Privacy Statement for MyFairElection.com

The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the MyFairElection.com web site (http://www.myfairelection.com/):

Information gathering

IP (Internet Protocol) addresses are used to help diagnose problems with our servers and to administer our website. Cookies are used to gather session information such as the following: demographic information, time spent on site, keywords searched, and entry/exit pages. We do not link IP addresses to personally identifiable information. This means that user sessions will be tracked, but users will not be associated to particular IP addresses.

Communication and Information Sharing

Personal information provided by users of MyFairElection.com such as physical addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses will be used to contact users only if they agree to such contact from journalists and election administration officials at time of registration. In addition, registered users will be sent limited communication from MyFairElection.com to encourage them to vote, to use the site on election day, and to provide feedback on their experience of the site following its use.

When you post information on MyFairElection.com through the poll rating feature or other functions available on the site, please remember that any information disclosed in these venues is automatically made public. You should exercise caution when disclosing personal information because anyone using the site may view this information and you do not know what purpose they will use it for. MyFairElection.com and its associated staff and sponsors are in no way responsible for the accuracy, use, or misuse of any information that you disclose or receive through these venues and you should assume that any disclosure you do make in these venues will be available publicly, even without your knowledge or explicit authorization.

User information will not be shared with third parties for purposes other than those stated above, subject to legal requirements. Note that certain laws such as the U.S. Federal Patriot Act (“USA Patriot Act”) provides generally for the operator of a communication host and law enforcement to be able to monitor any content, upon request of the operator. Upon request, we will comply with the USA Patriot Act and other applicable state and federal laws.

Use of information

MyFairElection.com’s website staff uses the above information to generate aggregate site reports that inform us as we work to improve our site architecture and content to better meet user needs. Web server logs are retained on a temporary basis.