Privacy Policy

Last Updated: July 23, 2026
 

This Privacy Policy explains how the Stephanie Draper for Texas Campaign (otherwise known as the “Campaign”) collects, uses, and discloses information about you when you access or use our websites, mobile sites, and mobile applications that link to this Privacy Policy (otherwise known as the “Website”). This Privacy Policy also applies to email messages and SMS and MMS texts from the Campaign.

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This is the latest update to our privacy policy (see date above), and we may contact you with an email message for future privacy policy updates. Please review the Privacy Policy whenever you access the Website to stay informed about our information and data privacy practices.

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Information You Provide to Us 

We collect information when you provide it directly to us. For example, we collect information if you fill out a form, make a donation, send us an email, sign up for an event, sign up to receive updates or SMS alerts, request information, sign a petition, sign up as a volunteer or otherwise communicate with us or through our platform. The types of information we collect may include your name, contact information (including email address, social media handles, user names, postal address, phone number), payment information, and other information you choose to provide.

 

Information We Collect Automatically When You Use Our Website

When you access or use our Website, we automatically collect information about you, including: 

• Log Information: We log information about your use of the Website, including the type of browser you use, access times, pages viewed, your IP address and the page you visited before navigating to our Website. 

• Device Information: We may collect information about the computer or mobile device you use to access our website, including the hardware model, operating system and version, device identifiers and mobile network information. 

• Cookies and Tracking Technologies Information: We use various technologies to collect information, and this may include sending cookies to your computer or mobile device. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that helps us to improve our Website and your experience, see which areas and features of our Website are popular and count visits. We may also collect information using web beacons (also known as “tracking pixels” or “clear GIFs”). Web beacons are electronic images that may be used in our Website or emails and help deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage and campaign effectiveness and determine whether an email has been opened and acted upon. For more information about cookies, and how to disable them, please see “Your Choices” below.  

 

Information We Collect From Other Sources 

We may also obtain information from other sources and combine that with information we collect through our Website. For example, if you create or log into your account through a social media site, we will have access to certain information from that site, such as your name, account information and friends lists, in accordance with the authorization procedures determined by such social media site. In addition, if you make a donation to the Stephanie Draper for Texas Campaign via ActBlue (our donation portal on the Website is ActBlue), we will obtain certain information about you from ActBlue. If you sign up on Mobilize to attend a Stephanie Draper for Texas Campaign event, we will obtain certain information about you from Mobilize.

 

Use of Information 

We may use information about you for various purposes, including: 

• To provide, maintain, and improve our website, 

• To send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages; 

• To provide and deliver the information you request, process donations and transactions and send you related information, including confirmations and invoices; 

• To respond to your emails, submissions, comments, questions, and requests, provide customer service, request feedback, and otherwise contact you about your use of the website; 

• To send you newsletters and otherwise provide you with information or services you request or that we think will be of interest to you, such as sending you information to keep you informed about various issues, events, resources, promotions, contests, products and services; 

• To help connect you with other supporters, and to solicit volunteers for issues and organizations we support; 

• To contact you if other information is necessary under Federal or state laws; 

• To monitor and analyze trends, usage and activities in connection with our Website; 

• To link or combine with information we get from others to help understand your needs and interests and match you with opportunities; 

• To personalize and improve the Website and provide advertisements, content or features that match user profiles or interests or that are based on the information you provide or the actions you take; and 

• To carry out any other purpose for which the information was collected. 

• The Campaign is based in the United States and the information we collect is governed by U.S. and Texas law. By accessing or using the Website or otherwise providing information to us, you consent to the processing and transfer of information in and to the U.S. and other countries. 

 

Sharing of Information 

We may share information about you as follows or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy: 

• With vendors, consultants, and other service providers or volunteers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf; 

• When we believe in good faith that we are lawfully authorized or required to do so or that doing so is reasonably necessary or appropriate to comply with the law or legal processes or respond to lawful requests, claims or legal authorities, including responding to lawful subpoenas, warrants, or court orders; 

• If we believe your actions are inconsistent with the spirit or language of our user agreements or policies, or to protect the rights, property and safety of the Campaign, its employees, volunteers, constituents or others; 

• In connection with, or during negotiations of, any reorganization, formation of a successor organization, asset sale or transfer, financing or lending transaction or in any other situation where personal information may be disclosed or transferred as one of the assets of the Campaign; and 

• With your consent or at your direction, including if we notify you through our Site that the information you provide will be shared in a particular manner and you provide such information. 

• The above excludes text messaging originator opt-in data and consent, which information will not be shared with any third parties, provided that the foregoing does not apply to sharing (1) with vendors, consultants and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf (and who will not use such information for their own purposes); (2) if we believe disclosure is required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation or to comply with law enforcement or legal process; and (3) if the user consents to our sharing of such information.
  We may also share aggregated or anonymized information that does not directly identify you. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties unless required by law. 

 

The above excludes text messaging originator opt-in data and consent, which information will not be shared with any third parties, provided that the foregoing does not apply to sharing (1) with vendors, consultants and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf (and who will not use such information for their own purposes); (2) if we believe disclosure is required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation or to comply with law enforcement or legal process; and (3) if the user consents to our sharing of such information. 

