Privacy Policy

Last Modified: Sept. 4, 2024

This Privacy Policy outlines how Poliquicks Corp. (“Poliquicks”, “we,” “us,” “our,” and other similar pronouns) collects, uses, discloses, and protects the personal information of users who engage with our services through our mobile application, website, or related services owned and operated by Poliquicks (collectively the “Platform”).

Our primary objective of this Privacy Policy is to ensure transparency in our data practices and to provide users with clear information about how their personal data is handled. By implementing this policy, we aim to foster trust and confidence among our users, ensuring they feel secure while using the Platform and our services to stay informed with the latest information on local elections, bill actions, politicians, representatives, and other information to bring clarity to politics and public interest news and information.

As Poliquicks grows, changes, and brings on new initiatives, we may revise and update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our systems, Platform, and privacy practices. We will notify you of any changes to this Privacy Policy by posting the revised or updated Privacy Policy and its “Last Modified” date found at the top of this page. In certain circumstances, we may also provide you a notification via email or otherwise through the Platform.  We recommend that you periodically review this Privacy Policy to learn of any revisions or updates. Please note that this Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected from publicly available sources.

Scope of the Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to all users who access or use our Platform, including visitors, registered users, and any other individuals who interact with our services. It covers all personal data that we collect through our Platform and outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, disclosure, and protection of such data. While our current operations are primarily based in the United States and cater to a majority US-based audience, this policy is designed to accommodate future international expansion and the corresponding adjustments in our data practices.

Types of Personal Data Collected

At Poliquicks Corp., we collect various types of personal data to provide and enhance our services. This may include, but is not limited to:

Contact Information: Such as names, email addresses, phone numbers, and postal addresses provided by you through our Platform. We collect and store such information for the purposes of providing the features throughout the Platform. We may also use such information from time to time to provide you with educational content, information of interest, updates to the Platform, as well as other general marketing materials.

Account Information: Including usernames, passwords, and any profile details provided by you through our Platform as well as information about Platform usage may be logged for functional and security purposes.

Usage Data: We may collect information about how users interact with our Platform, such as pages visited, features used, and time spent on the platform.

Device and Technical Information Automatically Collected: When you visit our Platform, certain information may be automatically collected by our servers due to the nature of how the internet operates. This information may include, but is not limited to:

IP Address: This is used to identify the device from which you access our Platform and may provide information about your general location.

User-Agent: This includes details about your browser, operating system, and device type, which helps us optimize our Platform for your experience.

Referrer: The URL of the web page that directed you to our Platform, which helps us understand the source of our traffic.

Authorization Headers: If you access our Platform using tokens or credentials, these may be included in headers.

Accept-Language: This indicates your language preferences and can help us provide content in your preferred language.

We collect this information to better understand how our visitors use our Platform, improve its functionality, and ensure a secure and personalized experience. While this information does not directly identify individual users, it may be considered Personal Information under certain privacy laws.

Location Data: We may collect general geographic location based on IP address or more precise location data with user consent when you access our Platform either through a mobile device, laptop, or other device types.  Your device location may be transmitted to us whenever your device is running and may run in the background under circumstances when you are not accessing our Platform. Your device may continue to send such location information to our Platform systems unless you configure your device settings to stop such location information from being transmitted.

Financial Information: We may collect information relating to payment transactions including information such as your name, country, postal code, and address, payment amounts, types of purchases made in connection with our Platform. You may be required to provide financial or bank information prior to making payments. Please note, we do not store financial and bank information; such information is securely processed and stored by our payment processor.

Communication Data: Records of communications between users and Poliquicks, including emails, chat functions, phone calls, or other methods of communication where you provide information to Poliquicks.

This data helps us understand user preferences, improve user experience, and ensure the functionality and security of our services.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be applicable to or constitute “Personal Information” if it has been lawfully obtained from sources of publicly available information, which also may include truthful information that is a matter of public concern, such as, for example, information regarding public figures, politicians, laws, regulations, or commentary, statements, writing, or widely distributed media that is made broadly available.

For purposes of this section, “publicly available” includes information that is lawfully made available from federal, state, or local government records, or information that a business has a reasonable basis to believe is lawfully made available to the general public by you or other individuals or from widely distributed media, or information made available by a person to whom you or users of our Platform have disclosed without restriction of the information to a specific audience.

