Privacy Policy
[Last Updated June 1, 2025]
Jesse Battles for State Senate (also “we,” “us,” or “our”) has
created this Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) to explain how we
collect, use, and disclose information that you may provide while
visiting our website, www.jessebattles.com, and our mobile sites,
mobile applications, and other online services (the “Sites”) using a
personal computer, mobile device, or any other means, and to
demonstrate our firm commitment to Internet privacy. This Privacy
Policy also applies to personal information collected by third-party
vendors on our behalf.
What is Personal Information?
“Personal Information” is information about a particular individual
that specifically identifies that individual, or information about
that individual, such as name, address, email address, telephone
number, or credit or debit card information. Personal Information does
not include “aggregate information,” which is data that may be
collected automatically or without reference to Personal Information
about the use of the Sites. The Privacy Policy does not restrict Jesse
Battles for State Senate’s collection and use of aggregate
information.
Visitors to the Sites
Jesse Battles for State Senate operates in the United States and the
information we collect is governed by U.S. law.
Children. The Sites are not directed at children and we do not
knowingly collect Personal Information directly from children
(including information concerning a child or that child's
parents/guardians, any screen or user name that functions as online
contact information for a child, any photograph, video, or audio file
containing a child’s image or voice) directly from users under the age
of thirteen (13) or from other web sites or services directed at
children. Consistent with the Federal Children’s Online Privacy
Protection Act of 1988 (“COPPA”), we will not knowingly request or
collect Personal Information from any child under the age of thirteen
(13) in the United States without obtaining the required consent from
the appropriate parent/guardian. Children may access and browse the
Sites without disclosing any Personal Information. We will apply
material changes to this Privacy Policy to conform with applicable
law, including any applicable provisions of COPPA that require
parental consent. Please visit
www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/childrens.html for information
from the Federal Trade Commission about protecting children’s privacy
online. If you have any reservations, questions or concerns about your
child’s access to the Sites or how information that your child
provides is used by us, please contact us.
International Visitors. The Sites are designed for and targeted to
U.S. audiences and are governed by and operated in accordance with the
laws of the U.S. Jesse Battles for State Senate makes no
representation that the Sites are operated in accordance with the laws
or regulations of, or governed by, other nations.
Collection of Personal Information
Direct Collection. We collect Personal Information that you provide
to us when you register, send us an email, sign up to receive email or
text messages, sign up to volunteer, fill out a form, make a purchase
or donation, communicate with us through third-party social feeds,
request information, participate in active forums or take any other
action on the Sites. As required by campaign finance law, we may also
collect and disclose the name, address, occupation, and employer of
some donors during the election cycle. We (or our service providers)
may also obtain information from outside sources and combine it with
the information we collect through the Sites, including from voter
file data from state parties and other organizations, from public
databases, and from private organizations. This Policy also applies to
Personal Information that we may obtain from third-party vendors such
as search engines or social media sites.
Aggregate and Similar Information. We may automatically collect
information when you visit the Sites such as the Internet Protocol
(IP) address, the browser and operating system you use, the name of
the domain and host from which you access the Internet, the address of
the website from which you linked to the Sites, device identifiers,
and mobile and network information, and your actions on the Sites.
This information will be treated as Personal Information if we combine
or link it to any of the identifying information above. Otherwise,
this information constitutes aggregate information.
We may also collect “log data.” Log data provides aggregate
information about the number of visits to different pages on the
Sites. We use log data for troubleshooting purposes and to track which
pages people visit in order to improve the Sites. We do not link log
data collected to Personal Information. Third-party vendors may also
collect aggregate log data independently from us. However, we are not
responsible for the content or privacy policies of these third-party
vendors. We encourage you to read the privacy policies and review the
practices of all websites you visit.