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We may also share aggregated or anonymized information that does not directly identify you. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties unless required by law. 

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Online Petitions 

If you sign an online petition, you understand that such petition is public information and that we may make the petition, and your name, city, state, and any comments provided in connection therewith publicly available. In addition, we may provide such petitions or compilations thereof, including your comments, name, city, and state to national, state or local leaders, or to the press. 

 

Links to Other Websites 

Our Website may contain links to other websites. For example, we link to ActBlue to enable donations through ActBlue, or we may link to sites of other organizations with whom we partner. Any personal information you provide on such linked pages is provided directly to that third party and is subject to that third party’s privacy policy. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such linked sites, and we are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of these websites or any other sites that are linked to from the Site. We encourage you to read about their privacy and security practices and policies before providing them with personal information. 

 

Social Sharing Features 

The Website may offer social sharing features and other integrated tools (such as the Facebook “Like” button), which let you share actions you take on our Website with other media, and vice versa. The use of such features enables the sharing of information with your friends or the public, depending on the settings you establish with the entity that provides the social sharing feature. For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing in connection with social sharing features, please visit the privacy policies of the entities that provide these features. 

 

Advertising and Analytics Services Provided by Others 

We may allow third parties to use cookies, web beacons, or other technologies or otherwise collect information about you in order to provide analytics and advertising services, including serving ads on the Site or on other sites based on your visits to the Website and other sites across the Internet and various mobile applications. These entities may collect or receive information about your use of the Website and other websites and mobile applications, including your IP address, browser, device information, pages viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked and conversion information. This information may be used by the Campaign and others to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, deliver advertising and content targeted to your interests and better understand your online activity. 

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We may use Google Analytics or other re-marketing tools to advertise online. This enables third-party vendors, including Google, to show our ads on sites across the Internet. Such third-party vendors, including Google, may use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) together to inform, optimize, and serve ads based on your past visits to our Website. For information on how you can opt out of Google’s use of cookies for interest-based ads please visit Google’s Ads Settings. 

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For more information about Internet-based ads, or to opt out of having your web browsing information used for behavioral advertising purposes, please visit www.aboutads.info/choices. 

 

Security 

The Campaign takes reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. The Campaign is based in the United States and is directed to U.S. residents, and we process and store information in the U.S.  If you are located outside the U.S., we, and our service providers, may store, access, or transfer your information to jurisdictions that may not provide equivalent levels of data protection as your home jurisdiction. 

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Your Choices 

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Account Information 

You may request that we update, correct, or delete the information you provide to us by emailing us at support@draperfortexas.com. However, note that we may retain certain information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes. We may also retain cached or archived copies of information about you for a certain period of time. 

 

Cookies 

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our Website. We may automatically collect information using “cookies” or cookie-like files called Local Shared Objects (Flash cookies). Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive by a Website. Local Shared Objects are larger data files stored on your hard drive. Among other things, cookies and Local Shared Objects help us improve our Website and your experience, count visits to our Website and to tailor your experience on our Website according to which areas you have visited on our Website and the preferences you have specified, and to save you the effort of having to log in or provide information each time you visit our Website. These cookies and Local Shared Objects may be linked to your personal information. Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Website. Browser settings will not affect Local Shared Objects.

 

Web Beacons 

We may collect information using Web beacons. Web beacons are electronic images that may be used on our websites or in our emails. We use Web beacons to deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage and campaign effectiveness and to tell if an email has been opened and acted upon. 

 

Third Party Advertisements 

We may also use third parties to show you ads for other organizations on our Website. We may also use third parties to show our ads on other organizations’ Websites based on your prior visits to our Website. To show these ads, these third parties may automatically collect information about your visits to our Website and other Websites, your IP address, your ISP, the browser you use to visit our Website (but not your name, address, email address or telephone number). They do this using cookies, clear gifs or other technologies. Information collected may be used, among other things, to deliver advertising targeted to your interests and to better understand the usage and visitation of our Website and the other Websites tracked by these third parties. This policy does not apply to, and we are not responsible for, cookies or clear gifs in third party ads or on third party Websites, and we encourage you to check the privacy policies of advertisers and/or ad services to learn about their use of cookies and other technology. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these third parties, click here. 

 

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act 

We do not knowingly, directly or passively, collect information from children under the age of 13. To respect the privacy of children and to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, children under the age of 13 should not provide any Personal Information on this Website. We ask that parents supervise their children while online. 

 

Links To Other Websites 

Please be aware that we may provide links to third-party Websites, including those Websites maintained by Democratic candidates, other Democratic committees and news media outlets, as a service to our visitors. We are not responsible for the content or information collection practices of those Websites. Please note that these Websites’ privacy policies may differ from ours. We encourage you to review and understand their privacy practices before providing them with information.

 

Promotional Communications 

You may opt out of receiving updates and newsletters by email by following the instructions in those emails, and you may opt out of receiving SMS alerts by texting STOP at any time. If you opt out, we may still send you other types of emails, such as those about your use of the Website or any donations or transactions. 

 

Mobile Push Notifications/Alerts 

With your consent, we may send promotional and non-promotional push notifications or alerts to your mobile device. You can deactivate these messages at any time by changing the notification settings on your mobile device. 

 

Contact Us 

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@draperfortexas.com.