Privacy

Last updated: May 2026.

PromiseClock is a non-partisan political accountability project. We try to collect as little personal data as possible. This page describes what we do collect, why, and how to control it.

Cookies and analytics

PromiseClock uses Google Analytics 4 (property G-XV92XQWBCF) to understand which pages and politicians people read most. Google receives a pseudonymous client ID, your IP address (truncated by Google before storage in the EU/UK), and information about the pages you view. We do not use this data for advertising and we never sell it.

Because the UK’s Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) require opt-in for non-essential cookies, visitors detected in the United Kingdom see a banner on first visit and may accept or reject analytics. The choice is stored in your browser’s localStorage under the key pc_ga_consent so you aren’t asked again. You can change your mind at any time: Cookie settings.

We do not use advertising networks, social-media pixels, session replay, or fingerprinting.

Other browser storage

Independently of analytics, PromiseClock uses your browser’slocalStorage to remember a few small preferences (for example your selected country and an anonymous voter identifier used to deduplicate upvotes). These never leave your device for advertising purposes.

Submissions and forum activity

When you submit a promise, comment in a forum thread, or sign in as an editor, we store what you wrote in our database alongside a timestamp and, where relevant, the email of the account you used to sign in. We keep this data so editors can review, source-check, and moderate the public record. Submissions you mark as anonymous are stored without an attributed display name.

Corrections and data requests

If a promise on the site is inaccurate, or if you’d like a copy of data associated with you (or want it removed), email corrections@promiseclock.com. We aim to respond within a reasonable time.

Where data is processed

PromiseClock is hosted on Microsoft Azure (Static Web Apps and PostgreSQL in the United States). Google Analytics is provided by Google LLC; see Google’s own privacy notice for how they handle the data you choose to send them.

See also our About page for our editorial principles and methodology.