John Edwards for President: ARCHIVAL MIRROR-Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

At John Edwards for President we are committed to protecting your privacy online. While using our website, you do not have to identify yourself or divulge personal information. If you should choose to give us your personal information, you decide the amount of information you wish to provide.

Our privacy policy explains the information practices we use at John Edwards for President website related to:

How we protect your information
How we use your information
How to contact us about privacy

Our site links to a limited number of other websites. John Edwards for President is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of these websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements for each website you visit. John Edwards for President will occasionally update this privacy policy as changes to the site necessitate it. When John Edwards for President posts changes to this policy, you will see the word "updated" next to the privacy policy link on the front page of this website. We encourage you to periodically review this policy to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

How do we protect your information?

Our website has a number of security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of the information under our control. Computer systems have restricted access limited only to those persons and organizations necessary to its proper functioning. This access applies to all electronic and physical security measures. Highly sensitive data including credit card information is additionally secured through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) software. Our servers are located in a locked, secure environment.

How do we use the information you provide?

On registration, sign-up and contribution forms on John Edwards for President we may ask for your name, address, telephone number, credit card information, bank account information, email address and/or IM address as well as the name of the person who referred you to the site. This is done in order to credit those who are organizing volunteer support or fundraising for John Edwards for President. We may obtain information about you from outside sources and add it to or combine it with the information we collect through this site. We are committed to protecting your privacy online. While using our website, you do not have to identify yourself or divulge personal information. If you should choose to give us your personal information, you decide the amount of information you wish to provide.

We will use your email address to provide you news and information about John Edwards for President. We may also use your zip code and state to send you email messages about upcoming events or activities in your area.

When you contribute money online:

We are required by federal and state law to collect and report the name, mailing address, occupation and employer of individuals whose contributions exceed certain amounts. These records are available to the public. We also make a note of your telephone number and email address, which helps us to contact you quickly if follow-up on your contribution is necessary under Federal or state election law.

When you sign one of our petitions:

We treat your name, city, state, and any comments as public information. We may, for example, provide compilations of petitions, with your comments, to national leaders, without disclosing email addresses. We may also make comments along with your city and state available to the press and public online.

When you "Send to a Friend":

John Edwards for President makes it easy for you to spread the word about John Edwards for President with its "Send to a Friend" feature. When you use "Send to a Friend", we may store email addresses or any information about the people you contact.

When you schedule online events:

When you schedule an event and choose to post it on the site the information will be public. Public events will display your name and the address of the event to any visitor browsing the system and allow those users to RSVP.

When you submit blogs:

We provide a blog on which you can post comments and messages for others to read. We may collect technical information about your post, such as the IP address from which you posted, and associate this information with your messages. Even if messages are deleted, we may retain copies and attendant information indefinitely. When you post messages to the blog, certain registration information, such as your email address, may be available to the public. Also note that any personal information you include in the body of your message will be available to the public.

When you submit video blogs or provide video and audio footage to John Edwards for President:

Users of John Edwards for President website are offered the opportunity to participate in video blogs. In such instances, the usage of material or images submitted is governed by the specific provisions on our website regarding video blogs. See also the conditions set forth below.

If individuals agree to allow John Edwards for President to film or make recordings for use on John Edwards for President website, usage of this video or audio footage will be governed by releases signed by the individuals who permitted John Edwards for President to film or record them. See also the conditions set forth below.

The following conditions apply to video blogs and video or audio footage: (1) John Edwards for President will be the sole and exclusive owner of any video or audio material that you post or allow to be posted on the John Edwards for President website; (2) John Edwards for President has the right to use such material on its website or in any other communications or advertisements; (3) other individuals or entities, including other internet users, as well print or broadcast news media, have the right to use such material in their communications; and (4) you will not receive compensation for such use.

Cookies

A cookie is a tiny text file that is stored on your computer by John Edwards for President. We use cookies to tailor your experience on our site according to the preferences you have specified. When you visit the John Edwards for President website we only access the cookie file that we have stored on your computer. We cannot and do not access any information stored in a cookie by other websites. Our cookies do not contain any personal identifiable information.

IP Addresses and Log File Data

We log IP address, which is the location of your computer or network on the Internet, for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. We also use page hits in the aggregate to track the popularity of pages that people visit in order to improve the quality of the site. There is no personal identifiable information collected in our log files.

Information on Children

Because we care about the safety and privacy of children online, we comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). COPPA and its accompanying FTC regulations establish United States federal law that protects the privacy of children using the Internet. We do not knowingly contact or collect personal information from children under 13. Our site is not intended to solicit information of any kind from children under 13, and we have designed our sites to block our knowing acceptance of information from children under 13 whenever age-related information is requested.

Parents with questions may email us at info@jre.gigliwood.com or call us at (919) 636-3131.

How can you contact us?

If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the information we have collected from you online, the practices of this site or your interaction with this website, send email to: info@jre.gigliwood.com. You can also reach us via US Mail at:

John Edwards for President
410 Market Street
Suite 400
Chapel Hill, NC 27516