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Terms of Service and Privacy Policy


At House Majority PAC, we are exclusively focused on electing Democrats to the United States House of Representatives. We have over a decade-long history of success: investing in the closest races in the United States, executing winning strategies and making the most of the political environment. This Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how House Majority PAC (“HMP”, “we”, “our”, “us”) collects, uses and shares your personal information with respect to your use of thehousemajoritypac.com.

1……… SCOPE

2……… PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

3……… HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

4……… HOW WE DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION

5……… YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES AND RIGHTS

6……… SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION

7……… RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

9……… CHILDREN’S INFORMATION

9……. OTHER PROVISIONS

10……… INDEMNIFICATION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION

9……. OTHER PROVISIONS

11.           CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

12. …… STATE PRIVACY LAWS

13.           CONTACT US

1.         SCOPE

This Privacy Policy applies to the personal information we process, including on our website and other online or offline offerings. To make this Privacy Policy easier to read, our website, applications, and other offerings are collectively called the “Services.” By using our Services, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

2.         PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

The categories of personal information we collect depend on how you interact with us, our Services, and the requirements of applicable law. We collect information that you provide to us, information we obtain automatically when you use our Services, and information from other sources such as third-party services and organizations, as described below.

  1. Information You Provide to Us Directly

We may collect the following personal information that you provide to us:

We may collect personal information automatically when you use our Services:

Our uses of these Technologies fall into the following general categories:

See “Your Privacy Choices and Rights” below to understand your choices regarding these Technologies.

We may obtain information about you from other sources, including through third-party services and organizations that provide market research services.

3.         HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use your information for a variety of purposes, including to provide our Services and for administrative purposes, as described below.

  1. Provide Our Services

We use your information to support our focus on electing Democrats to the United States House of Representatives, such as:

We use your information for various administrative purposes to support your use of the Services, such as:

We may use personal information to tailor and provide you with content or promotional material. We may provide you with these materials as permitted by applicable law.

Some of the ways we may market to you include email, SMS, text message and direct mail.

If you have any questions about our marketing practices, you may contact us at any time as set forth in “Contact Us” below.

We also use your information for other purposes as requested by you or as permitted by applicable law.

4.         HOW WE DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION

We disclose your information to third parties for a variety of purposes, including to provide our Services, to protect us or others, or in the event of a major business transaction such as a merger, sale, or asset transfer, as described below.

  1. Disclosures to Provide our Services

The categories of third parties with whom we may share your information are described below.

Legal Compliance. We may access, preserve, and disclose any information we store associated with you to external parties if we, in good faith, believe doing so is required or appropriate to: comply with law enforcement or national security requests and legal process, such as a court order or subpoena; protect your, our, or others’ rights, property, or safety; enforce our policies or contracts; collect amounts owed to us; or assist with an investigation or prosecution of suspected or actual illegal activity.

Regulatory Organizations. We are often required to disclose information to the Federal Elections Commission regarding our contributions to comply with campaign finance laws. For example, federal law requires us to use our best efforts to collect and disclose the name, mailing address, occupation and name of employer of individuals whose contributions aggregate in excess of $200 in a calendar year.

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, purchase or sale of assets, or transition of service to another provider, your information may be sold or transferred as part of such a transaction, as permitted by law and/or contract.

We do not sell personal information in exchange for monetary consideration. We may, however, exchange certain personal information with partners who share in our mission. Under some state privacy laws, such exchanges of personal information may be considered a “sale” of personal data, even if no money is exchanged. For more information on the rights provided under some state laws, see our State Specific Privacy Policy.

We do not use your personal information for targeted advertising.

5.         YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES AND RIGHTS

Your Privacy Choices. The privacy choices you may have about your personal information are determined by applicable law and are described below.

We process requests to be placed on do-not-mail, do-not-phone, and do-not-contact lists as required by applicable law.

The online advertising industry also provides websites from which you may opt out of receiving targeted ads from data partners and other advertising partners that participate in self-regulatory programs. You can access these and learn more about targeted advertising and consumer choice and privacy by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative and the Digital Advertising Alliance. 

Please note that you must separately opt out in each browser and on each device.

6.         SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION

We take steps to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, no system is 100% secure, and we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide to us. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we do not accept liability for unauthorized disclosure.

By using our Services or providing personal information to us, you agree that we may communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your use of our Services. If we learn of a security system’s breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically by posting a notice on our Services, by mail or by sending an email to you.

