PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: January 1st, 2022 Last Updated: January 1st, 2026

1. INTRODUCTION

The Voter Education Project ("VEP," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this Privacy Policy (the "Policy").

This Policy explains how VEP collects, uses, and discloses personal information from visitors to our website (the "Site") and individuals who receive text messages, phone calls, emails, or other communications from us as part of our nonpartisan voter education programs ("Recipients").

This Policy applies to information we collect:

Via our Site.
In email, text, and other electronic messages between you and VEP.
Through any mobile application VEP may offer.
When you interact with our advertising or content on third-party websites and services, if such advertising or content links to this Policy.

This Policy does not apply to information collected by VEP offline or through any other means, or by any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or through the Site.

Please read this Policy carefully. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Site or to opt out of our communications (see Section 3 below). By accessing or using our Site, you agree to this Policy. This Policy may change from time to time (see Section 8, Changes to This Privacy Policy). Your continued use of our Site after changes are posted is deemed acceptance of those changes.

2. OUR NONPARTISAN COMMITMENT

VEP is a nonpartisan organization. We do not use personal information to support or oppose any political party, candidate, or ballot measure. We do not sell, rent, or share any individual's voter registration status, party affiliation, or voting history with third parties for commercial or political purposes.

3. INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT RECIPIENTS

We collect certain data about the text messages, calls, and emails we send and receive, such as message content, timestamps, message length, reply rates, and related metadata ("Message Data"). We use Message Data for internal purposes such as data analysis, fraud prevention, and improving our outreach. Messages sent through VEP may pass through third-party organizations (such as cellular networks and SMS gateway providers) that have their own rules and security practices governing access to messages transmitted through their systems.
We may occasionally receive information about you from third parties, from publicly available sources, or if you interact with us on social media (e.g., "liking" our page), consistent with the terms of those platforms.
Personal information you provide to us generally includes, at minimum, your first name, last name, and phone number (if you sign up for texts) or email address (if you sign up for email updates). We collect this information solely to provide voter education outreach and to improve our programs.

VEP does not sell any Recipient's personal information to any third party.
Opting out of texts: To unsubscribe from VEP text messages, reply "STOP," "UNSUBSCRIBE," or a similar word to any message you receive. We will send one follow-up message confirming you have been unsubscribed.
Opting back in: To resume receiving texts from VEP, text "START" to the number you previously received messages from. Standard message and data rates apply.

4. INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT SITE VISITORS AND HOW WE COLLECT IT

We collect several types of information from and about people who use our Site, including:

Information by which you may be personally identified, such as name, email address, phone number, and any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline ("personal information").
Information that is about you but does not identify you.
Information about your internet connection (including IP address), the equipment used to access our Site, and usage details.

We collect this information:

Directly from you when you provide it to us.
Automatically as you navigate the Site (see cookies and tracking technologies below).
From third parties, such as our service providers or platforms like Google, Facebook, or LinkedIn, when you interact with our content there. To opt out of Google Analytics, see https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Information You Provide to Us

Information you provide by filling in forms on the Site (e.g., signing up for updates, registering for an event).
Records of correspondence if you contact us.
Any other information you choose to provide.

Information Collected Automatically

As you use the Site, we may automatically collect:

Details of your visits, including traffic data, location data, and pages accessed.
Information about your device and internet connection, including IP address, operating system, and browser type.

The technologies used for automatic collection may include:

Cookies. Small files placed on your device. You may refuse cookies through your browser settings, though this may limit some Site functionality. More information: https://allaboutcookies.org/.
Flash Cookies. Certain features may use locally stored objects to remember preferences; these are managed separately from browser cookie settings. More information: https://allaboutcookies.org/how-to-clear-flash-cookies.

5. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use information we collect for the following purposes:

Presenting our Site and content to you.
Creating and managing your account, if applicable.
Managing your communication preferences.
Providing voter education information, resources, or services you request.
Providing support and responding to correspondence.
Improving and developing our Site and programs.
Enforcing our Terms of Use and other agreements.
Notifying you about changes to our Site or programs.
Preventing, detecting, and investigating fraud, abuse, or security incidents.
Fulfilling any other purpose for which you provide information, or with your consent.

We will not use your information to send unrelated marketing on behalf of third parties. If you do not want to receive further communications from VEP, contact us at privacy@thevotereducationproject.com.

6. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may disclose anonymized and/or aggregated information without restriction.

