with the assistance of their parent or legal guardian, and should never submit any personally identifying information to the Site. For example, visitors under 13 years of age should not register, purchase or use services or take any actions on or through this Site. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personally identifiable information from a user under the age of 13 as part of the Site, we will delete such information from our records.

DATA SECURITY

The security of your Personal Information is very important to us and we are committed to protecting the information we collect. All credit card transactions are routed through a secure server. We use industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving financial data. This includes the use of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for processing donations.

Only Maryland Senate Democrats—staff and our authorized agents have access to the Personal Information provided by visitors to our Site. Maryland Senate Democrats takes reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.

RETENTION OF YOUR INFORMATION

We will retain your Personal Information as long as necessary to provide you with the services via the Site, or as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy. We will also retain and use Personal Information as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy and to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, and protect our legal rights.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

Our Privacy Policy is subject to change from time to time. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on this Site. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of the policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our homepage or sending you an email notification).

We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy whenever you access the site to stay informed about our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy.

Updated: 01/09/23