We may communicate with third-party vendors, including Google, and
place online advertising, which will be shown on other websites on the
Internet. In some cases, those third-party vendors may decide which
ads to show you based on your prior visits to the Sites. At no time
will you be personally identified to those third-party vendors, nor
will any of the information you share with us be shared with those
third-party vendors. If you prefer to opt out of the use of these
third-party cookies on the Sites, you can do so by visiting the
Network Advertising opt out page: www.networkadvertising.org.
We may also use third-party services such as Google Analytics. This
helps us understand traffic patterns and know if there are problems
with the Sites. We may also use embedded images in emails to track
open rates for our mailings, so that we can tell which mailings appeal
most to our supporters.
Cookies and Related Technology. We may also automatically receive and
store certain types of information when you visit the Sites through
the use of cookies, web beacons, or similar programs to collect the
information described above. “Cookies” are small text files stored
locally on your computer that help store user preferences. “Web
beacons” are small pieces of code placed on websites used to collect
advertising metrics, such as counting page views, promotion views, or
advertising responses. We may use cookies or web beacons to measure
aggregate web statistics, including the number of monthly visitors,
number of repeat visitors, most popular webpages and other
information. We may also use cookies to facilitate your online visit
by maintaining data that you provide so that you will not need to
resubmit certain information. Cookies do not contain any Personal
Information and we will never track your Internet usage outside of the
Sites. In many web browsers, you can choose to delete, disable, turn
off, or reject most cookies and web beacons through the “Internet
Options” sub-option of the “Tools” menu of your web browser or
otherwise as directed by your web browser’s support feature. Please
consult the “Help” section of your web browser for more information.
Petitions. Any petitions that you have signed online, and any
comments therewith, constitute public information that we may provide
to local, state, or national political leaders and the press.
Third Party Websites
The Sites may contain links to third party websites, including social
media sites. Except as expressly stated otherwise by Jesse Battles for
State Senate, we do not review the privacy practices of all other
websites and recommends that you review their privacy policies and
your privacy settings before sharing your Personal Information. We do
not have control over third party websites and is not responsible for
their privacy policies or practices. Any third parties to whom we may
disclose Personal Information may have their own privacy policies that
describe how they use and disclose Personal Information. Those
policies will govern use, handling, and disclosure of Personal
Information once we have shared it with those third parties as
described in this Privacy Policy. If you want to learn more about
third-party privacy practices, we encourage you to visit the websites
of those third parties.
How We Use Your Personal Information
We may use your Personal Information for various purposes including
to:
- Connect you to Jesse Battles for State Senate programs, events, and activities, and obtain and confirm RSVP’s to events and programs;
- Improve, maintain, and operate the Sites, send you receipts, confirmations, updates, notices, and messages regarding support and administration;
- Provide and deliver news and information we think will interest you, such as information about relevant issues, resources, events, campaigns, candidates, events, promotions, products, and services;
- Provide information or products that you request and process and complete such transactions;
- Respond to your emails, requests, comments, submissions, and questions, and provide customer service, request feedback, and otherwise communicate with you regarding your use of the Sites;
- Help connect you with other Jesse Battles for State Senate supporters, and to solicit donations, support, and volunteers;
- Monitor and analyze trends and site usage and provide features and content that match your interests based on the information you provide and your actions on the Sites;
- To manage our business;
- To notify you of changes to our Sites;
- Contact you if required by State or Federal election laws.
- For any other purpose for which the information was collected;
- To protect the interests of Jesse Battles for State Senate, another visitor to the Sites, and/or to enforce one or more provisions of this Privacy Policy;
- To communicate with you, including through newsletters and email notifications, confirmations, technical notices, updates, security alerts, as well as regarding support and administrative messages that you may request. We want to communicate with you only if you want to hear from us. We try to keep emails to a minimum and give you the ability to opt in to any marketing communications we send. You may also elect to receive certain marketing email communications, in accordance with your preferences, and from which you may opt out at any time by adjusting your notification settings or using the “unsubscribe” link in the relevant correspondence.
