Effective Date: June 9th, 2025
iVote Technologies, Inc. (iVote Technologies,” “iVote,” “VoteBud,” “we/us/our”) is committed to protecting your Personal Information. This Privacy Notice(“Notice”) describes what Personal Information we collect about you, what we do with it, your choices, and our information privacy practices. iVote Technologies, inc., also referrred to as iVote, ("us", "we", or "our") operates www.ivoteapp.io (the "Site"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information we receive from users of the Site.We use your Personal Information only for providing and improving the Site. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
This Notice applies to us, our website (www.votebud.io), our mobile application, and all other of our websites and applications we link to this Notice (together,the “Sites”). It governs our use and disclosure of Personal Information we collect when you use our “Services,” meaning when you:
· Access or use the Sites;
· Contact us;
· Create and use an account; and/or
· Otherwise engage with us.
By using the Sites or participating in our Services, you consent to the practicesdescribed in this Notice.Weare happy to answer any questions you may have about this Notice or ourinformation privacy practices. Please get in touch using the “Contact Us” information at the end of this Notice. Full transparency is our goal.
iVote Technologies, Inc. (iVote Technologies,” “iVote,” “VoteBud,” “we/us/our”) is committed to protecting your Personal Information. This Privacy Notice(“Notice”) describes what Personal Information we collect about you, what we do with it, your choices, and our information privacy practices. iVote Technologies, inc., also referrred to as iVote, ("us", "we", or "our") operates www.ivoteapp.io (the "Site"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information we receive from users of the Site.We use your Personal Information only for providing and improving the Site. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
This Notice applies to us, our website (www.votebud.io), our mobile application, and all other of our websites and applications we link to this Notice (together,the “Sites”). It governs our use and disclosure of Personal Information we collect when you use our “Services,” meaning when you:
· Access or use the Sites;
· Contact us;
· Create and use an account; and/or
· Otherwise engage with us.
By using the Sites or participating in our Services, you consent to the practicesdescribed in this Notice.Weare happy to answer any questions you may have about this Notice or ourinformation privacy practices. Please get in touch using the “Contact Us” information at the end of this Notice. Full transparency is our goal.
A. What Is Personal Information?
As used in this Notice, “Personal Information” is information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual, inclusive of personal information and sensitive personal information as defined by applicable state law. It does not include de-identified or aggregated information.
B. Information We Collect
1. Information we ask you to provide us
When you access or use the Services, we may ask you to provide personal information such as your email address (to create an account) and your permanent address (to show you political information such as your representatives.)
2. Information you may choose to provide us
When you use the Services, you may choose to provide anonymized political opinion data. In addition, you may choose to provide the following types of Personal Information:
· Real,full, name
· Contact information (postal address, phone number, and/or email address)
· Account name
· Birthdate/age
· Geographical location
· Gender
· Ethnicity
We may ask political candidates to provide demographic information, contact information, and responses to political issue questions.
· Real,full, name
· Contact information (postal address, phone number, and/or email address)
· Account name
· Birthdate/age
· Geographical location
· Gender
· Ethnicity
We may ask political candidates to provide demographic information, contact information, and responses to political issue questions.
3. Information we collect from third parties
We may acquire information regarding political candidates from third party sources, such as political candidates’ names, respective contact information, and political positions and statements. Such acquired information may be combined with other information we receive from or about the political candidate.
4. Information we collect automatically
We automatically receive certain information about your device used to access our Services:
a. Device Information. We collect information about the device you use to access our Services, such asyour IP address or other unique identifier; the URL that referred you to our Site;the areas within our Sites that you visit and your activities there;geolocation (if you choose to enable this feature); and the date and time ofyour visit to a Site.
b. Cookies. To enhance your onlineexperience with us, our Sites may now or in the future use "cookies."Cookies are text files that our web server may place on your hard disk to storeyour preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your email address orother Personal Information unless you choose to provide this information to us.If you do, this information may be linked to the data stored in a cookie. Youcan set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, allowing you toaccept/reject the cookie and to delete it when you leave our Site. However, ifyour browser does not accept cookies, you may not be able to take advantage ofall of the features of our Sites. Formore information about cookies and how to control and delete cookies in variousbrowsers, you can visit https://aboutcookies.org/. This website is not affiliated with us.
c. Metadata. If you choose to respond topolls and otherwise provide content to the Sites, you automatically uploadcertain metadata connected to it. Metadata provides information about your contentsuch as how, when, where, and by whom the content was created, collected, ormodified and how that content is formatted.
a. Device Information. We collect information about the device you use to access our Services, such asyour IP address or other unique identifier; the URL that referred you to our Site;the areas within our Sites that you visit and your activities there;geolocation (if you choose to enable this feature); and the date and time ofyour visit to a Site.
