Privacy policy
Last updated October 15, 2026. Scope (scopevote.com) is built and run by Edin, an independent developer in Atlanta, Georgia.
The short version
- You can use Scope with no account. Your quiz answers stay in your own browser unless you choose to share them.
- We do not show ads, we do not use advertising or cross-site tracking, and we do not sell your personal information.
- We never record your name, email or street address unless you create an account (then we keep your email). The street address you type for your ballot is used for the lookup and is not stored.
- If you agree to add your answers to the anonymous totals, we keep them with your state, ZIP code, age range and gender, if you gave them, but nothing that names you.
- You can delete your account, and what is saved under it, yourself.
What we record, and when
When you just visit
Your answers, your progress, the members you follow, your chosen state and district, and a checklist of the pages you have explored (“Your Scope journey”) are kept in your own browser's storage. They are not sent to us. A short-lived note in your browser tab remembers that a step was already counted and, if you arrived from a tagged link, which channel it was.
Our hosting provider, Vercel, handles each page request and keeps standard technical logs (such as IP address and browser type) to run and secure the site, under its own policy. We do not use those logs to identify visitors.
Anonymous counts
We count when a quiz is finished, and a few steps such as that the quiz was started, that results were opened, that the Pro page was opened, or which marketing link a visit arrived from (for example ?src=tiktok). Each count is the name of the step and a date and time, and nothing else: no answers, no ID, no address and no cookie. We skip these counts for browsers that send Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control. Because they identify no one, these counts cannot be looked up or deleted later.
If you add your answers to the anonymous totals
When you finish the quiz we ask once. Only if you say yes do we save your answers and how much each matters to you, your match percentages, and the state, ZIP code, age range and gender you gave before the quiz, if any. We never save your name, email or street address with them. They are used to show anonymous group totals (a group is shown only once 20 or more people are in it) and for research into what voters think. ZIP codes are never shown to the public. Because we hold no name or email with these answers, we cannot find your record later to delete it. If you say no, none of this is sent.
If you make an account
We keep your email address and the quiz results you save while signed in. A sign-in uses a small cookie that keeps you signed in; we use no other cookies. You can delete your account at any time from the account page, which removes your login and everything saved under it. If you ask to be told when Scope Pro is ready, we keep that choice with your account.
If you turn on email alerts
We keep the members you follow, your state and district choice, and a list of which bills we have already told you about, with your account. We email your account address only about new votes for the people you follow. The emails carry facts and source links, not advertising, and every one has a one-click way to stop. Turning alerts off, or deleting your account, deletes this.
When you look up your ballot or your officials
The address you type is sent once, through our server, to the U.S. Census Bureau's geocoder (to find your district) and to the Google Civic Information service (to find your ballot). The race lists then use only your state and district. We do not store or log the address. A ZIP code typed before the quiz is sent once to a free ZIP lookup service (zippopotam.us) to find your state.
Who else is involved
- Vercel hosts the website.
- Supabase stores the database and handles sign-in.
- Resend delivers the emails we send (sign-up confirmations and alerts you ask for).
- The U.S. Census Bureau, Google (Civic Information) and the Federal Election Commission answer the lookups above.
The site shows no advertising and loads no analytics, tracking or social-media widgets. Fonts are served from our own address. We do not sell or rent your personal information, and we do not share it with advertisers. We may disclose information if the law requires it.
Your choices
- Clear your browser's site data to remove everything kept in your browser.
- Say no to the anonymous totals, or change your mind later from your results page for answers not yet added.
- Delete your account yourself from the account page.
- Turn off alert emails from the Following page or the link at the bottom of any alert.
- Ask us about anything in this policy at hello@scopevote.com.
Children
Scope is meant for people old enough to follow elections, and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from them.
Changes
If this policy changes in a way that matters, we will update the date above and say so on the methodology page, which describes in plain words what the site records. Also see the terms of use.