1. Introduction Welcome to the National Campaign Against Hate (referred to as "we," "us," or "our"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy applies to all information collected through our website (campaignagainsthate.org), and/or any related services, sales, marketing, or events (we refer to them collectively in this Privacy Policy as the "Services"). This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, process, and disclose your information, including personal information, in conjunction with your access to and use of our Services. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully.

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2. Information We Collect We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our initiatives, when you participate in activities on the Services (such as signing up for newsletters, making a donation, or volunteering), or otherwise when you contact us.

The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:

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• Personal Information You Disclose to Us: Name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and any other information you choose to provide.

• Payment Data: If you make donations, we may collect data necessary to process your payment if you make a donation, such as your payment instrument number (such as a credit card number), and the security code associated with your payment instrument. All payment data is stored by our payment processor and you should review its privacy policies and contact the payment processor directly to respond to your questions.

• Information Automatically Collected: When you visit, use, or navigate the Services, we may automatically collect certain information. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

  • We also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.
     

3. How We Use Your Information We use personal information collected via our Services for a variety of business purposes described below:

• To Provide and Manage Our Services: To operate and maintain our website and provide you with information you have requested.

• To Communicate With You: To respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the use of our Services. To send you updates, newsletters, action alerts, information about events, or other advocacy and campaign-related communications.

• For Text Message Communications (if you opt-in): If you have provided your express written consent to receive text messages from us, we will use your phone number to send you periodic automated and recurring text messages. These messages may include campaign updates, action alerts, event information, and other relevant communications. (See Section 4 for more details on Text Messaging).

• For Advocacy and Campaign Purposes: To engage in political advocacy, grassroots organizing, and other activities central to our mission. This may include contacting elected officials, organizing events, or mobilizing supporters.

• To Request Feedback: We may use your information to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Services.

• To Protect Our Services: We may use your information as part of our efforts to keep our Services safe and secure (for example, for fraud monitoring and prevention).

• For Our Internal Analytics and Reporting Purposes: To identify usage trends, determine the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and to evaluate and improve our Services, initiatives, marketing, and your experience.

• To Comply with Legal Obligations: We may process your information where it is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations, such as campaign finance laws or to respond to lawful requests from public authorities.
   

4. Text Messaging (SMS Communications) If you elect to receive text messages from the National Campaign Against Hate, you are providing your express written consent to receive recurring automated text messages from us to the mobile number you provided.

• Purpose: Messages may include campaign updates, action alerts, event information, donation requests, and other relevant information related to the National Campaign Against Hate.

• Frequency: Message frequency will vary.

• Rates: Message and data rates may apply. Your carrier's standard messaging rates may apply to your entry or submission message, our confirmation, and all subsequent SMS correspondence.

• Opt-Out: You can opt-out of receiving text messages at any time by texting STOP to 415-271-4220. You will receive a confirmation text of your opt-out. If you have subscribed to other mobile message programs with us, you will need to opt-out separately from those programs by following the instructions provided in their respective mobile terms.

• Help: For help, text HELP to 415-271-4220. You may also email us at info@campaignagainsthate.org.

• No Obligation: Your consent to receive text messages is not a condition of any purchase, donation, or service.

• Carrier Liability: Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

• Data: We will not sell, rent, or share your mobile phone number with unaffiliated third parties for their own marketing purposes without your explicit consent. We may share your mobile phone number with service providers (e.g., texting platforms) who assist us in sending text messages, but they are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the services they provide to us.
   

5. Sharing Your Information We may process or share your data that we hold based on the following legal basis:

• Consent: We may process your data if you have given us specific consent to use your personal information for a specific purpose.

• Legitimate Interests: We may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate organizational interests.

• Performance of a Contract: Where we have entered into a contract with you, we may process your personal information to fulfill the terms of our contract.

• Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements, or campaign finance disclosure requirements).

• Vital Interests: We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
   

More specifically, we may need to process your data or share your personal information in the following situations:

• Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include: payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing efforts (including text messaging platforms). We only share the minimum information necessary for them to perform their designated functions and do not authorize them to use or disclose your information for their own marketing or other purposes.

