Privacy Policy

1. Overview

American Restoration Action ("American Restoration Action," "ARA," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect information when you visit patriotpriority.us, use our forms or advocacy tools, subscribe to communications, make a contribution, communicate with us, or otherwise interact with our websites, pages, advertisements, and services (collectively, the "Services").

By using the Services, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with these practices, please do not submit personal information through the Services.

2. Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to information that American Restoration Action collects through the Services and through related communications. It does not govern the independent privacy practices of elected officials, government agencies, payment processors, social networks, advertising platforms, or other third parties whose websites or services you may use.

3. Information We Collect

Information you provide

Depending on how you interact with us, you may provide:

• Name, email address, mobile telephone number, mailing address, state, and ZIP code.
• Communication preferences and email or text-message consent records.
• Information included in petitions, surveys, advocacy messages, contact forms, or other submissions.
• Donation information, such as contribution amount, date, billing contact information, occupation, employer, or other information requested by a payment processor or required for recordkeeping.
• Correspondence and any information you provide when contacting us.

Information collected automatically

When you use the Services, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain technical and activity information, including:

• Internet Protocol address, browser type, operating system, device type, and general location derived from an IP address.
• Pages viewed, links clicked, referral source, date and time of access, session duration, and other interaction data.
• Cookie identifiers, advertising identifiers, and similar device or browser identifiers.
• Information about whether an email was delivered, opened, or clicked.

Information from other sources

We may receive information from service providers, public records, publicly available sources, event partners, list providers, social-media platforms, advertising partners, or other organizations, subject to applicable law and their respective terms and privacy practices.

4. How We Use Information

We may use information to:

• Operate, maintain, secure, personalize, and improve the Services.
• Provide advocacy opportunities and help users communicate with elected officials or other intended recipients.
• Send newsletters, action alerts, organizational updates, fundraising messages, event information, and other communications.
• Process contributions and maintain financial, compliance, and transaction records.
• Understand audience interests, measure engagement, analyze campaigns, and evaluate the effectiveness of our communications.
• Respond to questions, requests, comments, and support needs.
• Detect, investigate, prevent, or address fraud, misuse, security incidents, unlawful activity, or violations of our terms.
• Comply with legal obligations and protect our rights, property, safety, supporters, users, and the public.
• Carry out other purposes disclosed when information is collected or with your direction or consent.

5. Advocacy Actions and Communications to Officials

When you use an advocacy tool to sign a petition, submit a message, or contact an elected official, government agency, or other recipient, the information you enter may be transmitted to that recipient. This may include your name, contact information, location, the text of your message, and information indicating your support for or opposition to an issue. The recipient may retain and use that information under its own policies and legal obligations.

We may also maintain a record of your advocacy action so that we can operate the program, prevent duplicate or fraudulent submissions, measure participation, communicate with you when permitted, and improve future advocacy opportunities.

6. Email and Text Messages

Email

If you subscribe to email communications, we may send advocacy alerts, newsletters, organizational updates, and fundraising messages. You may unsubscribe using the link included in an email. We may still send non-promotional messages that are necessary to respond to you, process a transaction, or administer an existing relationship.

Text messages

If you provide your mobile number and consent to receive text messages, American Restoration Action may send recurring automated or non-automated informational, advocacy, or fundraising messages. Message frequency may vary. Message and data rates may apply. Consent is not a condition of any purchase or contribution.

You may opt out at any time by replying STOP. For help, reply HELP or contact us using the information below. We will process opt-out requests as required by applicable law. Mobile carriers are not responsible for delayed or undelivered messages.

We do not share mobile opt-in information or text-message consent with third parties for their own marketing or promotional purposes. We may disclose such information to vendors that help us deliver and administer the messaging program, subject to contractual and legal restrictions.

7. Cookies, Analytics, and Similar Technologies

We and our service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, local storage, analytics tools, and similar technologies to operate the Services, remember preferences, understand website usage, measure communications, prevent fraud, and evaluate or improve outreach and advertising.