Methods of Data Collection

We collect personal data and information through various methods to provide a seamless and personalized experience to our users:

Directly from Users: Personal data may be collected when users provide it to us directly, such as when creating an account, filling out forms, or contacting customer support whether online, via email or electronic communications, over the phone, or in person.  Our Platform may include forms, quizzes, and questionnaires that users may provide information through that we will collect and store in our systems to provide a better user experience and may aggregate data in an anonymized manner to show trends relating to our Platform, politics, and other information about our society and collective intelligence.

Automatically through Technology: We may use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar tracking technologies to automatically collect data about user interactions with our mobile application and website. This includes tracking user behavior, device information, and location data.

Third-Party Sources: We may receive personal data from third-party sources, such as social media platforms, public databases, and marketing partners, when users interact with our content on those platforms or opt to connect their accounts.

We may also receive personal data from third-party sources and APIs that contain publicly available information may include personal information of public figures, politicians, and other third parties that are publicly available sources that currently include the following:

        Google Civic Information API

The Google Civic Information API provides detailed information about elected representatives at various levels of government. This includes contact details, office addresses, and party affiliations, allowing users to easily find information about their political representatives.  This API may also provide voter information such as polling locations.

Congress.gov

Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information. It offers comprehensive data on bills, resolutions, legislative activities, member information, and updates, providing users with insights into the legislative process and status of proposed laws.

Federal Election Commission (FEC)

The Federal Election Commission collects and publishes data on federal election candidates, including their names, party affiliations, and election results. It also provides detailed information on campaign finance, including contributions and expenditures.

US Votes

US Votes is a source for details relating to upcoming elections, voting information, election dates and deadlines, as well as election results and related information. It provides data on voter turnout, election outcomes, and other specifics about local, state, and federal elections, helping users stay informed about electoral processes.

GovTrack

GovTrack is a platform that tracks the progress of legislation in the U.S. Congress. It provides updates on bill status, voting records, and legislative schedules, enabling users to follow the development and progress of bills through the legislative process, and provides information relating to bill pass probabilities.

Benefits.gov

Benefits.gov is an online resource that provides information about various government assistance programs and services. It helps users identify and understand eligibility requirements for benefits such as healthcare, financial aid, and social services.

Quiver Quantitative

Quiver Quantitative collects and analyzes data on stock trades, political contributions, and insider trading activities. It provides insights into financial transactions and investment behaviors of politicians and other public figures.

Legislative Data Analytics (LDA)

Legislative Data Analytics gathers detailed information on contributors to political campaigns and lobbying efforts. It provides data on donor identities, contribution amounts, and the impact of these contributions on legislative activities.

Squarespace

We use Squarespace as our website hosting and public facing website.  We do not control the privacy practices of Squarespace but you may find information relating to Squarespace’s privacy practices at: https://www.squarespace.com/privacy

User Contributions: We may collect information that users voluntarily provide in third party public forums, comment sections, or other interactive features on third party platforms and websites such as through social media platforms or forums as well as any information directly provided throughout our Platform from users.

Generative Artificial Intelligence (“AI”): Our Platform integrates the use of generative artificial intelligence to search for, generate, modify, and otherwise produce information that may be displayed throughout our Platform, which may, based on the specific AI model being used at that time, produce and display certain personal information on our Platform. Such generated information may be stored in our systems for later use or display in our Platform.  We also do not guarantee the accuracy of any information that is generated by AI services that are integrated into our Platform and various workflows of Poliquicks.

By employing these data collection methods, we aim to gather comprehensive and accurate information to tailor our services to meet user needs and preferences while maintaining transparency and respect for user privacy.

Purposes for Use of Personal Information

Provide Services and Account Management. We may use information in the course of creation and management of user accounts and functionality when using the platform.  We may use such information to set up profiles and preferences, manage traffic, respond to inquiries, receive feedback, integrate functionality relating to any of the foregoing into the Platform, and to initiate actions relating to such information on your behalf or as we determine necessary for the standards, ethics, and security of our platform.

