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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 15, 2026

1. Introduction

NoNewTransitTax.com (formerly TransitAccountability.com) is operated by the Committee for Affordable Bay Area Transit, No on Measure RTM, Sponsored by Contra Costa Taxpayers Association (FPPC ID# 1492758), a California nonprofit committee formed to oppose the Bay Area regional transit ballot measure. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect from our website visitors, how we use it and your rights regarding that information.

2. Information We Collect

We only collect information that you voluntarily provide to us. When you fill out the "Join the campaign" form on our website, we collect the details you enter. This includes your:

  • Full name
  • Email address
  • City
  • Volunteer preferences (e.g., reserving a lawn sign, contributing research)
  • Any optional message or comments you include

Donations and Event Tickets: We primarily use Zeffy as our main platform to process financial contributions and event ticketing, though legacy links to Stripe may still be active and processed. When you choose to donate or purchase a ticket, you may be redirected to a secure checkout page hosted by these processors. They collect your transaction data, which may include your name, email address, billing address, residential address, payment method details (such as your credit or debit card number), the transaction amount and any optional details you choose to provide, such as professional or organizational affiliation. To comply with California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) regulations, we also require you to provide your street address, employer and occupation during the checkout process, as well as a checkbox affirmation that your contribution complies with FPPC legal requirements. We do not store your full credit card number on our servers, but we do receive transaction records from these platforms.

Our website hosting platform may also automatically collect basic, non-personally identifiable technical information required for the site to function properly, such as your IP address and browser type.

Website Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect technical and usage data, such as your IP address, browser type, device information and the pages you visit.

3. How We Use Your Information

The information you submit is used strictly to:

  • Process your donations and maintain financial records.
  • Analyze website traffic and improve user experience on our site.
  • Respond to your questions or comments.
  • Send you updates regarding the transit measure and our campaign efforts.
  • Coordinate volunteer activities across the five counties.
  • Fulfill requests, such as delivering lawn signs.
  • Comply with state campaign finance laws.

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information to third party marketing organizations. Your data is kept internal to our campaign organizing team, with the following exceptions:

  • Website Analytics: We share analytics data with Google through our use of Google Analytics. Based on our data sharing settings, we do not share data with Google to improve their own products and services. However, data is shared in an aggregated, de-identified format for modeling contributions and business insights, and we allow Google access to provide technical support and optimization recommendations. For more information, please review Google's Privacy Policy.
  • Payment Processing: Data shared with our payment and ticketing processors (primarily Zeffy, and occasionally Stripe) to process your transaction may be further used by them, including to prevent fraud and meet regulatory requirements. For more information on how they handle your data, please review their respective privacy policies.
  • Campaign Finance Disclosure: Because we accept political contributions, we are subject to California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) regulations. The Political Reform Act requires committees to file campaign statements disclosing contributions received, and these documents are made available to the public.

5. Reviewing and Changing Your Information

You have the right to review, update or request the deletion of the personal information you have provided to us. To make a change to your information or to ask to be removed from our mailing lists, please email us at info@cocotax.org.

6. Do Not Track Signals

Some web browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activity tracked. Our website currently does not respond to Do Not Track signals.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as our campaign grows or if our data collection practices change. If we make material changes, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please email us at info@cocotax.org.