PRIVACY POLICY

pacOH.IO RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF PRIVACY AND THE SENSITIVITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.  WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION WE HOLD. THIS PRIVACY POLICY OUTLINES HOW WE MANAGE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND SAFEGUARD YOUR PRIVACY.

YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

pacOH.IO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOLD. TO ENSURE THIS ACCOUNTABILITY, WE HAVE DEVELOPED THIS POLICY, AND TRAINED OUR LAWYERS, CONTRACTORS AND SUPPORT STAFF ABOUT OUR POLICIES AND PRACTICES.

WHAT INFORMATION IS BEING COLLECTED BY pacOH.IO?

IN AN EFFORT TO GROW OUR GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY IN OHIO AND ONLINE, pacOH.IO MAY ASK YOU TO SUBMIT INFORMATION.  THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT EVENTS, ONLINE EVENTS, PERSONAL APPEARANCES, TV APPEARANCES, TALKING POINTS, AND OTHER CAMPAIGN RELATED INFORMATION.  YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION - WE ONLY ASK  SO THAT WE CAN BETTER COMMUNICATE WITH YOU.  ADDITIONALLY, WHEN YOU OFFER YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR VOLUNTEER EFFORTS, WE USE YOUR INFORMATION TO PERSONALIZE AND CUSTOMIZE, INFORMATION, WEB AND SOCIAL PAGES, AND EMAILS FROM pacOH.IO TO YOU.  WE MAY ALSO USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO CREDIT INDIVIDUALS IN SUPPORT OF  pacOH.IO'S GOALS.  SOME INFORMATION MUST BE COLLECTED WHEN YOU MAKE A CONTRIBUTION. WHEN YOU MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO pacOH.IO THAT AGGREGATE MORE THAN $200, FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES US TO REPORT YOU NAME, MAILING ADDRESS, EMPLOYER AND OCCUPATION TO THE FEC (AND IN SOME CASES, THE OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE).  

WE ASK THAT CHILDREN UNDER 18 DO NOT SUBMIT THEIR INFORMATION.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT OF 1998 (COPPA), pacOH.IO DOES NOT KNOWINGLY COLLECT INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN, AND WILL NEVER KNOWINGLY COLLECT PERSONAL IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION FROM PERSONS THIRTEEN YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER.

HOW DO WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

WE COLLECT INFORMATION ONLY BY LAWFUL AND FAIR MEANS, AND NOT IN AN UNREASONABLY INTRUSIVE WAY. WHEREVER POSSIBLE WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM YOU. 

SOMETIMES WE MAY OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT YOU FROM OTHER SOURCES, FOR EXAMPLE:

·       FROM CONTRIBUTOR / CONSUMER DATABASE THAT WE HAVE PURCHASED CONSISTENT WITH OHIO AND FEDERAL LAW; AND/OR

·       FROM A GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR REGISTRY.

CONSENT

IN MOST CASES, WE SHALL ASK YOU TO SPECIFICALLY CONSENT, IF WE COLLECT, USE, OR DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION. NORMALLY, WE ASK FOR YOUR CONSENT IN WRITING, BUT IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, WE MAY ACCEPT YOUR ORAL CONSENT. SOMETIMES, YOUR CONSENT MAY BE IMPLIED THROUGH YOUR CONDUCT WITH US.

USE OF YOUR INFORMATION

WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU RE: pacOH.IO AND CAMPAIGN 2016.  pacOH.IO DOES NOT DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO ANY THIRD PARTY TO ENABLE THEM TO MARKET THEIR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE DO NOT PROVIDE OUR CLIENT MAILING LISTS TO SALES ORGANIZATIONS.  pacOH.IO MAY SHARE INFORMATION -  THAT YOU VOLUNTARILY PROVIDE US - WITH LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL/STATE/NATIONAL PROGRESSIVE GROUPS.

