Last Updated: March 5, 2025
Contents:
Introduction
This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) outlines the practices of the Secure Resilient Future Foundation Inc. (“SRFF,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of information gathered through our website, https://secure-resilient.org (the “Website”). SRFF is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization dedicated to fostering secure, transparent, resilient, and sustainable technology ecosystems. We are committed to protecting your privacy and maintaining your trust and confidence.
Information Collection
We collect information in the following ways:
- Information You Voluntarily Provide: Certain sections of the Website may request personal information, such as your name, address, email address, and phone number. Providing this information is optional, but it may be necessary to access certain features or take specific actions on the Website.
- Information Collected Automatically: When you visit the Website, we automatically collect information from your computer or mobile device. This information helps us understand Website usage and improve user experience. Automatically collected information may include:
- IP address
- Browser type and language
- Operating system
- State or country of access
- Software and hardware attributes (including device IDs)
- Referring and exit pages and URLs
- Platform type
- Number of clicks
- Downloaded files
- Pages viewed
- Time spent on pages
- Date and time of Website use
- Error logs
- Information Collected from Third Parties: We may receive additional information about you from public records, marketers, researchers, analysts, social media networks, data aggregators, and other sources. This information may be combined with information we collect directly from you to better understand your interests and improve the Website.
Use of Information
The personal information we collect is used to:
- Improve Website content
- Provide accurate information about elected officials
- Facilitate contributions
- Enhance advocacy and organization-building activities
- Provide decision-makers with necessary information about public engagement
- Share information with affiliated groups other organizations to further our mission
If you wish to opt out of having your information shared with other organizations, please contact us using the form on our Website: https://secure-resilient.org/join-the-fight/.
Protection of Personal Information
Your personal information is encrypted using SSL/HTTPS, the industry-standard technology for protecting sensitive data. We may engage third-party vendors for functions such as data processing and credit card processing. These vendors are granted access to your personal information only as necessary to perform their services and are contractually obligated to protect and not disclose the information. When interacting with such third parties, their privacy policies and terms apply to their collection and processing of your information.
Communications
If you take action, subscribe to email alerts, make a financial contribution, or otherwise interact with us, you may receive periodic communications, including emails, letters, newsletters, and an annual report. You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time by following the instructions in the communication or by contacting us at https://secure-resilient.org/join-the-fight/.
After taking certain actions online, you may have the option to send a message to friends, inviting them to take action as well. Your name and email address will be included in such messages. Your friend will not receive communications from us unless they choose to join, take action, or make a contribution.
California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident and have provided personal information to us, California law grants you the right to request information regarding the categories of personal information we share with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. Within 30 days of receiving such a request, we will provide a response listing the categories of personal information disclosed to third parties, along with their names and addresses, for their direct marketing purposes during the previous year. This request may be made no more than once per calendar year, and we reserve the right not to respond to requests submitted to addresses other than the address specified on the linked page: https://secure-resilient.org/join-the-fight/.
Colorado Privacy Rights
If you are a Colorado resident, Colorado law grants you the right to:
- Opt out of having your personal information shared with other organizations
- Access, correct, or delete your personal information
- Obtain your personal information in a portable and readily usable format
To exercise these rights, please contact us at https://secure-resilient.org/join-the-fight/. You may also designate an authorized agent to act on your behalf. We may request additional information to verify your identity and the agent’s authorization. You may appeal our response by contacting us at the same link with an explanation. If you disagree with our final decision, you may contact the attorney general.
You may also submit requests to opt out of the sale of personal data or targeted advertising via a user-enabled global privacy control, such as the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”). If you wish to use GPC, you can download and enable it via a participating browser or browser extension. More information about downloading GPC is available here: https://globalprivacycontrol.org/.
Tracking and Third-Party Links
We may track how you access and navigate our Website. We may also permit third parties, such as Google Analytics, to track user activity on the Website. The Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or
tracking on those websites. Your choices regarding cookies and other tracking technologies remain as described in this Policy. We use Google Analytics to improve our Website and user experience, and we use Facebook and other social media pixels for the same purpose.
Advertising
We may use Google Ads, Google Ads Remarketing with Google Analytics, and Google Signals to communicate with Website visitors and reach new supporters through targeted advertising on other websites. Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies and/or device identifiers to serve ads based on past visits to our Website. You can opt out of Google’s use of cookies or device identifiers by visiting Google’s Ads Settings: http://www.google.com/settings/ads. You can also opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page: https://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp, or control the use of device identifiers by using your device’s settings: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/1660762#mob.
Minors
This Website is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 13.
Policy Acceptance and Modifications
By using our Website, you accept the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Policy, please do not use our Website. We reserve the right to modify or amend this Policy from time to time without notice. Your continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of those changes.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or the information we have collected from you online, please contact us at: https://secure-resilient.org/join-the-fight/.