Overview
Last Revised: 10/20/2026
This Privacy Policy explains how the Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund ( “DGVF”, “we” or “us”) collects, uses, and discloses Personal Information, including when you access or use our websites and other online services/platforms that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, “Services”), or otherwise interact with us. It also describes rights you may have under applicable laws. As used in this Privacy Policy, “Personal Information” means information that uniquely identifies, relates to, describes, or is reasonably capable of being associated with or linked to you.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by revising the “Last Revised” date at the top of this Privacy Policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as by adding a statement to our website homepage or by sending you a notification). We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy whenever you access or use the Services or otherwise interact with us to make sure that you stay informed about our information practices and the choices available to you.
What Personal Information do we collect?
Personal Information You Provide To Us
We collect Personal Information you provide directly to us. For example, we collect information when you make a donation, participate in any interactive areas or features of the Services, sign up to receive email updates or other notifications (such as text message alerts), fill out a form,, or otherwise communicate with us. The types of Personal Information we may collect include your name, email address, postal address, phone number, credit card (via ActBlue and our third-party payment processor),and other payment information, and any other Personal Information you choose to provide.
In addition, note that the United States Federal Election Commission, United States Internal Revenue Service, and certain state agencies may require us to collect and publicly report certain information from donors. For example, the Federal Election Commission requires us to collect (and disclose) the name, mailing address, occupation, and employer of all individuals whose donations exceed $200 per calendar year.
Other Information We Collect When You Use Our Services
When you access or use the Services, we automatically collect certain Personal Information about you, including:
Log Information: We collect information related to your access to and use of the Services, such as your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, your operating system, the type of browser you use, your activity on the Services (such as access times, pages viewed, and links clicked), and the webpage that you visited before navigating to the Services.
Device Information: We may collect information about the computer or mobile device you use to access the Services, such as the hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
Location Information: We may derive the approximate location of your device from your IP address.
Information Collected by Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies: We (and our service providers) may use various technologies to collect information, including cookies and web beacons. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that, among other things, help us to improve the Services and your experience, see which areas or features of the Services are popular, and count visits to the Services. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, please see the Your Choices section of this Privacy Policy below. Web beacons are small electronic images that may be used on the Services or in emails and that help to deliver cookies, count visits to the Services, monitor user activity on the Services, and understand usage and campaign effectiveness.
Information We Collect From Other Sources
We may obtain Personal Information from other sources and combine it with Personal Information we collect through the Services. For example, if you make a donation to a third-party website, such as Act Blue, for our benefit we will obtain certain Personal Information about you from the third party that operates that website.
How do we use the Personal Information we collect?
We may use Personal Information we collect for the following purposes:
To provide, maintain, and improve the Services;
To provide you with services, products, or information you request, and to send you related information, such as notifications and confirmations;
To send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages;
To respond to your emails, submissions, comments, questions, and requests, and to provide customer service;
To request feedback, and to otherwise contact you about your use of the Services;
To send you newsletters, and to otherwise provide you with news and information that we think will be of interest to you, such as sending you information to keep you informed about various campaigns, candidates, issues, events, resources, promotions, contests, products, and services;
To help connect you with other supporters, and to solicit volunteers, donations, and support for DGVF and for candidates, issues, events, and organizations that we support;
To remind you to send in your voter registration form and to vote, and to assist you in finding your voter registration information and polling location;
To contact you if additional information is necessary under federal election laws or other applicable laws;
To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with the Services;
To carry out any other purpose for which the Personal Information was collected.
What Personal Information do we share with third parties?
We may share Personal Information with your consent or as follows or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy:
With vendors, consultants, and other service providers or volunteers who are engaged by or working with us and who need access to such Personal information to carry out work or to perform services on our behalf;
With candidates, organizations, groups, or causes that we believe have similar political viewpoints, principles, or objectives;
To report required information to the United States Federal Election Commission, United States Internal Revenue Service, and certain state agencies;
When you give us your consent to do so, including when we notify you on the Services that the Personal Information you provide will be shared in a particular manner and you provide such Personal Information;
When we believe in good faith that we are lawfully authorized or required to do so or that doing so is reasonably necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable laws or legal processes or to respond to lawful requests, claims, or legal authorities, including responding to lawful subpoenas, warrants, or court orders;
When we believe in good faith that doing so is reasonably necessary or appropriate to respond to claims or to protect the rights, property, or safety of DGVF, our users, our employees, our volunteers, copyright owners, third parties or the public, including to protect such parties from fraudulent, abusive, inappropriate, or unlawful activity or use of the Services; and
In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, reorganization, acquisition, asset sale, financing or lending transaction, or in any other situation where Personal Information may be disclosed or transferred as one of the assets of DGVF.
