Privacy Policy Overview
At George Mumma HD25 Legal Advocacy, ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of your personal information is of paramount importance to us. This Privacy Policy describes the information we may collect, how we use that information, with whom we may share it, and what choices are available to you when you engage in our campaign, both on and offline, and how we handle that information. We take transparency, the law, and the trust that you put in us as the official, legal-focused campaign committee of George B. Mumma Jr., candidate for Colorado House District 25, seriously. Please take a moment to read this Privacy Policy so you know what to expect from us in terms of procedures and your rights.
About Us
George Mumma HD25 Legal Advocacy is the official campaign and legal advocacy organization for George B. Mumma Jr., a candidate for the Colorado House District 25. We represent all citizens of the district with leadership, common sense, and balanced legal policy. This campaign is paid for and operated by the Committee to Elect George Mumma HD25 Legal Advocacy and is registered as the authorized agent for George B. Mumma Jr. William C Mumma serves as the registered agent. Our principal place of business is 7739 S Flower Street, Littleton, CO 80128, US. You can contact us at 303-598-1548 or [email protected] with any issues of privacy.
Who This Policy Applies To
This Privacy Policy covers all personally identifiable information collected through our website, legal advocacy events, campaign-related activities, newsletters, donation websites, surveys, and other official communications. It applies to data about residents and voters in Colorado House District 25, supporters across Colorado and the United States, legal practitioners, volunteers, and any individual communicating with, contributing to, or subscribing to communication from George Mumma HD25 Legal Advocacy. Participation in the use of our website or our campaign constitutes acceptance of the terms of this policy.
What Information We Collect
We collect data to deliver legal advocacy, communicate about elections and our campaigns, process donations, and interact with our members and constituents.
- Personally Identifiable Information: Name, email address, phone number, postal address, and age (as needed for campaign finance compliance)
- Donation Information: Payment details, donation amounts, employer/occupation (as required by campaign finance law), and transaction records
- Communication Preferences: Newsletter subscription status, event attendance/RSVP, and contact preferences
- Website Usage Data: IP address, web browser type, device type and operating system, pages visited on our site, and other interaction information (e.g., via cookies or third-party analytics) on our websites
- Volunteering Information: Areas of interest, availability for volunteering, and volunteer activities done through us
- Legal Inquiries: If you reach out to us with a legal question or trailmate application, we may collect additional information to properly address your inquiry or request appropriate resources
We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under the age of 13 who has provided us with personal data. If you become aware that anyone under the age of 13 has provided us with any personal data, please contact us immediately.
How We May Use Your Information
Your information is used solely to support George Mumma’s legal advocacy mission and to ensure that communications with and engagement of our community are meaningful and effective. Your data is used, for example, to accomplish the following:
- To process and acknowledge campaign contributions and help us ensure compliance with applicable state and federal election law
- To send you legal updates, newsletters, invitations to events, and/or information about campaigns and/or organizations at your request
- To respond to inquiries you have made about legal matters and provide you with information timely relevant or responsive to those requests
- To assist in coordinating volunteers, including setting schedules for volunteer efforts, inviting volunteers to future activities, and thanking volunteers for participating
- To enhance the functionality, content, and experience of our website through analytics
- To help ensure the security and integrity of the system, including identifying and protecting against improper use (e.g., hacking) as well as protecting the rights, property, or safety of our organization, this system, or others
We do not rent or sell your personal information to third parties.
Legal Bases for Information Processing
We gather and process your personally identifiable information based on the following bases:
- Consent: In the case of signing up for our newsletter, attending events, and submitting inquiries
- Legal obligation: With particular regard to satisfying campaign finance compliance and reporting obligations
- Legitimate interests: For example, communicating with constituents, engaging in legal advocacy, and providing general correspondence
You can withdraw your consent at any time on matters not involving necessary communications.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may share your information only in the following circumstances:
- With trusted service providers that help us operate our website, process donations, send communications, or host events, so long as those service providers agree to keep your information confidential and use it only to provide services for our benefit
- With state and federal authorities to comply with campaign finance rules, since certain information about contributors to candidates or efforts in connection with state and federal elections (such as name, residential address, employer, and occupation) must be made public if contributions exceed certain legal thresholds
- With law enforcement or other governmental agencies when required by law, subpoena, or court order to comply with the law, to implement the terms of this privacy policy, or to protect our rights or the rights or safety of our organization, supporters, or the public
- If we ever undergo a campaign transition, merger, or dissolution, your information may be shared or passed on to our successor entity in accordance with these privacy protections
We do not sell, rent, or otherwise share your personal information with unaffiliated third parties for their own marketing or commercial purposes.
