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The Democracy Matters Institute is a partner organization with Common Cause © 2010 Democracy Matters, Inc. Democracy Matters is a non-profit, non-partisan organization. \| Privacy Statement PRIVACY POLICY\| Close Democracy Matters takes the issue of safeguarding your privacy online very seriously. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information practices. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for visitors to the DemocracyMatters.org Web site and when you provide information to us. Please read this Privacy Statement carefully. Visitor Information We require that you provide visitor information when you request a Democracy Matters Speakers Bureau presentation, information and/or make a donation. Visitor information consists of contact information such as name and address. DemocracyMatters.org uses the visitor information to provide visitors with access and track data about our online efforts. Disclosure of Visitor Information to Third Parties DemocracyMatters.org will not share any information that personally identifies visitors with any third party, without the visitor's permission, or unless DemocracyMatters.org believes in good faith such disclosure is required by law or to protect our rights, or the safety or rights of other visitors or the public. Cookies DemocracyMatters.org does not use cookie technology. Links to Other Web Sites The DemocracyMatters.org Web site may contain links to other Web sites. As a result, you may be directed to Web sites that are beyond the control of DemocracyMatters.org. For example, if you click on a link, this will take you off the DemocracyMatters.org Web site. These other Web sites may collect personal information from you. They may also send cookies to you. DemocracyMatters.org is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such other Web sites and such other Web sites are not bound by the terms of the DemocracyMatters.org Privacy Statement. In addition, if DemocracyMatters.org references, recommends any third party Web sites, DemocracyMatters.org requests that visitors to these sites read the privacy statements posted therein as DemocracyMatters.org makes no representations about such third party policies. Submission of Personal Information DemocracyMatters.org operates secure data networks and strives to protect personal information and privacy. However, no transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while DemocracyMatters.org strives to protect personal information, DemocracyMatters.org cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information visitors transmit to or from the DemocracyMatters.org Web site. Security DemocracyMatters.org has implemented security features and strict policy guidelines to safeguard the privacy of DemocracyMatters.org visitor information from unauthorized access or improper use, and we will continue to enhance our security procedures as new technology becomes available. While we utilize our best efforts to protect your personally identifiable information, DemocracyMatters.org cannot guaranty or warrant the security of any information that you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Corrections/Updating Visitor Information DemocracyMatters.org gives visitors the following options for changing and modifying information previously provided: Email Susan Critton; or, send mail to the following postal address: Democracy Matters P.O. Box 157 Hamilton, NY 13346 The Democracy Matters Institute / PO Box 157 / Hamilton, NY 13346

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