Privacy Policy

 

JUDICIAL WATCH PRIVACY & COOKIE POLICY

(Last Updated: August 27, 2025)

Judicial Watch, Inc. (“Judicial Watch”) takes your right to privacy seriously. We want to be open and transparent about what information we collect from or about users of the Judicial Watch website, as well as by email, telephone, social media, and mobile messaging (collectively referred to as the “Judicial Watch Services”) and how we use and protect that personal information. The Judicial Watch Privacy & Cookie Policy (“Policy”) addresses: (1) what information we collect from or about users of the Judicial Watch Services; (2) how we collect such information; (3) how we use and protect that information; and (4) what choices users can make about how Judicial Watch handles their information.

To specifically learn about our procedures to allow you to manage your personal data and how we process it and to opt-out of targeted advertising and transfer of your data, please refer to Section 8.

This Policy does not apply to the websites and services provided and operated by third parties. These third-party websites and services are subject to their own privacy policies and Terms of Service. We encourage you to review the terms of service and privacy policies of other third-party websites and service providers.

1. INFORMATION JUDICIAL WATCH COLLECTS FROM YOU

A. Information You Choose to Share Voluntarily

Judicial Watch collects information, such as your name, email address, physical address, etc. that you voluntarily choose to share with us via email, online forms, registration forms, surveys and other Judicial Watch services.

B. Information that Judicial Watch Collects About You Automatically During Your Use of the Judicial Watch Services

Judicial Watch collects certain of your information the moment you access the Judicial Watch Services via computers and/or mobile devices. This information is automatically collected by data collection technologies such as cookies, pixels, web beacons, and other data collection and tracking technologies (collectively referred to as “Data Collection Technology”).

The information we collect automatically includes:

• Information about your computer or mobile device, such as type and ID, type of browsers used, internet service provider used, mobile network and operating systems used
• Your user’s IP address and country and city location
• The date and time you access the Judicial Watch Services
• Your search requests and results, and any Judicial Watch webpages that you access
• Any Judicial Watch links that you click on or videos that you view
• Your traffic and usage data to the Judicial Watch Services
• Data about any third-party websites and services you visited before accessing the Judicial Watch Services to aid in targeted user advertising
• Any interactions you may have with Judicial Watch marketing material
• Information you knowingly provide in online forms, registration forms and surveys, (including your name, address, e-mail and other personal profile data)

C. Information Collected by Third Parties and Shared with Judicial Watch

We may receive information from third parties about you that we use to manage and improve the Judicial Watch Services, as well as comply with applicable laws and law enforcement efforts, such as:

• Personal information related to your purchases of Judicial Watch merchandise and other products and services. (Credit card purchases are processed by third parties, and Judicial Watch does not have access to your personally identifiable financial, bank account, credit card or debit card information.)
• Information about you provided by third parties, such as social media platforms or other networks such as Meta, Google and X, to assist with advertising
• Publicly available information about you
• Personal information about you from law enforcement and government agencies, fraud prevention services, but only in certain and very rare circumstances

D. Categories of Personal Information That Judicial Watch Processes

Judicial Watch may collect the following categories of personal information from you:

• Identifiers, such as name, email address, IP address, user or display name, online and device identifiers
• Characteristics of protected classifications, such as age, gender, race disability status, military/veteran status, and marital status
• Commercial Information, such transaction and purchase history
• Internet or other electronic network history, including browsing history, interactions with the Judicial Watch Services, including information we receive from third parties about information relating to the use of Judicial Watch Services on third-party platforms and devices
• Geolocation data to reveal the location of a user’s mobile device or other device
• Audio, visual, electronic and other similar information, such as telephone call recordings
• Professional or employment related information, such as type of profession and employer
• Inferences based upon the above categories, such as creating a profile reflecting your preferences and characteristics

2. JUDICIAL WATCH’S USE YOUR INFORMATION AND PURPOSES FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR INFORMATION

A. Judicial Watch’s Use of Your Information

Judicial Watch may use your information in several ways, including but not limited to:

• To communicate with you about your account, or to communicate information about the Judicial Watch Services
• To build higher-quality, more useful services, such as by analyzing usage trends, and by measuring demographics and interests regarding the Judicial Watch Services
• To support the operation of the Judicial Watch Services, troubleshoot problems, resolve disputes, and enforce our Terms and Conditions

• To inform you about products, activities and services related to Judicial Watch. (As described in Section 7, below, you have the option of opting out of further communications of this type by sending an email to .)

