Brett Mauldin for State House (the “Campaign,” “we,” “us”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information when you visit our website, sign up for updates, volunteer, or otherwise interact with us online.

Information We Collect

Information you provide
We may collect personal information you choose to provide, including your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and zip code. This may occur when you submit forms such as contact, volunteer, event RSVP, sign-up, or donation-related forms.

Donation-related information
If you make a donation, your payment is typically processed by a third-party payment processor. We may receive information related to your donation such as name, contact information, amount, date, and transaction confirmation. We generally do not receive your full payment card number.

Text message opt-in information
If you opt in to receive SMS or MMS messages, we collect your phone number and records related to your consent and messaging activity.

Information collected automatically
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information such as IP address, device identifiers, browser type, pages viewed, links clicked, and approximate location derived from IP address. We may use cookies and similar technologies for analytics and site functionality.

How We Use Information

We use information to:

1. Communicate with you and respond to requests.

2. Provide campaign updates, newsletters, event information, and other messages you request.

3. Process volunteer sign-ups and participation.

4. Improve our website, communications, and outreach.

5. Detect, prevent, and address fraud, misuse, or security issues.

6. Comply with legal obligations, including applicable campaign-finance and election laws, and to enforce our rights.

How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information in the following limited circumstances:

1. Service providers and vendors who perform services on our behalf (for example, website hosting, email distribution, analytics, CRM tools, event management, text messaging providers, and payment processors). They are permitted to use information only to provide services to us.

2. Legal compliance and protection if required by law, subpoena, court order, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect rights, safety, and integrity.

3. Campaign-finance disclosures: Donations may be subject to public disclosure requirements under federal, state, or local campaign-finance laws. If required, we may disclose donor information as mandated by law.

Text Message Policy

If you opt in to receive texts from the Campaign, we will use your information to send campaign-related messages and updates, including fundraising, informational, and volunteer communications, consistent with your preferences.

No sale or sharing of mobile opt-in data: We do not sell or share your mobile opt-in data, consent records, or associated SMS information with third parties for their marketing purposes. We may share this information with service providers who help deliver our messages, and when required by law.

Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency varies. You can opt out at any time by replying STOP, and request help by replying HELP.

Cookies and Analytics

We may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website and understand usage. You can control cookies through your browser settings, but disabling cookies may affect site functionality.

Your Choices

You may opt out of campaign emails by using the unsubscribe link in an email. You may opt out of texts by replying STOP. You may also contact us to request access, correction, or deletion of your information, subject to legal and operational limitations.

Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Third-Party Links

Our website may link to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Review their privacy policies before providing information.

Children’s Privacy

This website is not intended for children under 13. If we learn we collected personal information from a child under 13, we will delete it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes are effective when posted on our website.