Privacy Policy for ChangeUs
Last updated: 2/22/2025
Welcome to ChangeUs, a platform dedicated to fostering political engagement and informed decision-making. Our commitment to your privacy is paramount. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our application. We encourage you to read this policy thoroughly to understand our practices regarding your personal information.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal identification information in various ways, including but not limited to, when you:
- Register on our site or application
- Leave comments or engage in discussions
- Message or report officials through our platform
- Participate in polls, petitions, or any interactive features
- Contact us for support or inquiries
The types of information collected may include your name, email address, phone number, postal address, and any other details you choose to provide.
2. How We Use Your Information
Your information may be used for the following purposes:
- To personalize your user experience and respond to your individual needs
- To improve our website and application based on your feedback
- To administer content, promotions, surveys, or other site features
- To communicate with you about your account or services we offer
- To comply with legal obligations or enforce our site policies
Aggregated Issue Messaging
To reduce spam when contacting officials, ChangeUs aggregates similar user-submitted messages into centralized issues. When multiple users express concern over the same topic, they may be grouped together to streamline communication and improve efficiency in civic engagement.
Public Issue Sharing
If a user chooses to CC [email protected] in their communications through our platform, they consent to their issue being made public and shared with others to increase awareness and participation in advocacy efforts. Users who wish to keep their messages private should not CC [email protected] when sending messages.
3. How We Protect Your Information
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information, including encryption, firewalls, and secure server hosting. Your personal information is accessible only by a limited number of authorized personnel who are required to keep the information confidential.
4. Sharing Your Personal Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent users’ personal identification information to others. However, we may share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information with business partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.
5. Third-Party Websites
Our site may contain links to third-party sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
6. Your Data Rights
You have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request the correction of inaccurate data
- Request the deletion of your personal data
- Withdraw consent for data processing at any time
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
7. Compliance with Google Workspace API Policies
ChangeUs does not use any data obtained through Google Workspace APIs to develop, improve, or train generalized AI and/or machine learning models. Our application only processes data as required for its core functionalities, such as providing civic engagement tools.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any updates.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
📧 [email protected]