Privacy Policy Updated February 10, 2017 Your privacy is important to us! Citizens for Self-Governance and the selfgovern.com website (“we,” “us,” “our,” “our site”) collect and use certain types of information from Users (“you,” “your”). This Privacy Policy explains and governs the manner in which we collect, use, maintain, and disclose information collected from you. This privacy policy applies to the selfgovern.com site and all services offered through it. Information Collected by Our Site We collect two types of data from you: personal identification information (e.g. name, email address, zip code), and non-personal identification information (e.g. browser name, internet service provider). We will never collect personal identification information from you without your consent. We only collect personal identification information if you voluntarily submit such information to us through the forms and features of our site. You are never required to submit personal identification information to visit selfgovern.com and may browse the site anonymously, however, you may be unable to use some of the features of our site if you decide not to provide your personal identification information. We do collect non-personal identification information from all users of our site, but we will never connect your personal identification information to your non-personal identification information without your consent. We use non-personal identification information only in the aggregate to better tailor our site and services to our visitors. We Use Cookies Like most other websites, we use Cookies to enhance your experience on our site. A Cookie is a small data file we place on your computer that allows us to provide personalized content when you visit selfgovern.com. You may be able to change the settings on your web browser to refuse Cookies. Please note that some features of our site may not function properly if Cookies are disabled. How We Use Collected Information We collect and use your information: To personalize your experience: We may use information in the aggregate to understand how everyone who visits our site uses the services and resources we provide. To improve our site: We continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you. To improve customer service: Your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs. To contact you: If you give us your email address we may use that email address to send you periodic updates on our organization and selfgovern.com. If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email or you may contact us. If you provide your mobile phone number and opt in to our text messaging service, we will send you periodic texts about important events in your area. Please bear in mind that your wireless service provider may charge you a messaging or data fee for use of this service. You may opt out of our text messaging service by texting “STOP” in reply to any of our text messages or you may contact us. How We Protect Your Information We adopt appropriate data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our site. We use an SSL secured communication channel to exchange sensitive and private data with you. This data is encrypted and protected with digital signatures. How We Share Your Information We may share or rent your personal identification information with our affiliates and with organizations who share our goals and mission to further the cause of self-governance. Our ability to network with like-minded organizations is critical to our success. We may also use third party service providers to help us operate our organization, such as sending out newsletters or surveys. Information shared with these third parties will be used exclusively for the purpose of distributing our content and the content of our affiliates. Other Websites You may find advertising or other content on our site that links to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our site. Please note that these other sites and services may have their own privacy policies. When you are browsing and interacting with any other website, including websites which link to selfgovern.com, you are subject to that website’s terms and policies. Advertising We may run ads on our site. These ads may be delivered by other organizations and may set cookies on your computer. These Cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile non personal identification information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This privacy policy does not cover the use of Cookies by any advertisers. Opting Out of Advertising Cookies We are dedicated to giving you control of your privacy while browsing our site. You can opt-out of advertising cookies created by other organizations at any time. These vendors have their own privacy policies and may be members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”). To remove yourself from some or all NAI member advertising programs, please visit the NAI Opt-Out Page (http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/) and follow the relevant instructions. Please note that if you delete, block, or otherwise restrict cookies, or if you use a different computer or Internet browser, you may need to renew your opt-out choice. We Use Google Analytics We use Google Analytics to better understand how visitors use our site so we can provide a more user-friendly experience. If you would like to opt out of using the Google Analytics features of our site, Google offers a free browser add-on which is available here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/. Changes to This Privacy Policy We may update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the top of this page. We encourage you to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. It is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and remain informed about any changes. Accepting This Privacy Policy By using our site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our site. If the privacy policy changes and you continue to use selfgovern.com, your continued use will be deemed acceptance of those changes. Contacting Us If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or your interactions with selfgovern.com, please contact us through our site at https://selfgovern.com/contact/ Or you can reach us: By email: [email protected] By phone: (540) 441-7227 Or by mail: Citizens for Self-Governance 5850 San Felipe Suite 575A Houston, TX 77057
