Cookie Policy

Information about our cookie policy

At Popham Legal Campaign for Judge, we believe in transparency and integrity not just in our legal practice and campaign administration, but also in how we manage your information online. This Cookie Policy page explains the different types of cookies our website uses, how we use them, and how you can control cookie preferences. We value your privacy, particularly those in the legal profession, our supporters, and voters who visit our website. Here we offer an overview of the practices we apply online so that you can be assured of how any information you choose to share with us is managed while using aspects of the campaign’s online presence.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of text that are placed on your computer when you visit websites. Cookies are common practice and are used by many websites in order to run correctly, provide functionality, improve a user’s experience, and give useful information to website owners about the way visitors access and utilize the website’s content. Cookies can allow websites to “remember” a user’s preferences, enable browsing between pages, and facilitate targeted content based on a user’s interests. The cookies on the Popham Legal Campaign for Judge site continue to be critical for it to perform appropriately for our users and to provide meaningful experiences. See below for details of the cookies we use on this site:

All of our cookies expire at the end of your visit or are for the duration of your session or use of this Browser Plugin. They will be regularly refreshed to make sure they work correctly.

Session cookies are temporary-they expire and are deleted from your device when you leave a site or close your web browser. Persistent cookies last longer and are stored on your device, so they can recognize your web browser when you revisit a site. Persistent cookies can remain on your device for days or years, depending on how long they are set to last. We only store session cookies and cookies that last longer than your use of the site for your security.

Starting March 2012, visitors to certain sites will see Google messages that explain recent changes in European Union law regarding the use of cookies. The text found on the Google UK Info Page explains what cookies are, why they’re used, what choices you as a user make with respect to them, and gives links to other FAQs regarding Google services that use cookies.

Why we use cookies

Our website uses cookies to facilitate a seamless browsing experience, enhance the performance of digital services, and enhance our understanding of how people interact with the website. Cookies allow us to:

• Ensure the website displays and functions properly (for example by remembering items placed in donation baskets for secure payment);
• Understand and analyze website traffic so that we can display relevant information regarding Kevin Popham’s campaign and legal approach;
• Customize your web experience (for instance, remembering your preferred language or locality);
• Enable a secure session state for users (for instance our colleagues in the legal profession, as well as site contributors accessing certain parts of the site);
• Enable site compliance with applicable laws and regulations regarding user consent and privacy protection.

The kind of cookies we use

To provide the most comprehensive and secure web experience possible, the Popham Legal Campaign for Judge site uses several types of cookies:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: Cookies that are essential to website operation, such as enabling secure logins, form submissions, or successful donation processing. Without these cookies our website cannot operate.
• Performance & Analytics Cookies: Cookies that gather aggregate and anonymized information about site usage by users. These cookies enable us to track traffic statistics, measure campaign effectiveness and optimize based on the needs and interests of our attorneys, legal professionals, and voters.
• Functionality Cookies: Cookies that remember your preferences and settings (such as language and user profiles) to deliver a more personalized experience each time you visit PophamLaw.com.
• Targeting & Advertising Cookies: Although advocacy is our primary goal, we may use these cookies to promote campaign messages on third party sites (e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn) and measure effectiveness of communication tactics.
• 3rd Party Cookies: Occasionally third-party services (e.g. social media plugins, in-page analytics) may set their own cookies to deliver features or provide usage statistics. These services are incorporated based on their compliance with PophamLegal.com privacy standards.

Full advanced cookie information

Below is a list and description of the main cookies that may be set when you visit the Popham Legal Campaign for Judge website:

• Session Cookies: stored temporarily in your web browser’s memory and deleted once your web browser is closed. They are used to support secure browsing, donations, and form submissions.
• Persistent Cookies: stored on your device for a defined period of time (typically 30-180 days), allowing us to remember you and improve your experience on return visits.
• Google Analytics Cookies (_ga, _gid, _gat): relay anonymous usage statistics to Google Analytics, which allows us to optimize content offerings and campaign outreach as a result. Information received via Google Analytics cannot identify any individual visitor.
• Facebook Pixel Cookies (fr, _fbp): allows us to gain insights into social media campaigns, deliver relevant messaging to supporters across social media platforms, and measure engagement on Facebook.
• LinkedIn Insight Tag Cookies: allows us to deliver advertising and campaign analytics on LinkedIn, as well as to retarget legal professionals and community stakeholders.
• Cloudflare Cookies (__cfduid): necessary for security purposes, including detection of malicious visitors and making sure that the website is only accessible to legitimate traffic.
• Consent Management Cookies: stored in order to remember a visitor has provided consent under certain cookie categories. This is in order to comply with legal requirements and your specific consent choice for data privacy.

All cookies are reviewed periodically to ensure they are still necessary in a manner proportionate to campaign objectives.

How we use cookie data

The information we collect using Cookies is only ever used to help us enhance your experience and make our campaign more effective; in other words, we use aggregated, anonymized data to:

• Learn which pages and assets are most useful to lawyers, voters, and supporters
• Help us make our website as usable as possible. For example, we want people to be able to quickly find campaign information or use the DONATE and Get Involved functions
• Measure how far we’re getting in reaching people with our endorsements, legal bulletins, and other campaign events promoted on social media
• Identify and stop any security threats and fraudulent activity
• Allow us to comply with the relevant privacy obligations and reporting requirements applicable to all campaign activity

We do not collect sensitive personal information with cookies or sell or transfer your cookie data to unauthorized third parties. All data collection and processing is aligned with our commitment to judicial integrity and privacy.