We may disclose personal information to:

A successor organization in the event of a merger, reorganization, or transfer of assets.
Parties as needed to fulfill the purpose for which you provided the information, or with your consent.

We may also disclose your information:

To comply with a court order, law, legal process, or government/regulatory request.
To enforce our Terms of Use or other agreements.
If we believe disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of VEP, our supporters, or others.

We do not sell personal information to third parties, and we do not share voter data for political targeting or advertising purposes.

7. YOUR CHOICES ABOUT HOW WE USE AND DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION

Tracking Technologies. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are sent. Disabling cookies may affect Site functionality.
Promotional Communications. If you do not want VEP to contact you with updates, you may opt out by emailing privacy@thevotereducationproject.com or by using the unsubscribe/STOP mechanism described in Section 3.

We do not control third parties' collection of your information for their own interest-based advertising. You may opt out of receiving targeted ads from Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") members at the NAI's website.

Residents of certain states (e.g., California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, Virginia, Utah, and others) may have additional rights. See Sections 12 and 13 below.

8. ACCESSING AND CORRECTING YOUR INFORMATION

You may email us at privacy@thevotereducationproject.com to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information you have provided to us. We may not accommodate a request if we believe it would violate any law or cause the information to be incorrect.

Residents of certain states may have additional rights regarding access and correction. See Sections 12 and 13 below.

9. DATA SECURITY

We implement measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. Information you provide is stored on secure servers behind firewalls, and payment transactions (if any) are processed through third parties and/or encrypted.

You are responsible for keeping any account password confidential and should not share it with anyone.

No method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security, and any transmission is at your own risk.

We retain personal information only as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, meet legal and accounting obligations, and fulfill the purposes described in this Policy. We may retain anonymized and/or aggregated information to analyze trends.

10. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We will post any changes to this Policy on this page with an updated notice on our homepage. If we make material changes to how we treat your personal information, we will provide notice on our homepage. The date this Policy was last revised appears at the top of the page.

11. MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF 18

Our Site is not intended for individuals under 18 ("Minors"). We do not knowingly collect personal information from Minors. If you are a Minor, please do not provide any personal information to us, including your name, address, phone number, email address, or any username. If a parent or guardian believes a Minor has provided us with personal information, please contact us to request deletion.

12. CONTACT INFORMATION

To ask questions about this Policy, exercise your rights, or opt out, contact us at:

Voter Education Project privacy@thevotereducationproject.com

13. YOUR STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS

VEP does not sell personal information or provide personal information to any third party for resale.

This section applies to residents of states with comprehensive privacy laws (e.g., Colorado, Connecticut, Montana, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and others as such laws take effect). Depending on your state, you may have the right to:

Confirm whether we process your personal information.
Access and delete certain personal information.
Obtain your data in a portable format.
Opt out of processing for targeted advertising or sales (VEP does not sell data or use it for targeted political advertising).
Correct inaccuracies in your personal information (state law variations apply).

To exercise these rights, contact us atprivacy@thevotereducationproject.com.

14. CALIFORNIA RESIDENT PRIVACY RIGHTS

This section applies to California residents.

California's "Shine the Light" law (Civil Code § 1798.83) permits California residents to request information about our disclosure of personal information to third parties for direct marketing purposes. Email privacy@thevotereducationproject.com to make such a request.

Categories of personal information collected in the past 12 months:

Category: Collected:

A. Identifiers (name, address, IP address, email, phone) Yes

B. California Customer Records categories (name, phone, signature) Yes

C. Protected Classifications (Race, Religion, Disability, etc.) Yes - Optional

D. Commercial Information Yes

E. Internet/Network Activity Yes

F. Geolocation Data Yes

G. Sensory Data (audio/visual) Yes

H. Professional/Employment Information Yes

I. Non-public Education Information Yes

Your Rights:

Right to Know / Data Portability: You may request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we've collected, our sources, our purposes, and any third parties with whom we've shared it, for the preceding 12 months.
Right to Delete: You may request deletion of personal information we've collected from you, subject to standard legal exceptions (completing a transaction, security/fraud prevention, legal compliance, internal lawful uses consistent with your expectations, etc.).
Non-Discrimination: We will not deny you services, charge different rates, or provide a different level of service because you exercised your CCPA rights.

Exercising Your Rights: Submit requests to privacy@thevotereducationproject.com. You (or an authorized representative) may submit a request to know up to twice per 12-month period. We will confirm receipt within 10 business days and substantively respond within 45 days (extendable by another 45 days with notice).