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Last Updated: May 19, 2025
Broadside Inc ("Broadside," "we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you use our application and services (collectively, the "Services") and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Services, including:
We use Google Tag Manager and other in-app analytics tools to better understand how users interact with our Services. These tools may collect:
We do not use advertising cookies or third-party behavioral tracking at this time. If this changes, we will update the Privacy Policy and provide appropriate opt-in consent options.
We use the information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:
Our Services utilize artificial intelligence technologies to:
Please be advised that AI-generated content may contain inaccuracies or errors. Users are strongly encouraged to verify information through official government sources before making any decisions based on such content.
We may, in the future, use anonymized and aggregated user interaction data from within the app to train our licensed AI models. This will never include personal data, identifiable content and opinions, or user-generated inputs. By using our Services, you acknowledge and agree that your anonymized in-app activity may be used for this purpose.
To enhance the personalized experience, we may group users based on shared behaviors, topic preferences, and locations. These groupings allow us to:
We do not use these segments for automated decision-making or advertising.
We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.
We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this Privacy Policy:
We do not sell, rent, or lease personal information to third parties.
Stripe, our payment processor, manages all payment transactions and personal billing data under its own Privacy Policy and Data Processing Agreement.
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
Upon deletion of your account, your personal information will be anonymized unless you specifically request complete deletion. You may request complete deletion of your data at any time by doing so in app or contacting our support team.
We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. All information you provide to us is stored on secure servers behind firewalls.
The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Services, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Services. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk.
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
To exercise these rights, please contact us at 📧 support@broadside.app.
California residents may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including:
California residents can exercise these rights by contacting us at 📧 support@broadside.app.
Your information, including personal information, is stored in the cloud and may be accessed from various locations globally to support development. This means that your data may be processed on servers located in different countries, where data protection laws may vary.
We use reputable cloud service providers that maintain high standards of data security and comply with international data protection regulations. These providers implement measures to ensure that your data is protected, regardless of where it is accessed from.
We are also a small team committed to protecting your privacy and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
If you have any concerns about how your data is stored or accessed, please contact us at any time at 📧 support@broadside.app.
In the event of a data breach that compromises your personal information, we will notify affected users via email within 72 hours of discovery. This notification will include:
Our Services are not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.
Our Services may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us (Ex: congress.gov). If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's 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. This includes links that may be generated or suggested by our AI systems.
We may offer access to beta features that are still undergoing testing. These features are identified as "beta," "preview," "early access," or "evaluation" (or with words or phrases with similar meanings) and are provided "as is" with no warranties. Beta features may contain errors or inaccuracies and may not function as intended. We may change, modify, or remove beta features at any time without notice.
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 and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You will be notified of any material changes through email and in-app notifications prior to the change becoming effective.
Your continued use of the Services after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.
To ask questions or comment about this Privacy Policy and our privacy practices, contact us at: 📧 support@broadside.app
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Last Updated: May 19, 2025
These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Broadside Inc, a Delaware corporation ("Broadside," "we," "our," or "us") governing your access to and use of the application and services (collectively, the "Services"). By accessing or using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use our Services.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Changes are effective immediately upon posting and apply to all access to and use of the Services thereafter. Your continued use of the Services following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes. You will be notified of any material changes via email and/or in-app notification.
To access certain features, you may be required to register for an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information and to update it as needed.
You are responsible for:
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account if we determine that you have violated these Terms.
We offer both free and paid tiers:
All content, design, software, and technology on the platform are owned by Broadside or licensed to us.
We grant you a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive license to use the Services for personal, non-commercial purposes only.
You agree not to:
You agree not to:
The Services use artificial intelligence to generate summaries, tag content, and provide informational insights based on publicly available legislative information.
You acknowledge and agree that:
Broadside uses licensed third-party AI services (such as Grok by xAI) to generate summaries and tags. These systems do not process or receive any user input and are not interactive. All AI-generated outputs are derived from public data and are not tailored or solicited by the user.
The Services are provided “as is” and “as available” with no warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not guarantee accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any content or AI output.
To the maximum extent allowed by law, Broadside and its affiliates shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to:
This does not affect liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law.
You acknowledge and agree that you are using Broadside’s Services voluntarily and at your own risk. The Services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without warranties of any kind. You agree not to hold Broadside liable for any damages resulting from your use, or inability to use, the Services, including reliance on AI-generated summaries, legislative information, or any recommendations.
You further agree that Broadside is not liable for decisions you make based on information presented in the app, and you waive any right to bring claims against us related to such decisions.
We are not liable for any failure or delay in performance due to events beyond our control, including natural disasters, wars, utility failures, labor strikes, pandemics, or cyberattacks.
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services at any time, with or without notice, for any reason, including violation of these Terms.
Includes but is not limited to:
Upon termination, your access to the Services ends immediately. Provisions related to ownership, liability, and dispute resolution will continue to apply.
Our Services may contain links to external websites or content not operated by us. We are not responsible for third-party content or practices, including those surfaced via AI systems.
Broadside may incorporate and display data from public and licensed third-party sources beyond U.S. government databases. These sources may have their own terms of use and data availability restrictions.
Features marked “beta,” “preview,” or “early access” are experimental and provided "as is." They may contain bugs or change without notice. Use of these features is at your own risk.
Any dispute arising from these Terms will be resolved by binding arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.
You agree to resolve disputes on an individual basis and not as part of a class action or representative proceeding.
Either party may bring an individual action in small claims court instead of arbitration.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict of law provisions.
If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remainder will remain in full force and effect.
Legal process may be served in accordance with the laws of Delaware, including delivery to our registered agent.
Failure to enforce any part of these Terms shall not be a waiver of any rights.
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Broadside and supersede all prior oral or written understandings.
For questions about these Terms, please contact us at: 📧 support@broadside.app
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