1. Data Collection & Usage
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services,
express an interest in obtaining information about us or our programs and Services, when you participate
in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.
The personal information we collect depends on the context of your interactions with Mississippi Votes
and the choices you make. This information may include:
- Your Name
- Your Email
- Your Phone Number
- Social Media User Names for any accounts you link to our services
- Information from social media accounts that you use to log in to our services
Automatically Collected Information
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. 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. Like many organizations, we also collect information
through cookies and similar technologies.
How We Process Your Information
We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our
Services, including:
- To facilitate account creation and authentication: To manage user accounts and keep them in working order.
- To deliver services: To provide you with the requested civic tools or services.
- To respond to inquiries and offer support: To solve any potential issues you might have.
- To send administrative information: To send details about our programs, services, and changes to our terms and policies.
- To fulfill and manage requests: To process any orders, payments, donations, or exchanges made through the Services.
- To enable user-to-user communications: If you choose to use any of our tools that allow communication with another user.
- To request feedback: To contact you about your use of our Services.
- To protect our Services: As part of our efforts to keep our community and platforms safe and secure (including fraud monitoring and prevention).
- To identify usage trends: To better understand how our platforms are being used so we can improve them.
- To determine marketing effectiveness: To provide informational and promotional campaigns most relevant to you.
- To save or protect vital interests: When necessary to prevent harm or protect an individual’s vital interest.
SMS Opt-Out: You can opt out of receiving SMS messages at any time by texting
STOP to 833-678-4321 or replying STOP to any text you receive from us. After you send STOP,
you will receive one final message confirming your opt-out status. No further messages will be
sent unless you re-enroll.
2. Third-Party Sharing
We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents
(“third parties”) who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such
information to do that work.
We have contracts in place with our third parties, which are designed to help safeguard your
personal information. This means that they cannot do anything with your personal information
unless we have instructed them to do it. They will also not share your personal information
with any organization apart from us. They also commit to protect the data they hold on our
behalf and to retain it for the period we instruct.
- Mobile opt-in data will not be shared with third parties for marketing purposes.
3. Opt-Out & Consumer Rights
Depending on the jurisdiction in which you reside, you may have certain rights regarding the
data that you share with us. These may include:
- Right to be informed whether or not we are processing your personal data
- Right to access your personal data
- Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data
- Right to request deletion of your personal data
- Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us
To the extent that one or more of these rights is required in your jurisdiction, and you wish
to exercise them, please reach out to our team at
[email protected].
4. Sale of Data
Sharing Your Information: We will not sell, rent, or otherwise share your
personal data with third parties. We prioritize the confidentiality of member and community
information and only share data in limited circumstances.
However, we may share your information with:
- Service Providers: Third-party vendors (e.g., payment processors or email
services) for standard operational purposes. - Legal Authorities: When required by law or to protect our organization’s
and community’s legal rights.