Third Parties We Work With and Their Policies
Our website and communications may contain links to third-party websites (including social networks, payment processors, or external sites) and/or may integrate services from third-party services (including Facebook, YouTube, Nextdoor) for campaign communications. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or the content of the external websites and services. The applicable privacy policy for those sites and services will apply whenever your information is shared with those third parties. Please review their policies prior to sharing information.
Website Tracking and Cookies
We may use cookies and similar technologies such as web beacons to customize your experience, track site usage, and improve outreach. Cookies are small files that are placed on your device and allow us to remember your preferences for future visits, recognize repeat visitors, and gather statistics in the aggregate. Cookies can be managed or disabled through your browser options; however, some features of a site may not function properly without them.
We use analytics tools (including Google Analytics) to collect and analyze anonymous information about web traffic so we can measure how users interact with the website and target our resources better. We do not provide any personally identifiable information to our analytics vendors. For more details, please see our Cookie Policy.
Data Security and Encryption
We value the security of your personal information. Our campaign has implemented industry standard safeguards like encryption, secure servers, access controls, and periodic reviews to maintain security over your personal information and prevent any unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure, or disposition of your personal information. All donations via the web are processed through our secure PCI compliant payment processor. Staff and volunteers involved with processing your donation have been trained on privacy best practices and are required to adhere to strict confidentiality requirements governing the handling of your personal information.
Our campaign will provide commercially acceptable means to protect sensitive personal information, but no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100 percent secure. In the event of a data breach, our campaign will notify those affected by such breach and the applicable authorities, as required by applicable law.
Data Retention and Deletion Policies
We only retain your personal information for as long as we need to use it for the purposes for which we obtained it, to respond to legal obligations (including records retention obligations, such as our fundraising reporting obligations), to resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. For instance, we may retain donation and volunteer records for up to seven (7) years as per the requirements under applicable laws. When we are finished with personal information, we delete or anonymize it.
You can ask us at any time to delete or change the way we process your personal data, subject to legal or other regulatory requirements. You can make a request by emailing [email protected] or calling 303-598-1548.
Your Rights and Options
You have certain rights concerning your personal information, including the following:
- Access: A right to request a copy of the account data we store about you
- Rectification: A right to request a rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data
- Erasure: A right to request us to erase your data subject to campaign finance and other legal obligations
- Restrict Processing: A right to restrict how we may process your personal information in certain circumstances
- Withdraw Consent: A right to withdraw consent. You can unsubscribe from any of our newsletters, legal alerts, or event invitations at any time by clicking on the ‘Unsubscribe’ link located in the footer of the email or by contacting us directly
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected] or at 303-598-1548. We will take measures to respond promptly and consistent with applicable law.
Marketing Communications and Donor Privacy
Donor privacy is important to us. Online donations are processed via third-party industry-compliant payment services. We do not store your full card number on our servers. In accordance with Colorado and federal campaign finance statutes, certain donor information is public, including name, address, employer, and occupation for contributions over the reporting threshold. Donor information is never sold or shared by us for commercial purposes.
If you contribute by mail, your full check and accompanying information are processed and stored by us securely. For inquiries or requests related to your donation information, you may contact this officer at [email protected].
Newsletters and Get Involved Mailings
As a subscriber to the George Mumma HD25 Legal Advocacy newsletter, as well as other legal alerts and newsletters, you have given consent to receive certain communications through our campaign. You may modify your choices or unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link from any of our email communications or by contacting us. We honor your choices and comply with requests to unsubscribe or opt out from any e-mail communications in a timely manner. This campaign does not send out unsolicited commercial emails. Any outreach and legal communication from this campaign is sent for the purposes of disseminating and communicating news, alerts, and information to our supporters, members, constituents, and those who could be impacted by changes in the law and legal advocacy.
