Terms & Conditions

Effective Date: January 2026

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This Privacy Policy explains how information is collected, used, and protected when you visit this website. This website is operated by a candidate campaign committee in Deschutes County, Oregon, for campaign and informational purposes.

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By using this website, you consent to the practices described below.

Information You Provide Voluntarily

We may collect personal information that you choose to provide, including but not limited to:

• Name

• Email address

• Phone number

• Mailing address

• Messages submitted through contact or volunteer forms

• Donation-related information (processed through third-party platforms)
   

Providing this information is voluntary.

When you visit this website, limited technical information may be collected automatically, such as:

• Browser type

• Device type

• Pages visited

• Date and time of access
  
  

This information is used to improve website performance and user experience.

Information collected through this website may be used to:

• Respond to inquiries and messages

• Coordinate volunteer opportunities

• Process and acknowledge campaign contributions

• Communicate campaign updates and events

• Improve website functionality and content

• Comply with applicable Oregon campaign finance and disclosure laws

SMS Program

By affirmatively opting in to the Mac for Sheriff text messaging program, you agree to receive recurring SMS and/or MMS messages from Mac for Sheriff at the mobile telephone number you provide.
Messages may include:

• Campaign news and updates

• Election and voter information

• Event announcements and reminders

• Volunteer opportunities

• Community outreach

• Campaign announcements

• Fundraising and contribution requests

• Other campaign-related informational or promotional communications

Message frequency may vary.

Consent to Receive Messages

Your consent to receive text messages is voluntary.

Consent is not a condition of making a contribution, volunteering, purchasing anything, or otherwise supporting Mac for Sheriff.

By providing your mobile number and affirmatively opting in, you represent that you are authorized to use the mobile number provided and consent to receive campaign text messages at that number.

Messages may be sent using automated technology or a messaging platform used by or on behalf of Mac for Sheriff.

Message and Data Rates
Message and data rates may apply.

Your wireless carrier's standard messaging and data rates may apply to messages sent or received as part of the Mac for Sheriff SMS program.

Mac for Sheriff is not responsible for charges imposed by your wireless carrier.

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Message Frequency

Message frequency varies depending on campaign activity, elections, events, volunteer opportunities, fundraising efforts, and other campaign developments.

Participation in the SMS program does not guarantee that you will receive any particular number of messages.

How to Opt Out

You may opt out of receiving campaign text messages at any time by replying:

STOP

to a campaign text message.

After submitting an opt-out request, you may receive one final message confirming that you have been unsubscribed. After that confirmation, Mac for Sheriff will no longer send campaign text messages to that number unless you subsequently provide new consent to receive them.

Reasonable opt-out requests communicated through other available campaign contact methods will also be honored.

Help

For assistance with the SMS program, reply:

HELP

to a campaign text message or contact Mac for Sheriff using the contact information provided on this website.

Supported Carriers

Delivery of text messages is subject to the availability and operation of participating wireless carriers and messaging providers.

Wireless carriers are not responsible for delayed or undelivered messages.

Mac for Sheriff cannot guarantee that every message will be delivered to every device or wireless network.

Mobile Information and Privacy

Information collected through the SMS program will be handled in accordance with the Mac for Sheriff Privacy Policy.

Mobile telephone numbers, SMS opt-in information, and SMS consent will not be sold, rented, or shared with third parties for their own marketing or promotional purposes.

Mac for Sheriff may use service providers that process mobile information solely as necessary to provide messaging, technology, compliance, campaign operations, or related services on behalf of the campaign.

Opt-in consent provided to Mac for Sheriff applies to communications from Mac for Sheriff and is not authorization for another organization or campaign to send you text messages.

Please review our Privacy Policy for additional information regarding the collection, use, protection, and disclosure of personal information.

If you voluntarily subscribe to campaign emails or otherwise provide your email address for campaign communications, Mac for Sheriff may send campaign updates, event information, volunteer opportunities, fundraising communications, and related information.

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You may unsubscribe from marketing emails using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in those communications.

Political contributions are subject to Oregon campaign finance laws.
Certain contributor information may be publicly disclosed as required by Oregon law and reported through the Oregon Secretary of State’s campaign finance system (ORESTAR).

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Contributions are not tax-deductible.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Mac for Sheriff and those acting on behalf of the campaign will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or similar damages arising from the use of, or inability to use, this website or campaign communication services.

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Nothing in these Terms & Conditions is intended to exclude or limit liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

We do not sell or rent personal information.

Information may be shared only:

• As required by Oregon campaign finance and disclosure laws

• With service providers that assist with campaign operations (such as donation processing or website services)

• When required by law or legal process

This website may include embedded videos, media coverage, or links to third-party websites (including video-hosting platforms and media outlets).

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The campaign does not control the content, privacy practices, or policies of third-party sites. Use of embedded media may be subject to the terms and privacy policies of those third-party providers.

This website may use basic cookies or similar technologies to support functionality and analytics. These tools do not collect sensitive personal information and are used solely to improve site performance.

We take reasonable steps to protect the information collected through this website from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure. However, no online system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Information collected through this website is retained only as long as necessary for campaign purposes or as required by Oregon law.

This website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

You may choose not to provide personal information through this website.
If you have questions about information you’ve submitted or wish to request its removal (to the extent permitted by law), please contact the campaign through the Contact page.

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

These Terms & Conditions are governed by the laws of the State of Oregon, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where otherwise required by applicable law.

Questions about this Privacy Policy may be submitted through the website’s Contact Page.

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Email: info@votemacforsheriff.com

Mailing Address: PO Box 278, Redmond, OR, 97756

Phone Number: 541-241-6170

Deschutes County, Oregon