Privacy Policy
The Alexander Angeles for Chicago School Board District 8B Campaign respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect when you visit our website, how we may use that information, and the choices available to you.
By using this website or voluntarily providing information to the Campaign, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We May Collect
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, including when you:
- Sign up for campaign updates
- Volunteer with the Campaign
- Make a contribution
- Contact the Campaign
- Register for an event
- Sign a petition or supporter form
- Request a campaign sign or other materials
- Provide your phone number or email address
- Otherwise interact with the Campaign
Depending on the form or service being used, this information may include your:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Mailing address
- ZIP code
- Volunteer interests
- Event participation
- Contribution information
- Other information you voluntarily choose to provide
2. Donations
If you make a campaign contribution, your payment may be processed through a third-party fundraising or payment-processing service.
The Campaign generally does not directly receive or store your complete credit or debit card information when payments are processed through an outside provider.
Campaign-finance laws may require the Campaign to collect and report certain information about contributors. Depending on applicable law, information such as a contributor’s name, address, occupation, employer, contribution amount, and date of contribution may be required to be reported to government election authorities and may become part of the public record.
3. How We Use Your Information
Information collected by the Campaign may be used to:
- Communicate with supporters
- Provide campaign and election updates
- Respond to questions or requests
- Recruit and coordinate volunteers
- Organize campaign events
- Distribute campaign materials
- Process contributions
- Maintain legally required campaign-finance records
- Inform supporters about voting and election information
- Improve our website and campaign communications
- Protect against fraud, abuse, or security threats
- Comply with legal and regulatory requirements
Information voluntarily provided to the Campaign may also help us better understand the concerns and priorities of members of our community.
4. Email Communications
If you provide your email address, we may use it to send you campaign announcements, election information, volunteer opportunities, fundraising messages, event invitations, and other campaign communications.
You may unsubscribe from campaign marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe option included in the message or by contacting the Campaign.
Certain administrative or legally required communications may not contain an unsubscribe option.
5. Text Messages
If you voluntarily provide your mobile phone number and agree to receive campaign text messages, the Campaign may send you campaign updates, voting reminders, volunteer information, event announcements, and fundraising communications.
Message and data rates may apply.
Consent to receive text messages is not required as a condition of making a contribution or otherwise supporting the Campaign.
You may opt out of campaign text messages by replying STOP or following the instructions provided in the message.
If the Campaign does not currently offer text-message communications, this section applies only if and when such a program is introduced.
6. Cookies and Website Analytics
Our website or third-party services used by the website may use cookies and similar technologies.
These technologies may collect information such as:
- Browser type
- Device type
- Approximate geographic area
- Pages viewed
- Referring website
- Time spent on the website
- General website activity
We may use this information to understand how visitors use our website, improve website performance, measure outreach, and protect the site from abuse.
Your browser may allow you to block or delete cookies. Some website features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.
7. Information From Third-Party Services
The Campaign may use outside services for functions such as:
- Website hosting
- Email communications
- Text messaging
- Donations
- Volunteer management
- Event registration
- Website analytics
- Social media
Those services may collect information according to their own privacy policies.
The Campaign is not responsible for the privacy practices of independent third-party websites or services.
8. How We May Share Information
The Campaign does not sell your personal information for commercial purposes.
We may share information when reasonably necessary with organizations or individuals assisting with legitimate campaign operations, such as website providers, fundraising platforms, communications vendors, campaign staff, volunteers, consultants, or other service providers.
We may also disclose information:
- When required by campaign-finance or election laws
- When required by a court order, subpoena, or other lawful process
- When reasonably necessary to prevent fraud or protect the security of the Campaign
- When necessary to protect the rights or safety of individuals
- With your consent or at your direction
Service providers receiving information on behalf of the Campaign are expected to use that information for the services they provide.
9. Public Campaign-Finance Information
Campaign contributions may be subject to public-disclosure requirements.
Information required to be reported to election authorities should not be considered confidential information controlled solely by the Campaign once it becomes part of a government filing or public record.
We encourage contributors to review applicable campaign-finance disclosure rules before making a contribution if they have questions about what information may become publicly available.
10. Social Media
The Campaign may maintain accounts on social-media platforms.
If you interact with the Campaign through those platforms, the social-media company may independently collect information about your activity.
Your use of those platforms is governed by their respective privacy policies and terms.
11. Children’s Privacy
This website is intended primarily for voters, supporters, volunteers, and members of the public interested in the Campaign.
We do not knowingly seek to collect sensitive personal information from children.
Because public education affects students of all ages, young people may visit the website or engage with campaign materials. However, minors should avoid submitting financial or other sensitive personal information without the involvement of a parent or guardian where appropriate.
12. Data Security
The Campaign takes reasonable steps to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted through the internet.
Please avoid submitting highly sensitive information unless specifically requested through a secure and appropriate method.
13. Data Retention
We may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for campaign operations, legal compliance, recordkeeping, dispute resolution, or other legitimate purposes.
Certain campaign-finance and election records may be retained for longer periods when required by law.
14. Your Choices
You may contact the Campaign to:
- Update your contact information
- Ask that we stop sending certain communications
- Unsubscribe from campaign email
- Opt out of campaign text messages
- Ask questions about how information you provided is being used
Some information may need to be retained when required by law, including campaign-finance records.
15. External Links
Our website may link to government agencies, social-media platforms, news organizations, other campaigns, community organizations, or other third-party websites.
Following a link from our website does not mean the Campaign controls or endorses the privacy practices of that website.
We encourage users to review the privacy policies of websites they visit.
16. Changes to This Privacy Policy
The Campaign may update this Privacy Policy as campaign operations, website features, technology, or applicable requirements change.
When changes are made, the updated Privacy Policy will be posted on this page with a revised Last Updated date.
17. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or the Campaign’s handling of information, please contact:
Alexander Angeles for Chicago School Board District 8B
Email: angeles4chicago@gmail.com
A note for visitors
We believe political participation should not require surrendering your privacy. Information supporters provide to this Campaign will be used responsibly and primarily to help organize, communicate, comply with the law, and build a grassroots campaign for District 8B.