Introduction to Our Cookie Statement
At George Mumma HD25 Legal Advocacy, a transparent online experience and privacy considerations are critical to us as the Colorado House District 25 campaign organization for candidate George B. Mumma Jr. This Cookie Policy describes how and why we use cookies and similar technologies on this website to facilitate your experience, optimize our legal advocacy operations, and improve and ensure the safe and seamless performance of our web properties. We’re committed to safeguarding your information, while delivering relevant information, opportunities to interact, and access to tools you need to manage your e-privacy choices. Please take a moment to review this policy to understand what cookies are, how they’re used by us, and how you can manage their use on this site.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are packets of data stored on your computer, tablet, or smartphone when you visit a website. Websites commonly use cookies to help them function properly, remember your preferences, and deliver a more effective and tailored user experience. Cookies can be placed by the website you are visiting (first-party cookies), or by third-party providers operating within the website (third-party cookies). Some cookies are deemed essential for technical purposes, while others can be used for analytics or to enable social media integration and/or targeted communications.
Why We Use Cookies
George Mumma HD25 Legal Advocacy uses cookies for a number of reasons:
- Necessary Functionality – Cookies control aspects of a secure session (for example, login validation) and page movement, as well as page submission processing in the donation module.
- Personalization – Cookies remember your choices (such as the language you’ve selected to view the site with, or whether to receive our newsletter), in order to re-present you with the options you selected during your previous visit.
- Analysis and Performance – Cookies collect anonymous data about how our users interact with the website. Information such as which pages are most commonly viewed, how people arrived at the website, etc. help us understand how our site is being used, and how we may serve our supporters better.
- Security – Certain cookies are utilized for security-related purposes to help validate that you are an authorized user, and protect your information as well as the online services we offer to you.
- Social Networking – We may use cookies in conjunction with Facebook, YouTube and other services to facilitate those applications.
Cookies assist us in our mission of legal reform through consumer advocacy and community development by enabling us to deliver a secure, informative, and useful digital community.
Types of Cookies We Use
Our site employs several different types of cookies, each of which has a specific role to play, as outlined below:
- ‘Strictly Necessary’ cookies: Certain cookies are strictly necessary in order to enable you to move about our site and use its features. Without these cookies we cannot provide certain services or functions.
- ‘Performance’ cookies: We and search engines utilize certain web analysis services such as Google Analytics, which use ‘cookies’ to collect data and statistics about visitors to our site. From this data we are able to learn about visitor behavior (e.g. what content is popular, where traffic is coming from, etc.), which allows us to continue to improve our website. All stats are anonymized and are not used to personally identify you.
- ‘Functionality’ Cookies: These cookies allow us to customize your experience on our website. For instance, they allow us to remember your preferences (such as language, display preferences, subscription type) so that when you return, the site will display according to these preferences.
- ‘Targeting/Advertising’ Cookies: Although we do not directly show ads or serve third-party interest-based advertising on our website, we may use certain cookies for these purposes – such as delivering legal advocacy content of possible interest to you based on your use of our site or services (i.e.: “following” or “liking” a page), or for analytics purposes (for example helping us measure how successful our emails or communications are). We automatically track some anonymized user behavior patterns.
- ‘Third-Party’ Cookies: Certain content or features on our site may be made available through the use of third-party applications or services (e.g. embedded videos from YouTube, Facebook “Like” buttons, etc.). These third-party providers may set their own cookie files, which are controlled by those third parties and governed by their respective privacy policies.
How We Use the Information from Cookies
We use cookie data collected on this website only to further the purpose of our legal advocacy and to better serve those who visit this site and support our work. For example, we may use cookie data to:
- Facilitate secure, frictionless navigation through the site when signing up for a newsletter, making a contribution, or volunteering
- Analyze website traffic and activity to determine areas where information is being missed or could be more effective
- Personalize site content with respect to your areas of interest in legal reform, campaign news, and events taking place in Colorado House District 25
- Enhance site security by detecting and blocking fraudulent activity on the online donation portal or access to the online account
- Facilitate integration with social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, and Nextdoor to allow you to share news concerning George Mumma’s campaign with your friends, or follow news and updates from our site on such platforms
We do not sell or trade data obtained from cookies, and we will endeavor to use such data solely for the purposes set forth in this policy and only to the extent permitted under U.S. law. For more details on our data practices, please review our Privacy Policy.
Managing Your Cookie Settings
You can opt for the use of cookies in a variety of ways. We offer several methods to manage your cookie preferences:
- Cookie consent banner: On your first visit to our site, a cookie consent banner will appear with an option to accept or otherwise manage your cookie preferences. You may agree to accept all cookies, refuse non-essential cookies, or choose certain categories based on your preferences.
- Browser settings: Most web browsers enable you to manage cookies through the respective settings menu. You can either set up your browser to block or delete cookies, warn you before accepting cookies, or only allow cookies for certain websites. Please consult the help section of your browser for more details.
