Politics on the Go (POGO) Inc.

Effective Date: September 8, 2026

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This Privacy Policy explains how Politics on the Go (POGO) Inc. (“POGO,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects information when you use https://www.pogovote.com, the POGO web application, mobile or other digital products, communications, and related services (collectively, the “Services”).

1. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly, information generated through your use of the Services, and information we receive from certain third parties.

Account and contact information, such as your name, email address, phone number, username, and other information you provide when creating or maintaining an account.

Civic and preference information you choose to provide, such as issues you care about, candidate or ballot preferences, survey and poll responses, community interests, and interactions with civic content.

Communications, including information you provide when you contact us, respond to surveys, participate in programs, or communicate with POGO through SMS, email, or other channels.

Usage and device information, such as IP address, browser and device type, operating system, pages or screens viewed, referring URLs, dates and times of activity, and other technical information.

Location information only where you choose to provide it or where it is reasonably necessary for a requested feature, such as helping identify relevant elections, districts, events, or civic resources.

Information from public and third-party sources, including public election records, government sources, candidate websites, civic organizations, public databases, and other sources used to provide and verify civic information.

Information you provide when participating in events, programs, research, partnerships, or other POGO activities.

2. How We Use Information

Provide, operate, maintain, and improve the Services.

Personalize civic and election information, including candidate, issue, ballot, event, and community content.

Respond to your questions, requests, and communications.

Send account, security, service, civic, event, and other communications you have requested or authorized, including SMS messages where you have separately opted in.

Conduct research, analytics, measurement, product development, and service improvement.

Detect, prevent, and address fraud, abuse, security incidents, and violations of our terms.

Comply with applicable law, legal process, and legitimate requests from government authorities.

Create aggregated or de-identified information that does not reasonably identify you, which we may use for research, analytics, reporting, and product improvement.

3. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may disclose information in the following circumstances:

Service providers and vendors that help us operate the Services, such as hosting, analytics, communications, customer support, security, and technology providers. These providers may access information only as reasonably necessary to provide services to us and subject to appropriate contractual or other safeguards.

Partners or organizations when you direct us to share information or when a feature you intentionally use requires the sharing of information. Where applicable, we will provide additional notice or obtain consent.

Legal and safety purposes, including to comply with law, respond to lawful requests, enforce our agreements, protect the rights or safety of POGO, our users, or others, or investigate fraud or abuse.

Business transactions, such as a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, or sale of some or all of our assets, subject to applicable law.

Aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you.

4. Mobile Information and SMS Privacy

POGO may use your mobile phone number to provide SMS services that you separately choose to receive. Your SMS consent is not required to create or maintain a POGO account or to use the Services.

POGO does not sell, rent, or share your mobile phone number, SMS opt-in information, or consent records with third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional purposes. We may share mobile information with service providers that help us deliver the SMS service, such as our messaging provider, solely to provide the requested service and subject to appropriate restrictions.

You may withdraw SMS consent at any time by replying STOP to a POGO message. You may reply HELP for assistance. Message frequency varies based on the SMS program and your interactions with POGO. Message and data rates may apply.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We may use cookies, pixels, local storage, analytics tools, and similar technologies to operate the Services, remember preferences, understand usage, maintain security, and improve our products. Your browser or device may provide controls for managing certain technologies. Disabling some technologies may affect functionality.

6. Third-Party Services and Links

The Services may contain links to websites, applications, services, or content operated by third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing information.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the Services, fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, maintain legitimate business and legal records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and comply with legal obligations. Retention periods may vary depending on the type and sensitivity of information and the purposes for which it was collected.

8. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Your Choices and Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including rights to access, correct, delete, obtain a copy of, or restrict certain uses of your information, or to opt out of certain processing. You may also withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. To make a privacy request, contact us using the information below. We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

You can unsubscribe from promotional emails by using the unsubscribe mechanism in the email. SMS users may reply STOP at any time to stop receiving the applicable text program.

10. Children's Privacy

The Services are not intended for children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 16. If you believe a child under 16 has provided personal information to us, please contact us so we can take appropriate steps.

11. Political and Civic Information

POGO provides civic and election information and may process information that reflects your civic interests or engagement when you choose to use related features. We use this information to provide and improve the Services and for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. We do not sell personal information, including civic or political preference information, for money.

POGO is a nonpartisan civic technology platform. Information presented through the Services may come from public records, official sources, candidates, organizations, researchers, news sources, and other third parties. We strive for accuracy and transparency but cannot guarantee that all information is complete, current, or error-free.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version on the Services and update the Effective Date. If changes materially affect your rights or how we use personal information, we will provide additional notice where required by law.

13. Contact Us

For privacy questions or requests, contact POGO at:

Email: support@politicsonthego.info

Website: https://www.pogovote.com