Welcome to SheriffJoe.org, the official Web site to Re-Elect Joe Arpaio 2012 We know your right to privacy online is important and have outlined our privacy policy below to help you make sure your privacy on our website is protected.

The basic privacy policy for our website is simple: Sheriff Joe Arpaio 2012 does not collect any personally identifiable information about you when you visit the website unless you choose to provide information, through email, a request to join our team, filling out a form or other method.

Should you choose to share your personal information, we want you to know how that information is used by us to provide a better user experience, as well as provide you with the steps we take to protect your information. This privacy policy has been created to answer any questions you may have regarding SheriffJoe.org's data collection and protection policies.

SheriffJoe.org may at times ask you to submit information - such as your name, address, phone number and email address.  This data is collected to provide you with information you want in a timely manner, such as online events, personal appearances, TV appearances, talking points, and other related information. Information such as your personal preferences, related groups, responses to poll questions and other information may be collected to help enhance your online experience on SheriffJoe.org.

How we use log files to better serve you: We use log files to assess the aggregate level of traffic to SheriffJoe.org including what pages people are visiting, and to diagnose any potential problems with the Web site. This log file does contain an "Internet Protocol" or IP address that gives us insight on the general geographic area that visitors are coming from but not information on a specific individual. All users remain anonymous unless they choose to give us personally identifiable information, or log in to the website using a username and password or through a cookie stored on the user computer.

Information collected when you donate: When you make a contribution to Sheriff Joe Arpaio 2012, federal law requires us to report the following information: name, mailing address, employer, occupation, and amount of contribution. Federal law requires us to report this information to the Elections Department of the Maricopa County Recorder's Office if an individual's contribution or contributions aggregate in excess of $25 in a single election cycle. Contributions from corporations, government contractors, foreign nationals without a "green card," and minors (individuals under the age of 18) are prohibited. Any credit card information provided is only used to immediately process your donation. Sheriff Joe Arpaio 2012 does not retain your credit card information once the donation is processed online.

We ask that children under thirteen do not submit their information: In accordance with the Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) SheriffJoe.org will never knowingly collect personal identifiable information from persons thirteen years old or younger.  Parents with questions may contact us. SheriffJoe.org encourages parents to participate actively in their children's Internet experience.

We personalize the website and email communications. When you offer your personal information and/or choose to participate in our online efforts we use your information to personalize and customize Web pages and emails from SheriffJoe.org to you. We also use the information to credit individuals for their actions in support of Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Re-Elect Joe Arpaio 2012. Actions taken on SheriffJoe.org may earn points, associated with an individual's information. Those points are used to determine awards that may be given in appreciation of user support.

SheriffJoe.org may list information about donors, volunteers and selected supporters to encourage and reward participation in fundraising, volunteer and other initiatives.

We will not sell your personal information. Sheriff Joe Arpaio 2012, will not sell your information to third parties or any commercial entities. We may contact you on behalf of other endorsed candidates or organizations. We may share information -- that you voluntarily provide us -- with like-minded organizations committed to the principles or candidates of the Republican party, Republican State Party organizations, local Republican groups and like-minded organizations. Sheriff Joe Arpaio 2012 may provide your email address or other personal information to authorized third parties required to deliver a particular service. These third parties may not use said information for any other purpose than to carry out the services they are performing for Sheriff Joe Arpaio 2012.

Protecting information you provide via SheriffJoe.org. Sheriff Joe Arpaio 2012 makes every effort to protect your information from the moment you begin to enter your information. SheriffJoe.org uses a secure socket layer (SSL) - with the highest level of encryption commercially available - on pages where Web site visitors register or make a secure online donation using their credit card.

Strict security measures are in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of any and all information pertaining to SheriffJoe.org. In addition, SheriffJoe.org is run on servers located in a secure server room and locked in a rack. Staff is onsite 24 hours a day, monitoring equipment and services.

www.SheriffJoe.org uses a secured/encrypted server for online credit card donations. The online contribution form is in compliance with FEC regulations. Sheriff Joe Arpaio 2012 has put in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to prevent unauthorized access.

Use of cookies and protecting your privacy: We do make use of cookies to personalize and customize your interaction with SheriffJoe.org and to provide you with the best possible online experience. A cookie is a tiny text file that is placed on your hard drive and does not contain any personal information about you.

SheriffJoe.org links to other sites: Our site may contain links to other Web sites and servers. Sheriff Joe Arpaio 2012 does not bear responsibility for privacy policies or content on linked Web sites. Because the campaign has no control over websites to which we provide links, you agree and acknowledge that Sheriff Joe Arpaio 2012 is not responsible for the availability of resources or external sites and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content provided therein.

Accordingly, you also agree and acknowledge that Sheriff Joe Arpaio 2012 will not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance of any such content, services on or through any such site or resource or goods. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on each Web site you visit.

SheriffJoe.org provides links to original articles written and maintained by third parties. These links are provided as a convenience and do not imply a claim of ownership in that content.

Contact information for SheriffJoe.org: If you have any questions, comments or concerns please contact us online or by phone using the contact information provided below.

We reserve the right to revise or update this privacy policy at any time. We may, from time to time, revise or update this privacy policy based on new features or to clarify statements made in this policy. If any changes to this privacy policy are made the date that the revised or updated policy will appear at the bottom of this page.  

We use a credit card processing company to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.

As a consideration for the contributions to SheriffJoe.org, a contributor agrees to pay SheriffJoe.org at the time they submit a donation. All fees are due immediately and are non-refundable unless otherwise expressly noted, even if a contributor services are suspended, terminated, or transferred prior to the end of the Services term.  SheriffJoe.org expressly reserves the right to modify pricing through email notification and/or notice on its Web site. Payment may be made by a contributor by providing a valid credit card, an online check, or personal debit card.

If for any reason SheriffJoe.org is unable to charge a contributors Payment Method for the full donation amount to SheriffJoe.org, or if SheriffJoe.org is charged a penalty for any fee it previously charged to a contributors Payment Method, a contributor agrees that SheriffJoe.org may pursue all available remedies in order to obtain payment. If a contributor pays by credit card and if for any reason SheriffJoe.org is unable to charge a credit card with the full amount of a donation provided, or if SheriffJoe.org is charged back for any fee it previously charged to the credit card a contributor provided, a contributor agrees that SheriffJoe.org may pursue all available remedies in order to obtain payment. A contributor agrees that among the remedies SheriffJoe.org may pursue in order to effect payment, shall include but will not be limited to, immediate cancellation without notice to a contributor of any Services registered or renewed on their behalf. SheriffJoe.org reserves the right to charge a reasonable administrative fee for administrative tasks outside the scope of its regular Services, including additional costs that it may incur in providing the Services and pass along to a contributor. These include, but are not limited to, customer service issues that cannot be handled over email but require personal service, fees incurred by third parties.