Introduction
Swing Blue Alliance is not an organization in law. It is a group of volunteers with no legal identity apart from its members. The volunteers at Swing Blue Alliance respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it by complying with this “Privacy Policy”.
Your Personal Information
“Personal Information” is information that identifies you as an individual, such as:
- Name
- Postal address
- Telephone number
- Email address
Swing Blue Alliance does not collect credit/debit card information. By providing Personal Information to Swing Blue Alliance and its vendors, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy.
When We Collect Your Personal Information
We collect Personal Information you provide when you interact with Swing Blue Alliance in the following ways:
- Filling out a form on our website, https://swingbluealliance.org
- Providing information directly to a Swing Blue Alliance volunteer
- Donating to Swing Blue Alliance via Indivisible
- Purchasing printed materials at the E-store
- Registering for or attending events we host
- Or registering for events we promote
By providing Swing Blue Alliance with your Personal Information, you agree to be contacted by Swing Blue Alliance volunteers by email and by phone. All interactions except registering for promoted events will add you to the Swing Blue Alliance weekly email (the Swing Blue Alliance newsletter.) You may also receive information relevant to the interests you expressed when filling out a form and/or be sent notice of SBA events that are similar to ones you signed up for in the past.
If you receive an email from Swing Blue Alliance and would prefer not to receive such communications in the future, you may opt out by following the instructions at the bottom of the email. In addition, you may send an email to info@swingbluealliance.org to opt out.
Website:
Swing Blue Alliance’s website (https://swingbluealliance.org) offers you the option to fill in forms to tell us about your interests, sign up for a newsletter, or request a contact from a volunteer. These forms are created on the Action Network and embedded into the website. Users who fill in a form are added to the Swing Blue Alliance mailing list. The Action Network is Swing Blue Alliance’s email provider and database of record. Action Network is a nonprofit company providing service under the terms of this privacy policy and these terms of acceptable use.
E-Store
Swing Blue Alliance operates a Woo Commerce online shopping system to facilitate purchases of postcard kits from a third-party printer. As part of the checkout process, Customers are asked to provide their email, phone number and street address, but not their credit card information. The personal information they provide is stored in WordPress. Website visitors who register for an account will be added to the Swing Blue Alliance email list. As noted above, Swing Blue Alliance does not collect credit card information. Woo Commerce is a WordPress plugin under the terms of this privacy policy.
Donations:
As a participant in Indivisible’s Distributed Fundraising Program, Swing Blue Alliance solicits restricted-use donations on its website and via email. Your donations will be used for one or more of the following purposes: public education, voter registration and GOTV activity (absent any mention of candidates), lobbying, group building, and independent political spending on federal elections (with approval from Indivisible.) Donations made under the program may not be used for the following purposes: contributions to campaigns or coordinated political activity, unrelated personal expenses or personal enrichment, drugs or alcohol, staff or independent contractors. Donations are made via Act Blue Civics and subject to Act Blue terms and conditions.
Events
Swing Blue Alliance uses Mobilize to advertise and collect RSVPs for its events, as well as to populate the calendar and create links to use in our emails. Mobilize provides service under the terms and conditions of this privacy policy.
Swing Blue Alliance also advertises events sponsored by other groups and collects personal information when you use our promoted links. Personal Information gathered via promoted links is added to our database of record but will not be used for general email communications. You may receive occasional emails from us on topics related to the events you signed up for.
Restricting Access to Personal Information
Access to Personal Information is controlled via password-protected logins to the following systems: Action Network, WordPress, and Mobilize.
Swing Blue Alliance may also store volunteer information on the Swing Blue Alliance G-Drive. Access to this information is controlled by permission groups.
Prior to accessing personal information, Swing Blue Alliance volunteers must sign the Data Usage policy, which stipulates that they are not to use this information for any purposes apart from those stated above.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
Swing Blue Alliance may change, add, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time. These modifications shall take effect immediately on being posted on this page. The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is noted at the bottom of the page. It is your responsibility to review this Policy for any changes.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about Swing Blue Alliance’s privacy protection practices, please contact us at info@swingbluealliance.org
Last modified: April 2, 2022