7.         RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We store the personal information we collect as described in this Privacy Policy indefinitely and as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected, provide our Services, resolve disputes, establish legal defenses, conduct audits, pursue legitimate business purposes, enforce our agreements, and comply with applicable laws. 

8.         CHILDREN’S INFORMATION

The Services may, at times, include the collecting of information from children under 13 (or other age as required by local law); we only collect personal information from children after obtaining the appropriate parental or guardian consents.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal information to us without your consent, you may contact us as described in “Contact Us” below. If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal information in violation of applicable law, we will delete any personal information we have collected unless we have a legal obligation to keep it.

9.         OTHER PROVISIONS

Third-Party Services. Certain features and functionalities of the Services may link to or allow you to interface, interact, or share information with, access and/or use third-party websites, services, products, and technology (collectively, “Third-Party Services”) through the Services. HMP does not provide or control any aspect of the Third-Party Services and is not responsible for any compatibility issues, errors or bugs in the Services or Third-Party Services caused in whole or in part by the Third-Party Services or any update or upgrade thereto. We encourage our users to read the privacy policies of each Third-Party Service with which they interact. We do not endorse, screen or approve, and are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such Third-Party Services. Providing personal information to Third-Party Services is at your own risk.

Changes to our Privacy Policy. We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time at our sole discretion. If there are any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you as required by applicable law. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy whenever you access the Services to stay informed about our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy. You understand and agree that you will be deemed to have accepted the updated Privacy Policy if you continue to use our Services after the updated Privacy Policy takes effect.

International Users. The Site can be accessed from countries around the world and may contain references to services and that are not available in your country. These references do not imply that HMP intends to announce such services in your country. HMP makes no representations that the Site Materials are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who access or use the Site from other countries do so at their own volition and are responsible for compliance with local law.

10.  INDEMNIFICATION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Indemnification

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you will indemnify, defend and hold harmless HMP and its independent contractors, service providers, and consultants, successor organizations, and joint committee members, and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, partners and employees (individually and collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any losses, liabilities, claims, demands, damages, expenses or costs (“Claims”) arising out of or related to (a) your User Content or Feedback; (b) your violation of these Terms; (c) your violation, misappropriation or infringement of any rights of another (including intellectual property rights or privacy rights); or (d) your misconduct in connection with the Site. You agree to promptly notify Indemnified Parties of any third-party Claims, cooperate with Indemnified Parties in defending such Claims and pay all fees, costs and expenses associated with defending such Claims (including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees). You also agree that the Indemnified Parties will have control of the defense or settlement, at the Indemnified Party’s sole option, of any third-party Claims. 

Dispute Resolution; Binding Arbitration

Please read the following section carefully because it requires you to arbitrate certain disputes and claims with HMP and limits the manner in which you can seek relief from us, unless you opt out of arbitration by following the instructions set forth below. No class or representative actions or arbitrations are allowed under this arbitration provision. In addition, arbitration precludes you from suing in court or having a jury trial.

No Representative Actions. You and HMP agree that any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or our Site is personal to you and HMP and that any dispute will be resolved solely through individual action, and will not be brought as, and you hereby waive the right to bring, a class arbitration, class action or any other type of representative proceeding.

Arbitration of Disputes. Except for small claims disputes in which you or HMP seeks to bring an individual action in small claims court located in the county of your billing address, you and HMP waive your rights to a jury trial and to have any other dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or our Site, including claims related to privacy and data security, (collectively, “Disputes”) resolved in court. Instead, for any Dispute that you have against HMP you agree to first contact HMP and attempt to resolve the claim informally by sending a written notice of your claim (“Notice”) to HMP by email at info@thehousemajoritypac.com. The Notice must (a) include your name, residence address, email address, and telephone number; (b) describe the nature and basis of the Dispute; and (c) set forth the specific relief sought. Our notice to you will be similar in form to that described above. If you and HMP cannot reach an agreement to resolve the Dispute within thirty (30) days after such Notice is received, then either party may submit the Dispute to binding arbitration administered by JAMS or, under the limited circumstances set forth above, in court. All Disputes submitted to JAMS will be resolved through confidential, binding arbitration before one arbitrator. Arbitration proceedings will be held in the District of Columbia unless you are a consumer, in which case you may elect to hold the arbitration in your county of residence. You and HMP agree that Disputes will be held in accordance with the JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures (“JAMS Rules”). The most recent version of the JAMS Rules are available on the JAMS website and are hereby incorporated by reference. You either acknowledge and agree that you have read and understand the JAMS Rules or waive your opportunity to read the JAMS Rules and waive any claim that the JAMS Rules are unfair or should not apply for any reason.

