Privacy Policy

1. Overview

Common Ground, LLC ("we", "us") operates CGConnect at connect.thecg.us. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding it.

2. Information We Collect

When you submit a message through CGConnect, we collect:

• Name and email address — to identify you to the official and allow them to reply
• Home address — to verify you are a constituent of the official's district
• Geographic coordinates — derived from your address for district verification
• Message content — transmitted to the official on your behalf
• IP address — collected temporarily for rate limiting and fraud prevention

We do not collect payment information or require account creation.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To transmit your message to the elected official
• To verify that you reside within the official's district
• To prevent abuse and enforce rate limits

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate CGConnect:

• Mailjet — email delivery of your message to the official
• Radar — address autocomplete and geocoding
• MongoDB Atlas — district boundary verification
• Upstash Redis — rate limiting
• Vercel — hosting and infrastructure

Each of these services has their own privacy policy governing how they handle data.

5. Data Retention

We do not retain your submitted information after it has been transmitted to the official. IP addresses used for rate limiting are stored temporarily and expire automatically.

6. Your Rights

You may contact us at any time to ask what information we hold about you or to request its deletion. Email us at jack@thecg.us.

7. Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.

8. Contact

Questions about this policy? Email jack@thecg.us.