Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 23, 2026

Garry's List is a social welfare organization organized and operated under Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. This Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how Garry's List (or the "Organization" "we", "our", "us") collects, uses, and shares your personal information.

1. Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information processed by us, including on our website and other online or offline offerings. To make this Privacy Policy easier to read, our website and other offerings are collectively called the "Services." By using our Services, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

2. Personal Information We Collect

The categories of personal information we collect depend on how you interact with us, our Services, and the requirements of applicable law. We collect information that you provide to us, information we obtain automatically when you use our Services, and information from other sources such as third-party services and organizations, as described below.

A. Information You Provide to Us Directly

We may collect the following personal information that you provide to us.

  • Your Communications with Us. We may collect personal information, such as name, email address, phone number, mailing address, employer, occupation, citizenship, credit card type, and political affiliation when you contact us through the Services, make a donation, sign up for an event, apply for a job, or otherwise communicate with us.
  • Donations You Make. We may collect personal information when you make donations, including name, email address, and cell phone. Your donations may be processed by a third-party payment processor through our online fundraising platforms. We do not directly collect or store any payment card information entered through our Services, but we will receive information associated with your payment card information, as described above.
  • Social Sharing Features. We and others who use our Services may collect personal information that you submit or make available through our interactive features (e.g., social media pages). Any information you provide using the public sharing features of the Services will be considered "public," unless otherwise required by applicable law, and is not subject to the privacy protections referenced herein. For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing in connection with social sharing features, please visit the privacy policies of the entities that provide these features.
  • Job Applications. We may post job openings and opportunities on our Services. If you reply to one of these postings by submitting your application, CV and/or cover letter to us, we will collect and use your information to assess your qualifications.

B. Information Collected Automatically

We may collect personal information automatically when you use our Services:

  • Automatic Data Collection. We may collect certain information automatically when you use our Services, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, user settings, MAC address, cookie identifiers, mobile carrier, mobile advertising and other unique identifiers, browser or device information, location information (including approximate location derived from IP address), and Internet service provider. We may also automatically collect information regarding your use of our Services, such as pages that you visit before, during and after using our Services, information about the links you click, the types of content you interact with, the frequency and duration of your activities, and other information about how you use our Services.
  • Cookies, Pixel Tags/Web Beacons, and Other Technologies. We, as well as third parties that provide content, advertising, or other functionality on our Services, may use cookies, pixel tags, local storage, and other technologies ("Technologies") to automatically collect information through your use of our Services.
    • Cookies. Cookies are small text files placed in device browsers that store preferences and facilitate and enhance your experience.
    • Pixel Tags/Web Beacons. A pixel tag (also known as a web beacon) is a piece of code embedded in our Services that collects information about engagement on our Services. The use of a pixel tag allows us to record, for example, that a user has visited a particular web page or clicked on a particular advertisement. We may also include web beacons in e-mails to understand whether messages have been opened, acted on, or forwarded.

Our uses of these Technologies fall into the following general categories:

  • Operationally Necessary. This includes Technologies that allow you access to our Services, applications, and tools that are required to identify irregular website behavior, prevent fraudulent activity and improve security or that allow you to make use of our functionality.
  • Performance-Related. We may use Technologies to assess the performance of our Services, including as part of our analytic practices to help us understand how individuals use our Services (see Analytics below).
  • Functionality-Related. We may use Technologies that allow us to offer you enhanced functionality when accessing or using our Services. This may include identifying you when you sign into our Services or keeping track of your specified preferences, interests, or past items viewed.
  • Advertising- or Targeting-Related. We may use first-party or third-party Technologies to deliver content, including ads relevant to your interests, on our Services or on third-party websites.

See Your Privacy Choices and Rights below to understand your choices regarding these Technologies.

  • Analytics. We may use Technologies and other third-party tools to process analytics information on our Services. Some of our analytics partners include:

C. Information Collected from Other Sources

We may obtain information about you from other sources, including through third-party services and organizations that provide access to personal information.

  • Affiliates and Strategic Partnerships. We may collect personal information from individuals and third parties to assess and pursue fundraising opportunities.
  • Partner Organizations. We may collect personal information about you from third-party organizations that share our values and goals. This includes exchanges of personal information with such partner organizations.
  • Third-Party Services. We may collect personal information about you from third-party providers, such as data brokers and privately owned voter databases. Any information collected from third-parties is used for the purpose of providing our Services, including soliciting donations.

3. How We Use Your Information

In order to further our mission, we use your information for a variety of purposes, including to provide our Services and for administrative purposes, as described below.