You and HMP agree that these Terms affect interstate commerce and that the enforceability of this Section will be substantively and procedurally governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1, et seq. (the “FAA”), to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. As limited by the FAA, these Terms and the JAMS Rules, the arbitrator will have exclusive authority to make all procedural and substantive decisions regarding any Dispute and to grant any remedy that would otherwise be available in court, including the power to determine the question of arbitrability. The arbitrator may conduct only an individual arbitration and may not consolidate more than one individual’s claims, preside over any type of class or representative proceeding or preside over any proceeding involving more than one individual.

The arbitration will allow for the discovery or exchange of non-privileged information relevant to the Dispute.  The arbitrator, HMP, and you will maintain the confidentiality of any arbitration proceedings, judgments and awards, including information gathered, prepared and presented for purposes of the arbitration or related to the Dispute(s) therein. The arbitrator will have the authority to make appropriate rulings to safeguard confidentiality, unless the law provides to the contrary. The duty of confidentiality does not apply to the extent that disclosure is necessary to prepare for or conduct the arbitration hearing on the merits, in connection with a court application for a preliminary remedy or in connection with a judicial challenge to an arbitration award or its enforcement, or to the extent that disclosure is otherwise required by law or judicial decision.

You and HMP agree that the courts of the District of Columbia and of the United States sitting in the District of Columbia have exclusive jurisdiction over any appeals and the enforcement of an arbitration award.

Any Dispute must be filed within one year after the relevant claim arose; otherwise, the Dispute is permanently barred, which means that you and HMP will not have the right to assert the claim.

If any portion of this Section is found to be unenforceable or unlawful for any reason, (a) the unenforceable or unlawful provision shall be severed from these Terms; (b) severance of the unenforceable or unlawful provision shall have no impact whatsoever on the remainder of this Section or the parties’ ability to compel arbitration of any remaining claims on an individual basis pursuant to this Section; and (c) to the extent that any claims must therefore proceed on a class, collective, consolidated, or representative basis, such claims must be litigated in a civil court of competent jurisdiction and not in arbitration, and the parties agree that litigation of those claims shall be stayed pending the outcome of any individual claims in arbitration. Further, if any part of this Section is found to prohibit an individual claim seeking public injunctive relief, that provision will have no effect to the extent such relief is allowed to be sought out of arbitration, and the remainder of this Section will be enforceable.

With respect to any text programs offered by HMP, HMP’s platform provider is a third-party beneficiary of the foregoing arbitration, class action, and jury waiver provisions.

11.   California Residents

California’s “Shine the Light” law (Civil Code Section § 1798.83) allows Company’s Website users that are California residents, to request certain information pertaining to Company’s disclosure of Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact the Company by emailing us at 

info@thehousemajoritypac.com.

12.   State Privacy Laws

Some U.S. state privacy laws require specific disclosures. Those disclosures supplement our Privacy Policy.

13.   Contact Us

If you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your rights as detailed in this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@thehousemajoritypac.com.

STATE PRIVACY LAWS

Some state’s privacy laws require us to provide some additional information to residents of those states, which we explain below.

The table below outlines the categories of personal information we may collect, the sources and recipients of personal information, and the purposes for which we may use personal information (depending on how and why you interact with the Services).

