Privacy Statement
At GTFOICE.org, we collect as little data as possible, only what’s necessary to run this operation, and we never sell your information — period. Like you, we hate sharing our personal data. So we’re going to protect yours, and we’re only going to ask for what we need in order to communicate with you and make you a part of the GTFOICE.org community.
This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights.
1. What We Collect
We collect:
Personal Info: When you sign up for notifications, we might ask for your name, email, phone, and zip code.
Payment Details: Processed securely by our third-party payment processor. We do not store full credit card info; those entities will handle your data via their own policies in order to securely process your payments.
Activity Data: Basic analytics like pages visited or actions taken on our site (via tools like Google Analytics) to improve performance and usability.
This applies to data collected on both DEFIANCE.org (which manages the GTFOice.org site) and DEFIANCE.News. Our payment processor is Stripe (via Squarespace).
2. How We Use Your Info
We use your information to:
Send you updates, briefings, and opportunities to act to defend democracy, including through platforms like Substack (which may collect data under its own privacy policies); improve the site and your experience; and fulfill legal or security obligations. We encourage you to review Substack’s privacy policy for more information, as that is one of the main platforms we may use to communicate with you, including to do livestream briefings.
3. Who Sees Your Info
We do NOT sell or rent your data. Ever. Yuck. Who the hell would want that?!
We only share info with: Partners or platforms directly helping us run GTFOICE.org and support our causes (e.g. being able to send you updates); managing the site itself (e.g. payment or analytics); and law enforcement if legally required.
To be clear, it’s necessary to give contractors, subcontractors, or other service providers the secure accessed needed to sign-up data to help us run our operations, such as doing customer support. When we do, those partners are required to sign and comply with data protection and confidentiality obligations, and they don't get to do whatever they want with your data just because we looped them in!
4. Your Rights
You can:
Unsubscribe from emails at any time.
Request your data or ask us to delete it by emailing hello@gtfoice.org.
Ask questions — we’re happy to clarify.
5. Data Security
We take precautions to protect your info. However, no system is 100% bulletproof. If we ever experience a data breach, we’ll notify you promptly.
6. Children’s Privacy
This site is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them.
7. International Visitors
GTFOICE.org is based in the United States and built for U.S. residents. If you're visiting from outside the U.S., know that we process and store data here. Other countries may have different — sometimes weaker — data protections than your home jurisdiction. By using this site, you acknowledge that.
8. Social Platforms
If you use social sharing features on our site (like a Facebook or X share button), those platforms may collect data about that interaction under their own privacy policies. We don't control what they do with it — check their policies directly.
9. Technical Data
Like most websites, we automatically log basic technical information — like IP addresses and browser type — for troubleshooting and to track which pages get the most traffic. We use this to fix problems and improve the site. We don't use it to track individual users.
10. Email Analytics
We may use standard email analytic methods (like embedded images in emails) to measure open rates and see which updates resonate with our members. This helps us communicate better, not spy on you. You can disable this by turning off automatic image loading in your email client.
11. Changes
We may update this policy. If we do, we’ll update the date above and notify Members if the changes are significant.
12. Contact
Questions about our privacy policy? Reach us at: hello@gtfoice.org