B. Judicial Watch’s Disclosure of Your Information to Third Parties

Judicial Watch may disclose information about you to third parties as follows:

• With your consent
• To facilitate a transaction or communication with a third party that you have initiated
• To Judicial Watch’s agents and advisors (such as our accountants or attorneys). We only disclose the personal information necessary for them to provide their services to you or to us, and only under strict confidentiality restrictions

• As Judicial Watch believes necessary to: (a) comply with law (including court and government orders, and civil subpoenas); (b) enforce or apply Judicial Watch’s Terms and Conditions and other agreements; or (c) protect the rights, property, or safety of Judicial Watch (and its officers, directors, employees and agents), our users, or others

• If you partake (or we reasonably suspect that you are partaking) in any illegal or potentially illegal activity, we may disclose personal information about you, even without a subpoena, warrant, or court order, to the extent we feel is necessary to inform and cooperate with law enforcement agencies or other appropriate authorities
• In aggregated form, i.e., information about multiple users collectively without identifying any individual user, such as the total number of visitors to a particular section in each week
• Sale or Processing for Sale of Personal Data: If you provide us with your e-mail address and/or postal address, Judicial Watch may sell and/or rent lists containing e-mail and/or postal addresses to third parties whose professional and educational missions closely resemble those of Judicial Watch. We take great care in any decision to sell and/or rent lists. If you would like us to stop including your e-mail or postal address in such lists, please send us an email to , requesting that we remove your information from these lists.

3. PERSONAL INFORMATION SOURCES, PURPOSES, THIRD-PARTY SHARING CATEGORIES

A. Judicial Watch Collection of Personal Information

Judicial Watch may collect personal information from the following categories of sources:

• Directly from users of the Judicial Watch Services

• Third-party sites or platforms that link a user with a registration account
• Analytics and Data Collection Technology
• Social media accounts and networks
• Advertising partners

• Third-party service providers that maintain, process and update user information and transactions

B. Judicial Watch Use of Personal Information

Judicial Watch uses personal information for the following purposes:

• To manage and maintain the operation Judicial Watch and the Judicial Watch Services

• To provide products and services to users of the Judicial Watch Services
• Advertising and marketing purposes
• To assess and analyze the interests of users of the Judicial Watch Services
• To conduct research, analytics and data analysis
• To detect and prevent fraud
• For security purposes
• To verify user identity
• To maintain records
• To comply with the law, legal processes, and internal Judicial Watch policies

C. Judicial Watch Sharing of Personal Information

Judicial Watch may share personal information with the following categories of third parties:

• Service providers
• Third-party partners, such as advertising partners
• Social media networks

• Partners and providers that support our operations.

D. Judicial Watch/Third-Party Collection and Sharing in Connection with

Internet Advertising and Social Media

Judicial Watch and third-party applications may collect and process certain personal information in connection with interest-based advertising and social media tools, and such activity may be deemed a “sale” or “sharing” under certain state privacy laws. These categories of information may include:

• Identifiers
• Demographic information
• Commercial information
• Electronic network and internet activity information
• Approximate geolocation
• Inferences drawn from the above

4. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION FROM MINORS

To the extent Judicial Watch is able to determine the age of users by their submissions to, or communications with Judicial Watch’s Services, Judicial Watch will not knowingly (a) collect or post information from individuals under eighteen (18) years of age (“minor”) or (b) provide any personally identifying information collected from a minor, regardless of its source, to any third party for any purpose whatsoever. If Judicial Watch learns that a minor has provided us with personal information, we will delete such information from our records. If a parent or guardian of a minor learns that the minor has provided us with personal information, we request that the parent or guardian contact us so that we may delete such personal information.

5. THE DATA COLLECTION TECHNOLOGY THAT JUDICIAL WATCH USES TO COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT YOU

The Data Collection Technology that Judicial Watch uses includes cookies and pixels and other data collection and tracking technologies to enable the Judicial Watch Services to recognize you and your devices and to collect, analyze, and manage information about you.

Some of the Data Collection Technology we use is necessary to enable the Judicial Watch Services to operate. Other Data Collection Technology we use and allow third parties to use is to enable us to analyze user interests in the Judicial Watch Services, for targeting advertising purposes, and to enable us to enhance the user experiences of the Judicial Watch Services.

The Judicial Watch Services may incorporate third-party Data Collection Technology. We aim to be transparent about our use of such technologies, and how such technologies access, use, and transmit user information, and how users can control and/or opt out of such use of your information and related targeted advertising.

For a complete list and detailed information about the Data Collection Technology we use to serve ads relevant to your interests, as well as to analyze your user behavior to better improve performance, and which are necessary to support the Judicial Watch Services, see our “Privacy Settings and Services”. You should also review the opt-out procedures afforded by the providers of the Data Collection Technology, in addition to the ones we provide in Section 8.

