Privacy Policy
How we handle user data and our commitment to privacy.
1. Information Collection
CivicOrbis is primarily an open-access public intelligence platform. We do not require users to create accounts to view publicly available data. We only collect basic analytics data (such as page views and browser types) to improve the performance and user experience of our platform.
2. Public Data Sourcing
The political and financial data displayed on CivicOrbis regarding elected representatives is sourced directly from public domains, statutory filings, and government disclosures (e.g., ECI, ADR, State Assembly Archives). We do not collect private information about citizens.
3. Use of Cookies
We use essential cookies to maintain your language preferences (e.g., switching between English and Malayalam) and structural preferences across sessions. We do not use third-party tracking cookies for targeted advertising.
4. Third-Party Links
Our platform contains links to primary sources (like government websites or news articles) for data verification. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those external websites.
5. Third-Party Advertising and Google AdSense
We use third-party advertising companies, including Google, to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
- Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on CivicOrbis.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
- Users may opt-out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
- We also allow third-party vendors and ad networks to serve ads. You can opt out of some third-party vendors' uses of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at civicorbis@gmail.com.