b. Cookies. To enhance your onlineexperience with us, our Sites may now or in the future use "cookies."Cookies are text files that our web server may place on your hard disk to storeyour preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your email address orother Personal Information unless you choose to provide this information to us.If you do, this information may be linked to the data stored in a cookie. Youcan set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, allowing you toaccept/reject the cookie and to delete it when you leave our Site. However, ifyour browser does not accept cookies, you may not be able to take advantage ofall of the features of our Sites. Formore information about cookies and how to control and delete cookies in variousbrowsers, you can visit https://aboutcookies.org/. This website is not affiliated with us.
c. Metadata. If you choose to respond topolls and otherwise provide content to the Sites, you automatically uploadcertain metadata connected to it. Metadata provides information about your contentsuch as how, when, where, and by whom the content was created, collected, ormodified and how that content is formatted.
5. Our use of Tracking Technologies; How we respond to "Do Not Track" Signals
We do not collect personally identifiable information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites or online services.
We honor“Do Not Track” signals.
We honor“Do Not Track” signals.
C. How we use your Personal Information
Weuse the Personal Information we collect:
· To operate our Sites and provide our Services.
· To gather and display political candidate demographic/biographic information and politicalposition information.
· To create aggregated data to analyze, improve, and report on our Sites and Services.
· To create aggregated political opinion data.
· To enforce our Terms of Service and other conditions and policies.
· To send administrative communications, including about operational changes orupdates, new features, and content sharing notifications.
· To inform you of other products, services, events, and opportunities available from us.
· To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
· To carry out our legal obligations and enforce our rights.
· In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
· For any other purpose with your consent.
We may keep track of the Sites and areas within the Sites that you and others visit, to help us improve our Sites and Services.
· To operate our Sites and provide our Services.
· To gather and display political candidate demographic/biographic information and politicalposition information.
· To create aggregated data to analyze, improve, and report on our Sites and Services.
· To create aggregated political opinion data.
· To enforce our Terms of Service and other conditions and policies.
· To send administrative communications, including about operational changes orupdates, new features, and content sharing notifications.
· To inform you of other products, services, events, and opportunities available from us.
· To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
· To carry out our legal obligations and enforce our rights.
· In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
· For any other purpose with your consent.
We may keep track of the Sites and areas within the Sites that you and others visit, to help us improve our Sites and Services.
D. Sharing Your Personal Information
We do not sell, rent, or lease Personal Information to third parties.
We may disclose, share, and sell aggregated, fully anonymized, information about our users, without restriction. The aggregate information we sell cannot be re-identified.
We may share your Personal Information with third parties as needed:
· For the purposes for which you provided it, orthat we disclosed when you provided it.
· To operate our Sites and provide our Services.
· To maintain and service your account; providecustomer service; process or fulfill orders and transactions you request; andobtain data analytics.
· To provide marketing services on our own behalf.
· To audit our Sites and Services.
· To identify and repair errors that impairexisting intended Site functionality.
· To comply with our legal responsibilities.
· To verify, maintain, and improve our Sites andServices.
· To promote Site security and integrity (forexample, detecting security incidents, detecting and protecting againstfraudulent and deceptive activity, and prosecuting those responsible).
· If we are involved in a bankruptcy, merger,acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, your Personal Information maybe accessed, sold or transferred as part of that transaction and this Privacy Noticewill apply to your Personal Information as transferred to the new entity. Wemay also disclose Personal Information about you to our corporate affiliates tohelp operate our services and our affiliates’ services.
· For any other purpose with your consent.
Political Profiles: We may share information from orabout you, the political candidate, such as your district, biographicinformation, statements made in the course of your campaign and serving in yourcurrent or previous political role, and responses to political issue questionsposed in your Political Portal, and otherwise publicly available contactinformation.
We do not control any third party's website, and we are not responsible for theirprivacy policies and practices. When you leave our Sites (even via links on ourSites), we encourage you to read and understand the privacy policy andpractices of every website you visit.
· For the purposes for which you provided it, orthat we disclosed when you provided it.
· To operate our Sites and provide our Services.
· To maintain and service your account; providecustomer service; process or fulfill orders and transactions you request; andobtain data analytics.
· To provide marketing services on our own behalf.
· To audit our Sites and Services.
· To identify and repair errors that impairexisting intended Site functionality.
· To comply with our legal responsibilities.
· To verify, maintain, and improve our Sites andServices.
· To promote Site security and integrity (forexample, detecting security incidents, detecting and protecting againstfraudulent and deceptive activity, and prosecuting those responsible).
