Privacy policy
The short version: we collect very little, we never sell or share it, and you can remove your story anytime.
What we collect
- Stories you submit: only what you type into the story form.
- No email addresses. The story form doesn’t ask for your email. If you’d like to talk with a reporter or a congressional office about your story, you can email us yourself.
- Anonymous counts of actions taken: state, district, and the kind of action (a lookup, a call started, a contact form opened, a share). No names, addresses, or IP addresses.
What we don’t collect
- We don’t store the ZIP code or address you enter in the lawmaker lookup. A ZIP code is matched inside your browser. A street address is sent once to the U.S. Census Bureau’s free geocoder to find your district, then discarded. We don’t log it.
- No ads and no tracking pixels. We never sell your data or share it without your permission.
- Our analytics are cookieless (Cloudflare Web Analytics).
Bot protection
Cloudflare Turnstile checks that form submissions come from people. The story form also runs a few invisible checks in your browser, such as a short calculation, to keep out automated spam. They don’t collect anything about you.
Rate limiting
To stop abuse, we briefly use a scrambled, daily-changing code derived from your connection. We never store your IP address. This is also how we limit story sharing to one story per connection per day.
How stories are reviewed
A person reviews every story before it appears. Stories are also checked automatically for spam, safety, and personal details (such as a phone number) using Cloudflare’s systems, so we can remove anything identifying. These checks only flag stories for review; they never publish anything.
Letter builder
What you type in the letter builder stays in your browser tab and is cleared when you close it. If you came from sharing a story, your story text is kept in that tab only so you can add it to your letter.
Display setting
If you choose light or dark display in the footer, that choice is saved in your browser only.
Retention
- Rejected stories are deleted after 30 days.
- Removed stories are hidden immediately and deleted after 30 days.
Your rights
Remove your story anytime with the private link we gave you when you submitted it.
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