PRIVACY POLICY
Effective date: [12/30/2025]
This Privacy Policy describes how the campaign for Mihai Todea (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, shares, and protects personal information through the Site https://mihaiforpa.com. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy covers site visitors, donors, volunteers, event registrants, and people who contact us.
Controller and Contact Information
Controller:
Privacy contact:
Information We Collect
Information you provide: name, email, postal address, phone number, date of birth (if required for donation verification), occupation and employer (if required by campaign finance reporting), donation amount, payment information processed by our payment processor, volunteer information, and any messages you send.
Automatically collected: IP address, device and browser information, pages visited, referrer, and cookies/usage data.
Third-party sources: data from payment processors, email service providers, and social networks if you interact through those services.
How We Use Information
To process donations, send receipts, and comply with campaign finance laws and reporting.
To send campaign communications (email, SMS, mail) about the campaign, events, volunteer opportunities, and fundraising.
To manage volunteers and events.
To analyze and improve the Site and communications (analytics).
To respond to inquiries and enforce legal rights.
Legal Basis for Processing (where applicable)
For U.S. campaign activity, processing is based on consent (donations, email opt-in) and the campaign’s legitimate interest (communicating with supporters and complying with legal obligations).
Sharing and Disclosure
Service providers: payment processors, email/CRM providers, hosting (Squarespace), analytics providers, and vendors who perform services on our behalf.
Compliance: we may disclose information to comply with law, respond to legal requests, or enforce our rights.
No sale of personal data: We do not sell personal information for monetary consideration. We may share data with allied political organizations consistent with campaign goals — if you want to opt-out of certain sharing, contact us.
Payment Information and Security
Payment card information is processed by Squarespace Commerce and associated payment processors and is not stored on our servers. We do not collect full payment card numbers. Please review the payment processor’s privacy/security documentation.
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect data, but no system is 100% secure.
Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies and similar technologies for site functionality, analytics, and marketing. You can manage cookie settings through your browser. Examples:
Essential cookies: required for site operation.
Analytics cookies: Google Analytics (if used) or Squarespace Metrics.
Marketing cookies: used for advertising and retargeting (if applicable).
Donor Rights and Retention
We retain donor and supporter data as necessary to fulfill legal obligations and for campaign purposes. Donor reporting information (name, address, employer/occupation, contribution amount) will be retained as required by law.
If you request deletion or restriction, we will evaluate based on legal obligations and legitimate interests. Contact us to make requests.
Children’s Privacy
The Site is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn we have collected a child’s information, we will delete it.
Communications and Opt-out
You may opt out of campaign emails by following unsubscribe instructions in messages or by contacting us. Opting out of email does not prevent us from sending legally required communications.
Changes to this Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy; we will post an updated effective date.
Contact
For questions or to exercise privacy rights, contact us.