A. Provide Our Services

We use your information in various ways to provide our Services, such as:

  • Providing you with information and updates related to our mission.
  • Pursuing our legitimate interests, including research on issues to support and programming with partner organizations who share our mission.
  • Contacting you if other information is necessary under federal tax or election laws.
  • Managing your information.
  • Monitoring and analyzing usage of Services and to personalize and improve Services.
  • Communicating with you about policy changes.
  • AI-powered chat using OpenAI and Anthropic APIs (user messages processed by third-party AI)
  • Providing you with donation receipt uploads for membership verification (images stored on AWS S3)
  • Collecting user profile data including social media handles
  • Processing email delivery via Resend
  • Processing your financial information and other payment methods for donations.
  • Processing applications if you apply for a job we post on our Services.

Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with third parties, provided that we may share text messaging originator opt-in data and consent with our third-party vendors, consultants and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf (and who will not use such information for their own purposes); or if we believe disclosure is required by law.

B. Administrative Purposes

We use your information for various administrative purposes, such as:

  • Fraud prevention.
  • Detecting security incidents, protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for that activity.
  • Measuring interest and engagement in our Services.
  • Improving, upgrading or enhancing our Services.
  • Ensuring internal quality control and safety.
  • Authenticating and verifying individual identities, including requests to exercise your rights under this policy.
  • Debugging to identify and repair errors with our Services.
  • Auditing relating to interactions, transactions and other compliance activities.
  • Enforcing our agreements and policies.
  • Complying with our legal obligations.

C. Promoting our Services

We may use personal information to tailor and provide you with content or promotional material. We may provide you with these materials as permitted by applicable law.

Some of the ways we may market to you include email.

If you have any questions about our marketing practices, you may contact us at any time as set forth in Contact Us below.

D. Other Purposes

We also use your information for other purposes as requested by you or as permitted by applicable law.

  • Consent. We may use personal information for other purposes that are clearly disclosed to you at the time you provide personal information or with your consent.
  • De-identified and Aggregated Information. We may use personal information and other information about you to create de-identified and/or aggregated information, such as de-identified demographic information, de-identified location information, information about the device from which you access our Services, or other analyses we create.

4. How We Disclose Your Information

We disclose your information to third parties for a variety of purposes, including to provide our Services, to protect us or others, or in the event of a major business transaction such as a merger, sale, or asset transfer, as described below.

A. Disclosures to Provide our Services

The categories of third parties with whom we may share your information are described below.

  • Service Providers. We may share your personal information with our third-party service providers who use that information to help us provide our Services. This includes service providers that provide us with research support, help us conduct our interviews (whether via phone, text messaging, or in person), IT support, hosting, payment processing, customer service, and related services.
  • Partners or causes with similar viewpoints. We may share your personal information with partners, organizations, campaigns, candidates, groups, or causes that we believe have similar viewpoints, principles, or objectives or share similar goals and with organizations that facilitate communications and information sharing among such groups.
  • Affiliates. We may share your personal information with our company affiliates.

B. Disclosures to Protect Us or Others

  • Legal Compliance. We may access, preserve, and disclose any information we store associated with you to external parties if we, in good faith, believe doing so is required or appropriate to: comply with law enforcement or national security requests and legal process, such as a court order or subpoena; protect your, our, or others' rights, property, or safety; enforce our policies or contracts; collect amounts owed to us; or assist with an investigation or prosecution of suspected or actual illegal activity.
  • Regulatory Organizations. We may be required to disclose information to the Federal Elections Commission and other regulatory agencies regarding to comply with relevant laws.

C. Disclosure in the Event of Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfers

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, purchase or sale of assets, or transition of service to another provider, your information may be sold or transferred as part of such a transaction, as permitted by law and/or contract.

D. Disclosures to Advertising Partners

We may share your personal information with third-party advertising partners. These third-party advertising partners may set Technologies and other tracking tools on our Services to collect information regarding your activities and your device (e.g., your IP address, cookie identifiers, page(s) visited, location, time of day). These advertising partners may use this information (and similar information collected from other services) for purposes of delivering personalized advertisements to you when you visit digital properties within their networks. This practice is commonly referred to as "interest-based advertising" or "targeted advertising." To opt out of targeted advertising please contact us at info@garryslist.org.

E. Sale of Personal Information

We do not sell personal information in exchange for monetary consideration in the traditional sense.

