50 Million Americans

Privacy
Policy

Effective date: October 23, 2026

1. Who we are

This privacy policy covers 50millionamericans.com. The site is operated by 50 Million Americans, a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code ("50MA," "we," or "us").

Our companion site, 50millionamericans.org, is operated by a separate organization, We the People, and has its own privacy policy.

You can reach us about this policy at [email protected].

2. Summary

We collect your name, email address, and street address so we can count your pledge in the districts where you vote, for Congress and for your state legislature. If you choose, we also collect your mobile number so we can send you texts.

We never sell your personal information, and we never share it with any other person or organization, including any candidate, political party, campaign, or our affiliated organization. The only exceptions are the companies that run our systems for us, which may use it only to do that work, and a legal order we are required to follow.

Candidates and the public see how many people signed in each district. They never see who signed. Our website may show your first name and last initial after you sign, unless you check the box asking us not to.

You can unsubscribe, stop texts, remove your name from the website, withdraw your pledge, or ask us to delete your information at any time.

3. Information we collect

Information you give us:

  • When you sign the pledge, we collect your first and last name, email address, home street address, city, state, and ZIP code, your permission to be counted, and whether you asked us not to display your name.
  • If you choose to give it, we collect your mobile phone number and record whether you agreed to receive text messages and emails.
  • If you volunteer, we collect the interests, skills, and availability you share with us.
  • If you make a contribution, we collect your name, address, email address, the amount, and payment details. Card numbers are handled by Stripe, our payment processor, and we do not store them internally.
  • If you write to us, we keep your message and your contact information.

Information we add:

  • We use your address to find your congressional district, your state house district, and your state senate district. To do this we may use public district maps and public election records, including voter files where the law allows that use. [COUNSEL: confirm voter file use in each state before matching begins.]

Information collected automatically:

  • When you visit the site, we and our service providers collect information such as your IP address, browser and device type, the pages you view, the site that sent you here, and your approximate location based on your IP address.
  • We use cookies and similar technologies, which are described in section 8.
  • Our emails may tell us whether you opened them and which links you clicked.

4. How we use your information

  • To record your pledge and count it in the correct districts.
  • To tell candidates and the public how many people in each district have signed.
  • To show recent signers on the website, as described in section 5.
  • To confirm your pledge and tell you which districts you are counted in.
  • To send you campaign news, district updates, and ways to take part, when you have agreed to receive them.
  • To process contributions and send receipts.
  • To organize volunteers.
  • To prevent duplicate, false, or automated pledges and to keep the site secure.
  • To understand how people use the site and measure our outreach so we can improve both.
  • To comply with the law.

5. Showing recent signers on the website

After you sign, our website may show a short public notice that you signed, such as "Michael B. signed the pledge 20 minutes ago."

  • What it shows: your first name, the first letter of your last name, and how long ago you signed.
  • What it never shows: your full last name, street address, city, state, ZIP code, district, email address, or phone number.
  • How to opt out: check the box on the pledge form asking us not to display your name, and it will not appear. If you signed without checking it and change your mind, write to [email protected] and we will remove it.
  • Opting out of the display does not affect your pledge. You are still counted in your districts.

We may turn this feature on or off at any time. 

6. How we share information

We never sell or rent your personal information. We never give it to any other person or organization for their own use, including any candidate, officeholder, political party, or other campaign. We share information only in the following ways.

  • District totals. Candidates, officeholders, the press, and the public may receive the number of people who have signed in a district. These totals never include names or contact information. When a district has very few signers, we may hold back or combine its total so that no individual can be identified.

  • The public signer display. Only as described in section 5, and never if you asked us not to display your name.

  • Service providers. We use companies that help us run the campaign, and they may handle your information only to do that work for us and may not use it for anything else. They include NationBuilder, which provides our database, website, email, and text messaging; Stripe, which processes contributions; district matching and data services; the analytics providers listed in section 8; our digital agency; and the companies that deliver our emails and texts.

  • Legal requirements. We may disclose information when the law requires it, such as in response to a subpoena or court order, or when needed to protect the rights and safety of 50MA, our supporters, or the public.

  • Organizational changes. If 50MA reorganizes, merges, or winds down, your information may pass to a successor nonprofit organization that agrees to follow this policy.

Our affiliated organization. We the People operates 50millionamericans.org and is a separate organization. We do not transfer the information you give on this site to We the People.

Contributors. We do not sell, trade, or share the names of people who contribute. We report contributor information to government agencies only when the law requires it.

Text messaging. No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes, and that includes We the People. Text messaging opt-in data and consent are excluded from every category of sharing described above and will not be shared with any third party, other than the providers that deliver our messages.

7. Your choices and rights

  • Email. Every email we send has an unsubscribe link.
  • Text messages. Reply STOP to any text to stop receiving them, or reply HELP for help. You can also write to [email protected].
  • Your name on the website. Check the box on the pledge form, or write to [email protected] at any time, and we will not display your name.
  • Your pledge. You can ask us to remove your pledge from the count at any time by writing to [email protected].
  • Access, correction, and deletion. You can ask to see the information we hold about you, correct it, or delete it by writing to [email protected]. We will confirm your identity before acting and respond within 30 days. We may keep records the law requires us to keep, such as records of contributions.
  • Cookies. You can accept or decline analytics and advertising cookies through the banner on our site, and you can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Google offers a tool to opt out of Google Analytics at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
  • State privacy laws. Some states give residents additional privacy rights. We honor the requests described above no matter which state you live in.
  • Do Not Track. Our site does not currently respond to Do Not Track signals from web browsers.

8. Cookies, analytics, and advertising tools

Cookies are small files that a website stores in your browser. We and the providers below use cookies, pixels, and similar tools to run the site, understand how it is used, and measure our outreach.

  • NationBuilder uses cookies that the site needs in order to work, such as keeping your session active. See nationbuilder.com/privacy.
  • Stripe uses cookies on the contribution page to process payments and prevent fraud. See stripe.com/privacy.
  • Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager, provided by Google, tell us how many people visit, which pages they view, and where they came from. See policies.google.com/privacy.
  • Microsoft Clarity, provided by Microsoft, shows us how visitors use the site through behavioral metrics, heatmaps, and session replay, which include clicks, scrolling, and mouse movement. Clarity is not used on the pledge form or the contribution page. Microsoft may use the data it collects as described in the Microsoft Privacy Statement, including for advertising. See privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement. 
  • Meta Pixel, provided by Meta, helps us measure our ads and show them to people who have visited our site. See facebook.com/privacy/policy. [Include only if installed. Add any other advertising platform the same way.]

9. How we protect your information

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information. The site uses an encrypted connection. Our database is kept separate from those of other NationBuilder customers, and only people who need access to do their work for 50MA can reach it. No system is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee that information will never be accessed without permission.

10. How long we keep information

We keep your information for as long as the campaign needs it for the purposes described in this policy, and longer when the law requires it, as with contribution records. When we no longer need information, we delete it or remove the details that identify you.

11. Children

This site is meant for adults 18 and older. It is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them. If you believe a child has given us information, write to [email protected] and we will delete it.

12. Where information is stored

This site is intended for people in the United States. Your information is stored and processed in the United States.

13. Changes to this policy

When we update this policy, we will post the new version here with a new effective date. If a change affects how we use information you have already given us, we will tell you by email or with a notice on the site before the change takes effect.

14. Contact

50 Million Americans, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization

[email protected]