6. SECURITY MEASURES

Judicial Watch implements reasonable and appropriate physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to prevent the unauthorized release of or access to user personal information. When a user provides information through our website, we offer the user the ability to provide the information through a secure server. The secure server encrypts all information the user inputs before the information is sent to Judicial Watch and is also used to store personal information securely. Such personal information is accessible by Judicial Watch authorized employees, representatives, and agents for the purposes covered in this Policy.

7. THIRD-PARTY WEB SITES

Judicial Watch’s website may contain links to other internet websites. Unless we explicitly state otherwise, we have no control over these third-party sites and their privacy policy and security practices, and this Policy applies only to information you supply (or that we collect) in connection with use of our site only.  You should review third-party privacy policies and security practices in connection with visiting any third-party website.

8. YOUR CHOICES AND RIGHTS AND OPT-OUT OPTIONS CONCERNING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Judicial Watch offers you choices about how we use and process your personal information. You may also exercise certain rights depending upon your residency.

A. Opt-Out of Targeting Advertising and Sale of Personal Information

i. Targeted Advertising Opt-out

Users may opt-out of having their personal information used for the purpose of targeting advertising to the user directly by Judicial Watch or via third parties. To opt-out of Judicial Watch directly targeting advertising to you or sharing your personal information with third parties for the purpose of targeted advertising targeted to you, email us at [email protected].

However, for users to opt-out or manage their information collected by third parties via third-party Data Collection Technology, users should set preferences and setting with each of those third parties as discussed in Section 4.

ii. Sale of Personal Data Opt-Out

To opt out of the sale of your personal data as discussed in Section 2(B) above, email us at [email protected] or by call us at 888-593-8442.

ii. Opt-Out Signals

Judicial Watch honors opt-out preference signals, such as the . If you visit our website with GPC enabled and donate, Judicial Watch can detect and honor your opt-out request for targeted advertising and sales of data in addition to your donation.

B. Access, Deletion, Updates and Corrections of Personal Information

Users may request details about whether Judicial Watch processes personal information about them, and make requests to correct or delete such information, as well as to get copies of such information. Users may also withdraw any prior consent given to Judicial Watch concerning the collection, use and processing of such information.

To make a request about whether we process your personal information, or to request that we correct or delete such information, as well as to obtain copies of such information, contact us via email at or call us at 888-593-8442.

Please know that to process such requests, Judicial Watch will need to verify your identity.

If you request that we delete your personal information from our systems, your membership and donation history with Judicial Watch will be deleted and you will be unsubscribed from receiving further Judicial Watch communications, as well as having any of your recurring donations cancelled. You may re-subscribe to Judicial Watch but please know that re-subscribing will not restore your prior records and personal data history with Judicial Watch.

If you request that we delete your personal information, we will take steps to remove or de-identify your data from our active systems and records, except where we are legally required to retain certain information. When you make a deletion request, we will delete or de-identify your personal data from our active systems. In certain cases, if we obtained your personal data from another source, or if it is necessary to ensure compliance with your request, we may retain:

• A record of your deletion request, and
• The minimum data necessary to confirm that your personal data remains deleted and is not used for any other purpose.

For example, we may maintain your email address or phone number in a secure suppression list to ensure that you are not contacted, emailed, mailed, or otherwise solicited in the future. This limited record is used only for compliance with your deletion request and not for marketing, sales, or any other purpose.

9. APPEAL TO A REQUEST RELATED TO PERSONAL DATA

If you desire to appeal any decision we make concerning your personal data requests, such as those highlighted in Section 8 of this Policy, please make your appeal to the following email address .

10. JUDICIAL WATCH’S RIGHT TO CHANGE POLICY

Judicial Watch may change the content of our Site and Policy at any time. Please revisit our Policy from time to time to be sure you are familiar with our current policy.

11. CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions regarding this Policy, you may contact us at:

E-mail: [email protected].

Telephone: 888-593-8442
Mailing address: 425 3rd Street SW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20024

12. GOVERNING LAW

This Policy and the privacy practices of Judicial Watch will be subject exclusively to the laws of the District of Columbia within the United States of America. Judicial Watch makes no representation that this Policy and such practices comply with the laws of any other country. Visitors who use the Site and reside outside the United States do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. If you reside outside of the United States, by using the Site, you consent to the transfer and use of your information outside your country.

13. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

IN THE EVENT THAT THERE IS A DISPUTE, CLAIM, OR CONTROVERSY BETWEEN YOU AND JUDICIAL WATCH, OR BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD PARTIES CONCERNING THE JUDICIAL WATCH SERVICES, OR BETWEEN YOU AND ANY OTHER THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER ACTING ON OUR BEHALF, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO FEDERAL OR STATE STATUTORY CLAIMS, COMMON LAW CLAIMS, THIS POLICY, OR THE BREACH, TERMINATION, ENFORCEMENT, INTERPRETATION, OR VALIDITY THEREOF, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE DETERMINATION OF THE SCOPE OR APPLICABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE, SUCH DISPUTE, CLAIM, OR CONTROVERSY WILL BE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DETERMINED BY ARBITRATION IN WASHINGTON, DC BEFORE A SINGLE ARBITRATOR.

THE PARTIES AGREE TO SUBMIT THE DISPUTE TO BINDING ARBITRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION RULES OF THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION (“AAA”) THEN IN EFFECT.  EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN, THE ARBITRATOR SHALL APPLY THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WHERE OUR PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IS LOCATED, WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES.  WITHIN TEN (10) CALENDAR DAYS AFTER THE ARBITRATION DEMAND IS SERVED UPON A PARTY, THE PARTIES MUST JOINTLY SELECT AN ARBITRATOR WITH AT LEAST FIVE (5) YEARS’ EXPERIENCE IN THAT CAPACITY AND WHO HAS KNOWLEDGE OF AND EXPERIENCE WITH THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE DISPUTE.  IF THE PARTIES DO NOT AGREE ON AN ARBITRATOR WITHIN TEN (10) CALENDAR DAYS, EITHER PARTY MAY PETITION THE AAA TO APPOINT AN ARBITRATOR, WHO MUST SATISFY THE SAME EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT.  IN THE EVENT OF A DISPUTE, THE ARBITRATOR SHALL DECIDE THE ENFORCEABILITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT (“FAA”).  THE PARTIES ALSO AGREE THAT THE AAA’S RULES GOVERNING EMERGENCY MEASURES OF PROTECTION SHALL APPLY IN LIEU OF SEEKING EMERGENCY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF FROM A COURT.  THE DECISION OF THE ARBITRATOR SHALL BE FINAL AND BINDING, AND NO PARTY SHALL HAVE RIGHTS OF APPEAL EXCEPT FOR THOSE PROVIDED IN SECTION 10 OF THE FAA.  EACH PARTY SHALL BEAR ITS SHARE OF THE FEES PAID FOR THE ARBITRATOR AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ARBITRATION; HOWEVER, THE ARBITRATOR SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ORDER ONE PARTY TO PAY ALL OR ANY PORTION OF SUCH FEES AS PART OF A WELL-REASONED DECISION.  THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE ARBITRATOR SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO AWARD ATTORNEYS’ FEES ONLY TO THE EXTENT EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED BY STATUTE OR CONTRACT.  THE ARBITRATOR SHALL HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO AWARD PUNITIVE DAMAGES AND EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO SEEK OR RECOVER PUNITIVE DAMAGES WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISPUTE RESOLVED BY ARBITRATION.  THE PARTIES AGREE TO ARBITRATE SOLELY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, AND THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT PERMIT CLASS ARBITRATION OR ANY CLAIMS BROUGHT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ARBITRATION PROCEEDING.  EXCEPT AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW, NEITHER A PARTY NOR THE ARBITRATOR MAY DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE, CONTENT, OR RESULTS, OF ANY ARBITRATION WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF BOTH PARTIES, UNLESS TO PROTECT OR PURSUE A LEGAL RIGHT.  IF ANY TERM OR PROVISION OF THIS SECTION IS INVALID, ILLEGAL, OR UNENFORCEABLE IN ANY JURISDICTION, SUCH INVALIDITY, ILLEGALITY, OR UNENFORCEABILITY SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY OTHER TERM OR PROVISION OF THIS SECTION OR INVALIDATE OR RENDER UNENFORCEABLE SUCH TERM OR PROVISION IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.  IF FOR ANY REASON A DISPUTE PROCEEDS IN COURT RATHER THAN IN ARBITRATION, THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL.  THIS ARBITRATION PROVISION SHALL SURVIVE ANY CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF YOUR AGREEMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF OUR PROGRAMS.

14. NON-US RESIDENTS

Judicial Watch is located in the United States, and by submitting personal information to us, users located outside of the United States agree to the transfer, storage and processing of personal information in a country other than their country of residency, including, but not limited to the United States.

15. MISCELLANEOUS

You warrant and represent to Judicial Watch that you have all necessary rights, power, and authority to agree to this Policy and perform your obligations hereunder, and nothing contained in this agreement or in the performance of such obligations will place you in breach of any other contract or obligation.  The failure of either party to exercise in any respect any right provided for herein will not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder.  If any provision of this Policy is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Policy will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.