- Opt-out tools: You are also able to opt-out of analytics cookies (e.g., cookies used by Google Analytics) through browser plugins or by employing the opt-out tools offered by the service provider.
- Changing preferences: You can manage your cookie preferences as mentioned above at any time and by clicking on the relevant “Cookie Setting” link available in the website footer. For example, you can change these preferences or withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies and similar technologies that we use.
Please be advised that if you disable certain cookies it may impact some of the functionality of our website, including those that require a secure and trusted connection or customized features.
Third-Party Cookies/Services
We may at times incorporate third party content and services on our website, including embedded YouTube videos, social media share buttons (e.g., Facebook, Nextdoor), and secure online donation forms. These third party providers may place their own cookies on your computer, which are subject to their separate privacy and cookie policies. We recommend you check the cookie policies of other services before utilizing their content and services on this website. George Mumma HD25 Legal Advocacy is not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites that may be linked or embedded from this site. However, we only select third party providers that we believe also prioritize data privacy and user security.
Deleting Cookies
Should you want to delete cookies that are already stored on your device or prevent cookies from being stored on your browser for the first time, you can do so through your browser’s settings. Typically, you can:
- Go to your browser’s settings or preferences menu.
- Look for the privacy or security options.
- See cookies that are stored, delete an individual cookie or clear all cookies.
- Change settings to prevent cookies being used from specific sites or all sites, or otherwise manage when and how cookies are set on your device depending on your unique privacy preferences.
See the support information that relates to managing cookies in the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Safari, or Opera browsers for more detailed information. Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may negatively affect the performance and general usability of a website and certain features, such as making secure donation payments or subscribing to newsletters, may no longer be possible.
Your Rights Regarding Your Data
As a visitor to or supporter of George Mumma HD25 Legal Advocacy, you have certain rights regarding your personal information collected via cookies. Specifically, you have the right to:
- Be informed on the information we use for our cookies and what data is collected with each cookie
- Seek corrections or deletions of your personal information, where applicable
- Withdraw consent for cookies (not including strictly necessary cookies) at any time
- Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority if your privacy rights have been infringed by George Mumma HD25 Legal Advocacy
George Mumma HD25 Legal Advocacy takes steps to manage your Privacy Rights and will respond as soon as possible and within the deadlines laid down in applicable laws, to all requests and inquiries pertaining to our use of cookies or privacy.
Cookies and Legal Advocacy
We use cookies in a manner that supports our goal of fostering transparency in advocacy for the voters of Colorado House District 25. By tracking website visitors’ interactions on the site, we are able to assess the types of legal information and services that visitors find most useful and how best to present such information and services through our website, improve our campaign communications, and offer timely alerts on legal issues, policy debates, and local events. Cookies are also a basic tool for maintaining the security and integrity of our web-based communications tools, protecting your data when making donations, volunteering, or subscribing to email alerts. Our use of cookies as a tool generally falls within that broader framework of transparency and responsible handling of information in order to ensure open communications with all of our district voters.
Changes Made to the Cookie Policy
We may from time to time update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the technology we use, changes in the applicable law, or our practices. If we make a material change to this policy, then we will notify you by placing a prominent notice on our website and by updating the effective date at the top of the policy. We recommend that you check back regularly here so that you will be apprised as to what cookies we are using and what other aspects of your privacy we are protecting. Your continued use of the website after changes have become effective will constitute your consent to the modified Cookie Policy. For the most current version, please visit our Cookie Policy page.
Cookie & Other Privacy Questions
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests about our Cookie Policy and how cookies are used on our website, please contact us directly. Our team will be more than happy to assist you with all of your privacy concerns, and will work with you to ensure that you have both a safe and educational experience. Our contact information is noted below:
| Address: | 7739 S Flower St, Littleton, CO 80128, US |
| Phone: | 303-598-1548 |
| Mail: | [email protected] |
We encourage you to follow our campaign on Facebook, YouTube, and Nextdoor for legal news and other events that may interest you. If we work together, we can make your online experience with George Mumma HD25 Legal Advocacy supportive, up front, and honest as we pursue balance in legal reform.
Support George Mumma’s Legal Advocacy Online
Your support and trust are essential to our legal advocacy for Colorado House District 25. By being educated about the role of cookies, as well as other technical settings, you help us to ensure that we can move forward with a secure, responsive, and effective online presence. We welcome your consideration of supporting George Mumma’s campaign directly by donating online or by check, subscribing to our legal newsletter, or contacting us to get involved. Everything you do to read our policy, volunteer, share the message, and participate helps us lead with common sense and good lawyering. Thanks for being an informed citizen-advocate for our legal advocacy efforts! Paid for by The Committee to Elect George Mumma HD25 Legal Advocacy. To learn more, visit our website, call 303-598-1548, or write to [email protected].