Privacy Policy

Overview

Civvie (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our civic engagement platform.

Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect your email address and optional name.

Location Data

We collect your approximate location (city/neighborhood level) to show you relevant local government content. We intentionally “fuzz” precise coordinates to protect your privacy — we never store your exact address.

Interests and Preferences

Topics you choose to track (e.g., “school budget,” “road construction”) are stored to personalize your alerts and feed.

Usage Data

We track which documents you view, expand, or share to improve our recommendations and understand which content is most valuable to users.

How We Use Your Information

To provide personalized civic content relevant to your location and interests
To send email digests and alerts about topics you're tracking
To improve our AI summaries and content recommendations
To communicate service updates and important announcements
To analyze aggregate usage patterns (never individual behavior)

Information Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share data only in these limited circumstances:

Service Providers: With vendors who help operate our service (hosting, email delivery) under strict confidentiality agreements
Legal Requirements: If required by law or to protect our rights
Aggregated Data: We may share anonymized, aggregate statistics about civic engagement trends

Data Security

We use industry-standard security measures including encryption in transit (HTTPS), encrypted data at rest, and secure authentication. However, no system is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Rights and Choices

Access: View your data anytime in Settings
Correction: Update your information in Settings
Deletion: Request account deletion by contacting us
Email Preferences: Adjust digest frequency or unsubscribe in Settings
Interest Management: Add or remove tracked topics anytime

Data Retention

We retain your account data as long as your account is active. Interaction data (views, clicks) is retained for 90 days for analytics, then aggregated and anonymized. If you delete your account, we remove your personal data within 30 days.

Children's Privacy

Civvie is not intended for users under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of significant changes via email or a prominent notice on our service.

Contact Us

Questions about this Privacy Policy? Contact us at privacy@joincivvie.com