Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how BackerBase collects, uses, shares, and protects information through the public BackerBase marketing website, including request-access and contact workflows.

This policy does not replace any separate agreement, account terms, data-processing terms, or product-specific policy that may apply to authenticated BackerBase application access.

When you submit a request-access form or contact BackerBase, we may collect your name, email address, organization, role, access needs, timeline, research context, and the content of your message.

We may collect basic technical information associated with site requests, such as browser type, device information, page URL, referrer, host, timestamps, and similar logs used for security, diagnostics, spam prevention, and site operations.

The public site may use hosting, analytics, security, or CRM tools that process limited information on our behalf. We do not ask for sensitive personal information through the public marketing site.

We use information to respond to inquiries, evaluate access requests, schedule demos, provide onboarding, understand requested coverage and workflows, improve the public site, protect the site from abuse, and comply with legal obligations.

We may use business contact information to send product, access, or follow-up communications related to BackerBase. You can ask us to stop sending non-essential communications by contacting us.

Request-access submissions may be sent to a configured CRM, marketing automation tool, workflow platform, or internal backend used by BackerBase to manage lead intake and follow-up.

We may share information with service providers that host the site, deliver forms, maintain CRM records, provide analytics, support security, or help operate BackerBase. These providers are authorized to process information for those business purposes.

BackerBase is built around campaign finance filings, government records, public filings, and other public-record or third-party source materials. Those source records may contain personal or organizational information made available by public agencies or third-party sources.

This Privacy Policy covers the public marketing site and intake workflows. Authenticated product use, loaded source data, user accounts, and research activity inside the product may be governed by separate terms or product policies.

We do not sell personal information submitted through the public marketing site. We may share information with service providers, with your consent, in connection with business transfers, or when required to comply with law, enforce terms, protect rights, prevent abuse, or respond to lawful requests.

We retain inquiry and request-access information for as long as needed to evaluate access, maintain business records, operate BackerBase, resolve disputes, comply with legal obligations, and support legitimate business purposes.

You may request that we delete or update contact information you submitted through the public marketing site, subject to legal, security, operational, and recordkeeping needs.

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information submitted through the public site. No website, network, storage system, or transmission method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You may choose not to submit a request-access form. You may contact BackerBase by email, request updates to your information, or ask to stop non-essential marketing communications.

Browser settings may allow you to limit cookies or similar technologies. Some settings may affect site functionality, analytics, security, or form delivery.

The public site and BackerBase product are intended for professional, organizational, journalistic, research, and civic use. They are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from children under 13.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date, and continued use of the public site after changes are posted means the updated policy applies.