Privacy Policy
Friends of Joe Cook
PRIVACY POLICY (YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS)
Last updated February 12, 2024
This Privacy Policy explains how information about you is collected, used and disclosed and
protected by Friends of Joe Cook and any affiliates (“CANDIDATE,” “we,” or “us”). This
Privacy Policy applies to information we collect when you use the website, mobile site, and other
online services that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Sites”). Each time you use our
Sites, you indicate your acknowledgement and consent to the collection, use and disclosure of
information about you collected through our Sites as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If you do
not accept the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy please do not visit our Sites.
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you
by revising the date at the top of the Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review the Privacy
Policy whenever you access the Sites to stay informed about our information practices and the
ways you can help protect your privacy.
How We Collect Information About You
We may obtain your information through three channels: (1) information you provide directly to
us; (2) information we collect automatically when you use the Sites; and (3) information we
obtain from other sources.
Information You Provide to Us
We collect information you provide directly to us. For example, we may collect information
when you fill out a form, send us an email, purchase merchandise, sign up to receive updates,
request information, submit survey responses, make a donation, share a story, submit content,
communicate with us via third-party social media sites, or otherwise communicate with us (via
the Sites or otherwise). The types of information we collect may include your name, contact
information (e.g., email, phone number, and address), payment information, and other contact or
identifying information about yourself or others that you choose to provide or authorize to
collect. You are responsible for providing a copy of this Privacy Policy to anyone whose contact
or identifying information that you share with us.
In addition, we may collect information regarding contributions as required by the Illinois State
Board of Elections.
Information We Collect Automatically When You Use the Sites
When you access or use our Sites, we automatically collect information about you, including:
Log Information: We log information about your use of the Sites, including the type of
browser you use, access times, pages viewed, your IP address and the page you visited
before navigating to our Site.
Device Information: We may collect information about the computer or mobile device
you use to access our Site, including the hardware model, operating system and version,
device identifiers and mobile network information.
Transactional Information: If you make a donation or purchase, we may collect
information about the transaction, such as donation amount, purchase price, product
details, and date and location of the transaction.
Information Collected by Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies: We use various
technologies to collect information automatically. This may include placing on your
computer or mobile device cookies that uniquely identify your browser or device.
Cookies are small data files used to store information on your device, including to help us
to improve our Sites and your experience, see which areas and features of our Sites are
popular and count visits. We may also collect information using other tracking
technologies such as web beacons (also known as “tracking pixels” or “clear GIFs”). Web
beacons are electronic images that may be used in our Sites or emails and help deliver
cookies, count visits, understand usage and campaign effectiveness and determine
whether an email has been opened and acted upon. Most browsers provide you with the
ability to block delete or disable these technologies. If you choose to reject cookies or
similar technologies, some features or functionalities on our Sites may be limited or
unavailable. Please review your mobile device help pages for assistance with changing
your settings.
Information We Collect from Other Sources
We may also obtain information from other sources and combine it with information that you
provide and that we collect through our Sites. For example, we may receive voter file data from
state parties and other Democratic organizations, from publicly available sources, and from
private organizations.
The Sites may offer social sharing features and other integrated tools (such as the Facebook
“Like” button), which let you share actions you take on our Sites with other media, and vice
versa. The use of such features enables the sharing of information with your friends or the public,
depending on the settings you establish with the entity that provides the social sharing feature. If
you connect to our Sites through social media platforms we ask for your permission to access
certain information about your social media account, activities and friends. The information we
receive depends on what information you or the social media platform decides to give us. This
information could include an access token necessary to access that social media platform, any
information that you have permitted the social media platform to share with us and any
information that you have made public in connection with the social media platform. You should
always review and, if necessary, adjust your privacy settings on social media platforms before
linking them to our Sites. You may also unlink your social media account from our Sites by
adjusting your settings on the social media platform.
How We Use the Information We Collect
We may use your information for various purposes, including to:
Provide, maintain and improve our Sites;
Provide and deliver the information you request or various features or functionalities,
process donations and transactions and send you related information and administrative
messages;
Respond to your emails, submissions, comments, questions and requests, provide
customer service, ask you to respond to a survey, request feedback, and otherwise contact
you about your use of the Sites;
Send you newsletters and otherwise provide you with information or services you request
or that we think will be of interest to you, such as sending you information to keep you
informed about the campaign, various issues, events, activities, and volunteer
opportunities (please see “Promotional Communications” below for information about
how to opt out of certain communications at any time);
Help connect you with other supporters, and solicit volunteers, donations and support
Friends of Joe Cook and for other candidates, issues and organizations that we support;
Contact you if we need additional information, such as if we need additional information
to comply with Illinois election laws;
Remind you to vote and register to vote and assist you in finding your registration
information, polling location and campaign events near you;
Monitor and analyze trends, usage and activities in connection with our Sites;
Personalize and improve the Sites and provide content or features that match user profiles
or interests or that are based on the information you provide or the actions you take;
Detect, prevent, and respond to fraudulent transactions, abuse, security issues, and other
illegal activities and protect the rights and property of Friends of Joe Cook users of our
Sites, and others, including by enforcing our Terms & Conditions;
Carry out any other purpose for which the information was collected; and
As permitted by application law and with your consent.