We may, however, exchange certain personal information we collect (as disclosed above) with partner organizations that share in our mission. Under some state privacy laws, such exchanges of personal information may be considered a "sale" of personal data, even if no money is exchanged. These exchanges of personal information may include names, address, donation history, phone number, and e-mail address. At times, campaign finance laws will require us to also receive a monetary payment when the exchange of information discussed above is for a disproportional amount of data; this too would be considered a sale under some state's privacy laws. We also share your information with data brokers in exchange for access to personal information on individuals who may share our goals. This exchange would also be considered a sale under some state privacy laws. You can opt out of the sale of your personal data by emailing info@garryslist.org.

For more information on the rights provided under some state laws, see our State Specific Privacy Policy.

5. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Your Privacy Choices. The privacy choices you may have about your personal information are determined by applicable law and are described below.

  • Email and Telephone Communications. If you receive an unwanted email from us, you can use the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of the email to opt out of receiving future emails. Note that you will continue to receive transaction-related emails and we may also send you certain non-promotional communications regarding us and our Services, and you will not be able to opt out of those communications (e.g., communications regarding our Services or updates to our Terms or this Privacy Policy). In addition, our contributor records will be continuously maintained in a separate secure database. We process requests to be placed on do-not-mail, do-not-phone, and do-not-contact lists as required by applicable law.
  • Text Messages. You may opt out of receiving text messages from us by following the instructions in the text message you have received from us or by otherwise contacting us.
  • "Do Not Track." Do Not Track ("DNT") is a privacy preference that users can set in certain web browsers. Please note that we do not respond to or honor DNT signals or similar mechanisms transmitted by web browsers.
  • Cookies and Interest-Based Advertising. You may stop or restrict the placement of Technologies on your device or remove them by adjusting your preferences as your browser or device permits. However, if you adjust your preferences, our Services may not work properly. Please note that cookie-based opt-outs are not effective on mobile applications. However, you may opt-out of personalized advertisements on some mobile applications by following the instructions for Android, iOS and others. The online advertising industry also provides websites from which you may opt out of receiving targeted ads from data partners and other advertising partners that participate in self-regulatory programs. You can access these and learn more about targeted advertising and consumer choice and privacy by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative and the Digital Advertising Alliance. Please note you must separately opt out in each browser and on each device.

6. Security of Your Information

We take steps to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, no system is 100% secure, and we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide to us. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we do not accept liability for unauthorized disclosure.

By using our Services or providing personal information to us, you agree that we may communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your use of our Services. If we learn of a security system's breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically by posting a notice on our Services, by mail or by sending an email to you.

7. International Data Transfers

All information processed by us may be transferred, processed, and stored anywhere in the world, including, but not limited to, the United States or other countries, which may have data protection laws that are different from the laws where you live. We endeavor to safeguard your information consistent with the requirements of applicable laws.

8. Retention of Personal Information

We store the personal information we collect as described in this Privacy Policy indefinitely and as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected, provide our Services, resolve disputes, establish legal defenses, conduct audits, pursue legitimate business purposes, enforce our agreements, and comply with applicable laws.

9. Children's Information

The Services may, at times, may include the collection of information from children under 13 (or other age as required by local law); we only collect personal information from children after obtaining the appropriate parental or guardian consents.

If you are a parent or guardian believe your child has provided personal information to us without your consent, you may contact us as described in Contact Us below. If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal information in violation of applicable law, we will delete any personal information we have collected, unless we have a legal obligation to keep it.

10. Other Provisions

Third-Party Services. Certain features and functionalities of the Services may link to or allow you to interface, interact, or share information with, access and/or use third-party websites, services, products, and technology (collectively, "Third-Party Services") through the Services. We do not provide or control any aspect of the Third-Party Services and is not responsible for any compatibility issues, errors or bugs in the Services or Third-Party Services caused in whole or in part by the Third-Party Services or any update or upgrade thereto. We encourage our users to read the privacy policies of each Third-Party Service with which they interact. We do not endorse, screen or approve, and are not responsible for, the privacy practices or content of such Third-Party Services. Providing personal information to Third-Party Services is at your own risk.

Changes to our Privacy Policy. We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time in our sole discretion. If there are any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you as required by applicable law. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy whenever you access the Services to stay informed about our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy. You understand and agree that you will be deemed to have accepted the updated Privacy Policy if you continue to use our Services after the new Privacy Policy takes effect.

11. California Residents

California's "Shine the Light" law (Civil Code Section ยง 1798.83) allows Company's Website users that are California residents, to request certain information pertaining to Company's disclosure of Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact the Company by emailing us at info@garryslist.org.

12. State Privacy Laws

Some U.S. state privacy laws require specific disclosures. Those disclosures supplement our Privacy Policy. See our State Specific Privacy Law Disclosures for more information.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or to exercise your rights as detailed in this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@garryslist.org.

Garry's List
560 20th St
San Francisco, CA 94107