Personal Information CategorySourcesPurposesRecipients
Records (e.g., as name, address, telephone number, education, employment history, credit card or debit card number)Information you provide directly or through your interactions with our Services; Third-party providers; Information from our partners or customers(a) Providing our Services; (b) Improving our Services; (c) Ensuring the security of our Services ; (d) Providing technical support; (e) Communicating with you; (f) Conducting qualitative and quantitative research on behalf of ourself; (g) Marketing and business development; (h) Exercising/protecting legal rights and complying with legal obligationsService Providers/ Partners
Donation Information (e.g., information regarding donations made and donor)Information you provide to us directly; Information from Partner Organizations(a) Providing our Services; (b) Improving our Services; (c) Ensuring the security of our Services; (d) Providing technical support; (e) Communicating with you; (f) Marketing and business development; g) Personal Information exchanges with Partner Organizations/Sales under applicable state law; (h) Exercising/protecting legal rights and complying with legal obligations (i) Enabling quantitative or qualitative research; (j) Processing donationsService Providers; Partner Organizations; Regulatory Agencies
Characteristics of protected classifications under applicable laws (e.g., your gender or age)Information you provide to us directly; Third-party providers(a) Enabling quantitative or qualitative research on behalf of ourselves; (b) Marketing and business development; (c) receiving donations; (d) Exercising/protecting legal rights and complying with legal obligations;Service providers
Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity Information (e.g., browsing history, search history, and information regarding your interactions with our Services)Your interactions with our Site(a) Providing our Services; (b) Improving our Services; (c) Ensuring the security of our Services; (d) Providing technical support; (e) Enabling participation in content offerings 
Professional or Employment-Related Information / Education informationInformation you provide to us directly; Customers; Third-party providers(a) Providing our Services; (b) Improving our Services; (c) Ensuring the security of our Services; (d) Providing technical support; (e) Communicating with you; (f) Enabling quantitative or qualitative research on behalf of ourselves or our Customers; (g) Exercising/protecting legal rights and complying with legal obligationsService Providers
InferencesInformation you provide to us directly or through your interactions with our Site; Information from our partners and third-parties(a) Providing our Services; (b) Improving our Services; (c) Enabling participation in content offerings; (d) Enabling quantitative or qualitative research on behalf of ourselves or our CustomersN/A


Disclosure of Personal Information

We may disclose the personal information identified in the table above to third parties as follows (depending on how and why you interact with the Site and Services):

Service Providers

We may disclose personal information to our service providers in order to have them perform services that assist us in fulfilling the purposes listed above. Our service providers provide us with a range of services, including: hosting our Services, processing payments, legal, auditing and accounting professional services, postal and email delivery, conducting analysis to improve our products and Services, fulfilling requests you make, managing payments, performing identity verification, and answering your questions. We may disclose personal information to our service providers in order to improve our Services, such as to identify bugs, repair errors, or ensure that services function as intended, or conduct internal research and analysis to improve our technology.

No Disclosure to Advertising Partners

We do not disclose any of your information for any advertising purposes.

Other Disclosures

On an ad hoc basis as necessary, we may also disclose personal information to third parties (such as our partners, service providers, and law enforcement and government agencies) to secure our Services and rights and interests of HMP and its partners, including to detect, prevent, and investigate security incidents or violations of our Terms of Use or applicable laws, or in the context of legal proceedings. We may also disclose personal information to an acquirer, assignee or other successor entity in connection with a sale, merger, or reorganization of all or substantially all of the equity, business, or assets HMP.

Use of Sensitive Personal Information

Depending on how and why you interact with our Services, some of the personal information that HMP may collect, or infer and use about you, may be considered “sensitive data” or
“sensitive data inferences” under Colorado Law in certain circumstances:

We only collect your sensitive personal information when you voluntarily provide this information to us and provide clear, specific, opt-in consent. If you would like us to limit or stop our use of your sensitive personal information, you may contact us as indicated in the Contact Us section.  We will respond to your request as required by applicable laws.

Retention of Personal Information

We will delete your information upon your request. We otherwise retain your personal information indefinitely.

Privacy Rights

Residents of certain states have certain rights in respect to your personal information under applicable state law. You may not be discriminated against because you exercise your rights under state law. These rights include:

Certain state residents also are entitled to request and, once a year, obtain free of charge a copy of their personal data that we hold.

Exercising your rights

Consistent with applicable law, you may exercise the rights described in this section. Please note that the rights may vary depending on your country or state of residence. To exercise your data protection rights, please contact us as listed below.

While it is our policy to respect the rights of individuals, please be aware that your exercise of these rights is subject to certain exemptions and exceptions, and some of these rights might be limited (for example the right to withdraw consent) where we are required or permitted by law to continue processing your personal data to deliver services to you, defend our rights or meet our legal and regulatory obligations.

If you contact us to exercise any of these rights, please note that we may only implement requests with respect to the personal data associated with you as an individual. We may need to verify your identity before implementing your request. We will try to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable and in accordance with the timelines required under applicable law. If we cannot verify your identity or your ownership rights to the data, we may not be able to service your request until you provide proper documentation.

Right to appeal

If we deny your request to exercise any of your state privacy rights, you may appeal that decisions by contacting us at info@thehousemajoritypac.com and providing your request and the reason behind your appeal.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or to exercise your rights as detailed in this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@thehousemajoritypac.com or us the form located here for Colorado and here for Oregon.