Privacy Policy

When you visit the site, there is data that may be collected. For example, we may collect information when you fill out a form, send us an email, sign up to receive email updates, sign a petition, participate in a contest or promotion, communicate with us via third-party social media sites, request information, or otherwise communicate with us. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by solanapolicyinstitute.org for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of our website. We also keep track of the websites and pages our customers visit within our site to determine what services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

We may collect personal information you voluntarily provide to us including your name, e-mail address, and phone number. By requesting information to your mobile phone, we may obtain the following information from you in connection with our SMS service: your cell phone number, your carrier’s name, the date, time and content of your messages, as well as other information that you provide. We will use such information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

When you access or use our Sites, we automatically collect information about you, including:
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• Log Information: We log details about your use of the Sites, such as browser type, access times, pages viewed, IP address, and the page you visited before navigating to our Sites.
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• Device Information: We may collect details about the computer or mobile device you use to access our Sites, including the hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
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• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to gather information. Cookies are small data files stored on your device to enhance site functionality, analyze site usage, and customize your experience. Web beacons may also be used to track email interactions and website usage. For details on managing cookies, see the “Your Choices” section below.

We encourage you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from our site so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. We are not responsible for the privacy statements or content on websites outside of solanapolicyinstitute.org.

This website uses Google Analytics to help analyze how users use the site, which uses cookies. Cookies are used to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information in an anonymous form. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including IP address) is transmitted to Google. This information is then used to evaluate visitors’ use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity for solanapolicyinstitute.org.

Google Analytics collects information anonymously.  Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. Neither solanapolicyinstitute.org nor Google will link, or seek to link, an IP address with the identity of a computer user. We will not associate any data gathered from this site with any Personally Identifiable Information from any source, unless you explicitly submit that information via a fill-in form on our website. Google Analytics reports website trends without identifying individual visitors. You can opt out of Google Analytics without affecting how you visit our site – for more information on opting out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites you use, visit this Google page.

The solanapolicyinstitute.org website uses “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize solanapolicyinstitute.org pages, or register with solanapolicyinstitute.org site or services, a cookie helps solanapolicyinstitute.org to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information. When you return to the same solanapolicyinstitute.org website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the solanapolicyinstitute.org features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of our site or Web sites you visit.

We collect and use your personal information to operate, analyze, and improve our website and deliver the services you have requested. We also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from solanapolicyinstitute.org its affiliates. We may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

We do not sell, rent or lease customer lists to third parties. We may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, we may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to us, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

We will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on solanapolicyinstitute.org; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of solanapolicyinstitute.org; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of solanapolicyinstitute.org or the public.

We secure your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. We secure the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. By accessing or using our site, or providing information to us, you consent to the processing and transfer of information within the United States and other countries with potentially different privacy laws.

We may share your information as follows:
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• With vendors and service providers who perform services on our behalf;
• To comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal processes;
• To enforce our policies or protect the rights and safety of Solana Policy Institute and its agents;
• As part of organizational changes, such as mergers or asset transfers; and
• With your consent or as otherwise disclosed to you.

Aggregated or anonymized information that does not directly identify you may also be shared.

Online Petitions
If you sign an online petition, your name, city, state, and comments may be publicly displayed and shared with relevant stakeholders or the media.
Social Sharing Features
The Sites may include social sharing features, such as the ability to share content via Facebook or X. Please review the privacy policies of these platforms to understand how they manage your data.

Residents of California have the right to request certain personally identifiable information shared with third parties by a business with whom the California resident has an established business relationship as well as the names of the third parties with whom the information has been shared. In addition, an operator of a commercial website subject to California Business and Professions Code Section 22581 is required to fulfill requests from California residents under age 18 who are registered users of online sites, services or applications to obtain removal of content or information they have publicly posted.

If this applies to you and you wish to request this information, ensure that your request includes a detailed description of the specific content or information to be removed. Please be aware that your request does not guarantee complete or comprehensive removal of content or information posted online and that the law may not permit or require removal in certain circumstances. If you are a California resident, believe that one of the above code provisions applies to you, and would like to make such a request, you may e-mail your request to info@solanapolicyinstitute.org.

We will respond to such requests for information access within 30 days following receipt at the e-mail address stated above. If we receive your request at a different e-mail or mailing address, we will respond within a reasonable period of time, but not to exceed 150 days from the date received. Please note that we are only required to respond to each customer once per calendar year.

Solana Policy Institute does not currently engage in activities that constitute a “sale” for purposes of California’s privacy law. However, if you are a California user and would like to request that we either (1) delete all information we have obtained about you; or (2) not sell that information in the future to any third party whatsoever, email info@solanapolicyinstitute.org to make that request. A California user’s exercise of the rights described in this Section will not result in discriminatory treatment by Solana Policy Institute.

Under Nevada law, a Nevada resident who has provided Personal Information to a business with whom he/she has established a business relationship for purposes related to personal, family, or household use (“Nevada user”) is entitled to request that we not make any sale, as defined in applicable law, of any Personal Information collected, or to be collected, about you to any third party whatsoever. Email info@solanapolicyinstitute.org to make that request.

If you are an Oregon resident, you may request that we disclose to you: the categories of personal information we process about you and the third parties to which we have disclosed your personal information.

Residents of these states are provided by their respective states with rights to:  We may share your information as follows:
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• Confirm whether we process their personal information.
• Access personal information we have collected about them.
• Delete personal information.
• Receive a copy of their personal information in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format.
• Opt-out of personal data sales or processing for targeted advertising.

Colorado, Connecticut, and Virginia provide their residents with a right to correct inaccuracies in their personal information.

Specifically for Colorado residents, you may authorize another individual, acting on your behalf, to opt out of exchanges of your personal information for money or other valuable consideration or processing for targeted advertising purposes, including through opt-out preference signals. We will respect an opt-out request received from a person authorized by the consumer to act on your behalf, so long as we can authenticate your identity and the authorized agent’s authority to act on your behalf.

To authenticate your request, we may require you to provide information to enable us to match that information to the records we maintain.

We will maintain and use de-identified information that does not constitute personal information in the de-identified form and will not attempt to re-identify such de-identified information except to the extent permitted under applicable law. We process personal information as described in this Policy.

VISITING THE SITE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES

This website does not intend to target any users who are residents of the European Union, nor does it intend to provide any goods or services to any users who are residents of the European Union. If you are visiting this site from outside of the United States of America, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored or processed in the United States, where our servers are located and our central database is operated. The data protection and other laws of the United States and other countries might not be as comprehensive as those in your country, but please be assured that we take steps to protect your privacy. By using the Site, you understand that your information may be transferred to our facilities and those third parties with whom we share it as described in this Privacy Policy.

OPT OUT

Overview: We may use non-personally identifiable information to provide more relevant content. If you’d like to stop the Site from collecting certain types of information that provide more tailored online ads and messages to you, please email info@solanapolicyinstitute.org.

We will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. We encourage you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how our site is protecting your information.

We welcome your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that we have not adhered to this Statement, please contact us at info@solanapolicyinstitute.org. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.

GOVERNING LAW

This privacy policy and any legal action to enforce this policy are governed exclusively by the laws of the State of Virginia. By using this site, you agree to be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the State of Virginia.

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This Privacy Policy is effective with respect to all data that we have collected since the date we started collecting data, which was June 11, 2025.