• Affiliated Organizations: We may share your information with our affiliated local PACs ("nodes") to help them carry out their local advocacy and campaign work, provided they agree to protect your information in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.

• Other Third Parties: We will not sell, rent, loan, or lease your personal information to unaffiliated third parties unless we have your express consent.
   

6. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Policy (if you have one, otherwise you can integrate basics here or state you only use essential cookies).
 

7. Data Security We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.
 

8. Data Retention We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, campaign finance, or other legal requirements).
 

9. Your Privacy Rights Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include the right to:

• Request access to and obtain a copy of your personal information.

• Request rectification or erasure of your personal information.

• Restrict the processing of your personal information.

• If applicable, to data portability.

• Object to the processing of your personal information.
   

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

• Opting out of email marketing: You can unsubscribe from our marketing email list at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send or by contacting us.

• Opting out of text messages: You can opt-out of text messages by texting STOP to the number from which you receive texts.
   

10. California Residents' Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA) If you are a California resident, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information.

• Right to Know and Access: You have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, as well as the categories of sources from which such information is collected, the purpose for collecting such information, and the categories of third parties with whom we share such information.

• Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.

• Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: The National Campaign Against Hate does not currently "sell" personal information as traditionally defined or "share" personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

• Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising any of your privacy rights. To exercise your California privacy rights, please contact us at jared@jaredsclar.com.
   

11. Children's Privacy Our Services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13 (or a higher age threshold where applicable by local law), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under this age. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will take steps to delete such information from our records as soon as possible.
 

12. Links to Other Websites Our Services may contain links to other websites not operated or controlled by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party website you visit.
 

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last Updated" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
 

14. Contact Us If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: National Campaign Against Hate Email: info@campaignagainsthate.org Phone: 415-271-4220 Mailing Address: 4079 Governor Drive #5065, San Diego, CA 92122, USA

 

III. Text Messaging Terms & Conditions

This can be a separate page linked from the opt-in and Privacy Policy, or a section within your general website Terms & Conditions.

 

Text Messaging Terms & Conditions

By opting into the National Campaign Against Hate's text messaging program, you agree to these Text Messaging Terms & Conditions and our overall [Link to Website Privacy Policy].

1. Consent to Receive Texts: You acknowledge that by providing your mobile phone number and opting in, you are providing your express written consent to receive recurring automated marketing and informational text messages from the National Campaign Against Hate (hereinafter "we," "us," "our") to the mobile number you provided, even if your mobile number is registered on any state or federal Do Not Call list.

2. Message Content: Messages may include campaign updates, action alerts, event information, donation requests, and other information related to our initiatives.

3. Message Frequency: Message frequency will vary.

4. Cost: Message and data rates may apply to any messages sent or received in connection with our text message program, as provided in your mobile telephone service rate plan. Please contact your wireless carrier for information about your messaging plan. We do not impose a separate charge for receiving text messages.

5. Opt-Out: You may opt-out of receiving text messages from us at any time by texting STOP to 415-271-4220. You will receive a confirmation message of your opt-out. After that, you will no longer receive text messages from us to that number unless you opt-in again.

6. Help: For help or information on our text message program, text HELP to 415-271-4220. You may also email us at info@campaignagainsthate.org.

7. Eligibility: To receive text messages, you must be a resident of the United States and 18 years of age or older, or 13 years of age or older with parental consent.

8. No Obligation: Your consent to receive text messages is not required as a condition of making any donation or receiving any services from us.

9. Supported Carriers: Supported carriers may vary. Our text messaging program may not be available on all wireless carriers. We and the wireless carriers are not liable for any delays or failures in the receipt of any text messages in connection with this program. Delivery of information and content to a mobile device may fail due to a variety of circumstances or conditions.

10. Changes to Terms: We reserve the right to modify these Text Messaging Terms & Conditions at any time. Any such changes will be effective immediately upon posting the revised terms on our website. Your continued participation in the text message program after such changes will constitute your acceptance of the changes.