Terms of use
The short version of how this community works.
Who we are
Project Blue USA is independent. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by any political party (including the DNC), candidate, campaign, PAC, government or company. We take no money from parties, candidates, campaigns, PACs or governments, and no one outside our editors can edit or approve what we publish. Our news stories, fact checks and the record entries on officials' pages meet our five-source, two-person rule, with sources tagged so you can check them yourself. Official records link to the original. Automated feed posts (outlets' headlines and AI news briefs) are labeled and are not checked by a person.
Who can join
Membership is for people who identify as Democrats and who agree to these terms and the community rules. Identifying as a Democrat is a self-attestation. We do not verify it and it is not a legal status.
Your account and your Brays
- You are responsible for what you Bray and for keeping your sign-in link private.
- You keep ownership of what you write. You give us permission to display it on the site, as you chose (public or members-only).
- Follow the community rules. Moderators are people, not software, and you may appeal an action. A different person reviews it.
- We may hide or remove content and suspend accounts that break the rules. Actions are recorded.
Copyright and media
Draft — needs counsel review.
- To share a video, reel, GIF or post from another site, paste its link. We show it with that site's own official embed player, and nothing loads from the other site until you tap it.
- Upload a picture or GIF only if you made it or have the right to share it. Uploads are re-saved without location or camera data.
- Do not use the logo, name or marks of any political party or committee, including the DNC, in a way that suggests we are connected to them. We are independent.
- If you believe a Bray uses your work without permission, use Report on that Bray and choose Copyright or media rights. A person reviews it, and we may hide or remove the Bray or its media. The author can appeal.
- We may remove media and suspend accounts that repeatedly share material they do not have the right to share.
Petitions and campaigns
- Petitions and campaigns are started by members and reviewed by people before they go live. Review is not an endorsement.
- We do not promise that any petition will be delivered, answered or win, or that any campaign will reach its goal or run.
- Nothing here is a guarantee of fundraising results. Progress shown comes from the records we hold and is labeled reported or confirmed.
Payments
Payments are switched on only when our payment provider is configured and an administrator has enabled them. Until then no payment can be made. Funds for a campaign are released only after a second person approves. Any required public disclosure of who paid for an advertisement is shown before you pay.
Information on the site
Records, votes and statements carry a source and date where we have them. Straw polls and member reactions are not scientific. We work to be accurate but do not guarantee that everything is complete or current. Nothing here is legal, tax or financial advice.
Privacy
See the privacy page for what is public, what is private and how it is handled.
Changes and ending your membership
We may update these terms and will show the change on this page. You may stop using the site at any time.
Accessibility
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