Team Democracy (“Team Democracy,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit our websites, communicate with us, make a donation or purchase, subscribe to our emails, participate in our programs, or otherwise interact with Team Democracy.
This Privacy Policy applies to Team Democracy and its three projects:
These websites are collectively referred to as the “Websites.”
This Privacy Policy does not apply to websites or services operated independently by our partners, vendors, payment processors, social media platforms, or other third parties.
The information we collect depends on how you interact with Team Democracy and its projects.
We may collect information when you:
The information you provide may include:
Please do not provide information about another person unless you have permission to do so.
When you make a donation or purchase, your payment information is processed by a third-party payment processor. Team Democracy may receive transaction information such as your name, contact information, donation or purchase amount, transaction date, payment method, and payment status.
Team Democracy generally does not receive or store complete credit or debit card numbers.
When you visit our Websites, we and our service providers may automatically collect information such as:
This information may be collected through cookies, advertising pixels, tags, local storage, analytics tools, server logs, and similar technologies.
We may receive information from program partners, event organizers, donation and payment processors, social media platforms, advertising providers, publicly available sources, and organizations working with Team Democracy.
We may combine information received from these sources with information we collect directly from you when permitted by law.
We may use information to:
We may use aggregated or de-identified information for research, evaluation, reporting, communications, and other lawful purposes. We will not attempt to re-identify information that has been de-identified, except when permitted by law to evaluate our de-identification procedures.
Through teamdemocracy.org, we may collect information when you:
We use this information to respond to you, provide requested information, process transactions, maintain supporter and donor records, and communicate about Team Democracy and its projects.
Through raftforamerica.org and related forms, we may collect information when you:
Applications may ask about your background, experiences, perspectives, availability, interests, or reasons for participating. This information may be used to review applications, select participants, create groups or matches, plan events, facilitate conversations, evaluate the program, and communicate with applicants and participants.
We may disclose necessary registration, logistical, accommodation, or safety information to rafting outfitters, venues, facilitators, event organizers, and other providers helping us conduct an event.
RAFT for America events may be photographed, filmed, or otherwise recorded. When required, we will provide notice or request permission through a registration form, media release, consent form, or event notice.
Through principlesfortrustedelections.org and related forms, we may collect information when you:
Information submitted through a pledge or endorsement form may include your name, organization, title, location, affiliation, or other information relevant to the endorsement.
Certain information may be displayed publicly on the Principles for Trusted Elections website or in project communications when the form explains that the submission will be public or you otherwise authorize publication. Public information may be viewed, copied, or shared by other people.
We may use contact information submitted with a pledge or endorsement to maintain records, verify the submission, communicate about the project, and provide opportunities to remain involved.
Through civicscredentialing.org and related systems, we may collect information when you:
This information may include your name, contact information, organization, completed activities, earned credentials, credential dates, and information needed to issue or verify a credential.
Digital credentials are designed to be shared. If you choose to publish or share a credential, certain information associated with that credential may become publicly accessible. This may include your name, the credential earned, the issuing organization, the date issued, and information verifying the credential.
We may disclose information to participating credential providers when necessary to confirm eligibility, participation, completion, or issuance.
Team Democracy uses Mailchimp to manage contacts, mailing lists, and email communications.
If you subscribe to our emails, sign a pledge, make a donation, register for a program, complete an interest form, or otherwise request communications, your information may be stored and processed through Mailchimp.
We may use information maintained in Mailchimp to:
Mailchimp may collect information about how recipients interact with emails, including email opens, link clicks, device information, IP address, and approximate location. Mailchimp processes information according to its own privacy practices and its agreement with Team Democracy.
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in an email. We may still send transactional or administrative communications related to a donation, purchase, application, registration, event, credential, or other ongoing relationship.
Team Democracy and its service providers use cookies, advertising pixels, tags, analytics tools, and similar technologies on our Websites.
These technologies may be used to:
These technologies may collect information such as your IP address, device and browser information, pages viewed, links clicked, referring website, approximate location, and interactions with our Websites and advertisements.
