1. Information We Collect

To use Rail you need to have an account, and to create an account, we need to obtain some information about you:

• First/Given Name
• Last/Family Name
• Email Address
• Profile Picture
• Voting Area

Most of this we will request from you when you log in with a third-party provider such as Apple or Google. We will request your Voting Area shortly after. Your Voting Area is likely either a US state or territory. We do not ask for your address or geolocation data at this time.

2. How We Use Information

2.1 Safety & Security

We use information we collect to provide for the safety and security of our users, our products, services, and your account. This includes verifying your identity, authenticating your account, and defending against fraud, unauthorized use, and illegal activity. We also use the information to evaluate and affect the safety and quality of content on Rail - this includes investigating and enforcing our policies and and terms, as well as applicable law.

2.2 Service & Analysis

We use the information we collect to measure and analyze the effectiveness of our products and services and to better understand how you use them in order to make them better.

2.3 Research

We use information you share with us, or that we collect to conduct research, surveys, product testing, and troubleshooting to help us operate and improve our products and services.

3. Sharing Information

3.1 When Creating An Account

When creating an account, your name, photo, and voting area, as well as other information will be available and accessible on Rail.

3.2 When Publishing a Proposal

When publishing a proposal, you are directing us to disclose that information as broadly as possible across Rail and outside the platform if the proposal is shared.

3.3 Third Parties

Rail does not share your information with any third parties. However, we do use some automated AI services to assist us in offering the best quality features on Rail and your created content may be shared with these partners for the purpose of analysis as relevant to specific features on Rail. We do not share your information with any third parties for the purpose of advertising.

3.4 Advertisers

Rail does not share information with any advertisers.

3.5 When required by law, to prevent harm, or in the public interest.

We may preserve, use, share, or disclose your information if we believe that it is reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with applicable laws and regulations
• Protect the safety of any person, protect the safety or integrity of our platform, including to help prevent spam, abuse, or malicious actors on our services
• Explain why we may have removed content or accounts from our platform, see: Community Guidelines
• Address fraud, security, or technical issues; or
• Protect our rights or property, or the rights or property of those who use our services

4. How Long We Keep Information

We keep different types of information for different periods of time:

• We keep your profile information and content for the duration of your account.
• We may keep certain information related to the safety and security of our platform for an indefinite period of time. This is to best protect the community on Rail from potential harm.
• Information shared outside of Rail, found via web crawlers or otherwise cached on the internet will be out of our control and may persist after account deletion.
• We may keep certain information longer than our policies specify in order to comply with legal requirements and for safety and security reasons.

5. Privacy Control

Your privacy is in your hands, at any time on Rail, you can:

• Deactivate your account, ensuring no information about you or content you've created is publicly accessible.
• Delete your account entirely. Where our policies allow it, immediately removing your information and content from Rail.
• Request account deletion in case your account is no longer accessible via our Request Account Deletion process, in which you only need to provide your email address.

6. Rail's Audience

Our services are not directed to children, and you may not use our services if you are under the age of 13. You must also be old enough to consent to the processing of your personal data within the United States.

Our application should only be used by those who are US citizens, legal or undocumented residents. Tourists, vistors, exchange students, or any other group that is not a long-term resident of the United States are not permitted to use Rail.

Our application is also not directed towards businesses, foreign governments or special interest groups of any kind.

7. Changes to this Privacy Policy

The most current version of this Privacy Policy governs our processing of your personal data and we may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time as needed.

If we do revise this Privacy Policy and make changes that are determined by us to be material, we will provide you notice and an opportunity to review the revised Privacy Policy before you continue to use Rail.

8. How to Contact Rail

We want to hear from you if you have thoughts or questions about this Privacy Policy. You can contact us about privacy at privacy@railpolitics.com

You can also reach us by mail:

Sunami, LLC
3201 Edwards Mill Rd Ste 141-612
Raleigh, NC 27612