This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use PoliRank's platforms and services.
PoliRank is committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. We believe in transparency about how we collect, use, and share information about you. This Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand our data practices and your rights to control your personal information.
As a platform dedicated to political engagement and transparency, we take the responsibility of handling your data with the utmost care. We've designed our privacy practices to balance the need for verification (to ensure platform integrity) with strong privacy protections that give you control over your information.
Who This Policy Applies To
This Privacy Policy applies to all users of PoliRank's services, including our website, mobile applications, and related online services. It describes how we handle personal information when you use our services, regardless of how you access them. By using our services, you consent to the data practices described in this policy.
When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, and constituency information for verification purposes. When you post reviews or participate in discussions, we collect the content you submit.
When you use our services, we automatically collect certain information about your device and how you interact with our platform.
We use your information to provide, maintain, and improve our services, including verifying your constituency for relevant political reviews.
We use anonymized and aggregated data to analyze platform usage patterns and improve our services.
Information you choose to make public on our platform is visible to other users and visitors. This includes reviews, ratings, and public profile information.
We do not sell your personal information to advertisers or data brokers. We share limited information with service providers who help us operate our platform.
To maintain platform integrity, we verify users' identities and constituencies when they review representatives. This process is designed to balance verification with privacy protection.
Verification data is handled with heightened security measures and is not used for purposes beyond confirming your eligibility to review specific representatives.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, or alteration.
We retain your information only as long as necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, or as specified in this policy.
You have the right to access, correct, update, or request deletion of your personal information. You can manage many privacy settings directly through your account.
Depending on your location, you may have additional rights under applicable data protection laws such as GDPR (EU) or CCPA (California).
You can close your account at any time through your account settings. When you close your account, we handle your data as described below.
When you delete your account, we remove your personal information from our active systems, though some information may be retained as described in this policy.
PoliRank operates globally and may transfer your information to countries outside your country of residence. When we transfer personal data across borders, we take steps to ensure that your information receives an adequate level of protection wherever it is processed.
For transfers from the European Economic Area (EEA) to countries not deemed to provide an adequate level of data protection, we implement measures such as standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission to protect your personal information.
We implement appropriate safeguards for international transfers, including contractual obligations, privacy certifications, and selecting processors with strong data protection practices.
Where possible, we process data within your region. For European users, we prioritize data processing within the EU. For UK users, we prioritize UK-based processing in compliance with UK data protection laws.
For users in the European Union and United Kingdom, we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
Processing necessary to provide services to you under our Terms of Service, such as maintaining your account, processing payments, and providing customer support.
Processing that serves our legitimate interests, such as preventing fraud, ensuring network security, and improving our services. We balance our interests against your privacy rights.
Processing based on your specific consent, such as for optional features or communication preferences. You can withdraw consent at any time.
Processing necessary to comply with legal requirements, such as tax laws, responding to legal processes, or fulfilling regulatory obligations.
PoliRank's services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.
If we discover that a child under 16 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information from our systems as soon as possible. We may require age verification for certain features to ensure compliance with this policy.
In some jurisdictions, users between 16-18 years old may use our services with parental consent as required by local law. Special data protection measures apply for these young users, including enhanced privacy settings and restricted data processing.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or applicable laws. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.
For significant changes, we will notify you through a prominent notice on our services or by sending you an email. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
Updated policy to include enhanced data subject rights and additional details on constituency verification procedures.
Revised cookie policy and added more detailed information about data processing and international transfers.
Added section on data deletion and retention, updated sharing practices for clarity.
If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or data practices, please contact our Data Protection Officer.
Reach out to our Data Protection Officer with privacy questions or concerns.
Submit a data access, correction, or deletion request.
Data Protection Officer: privacy@polirank.com
Postal Address: PoliRank Ltd., 123 Democracy Way, London, EC1V 9BD, United Kingdom
EU Representative: PoliRank EU Representation, Avenue de Tervueren 270, Brussels 1150, Belgium