1. Introduction

Is It Constitutional?™ (“we,” “our,” or “the Service”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit isitconstitutional.com.

2. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

• Submission content: Text of laws, bills, or legal questions you submit for analysis
• URLs: Links to legal texts you provide for analysis

Information Collected Automatically

• Usage data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and timestamps
• Cookies: We use cookies and similar technologies as described in our Cookie Policy (managed via Cookiebot)
• reCAPTCHA: We use Google reCAPTCHA v3 to protect against bots, which may collect hardware and software information

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide and maintain the Service
• Generate constitutional analyses using AI
• Store analyses for caching and sharing functionality
• Prevent abuse, fraud, and unauthorized access
• Improve and optimize the Service
• Comply with legal obligations

4. Data Storage and Sharing

Submitted text and resulting analyses are stored in our database hosted on Railway. Analyses are accessible via shareable URLs and may appear in the public Browse Analyses section of the Service.

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with:

• Anthropic: Submission text is sent to Anthropic's Claude API for analysis. Anthropic's privacy policy governs their handling of this data.
• Google: reCAPTCHA data is processed by Google per their privacy policy.
• Service providers: We use Railway for hosting and PostgreSQL for data storage.
• Law enforcement: If required by law, subpoena, or legal process.

5. Cookies

We use cookies for essential site functionality, analytics, and third-party services (reCAPTCHA, Cookiebot). You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through the Cookiebot consent banner or by clicking the cookie settings link. For more details, see the Cookiebot cookie declaration on our site.

6. Your Rights

All Users

You have the right to:

• Access information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your information
• Opt out of cookies via the Cookiebot consent manager

California Residents (CCPA)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, you have the right to:

• Know what personal information is collected about you
• Know whether your personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom
• Say no to the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information)
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Not be discriminated against for exercising your CCPA rights

European Users (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area, you have additional rights including data portability, restriction of processing, and the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

7. Data Retention

We retain submission data and analyses indefinitely to provide caching and sharing functionality. You may request deletion of specific submissions by contacting us.

8. Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information, including input sanitization, rate limiting, bot protection (reCAPTCHA), and encrypted database connections. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

9. Children's Privacy

The Service is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn we have collected such information, we will take steps to delete it.

10. Third-Party Links and Services

The Service may contain links to third-party websites or fetch content from URLs you provide. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. Your continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance.

12. Contact Us

For privacy-related inquiries, data access requests, or deletion requests, contact us at our contact page.