Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 2025-11-11
1. Introduction
Welcome to the website of the campaign of Joan VonDras, candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, Missouri’s 2nd District (the “Campaign”, “we”, “us”, or “our”).
We value the trust you place in us when you visit our website or provide us your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you access our website https://vondrasforcongress.us (the “Website”) or otherwise engage with us (e.g., through our events, communications, volunteer or donation forms).
By visiting the Website, interacting with us, or providing your personal information, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described herein.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Voluntarily Provide
When you engage with us, you may provide certain personal information, including but not limited to:
- Name, address, email address, telephone number
- Employer and occupation (when required for campaign-finance compliance)
- Donation information (e.g., contribution amount, payment information processed by a third-party processor)
- Volunteer information (e.g., interests, availability, background information)
- Responses to surveys, event registrations, contact-us forms, or other interactions
- Social media handles or profile information if you choose to interact with us through those platforms
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our Website, we may automatically collect certain technical and usage information, including:
- IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device identifiers
- Date and time of access, pages visited, time spent, links clicked, referring URL
- Cookies and similar tracking technologies (used to remember your preferences, enable analytics, and measure site traffic)
We use these data primarily for internal analytics, site-improvement purposes, and to enhance your online experience.
3. Use of Your Information
We may use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To respond to your requests or inquiries
- To send you newsletters, campaign updates, event invitations, volunteer opportunities, and similar communications
- To manage campaign operations, including organizing volunteers, processing donations, and complying with campaign-finance laws
- To analyze site usage and improve our outreach efforts
- To target campaign communications, including digital advertising (consistent with applicable law)
- To maintain internal records and comply with legal obligations
4. Disclosure of Your Information
We will not sell your personal information. However, we may disclose it under certain circumstances:
- To third-party service providers (e.g., web hosting, payment processing, email delivery, analytics) who are bound by confidentiality obligations
- To comply with legal obligations or lawful requests by authorities
- To disclose donor information (name, address, employer, occupation, donation amount) as required under Federal Election Commission (FEC) laws
- In aggregate or de-identified form (for example, summary statistics that don’t identify individuals)
- In the event of a campaign reorganization or asset transfer, where your information may be part of that transfer
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our Website uses cookies and similar technologies (e.g., web beacons, pixels, local storage) to:
- Recognize you when you return
- Remember your preferences
- Analyze site traffic
- Serve campaign-related advertising
You may disable or block cookies through your browser settings, though this may limit your use of certain site features.
6. Your Choices and Rights
You have choices regarding how we communicate with you and how we use your data:
- Opt-out: You may unsubscribe from campaign emails at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link or contacting us at info@vondrasforcongress.us.
- Data access or correction: You may contact us to review, correct, or delete your personal information. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe, subject to applicable campaign-finance recordkeeping requirements.
- Please note: Donor information may be publicly disclosed under federal law and must be retained per FEC regulations.
7. Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
However, no security system is perfect, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you believe your information has been compromised, please contact us at info@vondrasforcongress.us.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our Website and services are not directed toward children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.
If we become aware that we have collected such information, we will delete it as required by law.
9. Third-Party Links and Platforms
Our Website may contain links to external websites or third-party platforms (e.g., social media sites).
This Privacy Policy does not apply to those sites; please review their privacy policies. We are not responsible for their practices.
10. International Data Transfers
If applicable, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.
By using our Website, you agree to such transfers.
11. Retention of Your Information
We retain personal information as long as necessary to:
- Fulfill the purposes for which it was collected
- Comply with legal obligations (including campaign-finance laws)
- Resolve disputes and enforce agreements
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
When we do, we will post the updated version on this page and revise the “Effective Date” above.
Your continued use of the Website following any updates constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions, comments, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact:
VonDras for Congress
[Campaign Address] [City, State ZIP]
Email: info@vondrasforcongress.us
Phone: [campaign phone number]