We use Google Ads and may use advertising pixels and similar technologies provided by social media platforms and other advertising or analytics services. These providers may combine information collected through our Websites with information about activity on other websites, applications, or services, subject to their privacy policies and your account settings.
You can manage cookies through our cookie-preference tool, when available, and through your browser settings. Blocking or deleting certain cookies may affect how the Websites function.
You may also manage personalized advertising through the privacy and advertising settings offered by Google, social media platforms, and other advertising providers.
Where required by law, we recognize supported browser-based opt-out preference signals, such as the Global Privacy Control.
Because “Do Not Track” signals are not interpreted consistently across the industry, our Websites may not respond to every type of Do Not Track signal.
Team Democracy does not sell personal information in exchange for money.
Our use of advertising pixels, cookies, and similar technologies may be considered “sharing,” “targeted advertising,” or a “sale” under certain state privacy laws, even when no money is exchanged.
Where applicable, you may request to opt out of the use or disclosure of your information for targeted advertising, sharing, or a legally defined sale. You may exercise this choice through the “Your Privacy Choices” or cookie-settings link on our Websites, when available, or by emailing info@teamdemocracy.org with the subject line “Privacy Request.”
Team Democracy will not discriminate against you for exercising a privacy right.
We may disclose information in the following circumstances.
We may disclose information to organizations that perform services for Team Democracy, including:
These providers include Mailchimp for contact management and email communications and Google for advertising and campaign measurement.
Service providers may access information as necessary to provide services to Team Democracy or as otherwise permitted by their agreements and applicable law.
We may disclose information to project partners, sponsors, credential providers, event organizers, facilitators, rafting outfitters, venues, and other organizations when necessary to administer a project, credential, program, or event.
We may disclose information when you direct us to do so or provide consent. This may include publishing or sharing your name, organization, title, endorsement, photograph, video, testimonial, story, or digital credential.
We may disclose information if we believe doing so is reasonably necessary to:
If Team Democracy is involved in a merger, reorganization, transfer of a project or assets, or similar organizational transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.
Certain Team Democracy projects recognize signers, supporters, participating organizations, civic leaders, credential recipients, or program participants publicly.
Information designated for publication may appear on our Websites, social media accounts, reports, videos, promotional materials, or partner communications.
Public information may be viewed, copied, indexed by search engines, or shared by others. Team Democracy cannot control how third parties use information after it has been made public.
We will publish personal information when you have authorized publication or when the public nature of the submission is clearly disclosed at the time information is collected.
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, administer our projects, maintain appropriate organizational and financial records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected. Donation, transaction, and financial records may be retained as required by tax, accounting, and nonprofit reporting requirements.
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards intended to protect personal information.
No website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. If you believe information you provided to Team Democracy has been compromised, please contact us at info@teamdemocracy.org.
You may contact us to:
Depending on where you live, you may have additional privacy rights. These may include the right to:
We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. Authorized agents may submit requests when permitted by law, but we may require proof that the agent is authorized to act for you.
To submit a request, email info@teamdemocracy.org with the subject line “Privacy Request.”
Team Democracy’s Websites, programs, and services are intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18.
If we learn that we have collected personal information from a person under 18, we will take reasonable steps to delete it. If you believe a minor has provided personal information to Team Democracy, please contact us at info@teamdemocracy.org.
Our Websites contain links to websites and services operated by partners, payment processors, social media platforms, advertisers, event providers, and other third parties.
Team Democracy is not responsible for the privacy, security, or content practices of third-party websites and services that we do not control. Please review the applicable privacy policy before providing information to a third party.
Team Democracy is based in the United States. If you access our Websites from another country, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States. Privacy laws in the United States may differ from those in your country.
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to our Websites, projects, technologies, service providers, or legal obligations.
The effective date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was most recently updated. If we make material changes, we may provide additional notice through our Websites, by email, or through another appropriate method.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, Team Democracy’s privacy practices, or your personal information, contact:
Team Democracy
Email: info@teamdemocracy.org
Mailing address: 10 Cutters Lane Mountain Top, PA 18707