Building a Fair Wisconsin
Learn more about some of the issues we’re working on:
- » Protecting LGBT Couples: Learn about Wisconsin’s new Domestic Partnership protections and how Fair Wisconsin is working toward marriage equality.
- » Supporting Gender Identity & Expression: Find out more about Gender Identity and Expression, Wisconsin's discrimination laws, and how Fair Wisconsin is working toward change.
- » Focusing on Children & Families: Find state and local resources for LGBT families, learn about current issues, and find out what you can do to help.
Privacy Policy
Fair Wisconsin, Inc. and Fair Wisconsin Education Fund (jointly, “FW”) strongly believes in protecting the integrity and privacy of personal information gathered from our members and visitors to our Web sites (“End Users”). Since the protection of your privacy is of the greatest importance to us, we have created this privacy policy to communicate our practices regarding the collection and dissemination of personal information that can be linked to a specific individual, such as a name, address, phone number, e-mail address, or any other information, provided to us by our members and website visitors.
You do not have to share personally identifiable information to use the FW web site. FW does not collect personally identifiable information about people without their permission. However, please be aware that our site links to other websites and FW cannot control and is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of those websites.
How we use the information gathered when you become a member of FW or use one of our online services:
We gather contact information when you contribute to FW online, via mail, at events or when you sign up to use the FW Action Center. We use this information to send you legislative updates, action alerts, press releases, information about FW programs, events and activities, volunteer opportunities and membership and renewal appeals.
FW also uses information gathered via the FW website to improve our web-based services. FW periodically performs statistical analysis of aggregate user behavior and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of various areas on our website and to use such information to improve on our website’s ability to serve you better.
Cookies: FW uses “cookies” on some Web pages. A cookie is a small piece of data stored on an End User’s hard drive but does not itself contain any personal information. Cookies enhance an End User’s experience by saving the End User from having to log in or provide information each time he or she re-visits a FW Web page and by customizing content based on an End User’s interests. An End User can configure his or her browser to be alerted when a site is attempting to send a cookie and refuse the cookie. FW also tracks End User activity and click-through behavior to provide an End User with a more personalized experience while visiting our Web pages and for more personalized email alerts. FW also uses IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the Web site, track End User movement and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
Disclosure Requirements: Fair Wisconsin PAC is required to periodically disclose contribution information, including some personal information about our contributors, state or local government authorities. State law requires us to use our best efforts to collect and report the name, mailing address of individuals who contributions are in excess of $10 and occupation and name of employer information for individuals whose contributions aggregate in excess of $100 in a calendar year.
How you receive emails and email newsletters from FW:
You will only receive email newsletters from us if you have a) expressly signed up for a newsletter on the FW website or b) you are a subscriber to our FW online Action Center. The information we gather from subscribers to our email newsletters (including email addresses) is not shared with other organizations or parties. From time to time we may send out emails on behalf of these like-minded organizations, but we do not provide them with access to any personal information that you have provided. In order to provide you with better and more relevant information, we compile information about email response and website usage. This information helps us to better understand our End Users site usage patterns and also what types of content and information may help improve your user experience on the FW website. All emails sent contain a link to unsubscribe or to modify your profile. You may subscribe or unsubscribe to any newsletter or email communication from FW at any time.
How we track HTML newsletters:
We make use of both “open-tracking” and “click-tracking” in our HTML newsletters (i.e. emails that contain text and images). Open-tracking allows us to find out how many people have viewed our email newsletters and click-tracking allows us to find out which links in the newsletter were clicked on. This helps us to refine and improve the editorial content of our newsletters, and to provide you with relevant information. “HTML-sensing” is used to determine if your email client supports HTML-based emails. This is employed only if you request our system to detect whether you can receive HTML emails. If you have any questions, please email: info@fairwisconsin.com
How we protect your information:
FW is very protective of the information gathered through its membership and website. Our web site has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of the information under our control.
When you contribute to FW online, we use a secure server and encryption to protect your financial and other personal information during transmission.
Occasionally, FW does exchange or rent mail lists to like-minded organizations through bonded third-party vendors. These organizations will never be given information about our supporters directly.
FW does not specifically ask children under 18 for any information and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information about them.
How to unsubscribe from mailing lists:
All FW communication, whether via email or US mail, provides information on how to unsubscribe quickly and easily. Those wishing to opt out of receiving communications from FW, or from being included in list exchanges with like-minded organizations can simply contact FW at info@fairwisconsin.com or via phone 608.441.0143, or via US mail at P.O Box 2102, Madison, WI 53701.
How to contact us about privacy:
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the information we have collected from you online, the practices of this site or your interaction with this website, send email to: info@fairwisconsin.com.
You can also reach us via U.S. mail at:
Fair Wisconsin
P.O. Box 2102
Madison, WI 53701
Or call:
Phone: 608.441.0143
Fax: 608.268.0143