{"id":124,"date":"2026-03-07T21:58:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T21:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/electedmisten.com\/?page_id=124"},"modified":"2026-04-24T18:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:36:09","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/electedmisten.com\/?page_id=124","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Effective Date:\u00a0<\/strong>March 7, 2026<br \/>Contact: info@electedmisten.com<\/p>\n\n<p>Sierra Edminsten for City Council (\u201cwe,\u201d \u201cour,\u201d or \u201cthe Campaign\u201d) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us through this website and any associated messaging programs.<\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Information We Collect<\/h5>\n\n<p>We may collect the following types of information when you interact with our website or communication programs:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Personal Information<br \/>Name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and other contact details when you sign up for updates, volunteer, or contact us.<\/li>\n\n<li>Donation Information<br \/>If donations are accepted, we may collect necessary details to process contributions, including employer and occupation information as required by law.<\/li>\n\n<li>Technical Information<br \/>Non-personal data such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited, collected via cookies or analytics tools to improve website performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. How We Use Your Information<\/h5>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We use your information to:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Send campaign updates, newsletters, and event invitations<\/li>\n\n<li>Respond to inquiries or volunteer requests<\/li>\n\n<li>Process contributions in compliance with campaign finance laws<\/li>\n\n<li>Improve our website and outreach efforts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li>We will never sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Additional Privacy Commitments<\/h5>\n\n<p>Sierra Edmisten for City Council maintains strict privacy policies, ensuring that personal information of our users and members is not sold, rented, released, or traded to others without prior consent or legal obligation. This includes name, email address, phone number, and other contact information.<\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. SMS Communications and Mobile Terms<\/h5>\n\n<p>SMS Opt-Out<br \/>If you are receiving text messages from us and wish to stop receiving them, simply reply\u00a0\u201cSTOP\u201d\u00a0to the number from which you received the message. Once we receive your request, you will no longer receive further text messages from us.<\/p>\n\n<p><br \/>How We Use Mobile Data<\/p>\n\n<p>We respect your privacy. We will only use information you provide to transmit your mobile messages and respond to you, if necessary. This includes sharing information with our program partners, message content providers, phone companies, and vendors who assist us in the delivery of mobile messages.<\/p>\n\n<p><br \/>EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION, WE DO NOT SELL, RENT, LOAN, TRADE, LEASE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER FOR PROFIT ANY PHONE NUMBERS OR CUSTOMER INFORMATION COLLECTED THROUGH PROGRAMS TO ANY THIRD PARTY.<\/p>\n\n<p><br \/>Nonetheless, we reserve the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation, or governmental request, to avoid liability, or to protect our rights or property.<\/p>\n\n<p><br \/>When you complete forms online or otherwise provide us information in connection with a Program, you agree to provide accurate, complete, and true information. You agree not to use a false or misleading name or a name that you are not authorized to use. If in our sole discretion we believe that any such information is untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete, or you have opted into a Program for an ulterior purpose, we may refuse you access to the Program and pursue any appropriate legal remedies.<\/p>\n\n<p><br \/>This Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions is strictly limited to these texting Programs and has no effect on any other privacy policy(ies) that may govern the relationship between you and us in other contexts.<\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Terms and Conditions (SMS Programs)<\/h5>\n\n<p>Consent<br \/>By opting in, you agree to receive recurring automated text messages (SMS and MMS) from Sierra Edmisten for City Council, including:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Informational updates<\/li>\n\n<li>Event notifications<\/li>\n\n<li>Volunteer opportunities<\/li>\n\n<li>Fundraising and donation requests (if applicable)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Messages may be sent via an automatic telephone dialing system.\u00a0Consent is not a condition of any purchase.<\/p>\n\n<p><br \/>Cost<br \/>Message and data rates may apply. Check with your mobile carrier for applicable charges.<\/p>\n\n<p><br \/>Message Frequency<br \/>Message frequency will vary. We reserve the right to alter the frequency of messages sent at any time, so as to increase or decrease the total number of sent messages. We also reserve the right to change the phone number from which messages are sent. Not all mobile devices or handsets may be supported and our messages may not be deliverable in all areas. Our service providers and the mobile carriers supported by the program are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.<\/p>\n\n<p><br \/>Supported Devices<br \/>Not all devices or carriers may be supported. Delivery of messages is subject to mobile network performance and availability.<\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Cancellation &amp; Opt-Out<\/h5>\n\n<p>You may cancel at any time by texting\u00a0STOP,\u00a0END,\u00a0CANCEL,\u00a0UNSUBSCRIBE, or\u00a0QUIT\u00a0in response to any text from our program. You may receive a final confirmation message.<\/p>\n\n<p>Please note:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each number or short code you subscribe to must be opted out of separately.<\/li>\n\n<li>Other opt-out methods (e.g., verbal or non-standard words) may not be honored.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>You understand and agree that the foregoing options are the only reasonable and exclusive methods of opting out. You also understand and agree that any other method of opting out, including, but not limited to, texting words or phrases other than those set forth above or verbally requesting to be removed from our list, is not a reasonable means of opting out.<\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Support<\/h5>\n\n<p>If you need help with our SMS program, text\u00a0HELP\u00a0to the number from which you received messages, or contact us at: info@electedmisten.com<\/p>\n\n<p>Please note that the use of this email address, or texting \u201cHELP\u201d to the Program\u2019s Short or long Code is not an acceptable method of opting out of the program. Opt-outs must be submitted in accordance with the procedures set forth above. Our Disclaimer of Warranty The Programs are offered on an \u201cas-is\u201d basis and may not be available in all areas at all times and may not continue to work in the event of product, software, coverage or other changes made by your wireless carrier. We will not be liable for any delays or failures in the receipt of any mobile messages connected with any Program. Delivery of mobile messages is subject to effective transmission from your wireless service provider\/network operator, and is outside of our control. 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