This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from ‘gavin4annapolis.com/shop’ (the “Site”).

Personal information we collect

When you visit the Site, we collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. This information helps us manage and improve site functionality and user interaction. 

Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information”.

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

- “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

- “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.

Additionally, when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers ), email address, and phone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information”.

When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.

How do we use your personal information?

We use the Order Information that we collect to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:

- Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and

- When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to campaign products or services.

We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).

Sharing your personal Information

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site -- you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

We may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights. Please read our general Privacy Policy (https://gavin4annapolis.com/privacy) for more information on how we use, protect, and store your information.

Keeping your information secure

The Site, and our website gavin4annapolis.com, employ the highest industry standard Secure Socket Layering (SSL) encryption technology to protect your personal information. Our merchandise Site is powered by Litecart, which is built on the industry standard technologies of PHP, SQL and HTML5, hosted on secure virtual private servers supplied through Linode Inc.

Orders submitted on our website are directed to PayPal for processing. PayPal also employs the highest industry standard SSL encryption technology to keep your payment details secure. We have no access to your credit card data. According to PayPal's Privacy Policy at the time of posting this page, when you visit the PayPal website or use PayPal Services, PayPal may collect your Device Information and Order Information. PayPal does not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes without your explicit consent.

Data retention

When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information or until the completion of our campaign. 

Changes

We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.

Minors

The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18 .

Contact us

For more information about our privacy practices, or if you have questions, please contact us by e‑mail at customerservice@gavin4annapolis.com or by mail using the details provided below:

Friends of Gavin Buckley - Shop
[Re: Customer Service Officer]
Re-elect Gavin 2021 Campaign, 53 West St, Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States