We will do our part to protect it. The Mr. Smith Goes To Columbus Committee is committed to ensuring your privacy. We will not sell or give your contact information to any other party, unless you explicitly give your permission to do so. We will not communicate with you unless you request it by opting-in. There may be occasions when we will need to provide your information to a supplier, such as a mail house, so that the supplier can do work for the campaign. However, this supplier may not retain your information after the work is completed.

Donating Online
If you decide to donate to this campaign online, your transaction is protected with standard web security encryption. We do not retain your credit card information. The only information we retain are what is necessary for Ohio campaign financial reporting requirements:

1. Name


2. Address


3. Phone Number


4. Employer


5. Amount of Contribution

Volunteering and Opting-Into Email Communication
If you volunteer to the campaign, your contact information and work preferences will be maintained by the campaign. If you volunteer, you are giving us permission to contact you by phone, mail, or email. If you volunteer or opt-into email communications, in addition to the information listed above, we may also collect and store:

1. Email Address


2. Additional Phone Numbers


3. Age

Emails are delivered and managed by Pickering.Net, our site hosting supplier (see note on suppliers above). If at any time you wish to discontinue receiving emails from the campaign, you will be given the ability to opt-out of this communication.

Tell A Friend
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Using the "Be Part of the Solution" Interactive Tools
This site invites you to participate in developing solutions to the difficult problems facing Ohio. The interactive tool we use is called brandDelphi and is managed by CRM Metrix Inc. CRM Metrix Inc. is a supplier to the Mr. Smith Goes To Columbus Committee, but your information will also be governed by their privacy policy, which you can view at www.crmmetrix.com/en/privacy.asp.

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