Privacy policy.

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, "The Campaign" refers to "Lykins for Portland (PAC ID 23129)." This designation is used throughout the document to represent the official campaign organization supporting Chad Lykins for Portland City Council District 4 in Portland, Oregon. All references to "The Campaign," "we," "us," or "our" within this Privacy Policy are in reference to "Lykins for Portland (PAC ID 23129)."

The Campaign is committed to protecting the privacy and security of the information shared with us online.

This Privacy Policy outlines how the Campaign collects, uses, and discloses your information. It applies to our website and other online services that link to this policy, as well as any interactions you may have with us.

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Should any changes occur, we will update the policy's date and, in certain instances, provide additional notice. We encourage you to review this policy regularly when you visit our site to stay informed about our practices and how you can help protect your privacy.

Our website aims to disseminate information about crucial political and policy issues in the U.S. and foster participation in U.S. elections and the electoral process. Consequently, the petitions, surveys, and forms on our website are exclusively for U.S. residents with a valid U.S. zip code.

Collection of Information

Information You Provide to Us

The Campaign collects information you directly provide to us. This includes information shared when you fill out a form, make a donation, send an email, subscribe for updates, sign a petition, volunteer, schedule events, participate in contests or promotions, make purchases, interact with us on social media, request information, or communicate with us in any other way. The information we collect may include your name, email, postal address, phone number, mobile number, credit card and payment details, occupation, employer, and any other contact or identifying information you choose to provide.

Additionally, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) mandates us to collect specific personal information from donors. For donations exceeding $200 per calendar year, we are required to collect and disclose to the FEC the donor's name, mailing address, occupation, and employer. These records are often publicly accessible.

We do not store your credit card information under any circumstances.

Information We Collect Automatically

When you use our Site, we automatically gather information about you, including:

  • Log Information: Details of your Site usage, such as browser type, access times, pages viewed, IP address, and the page you visited before our Site.

  • Device Information: Information about the computer or mobile device you use to access our Site, including hardware model, operating system, device identifiers, and mobile network information.

  • Information from Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use technologies like cookies and web beacons to collect information, which helps us improve our Site and your experience, track Site popularity, and count visits. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, please see the “Your Choices” section below.

Information from Other Sources

We may also obtain information from other sources and combine that with the information we collect through our Site. For instance, if you log into your account through a social media site, we will have access to certain information from that site, subject to the site's authorization procedures.

Use of Information

We use your information for various purposes, including:

  • Maintaining and improving our Site;

  • Processing contributions, transactions, and sending related information;

  • Sending confirmations, updates, security alerts, and support messages;

  • Requesting feedback and contacting you about your Site use;

  • Responding to your emails, submissions, comments, questions, and providing customer service;

  • Sending newsletters, alerts, and information we think will interest you;

  • Connecting you with supporters, soliciting volunteers, donations, and support;

  • Reminding you to vote and assisting with polling locations and campaign events;

  • Contacting you for additional information if required by Federal election laws;

  • Monitoring and analyzing trends and activities related to our Site;

  • Personalizing the Site and providing targeted content and advertisements;

  • Processing and delivering contest entries and rewards;

  • Linking or combining with information from others to better understand your needs and provide better service;

  • Fulfilling any other purpose for which the information was collected.

Sharing of Information

We may share your information as follows or as described in this Privacy Policy:

With vendors, consultants, service providers, or volunteers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf;

With organizations, candidates, campaigns, media organizations, charities, nonprofits, groups, causes, co-ops, or other entities with similar political viewpoints, principles, goals, or objectives, and with organizations that facilitate communications and information sharing among such groups;

To report required information to the Federal Elections Commission, including name, mailing address, occupation, and employer of individuals whose contributions exceed $200 in a calendar year;

In response to legal requests or as required by law, regulation, or legal process;

If we believe your actions are inconsistent with our user agreements or policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of the Campaign, its employees, volunteers, or others;

With your consent or at your direction.

We may also share aggregated or anonymized information that does not directly identify you.

Links to Other Websites

Our Site may contain links to other websites. Any personal information you provide on linked pages is subject to that third party’s privacy policy, not ours. We encourage you to learn about their privacy and security practices before providing them with personal information.

Online Petitions

If you sign an online petition, you understand that such petition is public information. We may make the petition, and your name, city, state, and any comments provided publicly available. Additionally, we may provide such petitions or compilations thereof to national, state, or local leaders, or to the press.

Social Sharing Features

Our Site may offer social sharing features that let you share actions you take on our Site with other media, and vice versa. The use of such features enables the sharing of information with your friends or the public, depending on your settings with the entity providing the social sharing feature.

Advertising and Analytics Services Provided by Others

We may allow third parties to use cookies or other technologies for analytics services and to serve ads on other websites based on your visits to this site and other sites across the Internet. These entities may collect information about your use of the Site and other websites, including your IP address, web browser, pages viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked, and conversion information. This information may be used by the Campaign and others to analyze and track data, determine content popularity, deliver targeted advertising, and better understand online activity.

For instance, we may use remarketing with Google Analytics or other tools to advertise online. Third-party vendors, including Google, may show our ads on sites across the Internet. These vendors may use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) together to inform, optimize, and serve ads based on your past visits to our website. For information on opting out of Google’s use of cookies for interest-based ads, please visit Google’s Ads Settings.

For more information about Internet-based ads, or to opt out of having your web browsing information used for behavioral advertising purposes, please visit www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp and www.aboutads.info/choices.

Transfer of Information to the U.S.

The Campaign is based in the United States, and the information we collect is governed by U.S. law. By accessing or using the Site or otherwise providing information to us, you consent to the processing and transfer of information in and to the U.S. and other countries.

Protection of Information

Our website has several security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of the information under our control. Computer systems have restricted access limited only to those persons and organizations necessary to its proper functioning. This access applies to all electronic and physical security measures. Highly sensitive data, including credit card information, is additionally secured through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. Our servers are located in a locked, secure environment.

Privacy Rights for California Residents

As a nonprofit organization, we are not a “business” subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) that went into effect on January 1, 2020. We do, however, strive to be consistent with the spirit of that law. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Information on Children

Because we care about the safety and privacy of children online, we comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). COPPA and its accompanying FTC regulations establish United States federal law that protects the privacy of children using the Internet. We do not knowingly contact or collect personal information from children under 13. Our site is not intended to solicit information of any kind from children under 13, and we have designed our sites to block our knowing acceptance of information from children under 13 whenever age-related information is requested.

Parents with questions may contact us directly.

Your Choices

Cookies

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. To delete or disable flash cookies please visit www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/security for more information. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our Site. You can also review your choices regarding behavioral advertising cookies at www.aboutads.info/choices.

Unsubscribing from E-mail Communications

You can unsubscribe by clicking the link at the bottom of any email we send you; such requests are processed immediately. Or you may contact us to unsubscribe from our email communications. We will regularly process these requests. To comply with the law, however, our contributor records will not be altered and are continuously maintained in a separate secure database.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us electronically, or at the mailing address listed below.

Updated 10/30/23