Privacy Statement

Welcome to www.thecommoninterest.org, Government by the people. The Common Interest respects your right to privacy online. We will collect no personal information about you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide that information to us. You do not have to identify yourself or divulge personal information unless you choose to give us your personal information. As part of our effort to grow our community online, we may at times ask you to submit information - such as your name, address, phone number and email address - in an effort to provide you the information you want in a more timely manner. INFORMATION COLLECTED www.thecommoninterest.org automatically collects certain information about each visit for the sole purpose of obtaining aggregate information to provide you a better experience while visiting our site. The information collected includes: 1. The Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a university's domain) and IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access our website; 2. The type of browser and operating system used to access our site; 3. The date and time you access our site; 4. The pages you visit; and 5. If you linked to The Common Interest from another website, the address of that website. We do not know the individual user or any personal information about the user. Unless you opt to give us information, your identity remains anonymous. OPTIONAL REGISTRATION: All signups for email communications and other features of our website are voluntary. We give you the opportunity to opt-in and we give you the power to opt-out of email communications. When signing up for a newsletter or other email communications, please know that you are opting to receive these emails by providing your email address. COOKIES: "Cookies" are small bits of information stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. The cookies used by www.thecommoninterest.org do not obtain personal information about website visitors. Cookies may be used to provide you with a more personalized viewing experience; but this is voluntary. The only way we can obtain personal information is if you choose to give us your information. Our cookies cannot read your computer and do not have the ability to share personal information with another user or search your computer. For more information on how your browser uses cookies: For Netscape Navigator, please visit: http://home.netscape.com/security/basics/privacy.html#cookies For Microsoft Internet Explorer, please visit: http://www.microsoft.com/insider/internet/articles/security2.htm#cookies ONLINE CONTRIBUTIONS: www.thecommoninterest.org uses a third-part secured/encrypted server for online credit card donations. The secure server software (SSL) encrypts all information you enter before it's sent to us. This means that all of the information we gather is protected against unauthorized access. Your browser should display a "lock" or "key" icon in the lower left-hand corner of your screen when a secure connection is made, and the URL bar on the top of your browser typically shows the first characters as "https." The online contribution form is in compliance with FEC regulations. Accordingly, personal information is needed to comply with FEC requirements. LINKS: www.thecommoninterest.org provides links to other organizations. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on each website you visit  CONTACTING OUR WEBSITE:  If you have any questions about our privacy statement, the practices of our website, or your dealings with our website, you can contact us at: The Common Interest P.O. Box 1964 Eagle, ID 83616