· If we are involved in a bankruptcy, merger,acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, your Personal Information maybe accessed, sold or transferred as part of that transaction and this Privacy Noticewill apply to your Personal Information as transferred to the new entity. Wemay also disclose Personal Information about you to our corporate affiliates tohelp operate our services and our affiliates’ services.
· For any other purpose with your consent.
Political Profiles: We may share information from orabout you, the political candidate, such as your district, biographicinformation, statements made in the course of your campaign and serving in yourcurrent or previous political role, and responses to political issue questionsposed in your Political Portal, and otherwise publicly available contactinformation.
We do not control any third party's website, and we are not responsible for theirprivacy policies and practices. When you leave our Sites (even via links on ourSites), we encourage you to read and understand the privacy policy andpractices of every website you visit.
E. How We Secure Your Information
We have implemented reasonable security procedures and practices,appropriate to the nature of the Personal Information, to protect the Personal Information we collect, store, and otherwise process from unauthorized orillegal access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure. We use encryption when transmitting Personal Information to third parties. We use reasonable and appropriate measures to limit access to Personal Information within VoteBud to workforce members who need it to do their job.
Unfortunately,no method of transmitting information over the internet or storing it electronically is 100% secure. Neither we nor anyone else can—and we donot—guarantee the confidentiality, security, integrity, or availability of anyPersonal Information sent to or from us over the Internet and/or stored electronically. In all situations, you should carefully consider whether andhow to provide Personal Information to someone else (including us).
Ifwe discover an unauthorized use or disclosure of Personal Information, we will promptly assess our responsibilities under applicable law and take all required actions.
Unfortunately,no method of transmitting information over the internet or storing it electronically is 100% secure. Neither we nor anyone else can—and we donot—guarantee the confidentiality, security, integrity, or availability of anyPersonal Information sent to or from us over the Internet and/or stored electronically. In all situations, you should carefully consider whether andhow to provide Personal Information to someone else (including us).
Ifwe discover an unauthorized use or disclosure of Personal Information, we will promptly assess our responsibilities under applicable law and take all required actions.
F. How Long We Keep Your Personal Information
We generally keep Personal Information for as long as reasonably needed to meet the purpose for which we collected it, and to fulfill our legal obligations. Factors that may be relevant to determining how long we keep Personal Information include:
· The purposes for which we collected it;
· The length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you and provide services to you (for example, for as long as you have an account with us or keep using ourservices) and the length of time thereafter during which we may have alegitimate need to reference your personal information to address issues thatmay arise;
· Your preferences and how you engage with our Sites and Services;
· Any applicable legal or regulatory requirements; and
· Whether we need the information for our business purposes, or to protect our rights(for example, in actual or potential litigation).
We may retain anonymized data indefinitely.
· The purposes for which we collected it;
· The length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you and provide services to you (for example, for as long as you have an account with us or keep using ourservices) and the length of time thereafter during which we may have alegitimate need to reference your personal information to address issues thatmay arise;
· Your preferences and how you engage with our Sites and Services;
· Any applicable legal or regulatory requirements; and
· Whether we need the information for our business purposes, or to protect our rights(for example, in actual or potential litigation).
We may retain anonymized data indefinitely.
H. Additional Information Under the Laws of California and Other Jurisdictions
Collection, Disclosure, Sale and Sharing of Personal Information
The following chart details which categories of Personal Information we collect and process, as well as which categories of Personal Information we disclose to third parties for our operational businesspurposes, including within the 12 months preceding the date this Privacy Policywas last updated. The chart also details the categories of Personal Informationthat we "share" for purposes of cross-context behavioral or targeted advertising, including within the 12 months preceding the date this PrivacyPolicy was last updated.
Categories of Personal Information
Disclosed to Which Categories of Third Parties for Operational Purposes
Sold to Which Categories of Third Parties
Shared with which categories of third parties for targeted advertising
Identifiers (e.g., name, email, address, phone number)
Service providers (e.g., cloud hosting, email delivery), data analytics partners, customer support partners
None.
None.
Account Information (account name, login, preferences)
Service providers (cloud, support tools), analytics partners
None.
None.
Demographic Information (e.g., gender, ethnicity)
Service providers (data analytics, security)
None.
None.
Location Information (geographical location, IP address)
Service providers (cloud hosting, security), data analytics partners
None.
None.
Political Affiliation & Opinions
Service providers (analytics, polling analysis tools)
None.
None.
Occupation & Income
Service providers (data analytics, security)
None.
None.
Device Information (IP address, device ID, browser type)
Service providers (cloud hosting, security, analytics)
None.
None.
Metadata (e.g., when/how content is created, device metadata)
Service providers (cloud hosting, analytics)
None.
None.
