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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: March 1, 2025

1. Who We Are

This privacy policy applies to the campaign of Cassidy Santaguida, a candidate for Wilmington, NC City Council. Our campaign is committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how we collect, use, and share your information.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following information when you interact with our campaign, including through peer-to-peer texting programs:

  • Contact Information: Name, mobile phone number, email address, and/or mailing address.

  • Engagement Data: Information about how you respond to our messages (e.g., replies, sign-ups, donations, volunteer actions).

  • Publicly Available Voter Information: As allowed by North Carolina election law, we may use publicly available voter file data.

  • Technical Data: Basic metadata such as date, time, and delivery status of text messages.

We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information such as credit card numbers through peer-to-peer texting.

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No mobile information will be shared by us with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared by us with any third parties

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Share information about campaign events, volunteer opportunities, and policy positions.

  • Solicit feedback from voters.

  • Mobilize supporters to vote or get involved.

  • Comply with applicable election and communication laws.

We do not sell your personal information.

4. How We Share Your Information

We may share information only with:

  • Authorized campaign staff, volunteers, or vendors who assist with voter outreach and communications.

  • Trusted service providers who help us send peer-to-peer text messages and maintain secure databases.

  • Election authorities, if required by law.

All third parties must agree to protect your information and use it only for campaign-related purposes.

5. Your Choices and Rights

You can control how we contact you:

  • Opt-Out: You may opt out of campaign texts at any time by replying “STOP” to any message.

  • Help: Reply “HELP” for more information.

  • Access and Deletion: You can request to see what information we have about you or ask us to delete it by contacting [Insert Campaign Contact Email or Phone].

We will honor opt-out requests promptly as required under the TCPA.

6. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information from unauthorized access or disclosure. While no system is completely secure, we take privacy and security seriously.

7. Legal Compliance

Our campaign complies with applicable laws and regulations, including:

  • The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

  • FCC and FTC guidelines on political communications

  • North Carolina election laws regarding voter data

  • Peer-to-peer texting rules requiring manual sending of messages and opt-out capabilities

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy as laws or campaign practices change. Any updates will be posted on our campaign website with a new effective date.

9. Contact Us

For questions or privacy requests, contact:
Committee to Elect Cassidy
Email: Cassidy@CassidyForWilmington.com
Phone: 512-775-4802
Mailing Address: 2013 E Lake Shore Dr Wilmington, NC 28401

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