Privacy Policy

Effective date: May 1, 2026

1. Overview

Third Rail Ventures, LLC (“Turnout,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the Turnout political organizing platform (“Platform”). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and how long we retain it. This policy applies to Campaign organizers, volunteers and supporters who interact with Campaign events, and visitors to Platform pages.

Turnout is a political organizing platform. Data collected and maintained through this Platform is used exclusively for lawful political organizing purposes.

2. Information We Collect

Florida Voter Records (State-Sourced)

Turnout receives official voter registration extract files from the Florida Division of Elections on a regular basis. These files contain publicly available voter registration information including name, registered address, party affiliation, precinct, legislative district assignments, voting history, and contact information as provided to the state by registered voters. This data forms the foundation of the Turnout voter records database.

Vote-by-mail request and ballot return data is obtained from Florida election records beginning approximately 60 days before an election and refreshed regularly through the close of each election period.

Volunteer and Supporter Information

When an individual RSVPs to or attends a Campaign event through the Platform, we collect their name, email address, phone number, and details of the interaction — including which events they attended, dates, and check-in status. This information is collected as part of the event registration process.

Field Activity Data

When Campaign organizers or canvassers use the Platform to record voter contacts, we collect the contact outcome, support level if recorded, any notes entered, the identity of the organizer or canvasser, and a timestamp. This data is linked to existing voter records where a match is found.

Survey responses submitted by volunteers after events are collected and linked to their record permanently.

Campaign-Uploaded Data

Campaigns may upload contact lists, donor lists, supporter lists, or other data. Each uploaded record is matched against existing voter records where possible. The match result and confidence level are recorded. Data that cannot be matched is stored in the Campaign’s contact database.

Organizer Account Data

Campaign organizers provide name, email address, phone number, role within the Campaign, and a password stored as a one-way cryptographic hash. We also log account activity including login timestamps and data actions for security and audit purposes.

Mobile App Data

The Turnout mobile app collects GPS location during event check-in and canvassing activities, with user permission. Location data is used only for check-in verification and canvassing navigation and is not continuously tracked. Device push notification tokens are collected to deliver campaign communications.

Technical Data

We collect standard server logs including IP addresses, browser type, pages visited, and timestamps, used for security monitoring and platform operations.

3. How We Use Your Information

  • Political organizing operations: Providing Campaigns with voter contact lists, canvassing routes, volunteer management, event coordination, and outreach tools.
  • Voter record maintenance: Using field-verified data to improve the accuracy and completeness of our voter records over time.
  • Vote-by-mail tracking: Matching state-sourced ballot request and return data to voter records so Campaigns can conduct lawful ballot chase outreach.
  • Platform improvement: Aggregated, anonymized analysis of Platform usage. Aggregated analytics do not identify individual voters or Campaigns.
  • Security: Monitoring for unauthorized access and platform abuse.
  • Service communications: Sending security alerts and platform updates to organizer email addresses.

We do not use Platform data for advertising, commercial marketing, or any purpose unrelated to lawful political organizing.

4. Data Sharing

Between Campaigns — None

Campaign Data is fully isolated. No Campaign can access, view, or query the data of any other Campaign. Support scores, notes, tags, volunteer lists, and interaction histories are Campaign-private.

Voter Records — Read Access for Campaigns

Campaigns are granted read access to relevant portions of our voter records for their target universe. Campaigns cannot directly modify these records. Proposed updates from verified field activity are reviewed before being applied.

Service Providers

We use third-party service providers to operate the Platform. These providers process data only as directed by Turnout, under data processing agreements, and have no independent right to use Platform data for their own purposes.

No Sale of Data

Turnout does not sell, rent, or license voter records, volunteer contact information, or Campaign data to any third party.

Legal Requirements

We may disclose information if required by valid legal process or if we believe disclosure is necessary to prevent imminent harm or illegal activity. We will notify affected Campaigns where legally permitted.

5. Data Retention

  • Voter records: Retained permanently. Updated regularly from official state files and continuously verified through Platform activity.
  • Field interaction data (door knocks, phone calls, event attendance, survey responses): Retained permanently. These records represent verified political contact activity and are part of the Turnout platform dataset.
  • Vote-by-mail data: Retained permanently, with each election cycle’s data archived and labeled.
  • Volunteer records: Retained permanently across the platform.
  • Campaign account data: Archived on account termination. Not destroyed. Retained for audit and compliance purposes.
  • Uploaded contact data: Incorporated into the platform dataset on upload. Retained permanently.
  • Organizer credentials: Deactivated on account termination. Password hashes purged 90 days after deactivation.
  • Server logs: Retained 12 months.

6. Florida Voter Data — Legal Basis

Florida voter registration information is public record under Florida Statutes §97.0585. Turnout obtains this data directly from the Florida Division of Elections through the official voter registration data distribution process. Processing is conducted exclusively for political organizing purposes, the permitted use established by Florida law. Campaigns accessing this data through the Platform accept responsibility for ensuring their own use complies with §97.0585 and all other applicable laws.

7. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect Platform data, including encryption of data in transit and at rest, cryptographic password hashing, token-based authentication with expiration, and database-level Campaign data isolation. No Campaign query can access another Campaign’s data.

In the event of a data breach that affects your Campaign’s data or voter information, we will notify you as required by Florida law and applicable federal requirements.

8. Your Rights and Choices

Organizers

Campaign organizers may update their name and contact information through account settings at any time. To request account deactivation, contact privacy@turnout.win. Deactivation disables login access but does not delete audit logs or interaction records generated through your account.

Volunteers and Supporters

Individuals who have engaged with a Campaign through the Platform may request a do-not-contact designation by emailing privacy@turnout.win. Note that basic voter record information sourced from official state records is public record and reflects the official state voter file.

Florida Registered Voters

If you are a Florida registered voter and wish to update your voter registration information, the correct process is to contact the Florida Division of Elections or your county Supervisor of Elections. Turnout updates its records from official state files on a regular basis. To inquire about what information the Platform holds about you, contact us at privacy@turnout.win.

9. Children's Privacy

The Platform is intended for use by adults in the context of political organizing. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 18.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as the Platform evolves. Material changes will be communicated to Campaign organizers via email at least 14 days before taking effect. Continued use of the Platform after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

11. Contact

Third Rail Ventures, LLC

Privacy: privacy@turnout.win

Legal: legal@turnout.win

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