Privacy Policy
How the campaign collects, uses, and protects information shared through this website.
Effective date: August 4, 2026
Information we collect
We collect information you choose to provide through this website, including your name, email address, phone number, city or town, ZIP code, message, volunteer interests, event invitations, yard-sign requests, and other information you submit through campaign forms.
When you visit the site, standard technical information may also be collected automatically, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring page, and general interaction with the website. This information may be collected through server logs, cookies, spam-prevention tools, or analytics services.
How we use information
The Stephen Fowler campaign may use information collected through the site to:
- Respond to questions, requests, and event invitations.
- Coordinate volunteers, yard signs, voter outreach, and campaign activities.
- Send campaign updates when you ask to receive them.
- Improve the website, campaign communications, and community outreach.
- Protect the website from spam, fraud, misuse, or security threats.
- Comply with applicable legal, reporting, or recordkeeping obligations.
Campaign emails and updates
If you sign up for campaign updates or provide contact information while volunteering, we may use that information to send campaign-related communications. You may unsubscribe from email updates using the unsubscribe link included in campaign emails or by contacting the campaign.
Donations and Givebutter
Donation buttons on this website direct visitors to Givebutter, an independent third-party donation platform. Donation and payment information is submitted directly to Givebutter and is governed by Givebutter’s own terms and privacy practices. The campaign may receive donor information and transaction records needed for campaign administration, acknowledgments, and legal reporting.
Cookies, analytics, and embedded services
This website may use cookies or similar technologies for site functionality, security, traffic measurement, and performance. Pages may also contain links to or content from third-party services. Those services may collect information according to their own privacy policies.
How information may be shared
We do not sell personal information. Information may be shared with campaign staff, authorized volunteers, service providers, website or email vendors, donation processors, and other parties that help operate the campaign. Information may also be disclosed when required by law, campaign-finance rules, legal process, or to protect the rights, safety, and security of the campaign or others.
Data retention
Information is retained only as long as reasonably needed for campaign operations, communication, legal compliance, reporting, security, and recordkeeping. Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and applicable legal requirements.
Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards intended to protect information submitted through the website. No website, email system, or electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Children’s privacy
This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through this website.
Your choices
You may ask to update or correct information you previously submitted, stop receiving campaign emails, or ask a question about how your information is used by contacting the campaign at Stephen@CommissionerFowler.com.
Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated as the website, campaign tools, or legal requirements change. The effective date at the top of this page will be updated when material changes are made.
Contact
Questions about this privacy policy may be sent to Stephen@CommissionerFowler.com.