User Content (poll responses, feedback)
Service providers (data analytics, cloud hosting, moderation tools)
None.
None.
I. Children Under Thirteen
We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of thirteen (13). If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us so that can take necessary action.
J. Individual Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have the following rights:
· Request information about our use ofyour Personal Information, such as the categories of Personal Information we have about you, the categories of sources from which we have collected you rPersonal Information, purposes for collection of your Personal Information, the third parties with whom we have shared your Personal Information, and/or your Personal Information we have disclosed;
· Review and access your Personal Information. Please note there may be certain information that we are unable to enable you to review, for legal, security, or other reasons;
· Have your Personal Information deleted(there may be certain circumstances where we are legally required, or permitted, to retain such Personal Information. In the event that we are required to retain your Personal Information, we will continue to protect it asprovided herein);
· Restrict our use of your Personal Information, including the right to opt-out of the sale of your Personal Information;
· Receive your Personal Information in ausable format and transmit it to a third party (known as the right of dataportability);
· Correct inaccuracies in your Personal Information;
· Opt-out of the sharing of your Personal Information;
· Limit access to and use of sensitive personal information;
· Opt-in before we (the business) may process your Sensitive Personal Information.
· The right to not be profiled using automated decision-making technology based on an automated process without human input, based on certain automated decision-making such as your work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements. In some instances, LIXIL may utilize online advertising platforms, such as Google Ads, to reach potential customers sharing similar interests,preferences, etc.;
· Opt-out of targeted advertisements selected based on Personal Information from your activities over time and across nonaffiliated websites or online applications; and
· Opt-out of profiling in furtherance ofdecisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerningyou. Please note that we do not use yourPersonal Information to profile you in any way that produces legal or similarlysignificant effects.You may also opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information from us.
You may find out more about these choices, and ask to exercise them, by contacting us using any of the methods in the “Contact Us” section below. We may need to authenticate or verify your identity or authority to make the request, andconfirm that the Personal Information relates to you. Only you (or a person that you authorize to act on your behalf) may make such a request.
We will do our best to respond to your request within 45 days, but if we need more time, we will reach out to you as soon as possible and let you know the reason.
· Request information about our use ofyour Personal Information, such as the categories of Personal Information we have about you, the categories of sources from which we have collected you rPersonal Information, purposes for collection of your Personal Information, the third parties with whom we have shared your Personal Information, and/or your Personal Information we have disclosed;
· Review and access your Personal Information. Please note there may be certain information that we are unable to enable you to review, for legal, security, or other reasons;
· Have your Personal Information deleted(there may be certain circumstances where we are legally required, or permitted, to retain such Personal Information. In the event that we are required to retain your Personal Information, we will continue to protect it asprovided herein);
· Restrict our use of your Personal Information, including the right to opt-out of the sale of your Personal Information;
· Receive your Personal Information in ausable format and transmit it to a third party (known as the right of dataportability);
· Correct inaccuracies in your Personal Information;
· Opt-out of the sharing of your Personal Information;
· Limit access to and use of sensitive personal information;
· Opt-in before we (the business) may process your Sensitive Personal Information.
· The right to not be profiled using automated decision-making technology based on an automated process without human input, based on certain automated decision-making such as your work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements. In some instances, LIXIL may utilize online advertising platforms, such as Google Ads, to reach potential customers sharing similar interests,preferences, etc.;
· Opt-out of targeted advertisements selected based on Personal Information from your activities over time and across nonaffiliated websites or online applications; and
· Opt-out of profiling in furtherance ofdecisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerningyou. Please note that we do not use yourPersonal Information to profile you in any way that produces legal or similarlysignificant effects.You may also opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information from us.
You may find out more about these choices, and ask to exercise them, by contacting us using any of the methods in the “Contact Us” section below. We may need to authenticate or verify your identity or authority to make the request, andconfirm that the Personal Information relates to you. Only you (or a person that you authorize to act on your behalf) may make such a request.
K. Changes To This Statement
We may update or change this Notice at any time, including as needed to comply with the law or to reflect feedback. We will not notify you individually, but will post the updated Notice (with its effective date) on our Sites.
Please review this Notice periodically.
Please review this Notice periodically.
L. Contact Us
For questions about this Notice, or to ask us to correct or delete Personal Information or to opt-out as described above, please contact us at:
Email: contact @votebud.io
Phone Number: 561-666-7683
Address: iVote Technologies, 55 N.E. 5TH AVENUE, SUITE 503, BOCA RATON, FL 33432
Email: contact @votebud.io
Phone Number: 561-666-7683
Address: iVote Technologies, 55 N.E. 5TH AVENUE, SUITE 503, BOCA RATON, FL 33432
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