Privacy Policy

What We Do Not Do

• We do not sell, share, or rent any personal information to third parties
• We do not use advertising pixels or cross-site tracking
• We do not store your address when you look up your representatives
• We do not log or read the content of communications you send to your representatives
• We do not create visitor accounts or profiles for browsing the site

Information We Store When You Give It to Us

• Mailing list: your email address, stored after a double opt-in confirmation. Every email includes an unsubscribe link, and unsubscribing removes you.
• Volunteer applications: the information on the application form (name, email, areas of interest) and, for onboarded volunteers, signed volunteer agreements.
• Candidate pledges: positions candidates voluntarily submit for public listing (see below).
• Donations: payments are processed by Stripe; we receive your name, email, and donation amount for receipts and records. Your card number never touches our servers.

How the Site Works

When you enter your address to find your representatives, this information is sent directly to third-party APIs (such as the Google Civic Information API) to look up your elected officials. Your address is not stored on our servers or in any database we control.

When you use our email or call tools, your browser opens your email client or phone dialer directly. We do not intercept, read, or store the content of any communications you send to your representatives.

Some features use your browser's localStorage to remember preferences (like your address for convenience). This data stays on your device and is never transmitted to us. You can clear it at any time through your browser settings.

Aggregated Action Counts

Our Daily Action Tracker displays aggregate counts of emails and calls made through the platform. These counts are anonymous and cannot be traced back to any individual user. No personally identifiable information is associated with these counts.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services, each governed by their own privacy policies:

• Google Fonts - to serve web fonts (Bebas Neue, Libre Franklin)
• Google Civic Information API - to look up representatives by address
• Google Places API - for address autocomplete
• Firebase / Firestore - for legislation data, anonymous aggregate action counting, and storage of the information listed above
• Firebase Hosting - for website hosting
• Stripe - for donation payment processing

Candidate Quiz Submissions

If you are a political candidate and submit the Candidate Quiz, you are voluntarily providing information about your public policy positions. This information is reviewed and, if approved, published publicly on our Pledge Directory. Pledge submissions consist of public political positions intended for publication, along with the contact details used to verify them.

Volunteer Applications

If you submit a volunteer application, the information you provide (name, email, areas of interest) is stored securely for the purpose of coordinating volunteer activities. This information is never shared with third parties and is only accessible to authorized SAFE Action administrators.

Open Source

SAFE Action is fully open source. You can review our complete codebase at any time on GitHub to verify exactly how we handle data.

Changes to This Policy

If we ever change how we handle data, we will update this page and the "last updated" date above. Because our code is open source, any changes are publicly visible in our commit history.

Questions?

If you have questions about this privacy policy, you can open an issue on our GitHub repository.