Privacy Policy

CTE Harini Aiyer (“the Committee,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or interact with our campaign.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Personal information you voluntarily provide, such as your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and employer information when you sign up to volunteer, subscribe to updates, or make a donation.
• Donation information required by campaign finance law, including your name, address, occupation, and employer.
• Usage data collected automatically, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and referring URLs.
• SMS and messaging information when you opt in to receive text messages from the campaign, including your mobile phone number and messaging preferences.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Communicate with you about the campaign, events, and volunteer opportunities.
• Process and acknowledge your donations in compliance with campaign finance regulations.
• Send you campaign updates, newsletters, and calls to action via email or SMS (with your consent).
• Analyze website usage to improve our content and user experience.
• Comply with legal obligations, including campaign finance reporting requirements.

SMS Messaging

By providing your mobile phone number and opting in to SMS communications, you consent to receive recurring text messages from CTE Harini Aiyer related to the campaign. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency varies.

You may opt out of SMS messages at any time by replying STOP to any message. For help, reply HELP or contact us at contactme@drharini4middlesex17.com. Your consent to receive SMS messages is not a condition of any purchase or donation.

Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience and collect usage analytics. These may include:

• Essential cookies required for the website to function properly.
• Analytics cookies (such as Vercel Analytics) to understand how visitors interact with our website.

You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain features of the website.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect or process your information:

• ActBlue— Our online donation processing platform. When you make a donation, your payment and personal information are processed by ActBlue in accordance with their own privacy policy.
• Vercel— Our website hosting provider, which may collect basic analytics and performance data.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party services. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Request correction of any inaccurate personal information.
• Request deletion of your personal information, subject to legal retention requirements (such as campaign finance records).
• Opt out of email communications by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in any email.
• Opt out of SMS messages by replying STOP.

Please note that certain information may be retained as required by campaign finance law.

Children’s Privacy

This website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us so we can promptly remove it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Your continued use of the website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at contactme@drharini4middlesex17.com.