Children’s Privacy Statement
Campaign and other website activities are not directed to users under the age of 13; we do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 13 or otherwise solicit personal information, including through any motion with this website or with respect to any of our campaign advertisements, from anyone under 13. If you are a parent or guardian who has reason to believe a child under the age of 13 has provided us personal information in connection with this website, please notify us at [email protected] and we will take immediate steps to delete such information from our systems in accordance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) and applicable law.
Focus and International Issues
Our Privacy Policy-George Mumma HD25 Legal Advocacy, our website at www.mummaforhd25.com-is intended for persons living and/or voting in Colorado House District 25, and more generally, persons living and/or voting throughout Colorado and the United States. Our practices for our website and data usage are governed according to laws of the United States and the State of Colorado. If you are using our website or services from outside of the United States or unincorporated United States territories, please be advised that your personal information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States. By using our website or services, you hereby consent to such transfer, storage, and processing. We strive to meet international privacy standards where applicable but do not represent that our practices comply with those of countries within or outside the United States.
Social Media and Online Posting
We maintain a presence on Facebook, YouTube, and Nextdoor for the purpose of sharing legal updates, news about our campaigns, and community events. Please note that any information you post to a public page of ours, or other social media pages, is subject to being viewed by others and potentially collected or used by third parties that are not within our control; so please be cautious about the information you share on such platforms. Each of our official online pages is subject to the provider’s privacy policy.
Volunteers and Event Attendees
If you register to volunteer or assist with campaign activities, we may collect additional information, including your general areas of interest, skills, availability, and emergency contact details. This information is only used for the purposes of planning work, communicating with volunteers, recognizing and thanking contributors, and promoting a safe and rewarding experience for our volunteers and campaign participants. Volunteer information is not shared with third parties except as required by law or in cases where you have given affirmative consent. You may request that your volunteer information be updated or removed at any time by contacting us.
Inquiries and Constituent Services
Constituents may contact George Mumma HD25 Legal Advocacy for information, resources, or assistance on legal matters impacting Colorado House District 25. As with all legal inquiries, any personal or sensitive information entered will be held in strict confidence and only used to help answer the inquiry or respond by forwarding to appropriate resources. We are not a law firm, do not offer legal representation, but would never share your information in any forum without your express permission. If you have a privacy concern regarding an inquiry, you are encouraged to raise it at the very first opportunity so we may appropriately address it.
Updates to This Policy
We may from time to time change this Privacy Policy in order to account for any changes in our practices, the law, or the way in which campaigns are run. When we make an update that is material, we will notify our supporters through email, posting on our website, or some other reasonable form of notice. The most up-to-date version of this policy will always be posted on our website and your continued use of George Mumma HD25 Legal Advocacy following any changes means that you accept the revisions.
How to Reach Us On Privacy Issues
Questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy and/or how your personal information is used are welcome to be sent to us via email at [email protected] or by phone at 303-598-1548, or by mail at the following address:
George Mumma HD25 Legal Advocacy
7739 S Flower Street
Littleton, CO 80128
Privacy concerns will be addressed quickly and transparently. The trust of our supporters is critical to fulfilling our constitutional purpose.
Your Responsibilities As Member Of Our Community
By using George Mumma HD25 Legal Advocacy through our website, our events, donations, communications, and more, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy. We ask that everyone who supports us and everyone in our community interacts with us in good faith, takes care to protect your own privacy, and feels free to ask us any questions or express concerns about how your data is being used when you share it with us. Together we can ensure there is a legal system for the future that both honors individual rights while also passing the community trust test.
Summary and Your Consent
Your privacy matters to our work as balanced, open, and effective legal advocacy for Colorado House District 25. To that end, we will work hard to earn and keep your trust by protecting your data, respecting your decisions, and communicating clearly about how we do all this. Thanks for supporting George Mumma HD25 Legal Advocacy. For more information, to support our campaign, sign up for the legal newsletter, or find out more about events, visit our site or contact us by phone at 303-598-1548 or by email at [email protected]. Together we can build a better legal landscape for our community.