Our website has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of the information under our control. Our servers are located in a locked, secure environment.

When you contribute online, the Senate Democratic Caucus uses state-of-the-art security protocols to protect sensitive data, such as personal information and credit card numbers. While this data is being transferred, it is protected by the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) using a 128-bit signed certificate. Encryption keys are secured by Verisign. For more information on SSL and web security, see http://www.verisign.com.

When you volunteer online:

Our volunteer forms ask you to give us contact information (such as your name and email address) and geographic information (such as your address, city, state and zip code). We use this information to send you customized content about campaigns and to help match your interests to campaign activities. If you provide your phone number, we may call you. If you choose to subscribe to an email newsletter, we use your email address to send you that newsletter. We work closely with Democratic candidates, parties and allied organizations. If - and only if - you give your consent on our volunteer form, we may share some basic contact information with them, and they may contact you.

When you contribute money online:

We are required by Michigan Law to collect and report the name, mailing address, occupation and name of employers of individuals whose contributions exceed $100 in a calendar year. These records are available to the public. However, they cannot be used by other organizations for fund raising. We also make a note of your telephone number and email address, which helps us to contact you quickly if follow-up on your contribution is necessary under Michigan election law.

When you sign up for one of our emailing lists:

We collect your name, email address, and zip code. We use your email address to send you the email newsletter to which you subscribed. You may remove your email address at any time.

The Senate Democratic Caucus respects your privacy. We will not give, sell or rent your email address to any other organization.

Information on Children:

Because we care about the safety and privacy of children online, we comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). COPPA and its accompanying FTC regulations establish United States federal law that protects the privacy of children using the Internet. We do not knowingly contact or collect personal information from children under 13. Our site is not intended to solicit information of any kind from children under 13. We encourage parents to participate in your child's Internet browsing.