Privacy Policy
Our party is continually trying to expand online activism and to give voters the information they need in a timely manner. As a result, we may periodically ask you to provide information such as your name, address, phone number and email address in an effort to enhance our ability to work with you as an online activist. If you choose not to give us any information, we may not be able to provide you with timely information regarding events and issues important to you as a politically interested and active citizen.
The Texas Democratic Party maintains several interconnected websites at any given time. The principal website, www.txdemocrats.org , is permanent. Other issue-specific websites may be created and removed as needed to highlight important issues and events. All websites owned and operated by the Texas Democratic Party are identified by the text "Paid for by Texas Democratic Party
Our privacy policy explains the information practices we use at www.txdemocrats.org
Our site features numerous opportunities for user-generated content. Opinions, statement, and content generated by users do not necessarily represent the position of the Texas Democratic Party. If you see user-generated content that is objectionable or obscene, please contact the party at (512) 478-9800 or tdpweb@txdemocrats.org.
Our site may link to a limited number of other websites. The Texas Democratic Party is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of these websites.
This privacy policy may be amended by the Texas Democratic Party at any time without notice other than posting of such amendments on this site.
When you sign up for one of our mailing lists:
We collect your name, contact information, and email address, and certain other information. We use your email address to send you the email newsletter to which you subscribed. You may remove your email address from that subscriber list by clicking on the link at the bottom of every email, calling or emailing our office directly.
When you invite others to our website:
Many of our features include an option to invite friends and colleagues to use our website. When you input an email address to send an invitation, the Texas Democratic Party will not retain that email address. Your colleague's information will not be recorded unless they themselves give it to us.
When you fill out one of our surveys:
Your opinion matters to the Texas Democratic Party and we want your input. As a result, we may sometimes use surveys to help us understand which issues you are interested in.
IP Addresses and Log File Data:
We log IP address, which is the location of your computer or network on the Internet, for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. We also use page hits in the aggregate to track the popularity of pages that people visit in order to improve the quality of the site. There is no personal identifiable information collected in our log files.
Information on Children:
Because we care about the safety and privacy of children online, we comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). COPPA and its accompanying FTC regulations establish United States federal law that protects the privacy of children using the Internet. We do not knowingly contact or collect personal information from children under 13. Our site is not intended to solicit information of any kind from children under 13, and we have designed our sites to block our knowing acceptance of information from children under 13 whenever age-related information is requested.
Contacting us about privacy:
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the information we have collected from you online, the practices of this site or your interaction with this website, send email to TDPweb@txdemocrats.org.
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