PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: November 11, 2020

This Privacy Policy describes how Murmuration, Inc. (“Murmuration,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information about individuals (“you”) through websites that link to this privacy policy, including our m{hq and m{insights platform (collectively, our “Sites”). As part of Murmuration’s mission, we work with partners to promote online voter registration, civic engagement and voter participation.

Information Collected

We may collect personal information from or about you when you voluntarily provide us with such information, such as by filling out a form, signing up for our mailing list, participating in a video session, applying for a job, or otherwise communicating with us for any purpose. We may also receive personal information about you from third parties, such as schools, government entities, partners, data providers, affiliates, and service providers. We may combine the information we collect from other sources with any information that you provide to us.

The personal information that we collect may include your name, your contact information (such as address, phone number, and email address), and your birthday.

Additionally, when you access our Sites, we or our third-party partners may collect information automatically such as your IP address, information about your browser or computer, your interactions with our site, or information stored in a cookie. We may also use third-party service providers that may collect information about your online activities across this and other sites over time.

Use of Information

We may use information that we or our service providers collect from you for the purposes identified at the point of collection or as provided in this policy. Among other uses, we may use your information in the following ways:

• To provide our services, including modeling and analytics services provided through our m{hq platform;
• To operate, provide, maintain, and improve our Sites including to help track or complete your voter registration process;
• To communicate with you, including about voter registration and education-related advocacy;
• For research purposes, including to track voter registration and voter participation activities;
• To contact users who are interested in applying for jobs at Murmuration;
• To comply with the law and maintain the security of our Sites and services;
• For our recordkeeping purposes; or
• For any other purpose for which you have given your consent, or for any other purpose disclosed at the time of collection.

Sharing of Information

We may share the information that we collect:

• With our affiliates, service providers, and other third parties for purposes consistent with our mission, including for advocacy organizations or political campaigns to contact you;
• With organizations who partner with us to offer the website where you provided your information;
• As part of a sale or merger of all or part of Murmuration’s assets, including at bankruptcy;
• Pursuant to a subpoena, court order, or other legal process;
• With government entities as needed to provide our services and where required by law;
• To investigate, respond to or resolve problems or inquiries (including law enforcement requests) or protect, enforce, or defend our rights, assets and/or interests;
• To prevent or respond to a violation of any law, regulation, or our Terms of Use; or
• With your consent or as otherwise disclosed at the time of collection.
• We may also share aggregate or de-identified information with third parties in our discretion.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Site use cookies and similar technologies.  A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer.  Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.  For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, cookies and other similar technologies (like scripts, plugins, tags, device fingerprints, Local Stored Objects, beacons and pixels) are all called “cookies.”

Children’s Privacy

Our services are not intended to be used by children, and we do not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from children. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 years old, we will take appropriate actions to delete this information.

If you are a parent or legal guardian of a child under 13 years old, and you believe that your child has provided personal information to Murmuration, you may contact us at info@murmuration.org to request that we delete personal information provided by your child from our systems.

Third Party Websites

Our Sites may contain links to third-party websites. Please be aware that we do not control these linked websites and that this Privacy Policy does not apply to those websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any third-party website that you visit before you provide any information to that website’s owner.

How We Protect Information

We have implemented reasonable safeguards to help protect the security of your personal information.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify or revise this Privacy Policy at any time and at our sole discretion. We will post any changes to this Privacy Policy on our website. We encourage you to revisit this policy regularly to stay informed about how we collect, use, and share information.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@murmuration.org