Effective Date: September 29, 2026
Welcome to www.craighodge.ca (the "Website"), the official campaign website for Craig Hodge for Mayor of Coquitlam. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled safely and responsibly.
This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, protect, and disclose the information you provide to us when you visit our Website, make a donation, request a lawn sign, volunteer, or interact with our Support Agent online.
1. Information We Collect
We only collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, as well as some basic technical information automatically collected when you browse the Website.
- Contact & Volunteer Information: When you sign up to "Get Involved," request a lawn sign ("Get a Sign"), or contact us, we may collect your first and last name, email address, phone number, and physical address.
- Donation Information: When you make a financial contribution, we collect information required to process the transaction and comply with Elections BC regulations. This includes your name, residential address, contact information, and payment details (such as credit card information). Note: Payment processing is typically handled securely by a third-party payment gateway, and we do not store your full credit card number on our servers.
- Live Chat Data: If you use our "Support Agent" live chat feature, we collect the contents of your messages and any contact information you provide during the chat.
- Automatically Collected Information (Cookies): We may collect non-identifiable technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, and pages visited on our Website. This is collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies to help us understand how our site is being used.
2. How We Use Your Information
The personal information we collect is used solely for the purposes of supporting the Craig Hodge for Mayor campaign. Specifically, we use your information to:
- Respond to your inquiries, questions, and feedback.
- Organize volunteer activities and coordinate the delivery/pickup of campaign lawn signs to your address.
- Process financial contributions securely and issue necessary receipts.
- Communicate with you about campaign news, events, platform updates, and volunteer opportunities (subject to your consent and in compliance with Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation).
- Comply with legal and regulatory requirements, including reporting rules established by Elections BC.
- Improve our Website, user experience, and campaign outreach strategies.
3. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell, rent, trade, or lease your personal information to third parties. We will only share your information in the following limited circumstances:
- Authorized Campaign Team: Your information will be accessible to authorized campaign staff and volunteers who need it to perform specific tasks (e.g., dropping off a lawn sign or calling volunteers). All team members are required to keep this information confidential.
- Third-Party Service Providers: We may share information with trusted third-party vendors who assist us in operating our Website, processing donations, sending emails, or managing live chat support. These providers are bound by strict privacy agreements and are only permitted to use your information to provide the contracted services.
- Legal Requirements: As a political campaign, we are subject to provincial election laws. We will disclose your information if required to do so by Elections BC, by law, or by subpoena, to protect our legal rights, or to comply with a judicial proceeding.
4. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical, physical, and administrative security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.
5. Third-Party Links
Our Website may contain links to other websites (e.g., social media platforms or news articles). We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these third-party websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.
6. Your Choices and Rights
- Opting Out: You may opt out of receiving email communications from the campaign at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of our emails or by contacting us directly.
- Access and Correction: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you and to ask that any inaccuracies be corrected. To do so, please contact us using the information below.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update or change this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Effective Date." We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact our team: