Privacy Policy

This privacy policy describes how Sandhills Citizens Alliance ("the Alliance," "we," or "us") collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit this website or interact with us through our online services, email, or text messages (together, the "Services").

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the date above, and for significant changes we may also post a notice on our homepage or contact you directly. Please check this page periodically.

Information we collect

Information you give us

We collect information you provide directly, for example when you sign up for updates, fill out a form, sign a petition, volunteer, attend an event, contact us by email, or opt in to text messages. This may include your name, email address, mailing address, phone or mobile number, ZIP code, and anything else you choose to share.

[If you make a contribution, we may be required by law to collect additional information, such as your occupation and employer, and to report certain contributions to the appropriate government agency.]

Information collected automatically

When you use the Services, we and our service providers may automatically collect technical information, including your IP address, browser type, device type and operating system, the pages you view, the time of your visit, and the page that referred you to our site. We may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to collect this information, measure site usage, and understand whether our communications are effective.

Information from other sources

We may combine information you give us with information from other sources, such as publicly available records, to keep our records accurate and to better understand our supporters.

How we use information

We may use the information we collect to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve the Services;
• Respond to your messages, questions, and requests;
• Send you updates, news, and information about our work, events, and opportunities to get involved;
• Send text messages you have agreed to receive, as described in the Text messaging section below;
• Organize volunteers and events;
• Analyze how people use the Services and measure the effectiveness of our outreach and advertising;
• Comply with legal obligations; and
• Carry out any other purpose described to you when the information was collected.

Text messaging

If you provide your mobile number and agree to receive text messages, you consent to receive recurring automated text messages from Sandhills Citizens Alliance at that number, including updates about our work, events, and calls to action. Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of any purchase, contribution, or membership.

We do not sell, rent, or share mobile phone numbers, text messaging opt-in data, or text messaging consent with third parties or affiliates for their marketing or promotional purposes. We share this information only with service providers that help us deliver our text messages and that are not permitted to use it for any other purpose, or when we believe disclosure is required by law or legal process. The exclusions in this paragraph apply notwithstanding anything else in this policy.

How we share information

We do not sell your personal information. Except as limited by the Text messaging section above, we may share information:

• With vendors, consultants, and service providers who need it to perform work on our behalf;
• With organizations and causes that share our goals or values, excluding mobile phone numbers and text messaging opt-in data;
• When we believe in good faith that disclosure is required by law, regulation, or legal process, such as a subpoena or court order;
• To protect the rights, property, or safety of the Alliance, our volunteers, supporters, or others;
• In connection with a reorganization, merger, or transfer of the Alliance's activities to a successor organization; and
• With your consent or at your direction.

We may also share aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you.

Petitions

If you sign a petition, we may make your name, city, state, and any comments public, and we may deliver them to public officials, other decision-makers, or the media.

Advertising and analytics

We may work with third parties, including platforms such as Google and Meta, that use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to provide analytics and advertising services. These companies may collect information about your visits to our site and other websites, such as your IP address, browser, device, and the pages you view, and use it to measure our ads and show you our ads on other sites and apps.

You can learn more about interest-based advertising, and opt out of it with participating companies, at optout.networkadvertising.org and optout.aboutads.info. You can also manage ad preferences in your Google and Meta account settings.

Links to other websites

The Services may link to other websites, such as contribution processors or partner organizations. Information you provide on those sites is governed by their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their content or practices.

Security

We take reasonable steps to protect the information we collect from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, however.

Your choices

Email: You can unsubscribe from our emails using the link at the bottom of any message. We may still send you messages related to transactions or requests you have made.

Text messages: Text STOP to any message to unsubscribe, as described above.

Cookies: Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings. Blocking cookies may affect how parts of the site work.

Location of processing

The Alliance is based in the United States, and the information we collect is processed and stored in the United States under U.S. law.

Contact us

If you have questions about this policy, contact us at info@sandhillscitizens.org or write to Sandhills Citizens Alliance, 3096 S. Horner Blvd. #359, Sanford, NC 27332.