Privacy Policy | Bernie Rivers for Sheriff

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Privacy Policy

This policy explains how the Bernie Rivers for Sheriff campaign collects, uses, protects, and shares information when you interact with our website and campaign.

Last updated: September 5, 2026

Bernie Rivers for Sheriff (the “Campaign,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy. By using this website, submitting information, registering for an event, volunteering, donating through a third-party platform, or choosing to receive campaign communications, you acknowledge the practices described below.

Section 01

Information We Collect

We may collect information that you provide directly to the Campaign, including:

  • Your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, and ZIP code.
  • Volunteer interests, event registrations, survey responses, messages, and other information you submit through campaign forms.
  • Donation-related information submitted through third-party fundraising or payment platforms. The Campaign may receive transaction details and contact information but generally does not directly process or store complete payment-card information.
  • Any other information you voluntarily provide when contacting or interacting with the Campaign.

We may also automatically receive limited technical information such as IP address, browser type, device type, referring page, pages visited, approximate location, and interaction data through cookies, pixels, analytics tools, server logs, or similar technologies.

Section 02

How We Use Information

We may use information to:

  • Respond to questions and requests.
  • Provide campaign news, event information, volunteer opportunities, and election-related updates.
  • Organize volunteers, events, outreach, and other campaign activities.
  • Process or document contributions and comply with applicable campaign-finance, election, recordkeeping, and reporting obligations.
  • Operate, secure, measure, troubleshoot, and improve the website and campaign communications.
  • Prevent fraud, misuse, security threats, or unlawful activity.
  • Comply with legal obligations and enforce applicable terms and policies.
Section 03

Text Messages and Mobile Information

If you expressly opt in to campaign text messages, we may use your mobile number to send campaign news, event reminders, volunteer information, fundraising messages, and election-related updates. Message frequency may vary. Message and data rates may apply.

You may opt out at any time by replying STOP. For assistance, reply HELP or contact the Campaign using the information below. Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of making a purchase or contribution.

Mobile information will not be sold or shared with third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional purposes. Text-messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties, except service providers that help deliver the Campaign’s messaging program and are contractually limited to providing those services.

Section 04

How We Disclose Information

We do not sell personal information. We may disclose information in the following limited circumstances:

  • Campaign service providers: vendors that assist with website hosting, email, text messaging, analytics, event management, fundraising, data security, and campaign operations.
  • Campaign-finance reporting: governmental agencies or public reports when disclosure is required by election or campaign-finance law.
  • Legal and safety purposes: when reasonably necessary to comply with law, respond to lawful process, protect rights or safety, investigate misuse, or prevent fraud.
  • Organizational transitions: another authorized campaign committee or successor organization, where permitted by law and subject to appropriate handling of the information.
  • With your direction: when you request, authorize, or consent to a disclosure.
Section 05

Cookies and Analytics

Our website and service providers may use cookies, pixels, local storage, and similar technologies to remember preferences, understand website traffic, measure campaign outreach, detect technical problems, and improve performance. Your browser may allow you to limit or delete cookies. Some website features may not function as intended when cookies are disabled.

Third-party services may process information under their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review the policies of any fundraising, payment, social-media, video, mapping, or other external service you choose to use.

Section 06

Data Retention and Security

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for campaign operations, legal compliance, recordkeeping, dispute resolution, fraud prevention, and security. Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and applicable obligations.

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information. However, no website, transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, and we cannot promise absolute security.

Section 07

Your Choices

  • Use the unsubscribe link in a campaign email to stop marketing emails.
  • Reply STOP to campaign text messages to stop text communications.
  • Adjust browser settings to limit cookies or similar technologies.
  • Contact us to request that we update or delete information you previously submitted, subject to legal, campaign-finance, security, and recordkeeping requirements.

Depending on where you live, applicable law may provide additional privacy rights. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.

Section 08

Children’s Privacy

This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us so we can review and address the request.

Section 09

The website may link to services that the Campaign does not own or control. This policy does not govern those third parties, and the Campaign is not responsible for their privacy or security practices. Review the applicable third-party policy before submitting information.

Section 10

Changes to This Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy as campaign practices, technology, or legal requirements change. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page identifies the latest revision. Material changes may also be communicated through the website or another appropriate channel.

Section 11

Contact the Campaign

Questions or privacy requests may be sent to:
Bernie Rivers for Sheriff
Orange County, New York
[email protected]

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