Who we are

Our website address is: https://indivisiblebrowncounty.org.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with 

We do not share any data with 3rd party sources.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Donation Processing Through ActBlue

Our organization may use ActBlue to process online donations. When you click a donation link or button on our website, you may be redirected to a secure ActBlue donation page at https://secure.actblue.com/.

Donations made through ActBlue are processed by ActBlue and are subject to ActBlue’s own Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. We encourage donors to review ActBlue’s policies before submitting a contribution.

When you make a donation through ActBlue, ActBlue may collect information such as your name, mailing address, email address, phone number, employer and occupation information, donation amount, payment information, and other information required to process your contribution and comply with applicable laws and reporting requirements.

Our organization may receive certain donor information from ActBlue, such as your name, contact information, donation amount, date of donation, and other contribution-related details. We use this information to process and acknowledge donations, maintain contribution records, communicate with supporters, comply with legal reporting obligations, and further our nonprofit and advocacy activities.

We do not directly collect or store your credit card or payment card information when you donate through ActBlue. Payment information is collected and processed through ActBlue’s secure donation platform.

By making a donation through ActBlue, you understand that your information will be handled by ActBlue according to its own policies and may also be shared with our organization as permitted or required by law.

If you have questions about how ActBlue processes donations or handles your personal information, please review ActBlue’s Privacy Policy or contact ActBlue directly. If you have questions about how our organization uses donor information we receive from ActBlue, please contact us at info@indivisiblebrowncounty.org