Privacy Policy

Friends of Mertens has implemented the following Privacy Policy with respect to information gathered on the amysuemertens.org Web site.

At the Friends of Mertens web site (www.amysuemertens.org), we are committed to protecting your privacy. Our privacy policy explains the information practices we use. Our Web site may link to other sites, but the Friends of Mertens are not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of any other Web sites.

When you volunteer online:
We ask you to give us contact information (such as your name and e-mail address) so we may follow up with your offer to volunteer. We use this information to send you information about the campaign and to help match your interests to campaign activities. If you provide your phone number, we may call you. We do not share our lists.

How do we use the information you provide to the Friends of Mertens web site?
When you make a contribution: State law requires that political committees report individuals whose contributions exceed $150 and the occupation and employer of individuals whose contributions exceed $500. These records are available to the public. However, they cannot be used by other organizations for fundraising.

How do we protect your information?
Our Web site has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of the information under our control.

Contacting us about privacy:
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the information we have collected from you online, the practices of this site or your interaction with this Web site, please contact info@amysuemertens.org.




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A copy of our report filed with the State Board of Elections is (or will be) available for purchase from the State Board of Elections, Springfield, Illinois. State law requires that we report contributions exceeding $150.00.