Effective Date: April 27, 2026
Sergio Vargas for Chula Vista, also referred to in this Privacy Policy as “we,” “us,” or “our,” is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors and users of our campaign website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information submitted through our website.
Our website address is: https://vargas4chulavista.com
By using this website, submitting information through our forms, or opting in to receive communications from us, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide through our website, including your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, ZIP code, volunteer information, donation-related information, or any other information you choose to submit through contact forms, sign-up forms, volunteer forms, donation forms, or other website features.
If you choose to opt in to receive text messages from us, we may collect your mobile phone number, SMS opt-in status, consent records, message preferences, and related information necessary to provide text messaging services.
We may also automatically collect certain technical information when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring URLs, and general website usage information. This information may be collected through cookies, analytics tools, server logs, or similar technologies.
How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect to:
Communicate with you about the campaign.
Respond to inquiries submitted through the website.
Send campaign updates, event information, volunteer opportunities, donation information, voter outreach messages, and other campaign-related communications.
Operate, maintain, and improve the website.
Analyze website performance and user experience.
Protect the security and integrity of the website.
Comply with applicable legal, regulatory, reporting, or campaign finance obligations.
SMS/Text Messaging Privacy and Terms
If you provide your mobile phone number and opt in to receive text messages from Sergio Vargas for Chula Vista, you agree to receive campaign-related text messages, which may include campaign updates, event reminders, volunteer opportunities, voter outreach messages, donation-related messages, and other political campaign communications.
Message frequency may vary. Message and data rates may apply. You may opt out of receiving text messages at any time by replying STOP. You may request help by replying HELP or by contacting us at info@vargas4chulavista.com.
Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of making a donation, volunteering, supporting the campaign, or using this website.
Text messaging opt-in data, consent and related collected personal information will not be shared with or sold to any third parties, unless required by law. We do not sell, rent, share, or disclose mobile phone numbers, SMS opt-in data, SMS consent records, or related personal information with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. All categories of information sharing described in this Privacy Policy exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent.
Sharing of Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information.
We may share limited personal information with trusted service providers who assist us with website hosting, email communications, text messaging services, analytics, payment processing, spam protection, security, database management, or other services necessary to operate the website and campaign. These service providers are authorized to use the information only as needed to provide services to us.
We may also disclose information when required by law, regulation, legal process, campaign finance reporting rules, or to protect the rights, safety, and security of the campaign, our website, our users, or others.
As stated above, text messaging opt-in data, consent and related collected personal information will not be shared with or sold to any third parties, unless required by law.
Comments
If comments are enabled on this website and visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address, also called a hash, may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data, including EXIF GPS data. Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images posted on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our website, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies may last for one year.
If you visit our login page, the website may set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When authorized users log in, the website may set cookies to save login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies typically last for two days, and screen options cookies may last for one year. If “Remember Me” is selected, login may persist for approximately two weeks. If the user logs out, login cookies are removed.
If an authorized user edits or publishes an article, an additional cookie may be saved in the browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article that was edited. It usually expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Pages or posts on this website may include embedded content, such as videos, images, social media posts, articles, maps, or other content from third-party websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited the third-party website directly.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that third-party website.
Third-Party Links and Services
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, donation platforms, social media platforms, video platforms, or other outside services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, policies, or content of third-party websites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
How Long We Retain Your Data
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, maintain campaign records, and enforce agreements.
If comments are enabled and you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on the website, if any, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Registered users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except they cannot change their username. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
SMS opt-in and opt-out records may be retained as needed to manage consent, honor opt-out requests, maintain compliance records, and operate the messaging program.
Your Rights and Choices
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we maintain about you, subject to any legal, administrative, campaign finance, security, or compliance obligations that require us to retain certain information.
You may unsubscribe from email communications by following the instructions included in those emails, where available.
You may opt out of text messages at any time by replying STOP to any campaign text message.
To make a privacy-related request, contact us at info@vargas4chulavista.com.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Information submitted through website forms may be processed by website hosting providers, form tools, email systems, analytics services, security tools, payment processors, text messaging providers, or other service providers used to operate the website and campaign.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to help protect the personal information submitted through our website. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
This website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected without appropriate consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.
Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, website features, legal requirements, or campaign operations. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Your continued use of the website after updates are posted means you accept the revised Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Sergio Vargas for Chula Vista
Email: info@vargas4chulavista.com