Our Information Sharing
We may share information about you as follows or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy:
With vendors, consultants and other service providers or volunteers who need access to
such information to carry out work on our behalf;
With candidates, organizations, campaigns, groups or causes that we believe have similar
political viewpoints, principles or objectives or share similar goals and with organizations
that facilitate communications and information sharing among such groups;
Subject to applicable contractual or legal restrictions, in connection with the sale or
exchange of your information and related data to a broker or other non-profit or for-profit
entity
To report required information to the Illinois Board of Elections;
When we believe in good faith that disclosure is lawfully authorized or required to
comply with requests by law enforcement, government officials, or other third parties and
when we believe that such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or comply
with a judicial proceeding, court order, regulatory request or other legal process;
If we believe your actions are inconsistent with the spirit or language of our terms of use
or policies, or to protect the rights, property and safety of
Friends of Joe Cook, its employees, volunteers, or others;
In connection with, or during negotiations of, any reorganization, formation of new
committee or successor organization, asset transfer, or in any other situation where
information may be disclosed or transferred as one of the assets of Friends of Joe
Cook; and
With your consent or at your direction, including if: (1) we notify you through our Sites
that the information you provide will be shared in a particular manner and you provide
such information; (2) you submit content or information on a public area of the site or
information that is intended to be shared on the Sites; or (3) you intentionally interact
with third-parties on our Sites.
Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third
parties unless required by law.
We may also share aggregated or anonymized information that does not directly identify you.
Links to Third-Party Sites
The Sites may contain links to other sites that we do not own or operate (“third-party websites”).
These third-party websites may include, for example, event and volunteer registration and
management, donation and payment functionality, and other features, functionalities, and
services powered by third parties. These third-party websites are not under the control of
https://joecook.com, and we are not responsible for the security or privacy of any information
you share with them. When you use a link online to visit a third-party website, you will be
subject to that website’s privacy and security practices, which may differ from ours. You should
familiarize yourself with the privacy policy, terms of use and security practices of the linked
third-party website before providing any information on that website.
Advertising and Analytics Services Provided by Others
We and third parties that provide content or functionality on the Sites or provide us analytics and
advertising services may collect or receive information about your use of the Sites and other
websites or mobile applications, including through the use of cookies, web beacons, and similar
technologies. This information may include, for example, your IP address, browser, device
information, pages viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked and conversion information. This
information may be combined with information collected across different websites, online
services, and linked or associated devices to, among other things, analyze and track data,
determine the popularity of certain content, deliver advertising and content targeted to your
interests and better understand your online activity. For example, this information may be used to
allow us to advertise on other websites you visit and other applications you use.
For more information about Internet-based ads, or to opt out of receiving targeted advertising
from participating companies, please visit the industry opt-out pages operated by the DAA,
at http://www.aboutads.info and by the NAI at http://networkadvertising.org.
Cookies
Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to
set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Removing or rejecting browser cookies
does not necessarily affect third-party flash cookies that may be used in connection with our
Sites. To delete or disable flash cookies please
visit www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/security for more information. If you choose to refuse
or delete cookies, you will need to repeat this process if you use another computer or browser.
Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and
functionality of our Sites.
Do-Not-Track Signals
Some web browsers may transmit “do-not-track” signals to websites and other online services
with which the browser communicates. We currently do not take action in response to these
signals. To learn more about how “do not track” works, please visit http://allaboutdnt.com/.
Promotional Communications
You may opt out of receiving promotional emails or text messages by following the instructions
in those emails or text messages. If you opt out, we may still send you other types of emails, such
as those about your use of the Sites or any donations or transactions. Please note that opt-out
requests may not take effect immediately and may take a reasonable amount of time to receive,
process, and apply, during which time your information shall remain subject to your prior
privacy settings. If you opt out, it will not rescind any information provided to third parties prior
to your election to opt out.
Security
We use reasonable organizational, technical, and administrative security measures to protect
against unauthorized use, access, modification, destruction, disclosure, loss or theft of your
information in our custody or control. Unfortunately, no data transmission or storage system can
be guaranteed to be 100 percent secure. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with
us is no longer secure, please immediately notify our Data Protection Team using the contact
details listed at the end of this Privacy Policy.
Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly contact or collect personal information via the Sites from children under
the age of 13 without appropriate parental notice and consent. Further, the Sites are not directed
to, or intended to solicit information of any kind from, children under the age of 13. If a parent
or guardian becomes aware that his or her child under the age of 13 has provided us with
information without their consent, he or she should contact using the contact details listed at the
end of this Privacy Policy. We will delete such information from our files.
Location of Usage of the Sites
https://joecook.com is based in the state of Illinois and the Sites are operated and administered
entirely within the United States. The Sites are directed to users who are U.S. residents and this
Privacy Policy is intended for them. The information we collect is processed and stored in the
United States and is therefore governed by U.S. law and Illinois law.
Your Privacy Choices
You have the right to ask us for a copy of your information and to correct, delete or restrict
processing of your information. Please let us know what information you want to receive, correct
or remove from our databases or otherwise let us know what limitations you would like to put on
our use of your information. For your protection, we may need to verify your identity before
implementing your request. We will respond to your requests consistent with applicable law, and
we will try to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable. Please note that we
may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes and/or to complete any
transactions that you began prior to your request. There may also be residual information that
will remain within our databases and other records, but such residual information will no longer
be tied to your identity.
You can object to the processing of your information in some circumstances (in particular, where
we do not have to process the information to meet a contractual or other legal requirement) but
not in every circumstance. Where we have asked for your consent, you may withdraw consent at
any time. If you ask to withdraw your consent to us processing your information, this will not
affect any processing that has already taken place at that time.
These rights may be limited, for example if fulfilling your request would reveal information
about another person, or if you ask us to delete information which we are required by law or
have compelling legitimate interests to keep.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at
joecook79@gmail.com