Privacy Policy
1. About Us
Advance Fort Wayne Allen County is an Indiana political action committee registered with the Indiana Election Division, focused on local and municipal elections in Fort Wayne and Allen County, Indiana. Our mailing address is 535 West Wayne Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802. Questions about this policy may be submitted via our online contact form or directed to [email protected].
2. Information We Collect
We may collect the following information when you use our website or sign up for communications:
- Name, mailing address, email address, and phone number
- Employer and occupation (required for contribution reporting under Indiana law)
- Contribution amount and payment information
- Technical data such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Communicate with you about our activities, events, and advocacy efforts, including by text message if you opt in
- Process contributions and comply with Indiana campaign finance reporting requirements
- Respond to your inquiries
- Improve our website and communications
4. Required Public Disclosure
As an Indiana political action committee, we are required by Indiana law (IC 3-9) to publicly disclose certain contributor information — including names, addresses, employers, and contribution amounts — in campaign finance reports filed with the Indiana Election Division. These reports are publicly available.
5. Third-Party Services
Text opt-in consent data will not be sold or shared with third parties for promotional or marketing purposes. Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise share for marketing purposes your personal information with third parties without your consent. Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those third parties when accessing their websites or services.
6. Text Messaging
If you opt in to receive text messages from us, your phone number will be used solely to send you the types of messages you consented to receive. You may opt out at any time by replying STOP. We do not share phone numbers collected through our text messaging program with third parties for marketing purposes.
7. Data Retention & Security
We retain personal information as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy and to comply with Indiana campaign finance recordkeeping requirements. We implement reasonable safeguards to protect your information, though no system is completely secure.
8. Your Choices
You may unsubscribe from our email or text communications at any time. To request access to, correction of, or deletion of your information (subject to legal recordkeeping obligations), contact us at the information above. Note that certain contributor information is subject to mandatory public disclosure under Indiana law and cannot be deleted.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version will always be posted at yesforallen.org/privacy. Continued use of our website following any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
If you have any questions about our company’s privacy policy, or would like any currently collected data removed, please do not hesitate to contact us.