About DefendMyDividend.org

The American Gas Association and the Edison Electric Institute are proud to sponsor DefendMyDividend.org. The Web site seeks to mobilize supporters to promote the permanent reduction of the maximum tax rate on dividend income from 38.6 to 15 percent.

DefendMyDividend.org is committed to protecting the privacy of our supporters who use our Web site. This Privacy Policy covers our treatment of information that we may collect when you (1) access our Web site, (2) use our Web site to generate and/or send an e-mail or printed letters to Congress, (3) tell us your story on our Web site, and/or (4) sign up for our mailing list through our Web site.

Information We Collect and Use

When you access our Web site:

In addition to the information you knowingly provide, DMD collects the domain names and IP addresses of its visitors, along with usage statistics (e.g., types of Web browsers and operating systems used) and browsing history. This data is used to more efficiently operate DMD's business, promote our products and services and administer the Web site. DMD may combine this information with the personally identifiable information it collects.

When you generate and/or send an e-mail or printed letter to Congress:

We ask you to provide your name, e-mail address, home address, ZIP code, and telephone number (optional) for the purpose of identifying your congressional district and confirming that you are a constituent to the recipient of your letter to Congress. The information you provide will appear on the e-mail or printed letter you generate using our Web site and will be disclosed to the congressional offices to which you addressed your e-mail or letter. Many congressional offices have enough staff resources to respond only to constituents, and providing them with information about you will help identify you as such. Congressional offices may, in turn, disclose your personal information to others.

When you sign up to our mailing list:

We ask you to provide your name, e-mail address and ZIP code so that we can send you updates on our activities.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

We will not disclose your personal information (specifically, your name, e-mail address, mailing address, telephone number, or story) to any third party without your explicit permission and consent, except as follows:

1. Your personal information may be shared with the congressional offices to which you have addressed your correspondence, who in turn may share such information with others;
2. We may share your personally identifiable information with affiliated organizations to the extent those organizations agree to abide by this privacy policy. Affiliated organizations include the American Gas Association, Edison Electric Institute and any other non-profit organization whose goals we believe are consistent with DMD's mission.
3. We may disclose your personal information as required by law or in good faith compliance with any court order, warrant, or other judicial, administrative or legislative authorization or requirement; and
4. Your information also will be available to our Web site vendor for the purpose of assisting us with the campaign and administering and operating this Web site. The Web site vendor will not share your personal information with anyone else.

Updating Your Personal Information

You may return to our Web site at any time to correct or update your personal information through a link on the sign-up form.

You also may opt out of future communications at any time by sending a message to info@defendmydividend.org with the word 'cancel' in the subject line.

Age Restrictions

You must be at least 18 years old to use our Web site to send an e-mail or letter to Congress or sign up to our mailing list. If you are under 18 years of age, please do not send any information about yourself, including your name, address or e-mail address. If we discover that we have collected any personally identifying information from a child under the age of 18, we will remove that information from our database as soon as possible.

Links to Other Sites

DefendMyDividend.org may contain links to other sites that may not follow the same privacy policies as this site. These sites may use cookies, collect and use data, or share data in ways that our Web site would not. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or any information or materials on these other sites. Please visit these sites if you wish to review their privacy policies.

Acceptance of Privacy Policy Terms

We reserve the right to change this policy. Any changes to this policy will be posted to this page as soon as reasonably possible, so please check this page periodically. Accessing and using this Web site constitute consent to the privacy policy then in effect.