Privacy Policy
Welcome to DewhurstforTexas.com, the official website of Dewhurst for Texas, which is Lt. Governor David Dewhurst's campaign organization for U.S. Senate. We have developed this privacy policy to explain what information we collect from you during your visit to the site, why we collect it and how we use it. Dewhurst for Texas reserves the right at any time to change this privacy policy by posting changes to it on our website.
As part of our effort to provide you with up-to-date information on the campaign, we may at times ask you to submit information such as your name, address, email address, and phone number. You are not obligated to divulge this information unless you choose to do so.
Dewhurst for Texas reserves the right to share your information with authorized third parties who provide services relating to contacting our supporters and with persons or entities that share common goals or beliefs with Dewhurst for Texas..
Information Gathered
Optional Email Subscription and Volunteer Signup:
More and more, email is become the best method to communicate with David’s supporters in an efficient, timely manner. We encourage you to subscribe to our email list and to let us know if you would like to volunteer. This is completely voluntary and choosing not to subscribe will not affect the quality of your online experience at DewhurstforTexas.com. You can opt-out of our email list at any time:
By email: campaign@dewhurstfortexas.com
By mail: Dewhurst for Texas
P.O. Box 2667
Austin, Texas 78768
Logs/Internet Protocol Address:
DewhurstforTexas.com uses industry-standard software that keeps a record of each visit to our site. This software tracks the following
Time of the visit
IP Address - the unique address assigned to your computer when logged on to the Internet What items are downloaded from our site - the page you request, the images on that page, and any files that you download. This information is used to obtain aggregate information that allows us to see how many people are visiting the page, what areas they visit, the most popular sections of the site, and which times and days have the most site activity.
Our website may use cookies to enhance your web-browsing experience. Cookies are data that some websites transfer to the computer that is browsing the website. Cookies do not contain any personal information about you. If you would prefer not to receive cookies, you may configure your browser to disable this feature.
No personal information is tracked in this process other than the numeric IP address of your computer.
Online Contributions:
If you choose to make an online contribution to Dewhurst for Texas, we will collect the following information:
Your name
Your mailing address
Your email address
Your phone number
Employer and occupation
We may attempt to collect other optional information as well. Optional information is listed as such on the website.
Note: Federal law requires us to use best efforts to collect and report the full name, address, occupation, and name of employer of individuals whose contributions aggregate in excess of $200 in an election cycle. Online contributions are non-refundable.
Links:
DewhurstforTexas.com may provide links to other websites on the Internet. Dewhurst for Texas does not bear responsibility for the privacy policies or content on linked web sites. Because Dewhurst for Texas has no control over websites to which we provide links, you agree and acknowledge that Dewhurst for Texas is not responsible for the availability of resources or external sites and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content provided therein. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on each website you visit.
Usage by Children:
In accordance with the Federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) we will not knowingly collect information from children under 13 and our site is not intended to solicit information of any kind from children under 13.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact:
campaign@dewhurstfortexas.com
Thank you for visiting DewhurstForTexas.com