We also may share aggregated or de-identified information with third parties that cannot reasonably be used by such third parties to identify you.
The above excludes automated text messaging opt-in consent; this information will only be shared (1) with vendors, consultants and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf (and who will not use such information for their own purposes); or (2) if we believe disclosure is required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation or to comply with law enforcement or legal process.
What Personal Information may be shared in connection with online petitions?
When you sign an online petition, you understand that such petition is public information and that we may make the petition, including your name, city, state, and any comments you provided in connection therewith, publicly available. In addition, we may provide such petitions or compilations thereof to national, state, or local leaders or to the press.
Other websites linked to our services
The Services may contain links to other websites. For example, the Services may link to a third-party website, such as ActBlue, to enable donations or to a third-party website, to help organize volunteers for our benefit. Any Personal Information you provide on websites that are operated by a third party and linked to the Services is provided directly to the third party that operates such website and is subject to that third party’s privacy policy. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such websites, and we are not responsible for the information practices or policies of the third parties that operate such websites. Before providing Personal Information on any website that is operated by a third party and linked to the Services, we encourage you to review the privacy policy of the third party that operates such website and to learn more about the privacy practices and policies of such third party.
Advertising and analytics services provided by others
We may allow others to provide analytics services and to serve advertisements on our behalf. These entities may use cookies, web beacons, device identifiers, and other technologies to collect Personal Information about your use of the Services and other websites, including your IP address, web browser, mobile network information, pages viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked, and conversion information. This Personal Information may be used by DGVF and others to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, deliver advertising and content targeted to your interests, and better understand your online activity. For more information about interest-based ads, or to opt out of having your web browsing information used for behavioral advertising purposes, please visit www.aboutads.info/choices. In addition, your device may include a feature (such as “Limit Ad Tracking” on iOS or “Opt Out of Interest-Based Ads” or “Opt Out of Ads Personalization” on Android) that allows you to opt out of having Personal Information collected through certain device applications used for targeted advertising purposes.
HOW WE PROTECT PERSONAL INFORMATION
We have implemented commercially reasonable measures designed to secure your Personal Information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Despite these efforts to store Personal Information in a secure environment, we cannot guarantee the security of Personal Information during its transmission or its storage on our systems.
HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We retain your Personal Information for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy; and to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce any agreements. Criteria we will use to determine how long to retain your Personal Information include the nature and length of our relationship with you; our legal rights, obligations, and retention requirements; and if we have an ongoing purpose for retaining your Personal Information.
INTERNATIONAL USE
If you are using our site from outside of the United States, please note that our site is hosted in the United States. Where permitted by applicable law, we may transfer the Personal Information we collect about you to the United States and other jurisdictions that may not be deemed to provide the same level of data protection as your home country, as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
Your choices
Cookies
Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject browser cookies, such removal or rejection could affect the availability and functionality of the Services.
Promotional Communications
You may “opt out” of receiving promotional communications (such as text messages, email updates, and newsletters) from DGVF by following the instructions in those communications. Please note that we may still send you other types of non-promotional communications, such as those about your use of the Services or any of your donations, transactions, or activities related to the Services.
Exercising Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the following rights with respect to your Personal Information under applicable data protection laws.
● Access: The right to request access to and obtain a copy of any Personal Information we may have about you
● Deletion: The right to delete your Personal Information that we have obtained or collected, subject to certain exceptions.
● Correction: The right to request that we correct any inaccuracies in your Personal Information, subject to certain exceptions.
● Opt-out of certain processing: The right to (a) opt out of the processing of your Personal Information for purposes of targeted advertising, (b) opt out of the sale or sharing of your Personal Information; and (c) opt out of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
● Lodge a complaint: The right to lodge a complaint with a regulatory agency if you believe we have violated any of the rights afforded to you under applicable data protection laws. We encourage you to first reach out to us so we have an opportunity to address your concerns directly before you do so.
To exercise any of the privacy rights afforded to you under applicable data protection laws, please submit a request via https://wkf.ms/4zkfjYh.
Questions?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@democraticgrassrootsvictoryfund.org.