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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 7, 2025

At SmartIndy, your privacy matters. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit smartindy.org or engage with our political action committee.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

  • Personal Information: When you sign up for our newsletter, RSVP to events, or make a donation, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.

  • Donation Information: If you donate to SmartIndy, we are required by campaign finance law to collect and report certain details, including name, address, occupation, and employer.

  • Automatically Collected Information: Like most websites, we use cookies and analytics tools to collect non-personal data such as browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the site.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use your information to:

  • Send you updates, newsletters, or event invitations

  • Process donations and comply with legal reporting requirements

  • Improve our website performance and user experience

  • Respond to inquiries or requests you submit

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to outside parties.

3. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies (like Google Analytics or Facebook Pixel) to improve site performance and understand visitor behavior. You can choose to disable cookies in your browser settings.

4. Third-Party Services

We may use trusted third-party platforms (e.g., ConvertKit, Anedot, Wix CRM) to help us manage communications, events, and donations. These providers only have access to the information necessary to perform their services and are required to safeguard your data.

5. Your Rights

You may:

  • Opt out of email communications at any time using the unsubscribe link

  • Request a copy of the information we have about you

  • Ask us to correct or delete your data (unless we are legally required to keep it)

To make a request, contact us at michael@michaelpaulhart.com

6. Data Security

We take reasonable precautions to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. Changes will be posted on this page with the updated date.

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