Platform Improvements and Modifications. We use personal data collected from our users for several key purposes. Primarily, this data is utilized to provide and improve our services, ensuring that users receive accurate and up-to-date information about politicians, laws, regulations, and public figures. This includes customizing user experiences, delivering personalized content, and enhancing the functionality of our mobile application and website. Additionally, personal data helps us understand user preferences and behaviors, allowing us to refine our services and develop new features that better meet user needs.

Communications. Personal data is also used for communication purposes. We may use contact information to send users important notifications about updates to our services, changes to our policies, or information regarding their accounts. Furthermore, data is used to respond to user inquiries and provide customer support, ensuring that users have a smooth and satisfactory experience with our platform. Lastly, we use personal data for marketing purposes, such as sending promotional materials and conducting surveys, but only where users have provided the necessary consent.

Research and Licensing. We may aggregate data and information that has been collected in an anonymized manner for the purposes of analysis, research, and identification of trends relating to our Platform, politics, and other information about our society and collective intelligence.  Such aggregated and anonymous data may be licensed or sold to third parties in a manner that does not specifically identify or tie back to a specific individual.  For example, data may be collected from thousands of individuals that show percentages of the community that has specific political leanings or if there are changes in polling trends overall as an election approaches.  Such information is in the aggregate and is not shared or sold in a manner that identifies, directly or indirectly, specific individuals.

Advertising. We may use your information and interactions with our Platform to determine whether to target specific audiences and create initiatives that best present the Platform and Poliquicks for advertising purposes, such as for determining third party platforms that we should advertise through online and whether certain promotions should be provided on our Platform to users.

Security and Protection. We may use information, patterns, and behaviors on our Platform for the purposes of security and integrity of our Platform and service offerings. We may conduct audits, fraud, and risk monitoring, verify your identity, determine if you are eligible to use our Platforms, and investigate other potential misconduct to mitigate financial, security, integrity, or reputational loss to users of the Platform and Poliquicks.

Laws and Regulations. We may retain and use information in an effort to comply with any laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances and other pronouncements having the effect of law of any federal, national, state, regional, provincial, county, city or other political subdivision, agency or other body, domestic or foreign and any compulsion to provide information relating to any of the foregoing such as court orders, subpoenas, or investigations.

Legal Bases for Processing

The legal basis for processing personal data varies depending on the specific context and purpose of the processing. One of the primary legal bases is the necessity of processing for providing features, functionalities, and security to our Platform. For example, when users create an account or subscribe to our services, processing their personal data is essential to enabling the use and access of our Platform. Additionally, we may rely on user consent as a legal basis for certain types of processing, particularly for marketing communications and the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies.

Another legal basis is the legitimate interests of Poliquicks, which includes improving our services, ensuring the security of our platform, and understanding user behavior to enhance user experience. In some cases, processing may be necessary for compliance with legal obligations, such as retaining data for tax purposes or responding to lawful requests from public authorities.

Where applicable, we ensure that the processing of personal data is conducted in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, maintaining a balance between our legitimate interests and the rights and freedoms of our users.

Retention Periods

We may retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and for the continued operation and maintenance of the Platform and our business operations, as outlined in this Privacy Policy. The specific retention periods vary based on the type of data and the context of its collection. For instance, account information and user profiles are retained for the duration of the user’s active engagement with our services and for a reasonable period thereafter to facilitate account reactivation or as required by law.

Service Providers and Third Party Data Sharing

Analytics and Advertising Providers. We may share personal data with third parties to enhance our services, ensure functionality, and provide a personalized experience for our users. These third parties may include analytics providers, targeted advertising partners, and common service providers. For instance, we may share data with analytics providers such as Google Analytics to help us understand user behavior and improve our platform. Additionally, we may implement or use targeted advertising partners such as Facebook Ads and Google Ads to deliver personalized content and advertisements to our users.

Affiliates and Service Providers. We may share personal information with affiliates for the purposes of providing our services and the Platform functionality, such as to help provide services to you or analyze and improve the Platform we or such affiliates may provide. Furthermore, we may share personal data with service providers who assist us in various aspects of our operations, including hosting, data storage, and customer support. It is important to note that while we carefully select these partners and to our knowledge, are under the impression that such third parties and service providers adhere to commercially reasonable data protection standards, we do not control their privacy practices.

