Privacy Policy

Overview

Re-Elect Lester Friedman for Beverly Hills City Council 2026 ("the Campaign," "we," "our," or "us") cares about your privacy rights and about providing the information you need to protect them. This Privacy Policy explains our privacy practices and applies only to information collected through our campaign website.

We may revise and update this policy if our practices change, if we add new features to the site, or if we change existing ones that affect these practices. We may also update this policy if we identify better ways to inform you about campaign products, services, or opportunities. Please refer back to this page for the latest information.

Information Collected About You

We collect a variety of personal information from people who register on our site, make contributions through our site, or use other functions or features on the site. Personal information includes information that can be directly associated with a specific person or entity, such as a name, address, telephone number, payment information, email address, or information about activities directly linked to that person.

We collect information you give us when you register on our site, contact us, sign up to volunteer, or make an online contribution. For example, when making a contribution, you may provide your name, address, occupation, employer, billing address, and payment information, along with any information required for campaign finance compliance.

You may request changes to information you have submitted through the site by contacting info@friedmanforcouncil.com.

We also automatically receive certain types of information whenever you interact with us online, including your IP address, browser type, and clickstream data about how you use the site. Some of this information may be collected through cookies and similar technologies.

Text Messaging

If you provide your mobile phone number and opt in to receive text messages from us, we may send you SMS or MMS messages about campaign events, campaign updates, and fundraising efforts. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply.

You may opt out at any time by replying STOP to any message. You may request help by replying HELP or by contacting us at info@friedmanforcouncil.com.

Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third party for marketing purposes.

Network and Information Security

We employ a variety of physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information. We use commercially reasonable tools and techniques to guard against unauthorized access to our systems, restrict access to personal information to people who need it to provide campaign services, and use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software to encrypt information you submit through the site.

We also store the personal information we collect from you behind a secure firewall and on secure servers. No transmission over the internet is completely secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect the information we collect.

Disclosure of Personal Information

Text messaging originator opt-in data will not be shared with any third party, except:

• With vendors, consultants, and service providers who need access to that information to carry out work on our behalf and who will not use it for their own purposes.
• When we believe disclosure is required by applicable law, rule, regulation, lawful process, or law enforcement request.

If you opt in to receive text messages, your phone number will only be used for campaign communications and as otherwise permitted under this policy. We will not sell or lease your phone number to any third party.

We may disclose other personal information for the following limited purposes:

• To comply with campaign finance laws: We may disclose contribution information when required by law.
• To carry out your requests: We may share personal information as needed to process contributions, deliver communications, or fulfill your requests.
• To protect you and ourselves: We may disclose information when we believe it is necessary to comply with the law, protect our rights or property, or protect supporters and visitors from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful conduct.

Outside of those limited situations, we do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

Cookies

We may automatically collect information using cookies or cookie-like files called local shared objects. Cookies are small data files stored on your device. Among other things, they help us improve the site and your experience, count visits, tailor your experience based on the areas of the site you use, and reduce the need to re-enter information each time you visit.

Most web browsers accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to remove cookies or reject them through your browser settings. Doing so may affect certain features or services of the site.

Analytics Tools

We may use analytics tools, including Google Analytics, to understand site traffic and visitor activity. These tools may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and general interaction data to help us improve the site and measure campaign communications.

Third-Party Services and Links

Our website may link to or rely on third-party services, such as social media platforms, analytics providers, event RSVP destinations, or external contribution processors. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties, and we encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing them with information.

Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

We do not knowingly, directly, or passively collect personal information from children under the age of 13. Children under 13 should not provide personal information on this site. Parents and guardians should supervise their children while online.

Links to Other Sites

We may provide links to third-party websites, including websites maintained by political candidates, political committees, news organizations, or service providers. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those sites, and we encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing them with information.

Updating This Policy

We may revise or update this Privacy Policy as our practices change, as we add or change site features, or as legal requirements evolve. If we update this policy, we will post the revised version on this page and update the effective date above.

How to Contact Us

For questions about our text messaging program or to request that your information be updated or deleted, please contact us using the information below.