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, pacOH.IO WILL DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION: - WHEN WE ARE REQUIRED OR AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO DO SO, FOR EXAMPLE:

·       IF A COURT ISSUES A SUBPOENA;

·       WHEN YOU HAVE CONSENTED TO THE DISCLOSURE; 

·       WHEN THE SERVICES WE ARE PROVIDING TO YOU REQUIRES US GIVE YOUR INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES (FOR EXAMPLE, AS DISCUSSED ABOVE, YOU CONTRIBUTE TO pacOH.IO AND WE NEED TO DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION TO THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION OR THE OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE) YOUR CONSENT WILL BE IMPLIED, UNLESS YOU TELL US OTHERWISE;

·       WHERE IT IS NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH OR CONTRIBUTION PLEDGES;

·       IF WE ENGAGE A THIRD PARTY TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO US (LIKE COMPUTER BACK-UP SERVICES OR ARCHIVAL FILE STORAGE) AND THE THIRD PARTY IS BOUND BY OUR PRIVACY POLICY; AND /OR 

·       IF THE INFORMATION IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE PERSONAL INFORMATION, AS IT IS DEFINED UNDER THE PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS ACT.

UPDATING YOUR INFORMATION

SINCE WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO PROVIDE UP-TO-DATE COMMUNICATIONS WITH YOU, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE INFORMATION BE ACCURATE AND UP-TO-DATE. IF, DURING THE COURSE OF OUR SERVICE TO YOU, ANY OF YOUR INFORMATION CHANGES, PLEASE INFORM US SO THAT WE CAN MAKE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES.

IS MY PERSONAL INFORMATION SECURE?

pacOH.IO TAKES ALL REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS TO ENSURE THAT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IS KEPT SAFE FROM LOSS, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, MODIFICATION OR DISCLOSURE. AMONG THE STEPS TAKEN TO PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION ARE:

·       PREMISES SECURITY;

·       RESTRICTED FILE ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION;

·       DEPLOYING TECHNOLOGICAL SAFEGUARDS LIKE SECURITY SOFTWARE AND FIREWALLS TO PREVENT HACKING OR UNAUTHORIZED COMPUTER ACCESS;

·       INTERNAL PASSWORD AND SECURITY POLICIES.

ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

YOU MAY ASK FOR ACCESS TO ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION WE HOLD ABOUT YOU. SUMMARY INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON REASONABLE  REQUEST. pacOH.IO DOES NOT USE YOUR SOCIAL INSURANCE NUMBER AS A WAY OF IDENTIFYING OR ORGANIZING THE INFORMATION WE HOLD UPON YOU.

COMMUNICATING WITH US

YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT E-MAIL, DIRECT MESSAGE, TEXT OR INTERNET CHAT ARE NOT A 100% SECURE MEDIA, AND YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS WHEN CONTACTING US TO SEND PERSONAL OR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

YOU CAN CONTACTUS AT INFO@pacOH.IO OR USING THE CONTACT US PAGE.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NO CURRENT INTENTION OF CHANGING THIS PRIVACY POLICY, SINCE pacOH.IO REGULARLY REVIEWS ALL OF ITS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, WE MAY CHANGE OUR PRIVACY POLICY FROM TIME TO TIME.

EMPLOYMENT INQUIRIES

IF YOU APPLY TO pacOH.IO FOR A JOB, WE NEED TO CONSIDER YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, AS PART OF OUR REVIEW PROCESS. WE NORMALLY RETAIN INFORMATION FROM CANDIDATES AFTER A DECISION HAS BEEN MADE, UNLESS YOU ASK US NOT TO RETAIN THE INFORMATION. IF WE OFFER YOU A JOB, WHICH YOU ACCEPT, THE INFORMATION WILL BE RETAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR PRIVACY PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEE RECORDS.

WEB SITE

ON OUR WEBSITE, LIKE MOST OTHER COMMERCIAL WEBSITES, WE MAY MONITOR TRAFFIC PATTERNS, SITE USAGE AND RELATED SITE INFORMATION IN ORDER TO OPTIMIZE OUR WEB SERVICE. WE MAY PROVIDE AGGREGATED INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES, BUT THESE STATISTICS DO NOT INCLUDE ANY IDENTIFIABLE PERSONAL INFORMATION.