Privacy Policy

The Tarrant County Republican Assembly (“TCRA”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website or interact with our organization.

Who We Are

Our official organization website is located at: https://tcra.shellie.digital.

Information We Collect

We may collect information you provide directly to us through forms, membership applications, event registrations, and email inquiries, including:

• Contact Information: Full name, email address, physical mailing address, and phone number.
• Membership & PAC Compliance Information: Occupation and employer information when required by state campaign finance and political reporting regulations.
• Communications: Any messages, feedback, or inquiries submitted via our contact forms.

Comments & Interactive Features

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to aid in spam prevention.

An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to verify if you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy. Upon approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media Uploads

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading files with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website could potentially download and extract embedded location data from images on the site.

Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Our website utilizes standard cookies to improve user experience:

• Comments: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These exist for your convenience so that you do not need to re-enter details for future comments. These cookies persist for one year.
• Account Logins: If you log into an authorized account on this site, temporary cookies are set to verify browser compatibility and maintain your session. Login cookies persist for two days (or two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected), while screen display cookies persist for one year.
• Content Editing: If you edit or publish content, a temporary cookie indicating the post ID of the edited item is saved for 24 hours.

Embedded Content From Third-Party Sites

Articles or pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, interactive maps, social media feeds, or donation portals). Embedded content from third-party websites behaves in the exact same manner as if you visited the third-party website directly.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions with that content—especially if you maintain an active account and are logged into that third-party platform.

How We Use & Share Your Data

We do not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third-party commercial vendors. Your information is used strictly to:

• Deliver email notifications, meeting updates, and event invitations.
• Process membership registrations, renewals, and volunteer sign-ups.
• Comply with applicable legal, campaign finance, and regulatory reporting obligations.

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the automated reset email for security verification.

Data Retention

If you submit a comment, the comment and its associated metadata are retained indefinitely to enable automatic recognition and approval of follow-up comments.

For users who register an account on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Registered users can view, edit, or delete their personal details at any time (with the exception of their username). Site administrators also retain access to view and manage that information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have submitted comments/inquiries, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request the deletion of any personal data we retain. This does not include records we are legally, administratively, or statutorily obligated to retain for PAC and campaign compliance purposes.

Automated Spam Detection

Visitor comments, contact inquiries, and form submissions may be screened through an automated third-party spam detection and security service.

Contact Information

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please reach out through our official Contact Page.