Privacy Policy
The following are the rules or “Terms” that govern use of the www.marginspac.org web site (“Site”). By using or visiting the Site, you expressly agree to be bound by these Terms and to follow these Terms and all applicable laws and regulations governing the Site. Margins PAC reserves the right to change these Terms at any time, effective immediately upon posting on the Site.
You agree that you will not use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy our web pages or the content contained thereon or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior expressed written permission. You agree that you will not use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the marginspac.org web site. You agree that you will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure. You agree that you will not copy, reproduce, alter, modify, create derivative works, or publicly display any content from our website without the prior expressed written permission of Margins PAC.
Privacy: We believe that your privacy and the privacy of all our users is important. Margins PAC is not liable for any lost data resulting from the operation of our Site and/or the enforcement of the Terms. We urge all users to maintain their own back up versions of any content they submit to the Site.
Disclaimers: Margins PAC does not promise that the Site will be error-free, uninterrupted, nor that it will provide specific results from use of the Site, search or link on it. The Site and its content are delivered on an “as-is” and “as-available” basis. Margins PAC can not ensure that files you download from the Site will be free of viruses or contamination or destructive features.
Links to other sites: Margins PAC is not responsible for the content on other web sites that may be linked to from this site.
Disputes: If there is any dispute about or involving the Site, by using the Site, you agree that the dispute will be governed by the laws of the State of CmTexas without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree to personal jurisdiction by and venue in the state and federal courts of the State of Texas, City of Austin.
Cookies:
We use a variety of cookies on our site to help us collect anonymous information about our website visitors’ behaviors, demographics and interests. If you would like to learn more about cookies, or how to control or delete them, then please visit www.aboutcookies.org. This privacy policy is based on “implied consent” which presumes you agree with this policy by your use of this site. If you do not consent, then you should either delete the cookies from this site and browse the site using your browser’s anonymous usage setting (called “Incognito” in Chrome, “InPrivate” for Internet Explorer, “Private Browsing” in Firefox and Safari etc.), or not use this site.
The list below describe the cookies we use on this site and what we use them for.
First-Party Cookies
First-party cookies are set directly by this website. These include a cookie we use to store a visitor’s preferences on this site. We do not collect or store your personal information (e.g. your name or address) so this information cannot be used to identify who you are. Another cookie uses Google Analytics to anonymously collect information about what pages are visited, how long visitors are on the site, how they got here and what they clicked on. These cookies are separate from each other and cannot be combined to personally identify you and your behavior. We use this information to help us understand what information our visitors are looking for. If you would like to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics, you can use the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on.
We have enabled Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting features based on Display Advertising. You can control the ads that are delivered to you or opt-out by editing your ads settings. The data provided by Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting is non-personally identifying and we use it to develop the site and content around your interests.
Third-Party Cookies
Third-party cookies are provided by our external partners to provide services we use or services to our users. Cookies of this type that we use include surveys, advertising performance analytics, and sharing buttons across the site. The sharing buttons allow visitors to share content on their social networks by using scripts from domains outside of our website. If you’d like information on how to disable third-party companies tracking your web use, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Policy Changes:
We will occasionally update this privacy statement to reflect changes in our services and customer feedback. If there are material changes to this statement in how we will use your personal information, we will notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes prior to implementing the change or by directly sending you a notification.
If you feel that this website is not following its stated information policy, please contact us.
Effective Date: January 1, 2019
This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for Margins PAC and our website; http://www.marginspac.org. This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this website, except where stated otherwise. It will notify you of the following:
What information we collect;
With whom it is shared;
How it can be corrected;
How it is secured;
How policy changes will be communicated; and
How to address concerns over misuse of personal data.
Information Collection, Use, and Sharing
We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.
We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g., to ship an order.
Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.
Your Access to and Control Over Information
You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number provided on our website:
See what data we have about you, if any.
Change/correct any data we have about you.
Have us delete any data we have about you.
Express any concern you have about our use of your data
Donations
We request information from you on our donation form. To buy from us, you must provide contact information (like name and billing address) and financial information (like credit card number, expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and to process your donation. If we have trouble processing an order, we’ll use this information to contact you.
And/or:
We use a third-party credit card processing company to process donations. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes beyond filling your order.
Security
We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.
Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the web page.
While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (e.g. billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers on which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.
Cookies
We use “cookies” on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor’s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance their experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.
Links
This website may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time, our site requests information via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you may choose whether or not to participate and therefore disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.
Notification of Changes
Whenever material changes are made to the privacy notice, they will be updated on our website on this page.
Other Provisions as Required by Law
All other practices are governed by Chapter 22 of the Texas Ethics Commission Rules.
If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via telephone at 512.417.2222 or via email at info@marginspac.org.