Privacy Policy and Disclaimer

Committee to Elect Shaun McMillan for District 8

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 27, 2025

This privacy policy outlines how the Committee to Elect Shaun McMillan for District 8 collects, uses, maintains, and discloses information collected from users (each, a "User") of the www.shaundistrict8.org and related services.

1. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information to operate our campaign, communicate with supporters, and comply with state and local election laws.

Personal Identification Information (PII): We may collect PII from Users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Users visit our Site, make a donation, fill out a form, sign up for a newsletter, or volunteer. This information may include:

Name
Email address
Mailing address (required for financial disclosures)
Phone number
Occupation and Employer (required for donations over a specified legal limit in North Carolina)
Other demographic information relevant to voter outreach.

Non-Personal Identification Information: We may collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with our Site. This may include the browser name, the type of computer or device used, and technical information about Users' means of connection to our Site, such as the operating system, the Internet service providers utilized, and other similar information.
Web Browser Cookies: Our Site may use "cookies" to enhance the User experience. Users' web browsers place cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. Users may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies or to alert them when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the Site may not function properly.

2. How We Use Collected Information

The Campaign collects and uses Users’ personal information for the following purposes:

To Run and Operate the Campaign: We use information to communicate about events, volunteer opportunities, and campaign news.
To Process Donations: We use the information Users provide about themselves when placing a donation only to complete that order and comply with legal requirements.
For Compliance and Disclosure: As a political campaign, we are required by law to disclose the name, mailing address, occupation, and employer of individuals who contribute to the Campaign above certain thresholds. This information is a matter of public record.
To Personalize User Experience: We may use information in the aggregate to understand how our Users as a group use the services and resources provided on our Site.

3. Protecting Your Information

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information, and data stored on our Site.

4. Sharing Your Personal Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent Users' personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers for the purposes outlined above. We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our business and the Site or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or surveys.

5. Third-Party Websites

Users may find advertising or other content on our Site that links to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Site.

General Disclaimer and Authorization Statement

This section serves as a mandatory public disclosure for campaign materials.

Disclaimer:

Authorization: This communication is paid for and authorized by Committee to Elect Shaun McMillan for District 8.
No Government Endorsement: The Committee to Elect Shaun McMillan for District 8 is an independent political campaign. We are not an agency of, nor are we endorsed by, any federal, state, county, or local government entity, including the United States Government or the City of Fayetteville.
Local Office: Shaun McMillan is a candidate for the Fayetteville City Council, a local, nonpartisan office within Cumberland County, North Carolina.
Public Disclosure: Contributions and donations to Committee to Elect Shaun McMillan for District 8 are subject to North Carolina campaign finance laws and reporting requirements. State law requires us to use our best efforts to collect and report the name, mailing address, occupation, and employer of individuals whose contributions exceed $50.