Payment Processors.  We may share information with payment processors to operate and provide the Platform and any of our services to you as an end user.  Such payment processors may be used to process payments, verify bank and credit card information, prevent or take actions relating to fraud and financial risks, as well as for the purposes of security and compliance with laws.

Advertising. We may share certain personal information with third parties for advertising and marketing purposes and measure and monitor the performance of such advertising and marketing efforts.

Business Disposition. We may share information in connection with the sale of all or substantially all of the business and assets of our company or Platform, whether through sale of assets, sale of shares, merger or otherwise and throughout the negotiation or contemplation of such a transaction.

Compliance with Laws. We may share information to government, legal, or industry authorities, in connection with the compliance of any laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances and other pronouncements having the effect of law of any federal, national, state, regional, provincial, county, city or other political subdivision, agency or other body, domestic or foreign and any compulsion to provide information relating to any of the foregoing such as court orders, subpoenas, or investigations.

Legal Requirements for Disclosure

In certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose personal data to comply with legal obligations, orders, compulsions, and records retention requirements. Such disclosure obligations may include, but are not limited to, responding to lawful requests from public authorities, such as law enforcement agencies, regulatory bodies, court orders, and contractual obligations. For example, we may disclose personal data in response to a subpoena, court order, or other legal processes to protect the rights, safety, and protection of our users, employees, agents, affiliates, or other individuals that may be impacted by non-disclosure.

We also may disclose personal data if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, cybersecurity threats, or situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person. Additionally, disclosure may be necessary to address violations of our terms of service or to defend against legal claims. While we strive to limit the scope of such disclosures and protect user privacy, we may be obligated to comply with certain applicable laws and regulations.

Affiliates and Service Providers

We may share personal data with our affiliates and trusted service providers who assist us in operating our mobile application and website, conducting our business, and serving our users. Affiliates are entities that are legally part of the same group of companies as Poliquicks Corp. or that become part of that group. These entities follow the same data protection practices and are bound by similar obligations to protect personal data.

Service providers include companies that provide us with essential services such as hosting, data storage, email delivery, customer support, and marketing. These providers are contractually obligated to handle personal data securely and only according to our instructions. Although we take steps to ensure that our service providers adhere to strict privacy and security standards, we do not control their privacy practices, and users are encouraged to review their privacy policies for more information.

By sharing data with these affiliates and service providers, we can leverage their expertise and infrastructure to improve our services, enhance user experience, and ensure the smooth operation of our platform.

Measures Taken to Protect Data

At Poliquicks, we intend to prioritize the security of personal data and make efforts to implement reasonable security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of the personal information to protect the personal information from unauthorized or illegal access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our platform. These technologies help us understand user behavior, improve our services, and deliver personalized content and advertisements. By using our website and mobile applications, you consent to the use of these technologies as described in this policy.

Even though we may not be legally required to disclose cookie usage, we believe in maintaining transparency with the users of our Platform.

You can modify your preferences relating to cookies through your browser settings.  If you choose to change your settings, you may find that certain functions and features will not work as intended on our Platform.

In addition to managing cookie settings on your browser you may have additional tools available to you for preventing third party advertising providers from profiling and tracking you across other websites and applications by visiting “YourAdChoices” by the Digital Advertising Alliance to explore their tool that assists with opting out of such tracking for more than 100 ad tracking and analytics providers that integrate with websites all over the web.  The tool may be found here:

https://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2&lang=EN

Policies Regarding Data Collection from Minors

We are committed to protecting the privacy of minors and do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13 (or the applicable age of consent in relevant jurisdictions) without verifiable parental consent.

If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal data from a minor without parental consent, we will take steps to delete such data from our records. Parents or guardians who believe that their child has provided us with personal data without your consent should contact us to request the deletion of such information at privacy@poliquicks.com.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We are committed to keeping our users informed about any significant changes to our privacy policy. When we make updates, we will notify users by updating the Last Modified date and if there are material modifications we will under certain circumstances communicate such changes to registered users via email or otherwise via display on our Platform.

How Users Can Contact the Company with Privacy Concerns or Questions

We value your privacy and are committed to addressing concerns or questions you may have. If you have privacy related questions, comments, or requests, you may contact us at privacy@poliquicks.com.