Who we are
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Comments
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An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
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Cookies
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If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select "Remember Me", your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
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These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
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How long we retain your data
Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
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Where your data is sent
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What information does www. collect from website visitors and how is this information used?
When you visit the League of Women Voters’ websites, your browser automatically sends us an Internet Protocol (“IP”) address and certain other information (including the type of browser you use). We will use this IP address and other information to manage our website.
We will ask you to provide additional contact information, which may include your name, street address, city, state, zip code, phone number and billing information, depending upon which of the following you wish to do:
Sign up for email;
Join the LWV;
Receive our Action Alerts;
Make a donation.
The League will never rent, sell or trade your email address or phone number with any third party.
Members and supporters, (such as donors, Action Alert and email recipients) may receive additional communications from the League, such as occasional news and alerts about the issues on which we work.
Like many websites, we use “cookie” technology. A “cookie” is a piece of data stored on the user’s machine that enables the browser to store and recall information and only has meaning to the League’s website. This cookie is used to facilitate access to www.my.lwv.org. Some portions of the League’s website are hosted by vendors providing services to the League; these vendors have their own privacy policies.
How do we protect your information? The League takes every precaution available to us to protect our website users’ information. When users submit sensitive information via the website, their information is protected both online and off-line. Our servers are in a locked, secure data center.
While we work very hard to protect your privacy‚ no method of security is guaranteed to be effective‚ and we cannot be responsible for the actions of those who may gain unauthorized access to your personal information. The League makes no warranties‚ express‚ implied or otherwise‚ as to the ultimate effectiveness of our reasonable and appropriate safeguards. How can you contact the League about your information? You may contact the League by emailing us at lwvc@lwvc.org or phoning us at 916/442-7215 to facilitate a review of your personal information and request corrections.