Last Updated 8/11/2026
This Privacy Policy explains how information about you is collected, used and disclosed by www.MarontoforChicago.com, The Committee to elect Jessica “Jesse” Maronto for Mayor, and its affiliates (the “Campaign”) with respect to your use of www.MarontoforChicago.com, other websites, mobile sites, online services that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Site”) or any interaction with the Campaign.
We may update this Privacy Policy and may notify you by the “Last Updated” date or additional notices. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy whenever you access the Site to stay informed and protect your privacy.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://marontoforchicago.com. We are a political campaign operating in Chicago Illinois to elect Jessica “Jesse” Maronto for Mayor of Chicago on the February 2027 nonpartisan ballot.
Use of information
- Improve and maintain our Site
- Send technical notices, updates, security alerts, support and general messaging
- To reply to request for information, process invoices and receipts for donations, event registration and other transactions confirmations.
- Respond to your requests via in-person or online interactions with or about our Site and its use.
- Send you newsletters or other communications that may interest you about issues, events, resources, products, volunteer opportunities and more.
- Contact you if necessary under Federal or State laws (not common).
- Monitor and analyze use data of our Site.
- Carry out intended purpose of which the information was collected.
- The Campaign is based in the United States of America and the information we collect is governed by U.S. of A. and State of Illinois law. By accessing or using the Site or otherwise providing information, you consent to the processing and transfer of information in and to the U.S. of A. and other countries.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is 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 (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Information we collect from other sources
We may obtain information from additional sources and combine it with Site data. For example, if you make a donation via our fundraising site(s) or login via social media login to the Site, we may have access to information such as your name, friends list, or other account information.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. We do not sell your data. We may share necessary information with volunteers, campaign staff or assignees to carry out work on our behalf, vendors during regular use of electronic record keeping and commerce applications, aggregated or de-identified information that cannot be reasonably tracked to individuals for public reporting and transparent disclosures.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All 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.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Consent to receive text messages
By providing your mobile number and opting in, you agree to be contacted by or on behalf of the Campaign at the provided mobile number. This includes text messages for informational, product, service-related, etc. Messaged frequency varies and standard messaging and data rates may apply. To stop receiving text messages, reply with the word STOP. We may confirm your opt-out by text. For support assistance, please email us at CONE@MarontoforChicago.com.
How to unsubscribe or opt out
You may opt out of promotional communications by following the instructions in those communications. We may still send you emails regarding your account or ongoing campaign relations.
Photograph Copyright and Use Policy
Available for editorial news coverage only with mandatory photo credit to the Committee to Elect Jessica “Jesse” Maronto For Mayor. Commercial use, modification, or use in opposition materials is strictly prohibited.