Privacy Policy
Effective Date: July 4, 2026
Civic Independence is an independent, nonpartisan, citizen-initiated civic project.
This Privacy Policy explains how information is collected, used, stored, and shared through civicindependence.com.
Civic Independence seeks to collect as little personal information as reasonably necessary to operate the website, receive individual civic affirmations, maintain the Public Record, respond to requests, and protect the integrity of the project.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
When you use the Add Your Name form, you may provide:
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Your name;
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The declaration or declarations you choose to affirm;
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Your public-display preference;
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General location information, if you choose to provide it;
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An optional email address;
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Your confirmation that you are participating freely, peacefully, in your own name, and only once.
When you contact Civic Independence, you may provide your name, email address, and the contents of your message.
Email is optional for civic affirmation. When provided, it may be used only to send a confirmation or to help process a request to correct, remove, or change a signature display preference.
Information Collected Through Website Operation
This website is hosted and operated through Wix. Like most websites, Wix may process limited technical information needed to operate, secure, and improve the site, such as browser type, device information, IP address, pages visited, and cookies or similar technologies.
Civic Independence does not use visitor information for advertising, behavioral profiling, commercial marketing, fundraising, or political targeting.
How Information Is Used
Information may be used only to:
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Receive and process civic affirmations;
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Maintain the Public Record of Civic Affirmation;
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Honor a participant’s selected public-display preference;
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Respond to correction, removal, or display-change requests;
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Review submissions for duplication, fraud, abuse, automation, or inconsistency with the participation terms;
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Respond to contact messages;
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Operate, secure, and improve the website;
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Meet legal obligations or protect the safety and integrity of the project.
Public Record and Display Preferences
A person who adds their name may choose whether their affirmation is displayed publicly.
Only the information selected for public display may appear in the Public Record. Depending on the display preference selected, this may include a name and general location.
Email addresses, private form information, and contact messages are not displayed publicly.
Civic Independence may review submissions before they are displayed or counted publicly. Submissions may be declined, corrected, combined, or removed when they appear duplicative, fraudulent, abusive, automated, inconsistent with the participation terms, or otherwise unsuitable for the Public Record.
How Information Is Shared
Civic Independence does not sell, rent, trade, or license personal information.
Civic Independence does not share personal information with political parties, campaigns, donor networks, advertisers, commercial marketers, or unrelated organizations.
Information may be processed by Wix as the service provider used to host and operate this website and its forms.
Information may also be disclosed when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, respond to a valid legal process, protect the security of the website, prevent fraud or abuse, or protect the rights and safety of participants or others.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
This website uses Wix, which may use cookies and similar technologies needed for website functionality, security, and visitor settings.
Civic Independence does not use cookies for targeted advertising or behavioral marketing.
Visitors may manage cookies through their browser settings. Where required by applicable law, the website may provide a cookie notice or consent option.
Data Retention
Civic Independence retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy.
Public-Record information may be retained while the Public Record is maintained, unless a participant requests removal or correction.
Contact messages and optional email information may be retained only as long as reasonably necessary to respond, maintain the integrity of the record, or meet legal obligations.
Your Choices and Requests
A participant may request to:
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Access personal information submitted through the website;
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Correct inaccurate information;
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Change a public-display preference;
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Remove a public name from the Public Record;
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Request deletion of personal information, subject to any lawful need to retain limited records.
To make a request, contact:
Civic Independence may request information reasonably necessary to verify that a request concerns the person whose information is involved.
Children and Young Readers
People of all ages are welcome to read, discuss, and share the declarations.
The Public Record of Civic Affirmation is currently open only to people age 18 and older. Civic Independence does not knowingly collect personal information for public affirmation from children under 18.
External Links
This website may link to external websites, including Substack or other resources. Civic Independence is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites. Visitors should review the privacy policies of those sites before providing information there.
Security
Civic Independence uses Wix to host and operate the website and takes reasonable steps to limit access to personal information.
No website or method of electronic storage can be guaranteed completely secure. Visitors should avoid sending sensitive personal information through ordinary contact forms or email.
Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated when the website’s practices, tools, or legal obligations materially change.
The effective date at the top of this page will be updated when changes are made.
Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy, personal information, or a request to correct or remove information may be submitted through the Civic Independence Contact page.