Privacy Policy — Lampkin for Ontario City Council 2026
Last Updated: September 16, 2026
Lampkin for Ontario City Council 2026 ("Campaign," "we," "us," or "our") respects the privacy of visitors to LampkinForOntario.org. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through this website, why we collect it, how we use it, and the choices available to you.
Our goal is straightforward: collect only information reasonably necessary to operate the campaign, communicate with people who voluntarily engage with us, comply with applicable campaign-finance and other legal requirements, and maintain and improve the website.
Information You Choose to Provide
The information we collect depends on how you interact with the website.
Email Updates
If you voluntarily subscribe to campaign updates, we collect:
- First name
- Email address
We use this information to send campaign news, community updates, new 2-Minute Reads, event information, and other communications you requested.
Subscription is voluntary. You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in campaign emails.
We do not ask newsletter subscribers to provide political affiliation, voting preference, race, religion, income, marital status, or other sensitive demographic information as a condition of subscribing.
Volunteer Information
If you volunteer through the website, we may collect information such as:
- First and last name
- Email address
- Phone number, if provided
- Street address, if provided
- ZIP code
- Volunteer interests, availability, or other information you voluntarily submit through the volunteer process
We use this information to contact you about campaign volunteer opportunities, organize campaign activities, and coordinate with volunteers.
Contacting the Campaign
If you use the website's contact form or otherwise contact the Campaign, we may collect:
- Your name
- Email address
- Street address, if voluntarily provided
- The subject of your inquiry
- The contents of your message
- Other information you voluntarily provide
We use this information to review and respond to questions, concerns, ideas, requests, or other communications.
Please avoid submitting sensitive personal information through a general contact form unless it is necessary for your communication.
Campaign Contributions
Campaign contributions initiated through LampkinForOntario.org are processed through a third-party payment processor, currently Stripe.
The Campaign does not store your complete credit- or debit-card information on its website or servers.
When you contribute, the Campaign and its payment processor may collect information necessary to process the contribution and comply with applicable campaign-finance laws, including information such as:
- Name
- Mailing or street address
- Email address
- Contribution amount and date
- Occupation and employer when required
- Other information necessary to verify eligibility, process the contribution, maintain campaign records, and satisfy reporting requirements
Certain campaign contribution information must be retained and may be disclosed in public campaign-finance reports as required by law. Requests to delete information do not override legal recordkeeping or disclosure obligations.
Stripe's handling of payment information is governed by Stripe's own privacy practices and terms.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, LampkinForOntario.org may automatically receive limited technical information when you visit, such as:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Pages visited
- Approximate date and time of a visit
- Referring webpage
- General website interaction and performance information
We may use this information to operate, secure, troubleshoot, and understand the performance of the website.
We do not use website activity to infer a visitor's political beliefs, political affiliation, voting preference, or other sensitive characteristics.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
LampkinForOntario.org may use cookies and similar technologies necessary for basic website functionality, security, preferences, and performance.
Where nonessential analytics or similar technologies are used, they are subject to the choices presented through the website's cookie and tracking controls.
Visitors may accept or decline nonessential tracking through the cookie banner or available privacy controls.
We do not use cookies to create profiles of visitors for cross-site political advertising or to infer political preferences.
Browser settings may also allow you to manage or delete cookies. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.
How We Use Information
We may use information collected through the website to:
- Operate, maintain, secure, and improve LampkinForOntario.org
- Provide information or services you request
- Send communications to people who voluntarily subscribe
- Respond to questions, concerns, and messages
- Coordinate campaign volunteers and events
- Process campaign contributions
- Maintain legally required campaign records
- Complete campaign-finance reporting and compliance obligations
- Prevent fraud, abuse, security threats, or technical problems
- Analyze aggregate website performance
- Comply with applicable law, legal process, or governmental requirements
We do not use personal information collected through the website to determine how an individual is likely to vote.
How Information May Be Shared
We do not sell personal information.
We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
We may provide limited information to service providers that help us operate the Campaign and website, such as providers of:
- Website hosting and website management
- Email communications
- Form processing and data storage
- Payment processing
- Campaign compliance and accounting services
- Website security and technical support
- Analytics, when enabled consistent with visitor privacy choices
These providers receive information only as reasonably necessary to perform services for the Campaign or as otherwise permitted or required by law.
Campaign-Finance Reporting
Some information concerning campaign contributions is required to be maintained and publicly disclosed under applicable campaign-finance laws.
Such disclosures are legal reporting requirements and are separate from the Campaign's general website privacy practices.
Legal Requirements
We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:
- Comply with applicable law, regulation, subpoena, court order, or other lawful process
- Satisfy campaign-finance reporting, auditing, or recordkeeping requirements
- Protect the rights, security, property, or safety of the Campaign, website visitors, volunteers, or others
- Investigate suspected fraud, misuse, or security incidents
Third-Party Websites and Services
LampkinForOntario.org contains links to websites and services operated by third parties, including social-media platforms and payment-processing services.
When you leave this website or use a third-party service, that organization's privacy policy and practices govern the information it collects.
The Campaign does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites and encourages visitors to review their policies before submitting personal information.
Email Communications
People who voluntarily subscribe to Campaign emails may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided in the email.
An unsubscribe request will stop future promotional or informational subscription emails. We may still send communications necessary to respond to a specific request, administer a volunteer activity, process or document a contribution, or comply with legal obligations.
Your Privacy Choices
You may contact the Campaign to:
- Ask what personal information you have voluntarily submitted through the website
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of information where deletion is reasonably possible and not inconsistent with legal, campaign-finance, security, archival, or recordkeeping obligations
- Withdraw from campaign email communications
We may need sufficient information to verify a request before acting upon it.
Some information cannot be deleted when the Campaign is legally required to retain or report it.
Privacy requests may be sent to: [email protected]
Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, campaign operations, legal compliance, dispute resolution, security, and required recordkeeping.
Campaign-finance information may be retained for the period required by applicable law.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards intended to protect information submitted through the website.
However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Visitors should use reasonable care when deciding what personal information to transmit electronically.
Children's Privacy
LampkinForOntario.org is intended primarily to provide information about the Campaign and civic issues and is not directed toward children under 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13.
If you believe that a child under 13 has submitted personal information through the website, please contact us so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy if the website's features, technologies, service providers, campaign practices, or legal obligations change.
When we make changes, we will update the Last Updated date at the top of this page.
Material changes to how we collect or use personal information will be reflected in this Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
Questions about this Privacy Policy or the Campaign's website privacy practices may be directed to:
Lampkin for Ontario City Council 2026
Ontario, California
[email protected]
(909) 223-0070
Paid for by Lampkin for Ontario City Council 2026. FPPC ID #1494106.