Effective: March 26, 2026
Votr is built on a principle we call Privacy by Impossibility: your political profile never leaves your device. This Privacy Policy explains what data we do and do not collect, how we handle it, and your rights.
We collect: (a) account information if you create an account (email address, authentication credentials via Clerk); (b) payment information if you subscribe (processed by Stripe — we never store card numbers); (c) anonymous usage analytics (page views, feature usage); (d) data you voluntarily submit through feedback or error reports.
We do not collect, store, transmit, or have access to: your political assessment answers, your political profile, your alignment scores, your reactions to what politicians do, or any data that reveals your political beliefs. This data exists only in your browser's local storage (IndexedDB) on your device.
Your political profile is built entirely inside your browser and stored only on your device. Our servers never receive, process, or store this data. We cannot comply with a subpoena for your political profile because we do not possess it. This is by design, not by policy.
We use the following third-party services: Clerk (authentication), Stripe (payment processing), Supabase (database hosting for public political data), Anthropic (AI-powered chat features), and Vercel (hosting). Each service has its own privacy policy. We only share the minimum data necessary for each service to function.
We use essential cookies for authentication and session management. We use IndexedDB (browser local storage) to store your political profile on your device. We do not use tracking cookies or third-party advertising cookies.
Account data is retained while your account is active. You may delete your account at any time; server-side data associated with your account is removed within 30 days (and ages out of backups within the backup rotation window). Accounts inactive for 24 months receive a notice and are deleted 30 days later if not reactivated. Consent records are kept 3 years after account deletion as compliance evidence; billing records are kept 7 years for tax and accounting purposes. Chat conversations are never stored on our servers. Your client-side political profile can be deleted at any time through the Privacy Settings page. Public political data (voting records, bill information) is retained indefinitely as part of the public record. The full ratified Data Retention & Deletion Policy governs these commitments.
You have the right to: (a) access your account data; (b) correct inaccurate data; (c) delete your account and associated data; (d) export your data; (e) opt out of non-essential data collection. California residents have additional rights under the CCPA. To exercise any of these rights, contact privacy@votr.us.
The Platform is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, contact us at privacy@votr.us.
We implement industry-standard security measures including HTTPS encryption, row-level security on all database tables, Content Security Policy headers, and regular security audits. Your political profile benefits from the strongest possible protection: it never exists on our infrastructure.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We will notify registered users of significant changes via email.
For privacy-related questions or to exercise your data rights, contact us at privacy@votr.us.