How We Share Your Personal Information
Though we make every effort to preserve your privacy, we may share
Personal information as follows:
- When we have a good-faith belief that release is appropriate to comply with the law (for example, a lawful subpoena);
- To protect the rights or property or safety of our supporters, employees, volunteers, or others;
- With vendors, service providers, consultants, employees, contractors, or volunteers who need to know such information to carry out their duties;
- With groups, causes, organizations, or candidates we believe have similar views, goals, and principles;
- To report donor information, as required by campaign finance laws;
- To comply with applicable laws, statutes, or regulations and to enforce this Privacy Policy; and
- With your consent.
How We Protect and Retain the Information You Provide
Jesse Battles for State Senate uses reasonable industry-standard
security measures to protect against the loss, misuse, theft,
unauthorized access, destruction or alteration of the information
under our control. Although we make good faith efforts to store
information collected by the Sites in a secure operating environment,
we cannot guarantee complete security.
We will retain your Personal Information as long as you have an
active account with Jesse Battles for State Senate, as necessary to
provide you with the services via the Sites, or as otherwise set forth
in this Privacy Policy. We will also retain and use Personal
Information as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy
Policy and to the extent necessary to comply with our legal
obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, and protect our
legal rights. We also collect, maintain, use, and share aggregated,
anonymized, or pseudonymized information, which we may retain
indefinitely to protect the safety and security of our Sites, improve
our Sites, or comply with legal obligations.
CAN-SPAM Act
The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email,
establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the
right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out
tough penalties for violations.
We collect your email address in order to:
- Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions
- Market to our mailing list or continue to send emails to our clients after the original transaction has occurred.
- Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.
- Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way.
- Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters.
- Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.
- Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly.
- Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.
How to Unsubscribe or Opt Out
Those who subscribe to email lists via the Sites will receive
periodic updates from us by regular mail, fax, or email. You may opt
out of receiving future information via email by using the unsubscribe
procedure specified on the email message. We do not advertise this
website using unsolicited messages. With your consent, we may send
promotional and non-promotional push notifications or alerts to your
mobile device. You can deactivate these messages at any time by
changing the notification settings on your mobile device. You may also
contact us at [email protected] if you no longer wish to
receive communications regarding Jesse Battles for State Senate or the
Sites. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails,
such as those about your use of the Sites.
Mobile Communications and SMS Messages
With your consent, you may subscribe to receive periodic campaign
updates via mobile communications and automatic SMS text
messages.
If you opt in to any text message programs operated by Jesse Battles
for State Senate, the following terms apply:
By providing your cellular telephone number, you are consenting to
receive periodic text message updates from Jesse Battles for State
Senate and affiliated campaigns via mobile communications and
automatic SMS text messages that are sent by an automatic telephone
dialing system as defined by federal law.
You may cancel and opt out of receiving messages at any time by
texting STOP. Text HELP or email [email protected] for more
information or assistance. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers
are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. By participating,
you consent to receive text messages sent by an automatic telephone
dialing system. Consent to these terms is not a condition of
purchase.
Rejecting Cookies / Do Not Track
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. If you choose to reject all cookies, you may be
unable to use certain areas of the Sites.
Some browsers have incorporated “Do Not Track” features. Most of
these features, when turned on, send a signal or preference to the
website or online service that a user visits, indicating that the user
does not wish to be tracked. Jesse Battles for State Senate is
committed to providing you with meaningful choices about the
information collected through the Services, however please be aware
that the Internet industry is currently still working on Do Not Track
standards.
Updates to This Privacy Policy
Jesse Battles for State Senate may modify this Privacy Policy from
time to time so we encourage you to check this page when revisiting
the Sites to make sure that you are informed of how your personal
information will be used. We will post notice of any changes by
revising the date last updated on the Privacy Policy. By using or
accessing the Sites, you accept the Privacy Policy and its terms and
conditions in effect at that time.
How to Contact Us
Questions regarding this Privacy Policy should be emailed to Jesse
Battles for State Senate at [email protected].