Mahoney for Judge respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect information that you provide when visiting our website, signing up for campaign updates, making a contribution, volunteering, attending an event, or otherwise interacting with our campaign.

By using this website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

• Name

• Email address

• Phone number

• Mailing address

• Employer and occupation, where legally required for campaign finance compliance

• Contribution information

• Volunteer interests

• Event registration information

• Any other information you choose to submit through forms, petitions, surveys, donation pages, or sign-up tools
   

We may also automatically collect certain technical information when you visit our website, including:

• IP address

• Browser type

• Device information

• Pages visited

• Referring website

• Date and time of visit

• Cookies or similar tracking technologies
   

How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect to:

• Communicate with you about the campaign

• Send campaign updates, newsletters, fundraising appeals, event invitations, voter education messages, and election reminders

• Process contributions and comply with campaign finance laws

• Recruit and organize volunteers

• Respond to questions or requests

• Improve our website, digital advertising, and campaign communications

• Analyze website traffic and user engagement

• Comply with applicable laws, regulations, reporting obligations, and legal processes

• Protect the security and integrity of our website and campaign operations
   

Contributions and Compliance Information
If you make a contribution, we may be required by law to collect and report certain information, such as your name, mailing address, employer, occupation, contribution amount, and date of contribution. Campaign finance reports may become public records depending on applicable federal, state, or local law.

SMS/Text Messaging Privacy
If you opt in to receive text messages from Mahoney for Judge, we may collect your mobile phone number, consent status, message interaction history, and related information needed to operate our text messaging program.

Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be sold, rented, traded, or shared with third parties or affiliates for their marketing or promotional purposes. This includes your mobile number and SMS consent information.

We may share SMS-related information with vendors, service providers, messaging platforms, aggregators, or carriers only as necessary to operate and deliver the text messaging program, maintain compliance, prevent fraud or abuse, or as otherwise required by law.

Third-Party Services
We may use third-party vendors and service providers to help operate the website and campaign, including services for:

• Website hosting

• Donation processing

• Email communications

• Text messaging

• Digital advertising

• Analytics

• Event registration

• Volunteer management

• Compliance reporting
   

These third parties may collect or process information on our behalf. When you interact with third-party services, their own privacy policies and terms may also apply. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites or services.

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including social media platforms, donation processors, government websites, news articles, or other outside resources. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party website you visit.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We may use cookies, pixels, tags, analytics tools, and similar technologies to understand website traffic, improve user experience, measure campaign outreach, and support digital advertising.

You may be able to disable cookies through your browser settings. However, some website features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

Sharing of Information
Except as described in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, rent, trade, or share your personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes without your consent.
We may share information:

• With service providers who help operate the campaign

• With compliance, accounting, legal, or reporting professionals

• As required by campaign finance, election, tax, or other applicable laws

• In response to lawful requests, court orders, subpoenas, or legal processes

• To protect the rights, safety, and security of the campaign, website users, or others

• With your consent or at your direction
   

Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect the information we collect from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no website, database, or electronic transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.

Data Retention
We may retain your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, maintain campaign records, and enforce our agreements.

Children’s Privacy
This website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected such information, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

Your Choices
You may unsubscribe from campaign emails by using the unsubscribe link included in those messages.

You may opt out of text messages at any time by replying STOP to any campaign text message.

You may contact us at info@mahoneyforjudge.com to request that we update or remove certain information, subject to any legal or compliance obligations requiring us to retain it.

Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the website after updates are posted means you accept the revised Privacy Policy.

Contact Us
For questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact:

Mahoney for Judge
5651 Ohio Trail
Cincinnati, OH 45248

info@mahoneyforjudge.com