Extensive networking opportunities

Bell County Texas Democratic Party  membership allows you to develop information networks with colleagues who have similar interests and concerns. Discover new techniques to influence policies, politics and win elections. Increase your access to others who may have solutions to the opportunities you face in getting organized for the next election.

Leadership Skills and Organizational Techniques

During the year, members are presented with numerous opportunities to develop leadership skills and learn organizational techniques by working in the County, State and National organization.  You'll also have many opportunities to attend workshops and lectures on these and a variety of other subjects relating to the Democratic Party, our Democratic system of government and the inner workings of Texas and National politics.

Ready to join?

Just click the Register link at top right of Home page. Complete the form and check  the group or groups you wish to join.   We'll be in touch with your membership card in a few days.  We're so glad you decided to join.  Thanks for your much needed support and your wise choice of a great political party!

Bell County Democratic Party Privacy Policy

At the Bell County Democratic Party (BCDP), we are committed to protecting your privacy online. While using our website, you do not have to identify yourself or divulge personal information. If you should choose to give us your personal information, you decide the amount of information you provide.

The local Democratic 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.

Our privacy policy explains the information practices we use at democratsbellctytx.com/:

• How we protect your information
• How we use your information
• How to correct information you provided
• How to contact us about privacy

Our site links to a limited number of other websites. The BCDP is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of these websites.

This privacy policy may be amended by the BCDP at any time without notice other than posting of such amendments on this site.

How do we protect your information?

Our website has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of the information under our control. Our servers are located in a locked, secure environment.

How do we use the information you provide the BCDP?

When you volunteer online:

Our volunteer forms ask you to give us contact information (such as your name and email address) and geographic information (such as your zip code and state). We use this information to send you customized content about campaigns and to help match your interests to campaign activities. If you provide your phone number, we may call you. If you choose to subscribe to an email newsletter, we use your email address to send you that newsletter. You may remove your email address from that subscriber list by visiting the unsubscribe page for that list.

When you sign one of our petitions:

We treat your name, city, state, and any comments as public information. We may, for example, provide compilations of petitions, with your comments, to national leaders, without disclosing email addresses. We may also make comments along with your city and state available to the press and public online.

When you fill out one of our surveys:

Your opinion matters to the local Democratic Party and we want your input. As a result, we use surveys to help us understand which issues you are interested in. These aggregate survey results are used to help inform lawmakers, while individual survey results help us deliver to you customized web content.

Cookies:

A cookie is a tiny text file that is stored on your computer by willimsoncountydemocrats.org. We use cookies to tailor your experience on our site according to the preferences you have specified. When you visit democratsbellctytx.com and other Democratic Party websites, we only access the cookie file that we have stored on your computer. We cannot and do not access any information stored in a cookie by other, non-BCDP, websites. Our cookies do not contain any personal identifiable information.

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.

Correcting Your Information:

In order to modify the information you have provided to us, you need to register on the website and be issued a password. With your password to verify your identity, you may access your account securely and add or change your personal information. The BCDP encourages all website users to register and take personal responsibility for the quality of the information they provide. Website registration also allows users to take advantage of the full range of online services we offer.

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: Webmaster

You can also reach us via US Mail at:

Bell County Democratic Party
P.O. Box 1444
Belton, Texas 76513

Acceptable Use of Bell County Democratic Party Website

It is the general policy of Bell County Democratic Party that website services are to be used in a responsible, efficient, ethical, and legal manner in accordance with the mission of the Bell County Democratic Party. Users of the Bell County Democratic Party website must acknowledge their understanding of the general policy and guidelines as a condition of using the website.

Use of the Bell County Democratic Party website is a privilege, not a right.. Willful or intentional misuse could lead to criminal penalties under applicable state and federal law.


Provisions:
1. Acceptable uses of the website are activities which support political exchange and information. Website users are encouraged to view the material, submit information for posting and participate in the discussion forums.

2. Unacceptable uses of the website include, but are not limited to:

·        Violating the rights to privacy of other participants.

·        Using profanity, obscenity, or other language which may be offensive to another user.

·        Copying materials in violation of copyright law.

·        Plagiarizing, which is the taking of someone else's words, ideas, or findings and intentionally presenting them as your own without properly giving credit to their source.

·        Using the website for financial gain or for any commercial or illegal activity.

·        Attempting to degrade or disrupt system performance or unauthorized entry to and/or destruction of computer systems and files.

·        Re-posting personal communications without the author's prior consent.

·        Revealing home phone numbers, addresses, or other personal information without the owner’s permission.

·        Accessing, downloading, and storing files or messages that are sexually explicit, obscene, or that offends or tends to degrade others. The Bell County Democratic Party invokes its discretionary rights to determine such suitability.

3. The administrators of the Bell County Democratic Party website will be responsible for:

·        Posting and monitoring content of use to Party members and the public.

·        Supervising and controlling access to the website.

4. The following people are entitled to access the website:

·        Bell County Democratic Party Executive Committee and authorized persons to all areas.

·        All Democratic voters in Bell County, Texas to public areas and discussion forums.

·        The general public for access to public areas.

5. Bell County Democratic Party makes no express or implied warranties for the Internet access it provides. Bell County Democratic Party cannot completely eliminate access to information that is offensive or illegal and residing on networks outside of the Bell County Democratic Party. The accuracy and quality of information obtained cannot be guaranteed. Bell County Democratic Party will not guarantee the availability of access to the website and will not be responsible for any information that may be lost, damaged, or unavailable due to technical or other difficulties. Information sent or received cannot be assured to be private.