Managing your cookie information

You have the ability to manage cookies that are set when you visit this site. The first time you visit the site, a cookie consent banner will ask you to accept or adjust your cookie settings on this website. You can make changes here anytime by using the site’s cookie management tool in the website footer. You can:

• Allow all Cookies. The complete site experience will be available to you.
• Deny Non-Essential Cookies, but allow essential site cookies.
• Choose categories of cookies to allow/deny (e.g., analytics cookies, functionality cookies, targeting cookies).

You also may use browser settings to prevent some or all cookies from our site or from others. Please be aware that disabling certain cookies may interfere with the operation of donation forms, volunteer registrations, and other important website functions.

Cookies from third parties and other integrated services

The Popham Legal Campaign for Judge site uses trusted third-party services to help deliver our message and provide a richer experience for you, our visitors. These third-party service providers may process your data. They include:

• Social Media Plugins: Buttons from Facebook and LinkedIn are provided for sharing campaign information and providing various functionality. They may set their own cookies, to help tailor your experience and track the use of their services.
• Analytics Providers: Google Analytics and LinkedIn Insight Tag provide support for delivering information about activity on this website to help us better focus our content for legal professionals and others interested in the work we do.
• Payment Processing Services: This site’s online donation portal is handled by trusted third-party services with facilities that, through use of secure cookies and related tools such as secure SSL web-server channels, allow for smooth and safe transactions.

Although we have selected the quality of these trusted third-party service providers with great care, we also encourage you to review their respective privacy and cookie policies for additional service-specific information.

Our ongoing commitment to data security and privacy

Maintaining privacy is a core principle of the Popham Legal Campaign for Judge. We utilize industry-standard data protections, such as SSL-encrypted connections, secure payments processing, and audits of our technical systems. All cookies and information collected complies with all applicable laws and industry best practices to ensure:

• Data is processed in a manner that is lawful, fair, and transparent
• Cookie data is only used for legitimate campaign and site purposes
• It is possible to update site preferences
• Personal data is not sold or otherwise shared, for commercial purposes or otherwise

You may view further information about how we collect, use, and protect personal and other data in our Privacy Policy.

Our legal basis for cookie usage

As a campaign organization serving a nationwide audience, and as an entity that focuses keenly on legal compliance, we comply with all applicable data protection laws, including General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) wherever required and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for California-based users. Our cookie use is informed by:

• Your express consent for non-essential cookies, provided that consent was received via the cookie banner.
• Legitimate interest in security, functionality, and scope in furthering campaign outreach.
• Statutory requirements imposed by campaign finance regime and laws.

We routinely review our use of cookies to remain compliant and to maintain the trust of our legally-conscious and civically-minded audience.

Where, and how, you can withdraw or modify your consent

As stated in our privacy and cookie policy, if you wish to withdraw or modify your consent at any time, it can be done through the cookie tool on our website or by modifying the privacy settings in your browser. You will find the necessary information to manage cookies for major browsers, as available, in their help function. Should you have difficulties or questions concerning your rights of privacy, you may contact us directly at [email protected], or at (904) 297-7840. Should you have problems with our form or wish to withdraw consent, we will be attentive to promptly help you with your concerns.

Cookies relating to minors under the age of 13

Our website and campaign literature are designed for adults, and specifically for those who might consider voting in our campaign, such as the legal community and those who are registered to vote. We do not knowingly collect personal information on children under 16, nor do we target or aim at children with our web-based content or cookies. If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information or that we in some other way may have made our site available to children, please email us so that we may correctly remedy the error.

Changes to this policy and how to notify us

We may revise this Cookie Policy from time to time due to technology changes, law and regulatory developments or our campaigns. The most recent version of the policy will always appear on this page and we will indicate at the top the date on which it takes effect. We suggest you check this policy regularly so you are aware of how we use cookies and handle your data. Material changes will be communicated to you directly on our website or by e-mail if you subscribe to legal alerts.

Getting in touch with us about cookies or privacy issues

If you have questions, comments or requests regarding this Cookie Policy, your data or our website practices, we invite you to contact the campaign’s counsel. We are committed to transparency, responsiveness, and maintaining the highest possible standards of privacy and ethics in our operations.

Contact Information
50 N Laura St Ste 410, Jacksonville FL 32202
(904) 297-7840
[email protected]

Attorney, legal, and supporter feedback regarding this policy is welcome.

Conclusion: Trust and Transparency

A strict adherence to judicial integrity and public trust, Popham Legal Campaign for Judge values transparency in everything we do-including the use of cookies. Your safety, respect, and convenience as you navigate the digital resource center we offer legal professionals, activists, and voters in all of Ohio’s Fifth District Court of Appeals are paramount. We deliver information with the tools you need to take full control over your data so you can make informed decisions as you interact with our campaign. Thank you for standing with Kevin W. Popham, candidate for principled, constitutional leadership on the appellate bench.