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Effective Date: (3/5/26)
 

The Shawn Klein for Essex County Commissioner campaign (“Campaign,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us through this website.
 

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website or interact with our campaign online.
 

Information We Collect
 

When you visit our website, we may collect certain types of information, including:
 

Personal Information
 

You may voluntarily provide personal information when you:

• Sign up for campaign updates or newsletters

• Contact the campaign through a form

• Volunteer or request information

• Make a donation
   

This information may include:
 

• Name

• Email address

• Phone number

• Mailing address

• Any information you choose to provide in messages or forms
   

Automatically Collected Information
 

Like most websites, we may automatically collect certain technical information, including:

• IP address

• Browser type

• Device type

• Pages visited on the website

• Time spent on the website
   

This information helps us improve website performance and better understand how visitors use the site.
 

How We Use Your Information
 

Information collected through the website may be used to:

• Send campaign updates and newsletters

• Respond to questions or requests

• Provide information about events, volunteering, or campaign activities

• Improve the website and user experience

• Comply with legal or campaign reporting requirements
   

We will not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.
 

Email Communications
 

If you sign up to receive updates from the campaign, we may send you emails about:

• Campaign news

• Events and appearances

• Volunteer opportunities

• Election updates
   

You may unsubscribe from campaign emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our messages.
 

Cookies and Analytics
 

Our website may use cookies or analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors interact with the website.
 

Cookies help us:

• Improve website functionality

• Measure website traffic

• Enhance user experience
   

You may disable cookies through your browser settings if you prefer not to allow them.
 

Third-Party Services

Our website may use trusted third-party services for functions such as:

• Email newsletters

• Donation processing

• Website analytics

• Event registrations
   

These services may collect limited information necessary to perform their functions, and they are required to protect your information.
 

Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure. However, no website or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
 

Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to external websites, including social media platforms. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites and encourage you to review their privacy policies.
 

Children’s Privacy

This website is not directed toward children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
 

Changes to This Policy

The Campaign may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any updates will be posted on this page with the updated effective date.