These technologies may include:

• Essential technologies needed for site operation, security, forms, and user-requested functions.
• Analytics technologies that help us understand traffic, performance, and engagement.
• Advertising technologies that help measure campaigns, reach relevant audiences, or limit repeated advertising.

Most browsers allow you to delete or block cookies through browser settings. Blocking some technologies may affect site functionality. Your browser or device may also offer privacy controls, including Global Privacy Control where supported and legally required. Because industry responses to "Do Not Track" signals are not uniform, the Services may not respond to every Do Not Track setting.

8. How We Disclose Information

We may disclose information in the following circumstances:

• Service providers: To vendors that provide website hosting, database management, email delivery, text messaging, payment processing, analytics, advertising, security, professional advice, and other operational services.
• Advocacy recipients: To elected officials, government agencies, public bodies, or other recipients you ask us to contact.
• Legal and safety purposes: When we reasonably believe disclosure is required by law, legal process, regulation, or governmental request, or is appropriate to protect rights, safety, property, users, or the public.
• Organizational transactions: In connection with a merger, reorganization, transfer of assets, financing, dissolution, or similar organizational event, subject to applicable law.
• With your direction or consent: When you request, authorize, or consent to a disclosure.
• Aggregated or deidentified information: In a form reasonably designed not to identify an individual.

9. Sale, Sharing, and Targeted Advertising

American Restoration Action does not sell personal information for money. We may use analytics or advertising services that receive online identifiers and activity information. Under some state privacy laws, certain disclosures involving advertising cookies or similar technologies may be considered a "sale," "sharing," or use for "targeted advertising," even when no money is exchanged.

Where applicable law provides an opt-out right, you may submit a request using the contact information below. We will evaluate and process the request based on the law that applies to you and to American Restoration Action. We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of children under 16 for targeted advertising.

10. Donations and Payment Processing

Contributions may be processed through a third-party payment processor. Payment-card information is generally submitted directly to that processor and is governed by the processor's privacy policy and security practices. American Restoration Action may receive transaction details such as your name, contact information, contribution amount, transaction date, payment status, and limited payment-method information, but we do not intentionally store your complete payment-card number on our website.

Contribution records may be retained as necessary for accounting, auditing, fraud prevention, donor relations, legal compliance, and other legitimate organizational purposes.

11. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, maintain supporter and transaction records, comply with legal or contractual obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, prevent fraud, and protect our rights. Retention periods vary according to the type of information, the context in which it was collected, and applicable operational or legal requirements.

We may retain limited information after an unsubscribe or opt-out request to document and honor that request and prevent future unwanted contact.

12. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. No website, transmission, database, or security system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You use the Services and transmit information at your own risk.

13. Your Choices and Privacy Rights

You may:

• Unsubscribe from marketing emails using the link in an email.
• Opt out of text messages by replying STOP.
• Control cookies through your browser or device settings.
• Request that we update your communication preferences.

Depending on where you live and whether a particular privacy law applies, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or a portable copy of certain personal information. You may also have a right to opt out of certain sales, sharing, targeted advertising, or profiling, and to appeal a decision concerning a privacy request.

To submit a request, contact us using the information below and describe the right you wish to exercise. We may need to verify your identity and authority before completing a request. Authorized agents may submit requests where permitted by law, but we may require proof of authorization and verification of the consumer's identity. We will not unlawfully discriminate against you for exercising an applicable privacy right.

These rights are not absolute. A request may be denied or limited when an exception applies, when we cannot reasonably verify the request, or when the relevant law does not apply to the organization or information.

14. Children's Privacy

The Services are intended for a general audience and are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information through the Services, please contact us so that we can review and address the matter.

15. Third-Party Websites and Services

The Services may link to or integrate with websites, platforms, forms, payment processors, social networks, or services operated by third parties. We do not control their privacy, security, content, or data practices. Review the privacy policy of any third-party service before providing information to it.

16. Processing in the United States

American Restoration Action is based in the United States. If you access the Services from another country, your information may be transferred to, processed, and stored in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate. Privacy laws in those locations may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, Services, or legal obligations. The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. Material changes may also be communicated through the Services or other reasonable means when required by law.