This Privacy Policy outlines our practices for collection, use and disclosure of your information that you provide to us when you use the Site. By using this Site, you agree that your use of the Site is governed by this Privacy Policy. From time to time, we may update this Privacy Policy. Any changes made to this Privacy Policy will become effective as of the date of posting with respect to the information we then collect in the future but will not apply to information that we have already collected. It is and will be your responsibility to periodically check this Site for updates and make sure you are aware of the changes. Your continued use of the Site affirms your agreement to any changes we make to this Privacy Policy.

Please note the distinction between our privacy practices in connection with your visit to the Site, and our Terms of Service.

INFORMATION COLLECTED AND HOW IT IS COLLECTED

Personal Information: We may collect personal information you voluntarily provide to us including, but not limited to your name, e-mail address, postal address, phone number, mobile number, geographic location, and federal political contribution information. We may also collect demographic information such as gender, date of birth, occupation, employer name and zip code.

By requesting information to your mobile phone, we may obtain the following information from you in connection with our SMS service: your cell phone number, your carrier’s name and the date, time and content of your messages, as well as other information that you provide. We will use such information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

We also may use your non-personally identifiable information to enhance the Site.

Non-Personal Information: We may also collect non-personally identifiable information that is generated automatically while you are visiting the Site or elsewhere on the Internet when our advertisements are served, also known as log files. This data includes, but is not limited to, information such as IP address, web pages visited before and after visiting the Site, date and time, domain type, type of mobile device you use, your device’s unique ID, web pages you view and links you click on within the Site and interactions with our advertisements delivered by us or advertisements delivered by a third party advertising technology vendor. This type of information may be collected using different types of technologies, such as cookies and pixels. An IP address, for example, is a unique identifier that certain electronic devices used to identify and communicate with each other on the Internet. When you visit the Site, we may view the IP address of the device you use to connect to the Internet. We use this information to determine the general physical location of the device and understand from what regions of the world the Site visitors come. We also may use your non-personally identifiable information to enhance the Site.

All Site users remain anonymous unless they choose to give us their personal information. You may elect not to allow us to collect and use this non-personally identifiable data as part of our Service by following the Opt Out procedures described below.

COOKIES AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES

Overview: We may use cookies and other technologies to obtain certain types of information when your web browser accesses the Site or visits a web site in our network. ‘Cookies’ are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser. Cookies help us improve your experience on the Site, however, if you wish to block, erase or be warned of the use of cookies, note that rejecting or removing browser or flash cookies may affect certain features of our Sites.

INFORMATION USE AND SHARING

Use of Personal and Non-Personal Information: If we do receive your information, we will only use it for the purposes described where it is collected or otherwise described in this Privacy Policy. We may share this information outside of www.illinoisblackempowerment.org/ if: (1) you authorize us to do so; or (2) for any other purpose not expressly prohibited under state or federal law. We may also aggregate your personal information with the information of others and may disclose such information in aggregate form for marketing purposes in a way that would not identify you individually.

We use various web site analytics tools and technologies regarding activities on the Site that require storage of web session data. The overall aim of these tools is to aid in making the Site easy to use, to proactively identify and correct error conditions and to provide more relevant advertising and content to you. These tools and technologies are also used to assist Site visitors who report problems in the use of the Site. Stored web session data is used in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Third Party Use of Cookies: We use cookies to compile aggregate non-personally identifiable data about Site traffic and Site interaction so that we can offer better Site experiences and tools in the future. We may also share non-personally identifiable information with companies such as agencies, ad networks or exchanges to enable them to analyze user behaviors or to customize the ads that you encounter.

SECURITY

We employ and maintain technology and security measures designed to protect your personal information. However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed as 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or receive from us.

OPT OUT

Overview: We may use non-personally identifiable information to provide more relevant content. If you’d like to stop the Site from collecting certain types of information that provide more tailored online ads and messages to you, please email contact@illinoisblackempowerment.org.

YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

California: Under California Law, California residents have the right to request in writing from businesses with whom they have an established business relationship, (a) a list of the categories of personal information, such as name, e-mail and mailing address and the type of services provided to the customer, that a business has disclosed to third parties (including affiliates that are separate legal entities) during the immediately preceding calendar year for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes and (b) the names and addresses of all such third parties. To request the above information, please contact contact@illinoisblackempowerment.org.

We will respond to such requests for information access within 30 days following receipt at the e-mail address stated above. If we receive your request at a different e-mail or mailing address, we will respond within a reasonable period of time, but not to exceed 150 days from the date received. Please note that we are only required to respond to each customer once per calendar year.

www.illinoisblackempowerment.org does not currently engage in activities that constitute a “sale” for purposes of California’s privacy law. However, if you are a California user and would like to request that we either (1) delete all information we have obtained about you; or (2) not sell that information in the future to any third party whatsoever, email contact@illinoisblackempowerment.org to make that request. A California user’s exercise of the rights described in this Section will not result in discriminatory treatment by www.illinoisblackempowerment.org/

To request the above information, please contact contact@illinoisblackempowerment.org.

Nevada: Under Nevada law, a Nevada resident who has provided Personal Information to a business with whom he/she has established a business relationship for purposes related to personal, family, or household use (“Nevada user”) is entitled to request that we not make any sale, as defined in applicable law, of any Personal Information collected, or to be collected, about you to any third party whatsoever. Email contact@illinoisblackempowerment.org to make that request.

Oregon: If you are an Oregon resident, you may request that we disclose to you: the categories of personal information we process about you and the third parties to which we have disclosed your personal information.

Disclosures for Texas, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia: Residents of these states are provided by their respective states with rights to:

  • Confirm whether we process their personal information.

  • Access personal information we have collected about them.

  • Delete personal information.

  • Receive a copy of their personal information in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format.

  • Opt-out of personal data sales or processing for targeted advertising.

To authenticate your request, we may require you to provide information to enable us to match that information to the records we maintain.

Colorado, Connecticut, and Virginia provide their residents with a right to correct inaccuracies in their personal information.

Specifically for Colorado residents, you may authorize another individual, acting on your behalf, to opt out of exchanges of your personal information for money or other valuable consideration or processing for targeted advertising purposes, including through opt-out preference signals. We will respect an opt-out request received from a person authorized by the consumer to act on your behalf, so long as we can authenticate your identity and the authorized agent’s authority to act on your behalf.

To authenticate your request, we may require you to provide information to enable us to match that information to the records we maintain.

We will maintain and use de-identified information that does not constitute personal information in the de-identified form and will not attempt to re-identify such de-identified information except to the extent permitted under applicable law. We process personal information as described in this Policy.

VISITING THE SITE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES

This website does not intend to target any users who are residents of the European Union, nor does intend to provide any goods or services to any users who are residents of the European Union. If you are visiting the Site from outside of the United States of America, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored or processed in the United States, where our servers are located and our central database is operated. The data protection and other laws of the United States and other countries might not be as comprehensive as those in your country, but please be assured that we take steps to protect your privacy. By using the Site, you understand that your information may be transferred to our facilities and those third parties with whom we share it as described in this Privacy Policy.

GOVERNING LAW

This privacy policy and any legal action to enforce this policy are governed exclusively by the laws of the State of Virginia. By using this site, you agree to be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the State of Virginia.

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This Privacy Policy is effective with respect to all data that we have collected since the date we started collecting data, which was August 14, 2024.