Privacy policy

Last updated: 22 September 2026

This privacy policy explains how LibDem.help handles personal data. The site is an independent project run by Edward Scotcher. Under UK data protection law, Ed is the data controller for the site.

What we collect

Usage logs. Every time someone uses one of the tools, we record which tool was used, when it was used, how long the operation took, whether it worked, which model was used, token counts and web search counts. We don't record the content of anything you upload or type. We use these logs to monitor performance and manage costs.

What we process briefly and don't keep

We process IP addresses in memory for a few minutes to limit repeated requests to services that cost money and to stop misuse. We don't write those addresses to the database or keep them after the limit window has expired.

What we cache

Fieldwork briefings contain information about public election candidates gathered from public sources. We cache these briefings for 24 hours so that repeated requests don't need to run the same searches.

Visitor analytics

Lovable's visitor analytics is switched on. It gives us aggregate counts of visitors and page views, views per visit, visit duration and bounce rate. It also breaks traffic down by source, page, device type and country. Country is inferred from the browser's time zone.

Lovable says this feature doesn't collect data about individual users or build visitor profiles. Its published documentation doesn't say that the feature uses cookies or browser storage, and we haven't added any analytics cookies or identifiers ourselves. People with access to this project's settings can see the aggregate analytics. We don't share this data with advertisers.

Browser storage

The site stores one setting in your browser to remember that you've seen the cookie notice. Some tools also store small convenience settings on your device, such as whether questions should be read aloud. This information stays in your browser. We don't use tracking cookies or track you across other sites.

What the tools send to third parties

Anthropic. The leaflet checker, Gazette checker, bar chart checker, Campaign Starter and Fieldwork use Anthropic. Fieldwork also uses Claude's web search. The information needed for each task is sent to Anthropic for processing and isn't kept by LibDem.help, except for the 24-hour Fieldwork cache described above. See Anthropic's privacy policy at anthropic.com/legal/privacy.

Lovable AI Gateway and Google. The rehearsal tools use Google's Gemini through the Lovable AI Gateway. This includes learning paths, practice questions and coaching. If you answer by voice, the recording is sent for transcription. If you switch on read-aloud, the question text is sent to create the audio. These inputs and recordings aren't stored by LibDem.help. See Lovable's privacy policy at lovable.dev/privacy and Google's at policies.google.com/privacy.

Perplexity. If you add a location in hustings prep, the area and your chosen topics are sent to Perplexity to find recent local news. Nothing else you type is sent to Perplexity, and LibDem.help doesn't store the search results after your session.

Democracy Club and TheyWorkForYou. Fieldwork uses public election and representative information from these services.

postcodes.io and OpenStreetMap. The route planner sends postcodes directly from your browser to postcodes.io to validate and place them. It loads map tiles directly from OpenStreetMap. Your pasted stop list is parsed in your browser and isn't sent to LibDem.help.

Legal basis

We process usage logs, short-lived IP addresses, aggregate visitor analytics and the Fieldwork cache on the basis of our legitimate interest in running, protecting and improving a free service for Liberal Democrat campaigners.

How long we keep it

Fieldwork briefings are cached for 24 hours. IP addresses used to limit misuse are kept in memory for a few minutes. Usage logs are kept for 24 months and then deleted. Lovable's aggregate visitor analytics are kept for operating and understanding the service. Lovable's published analytics documentation doesn't state a retention period for its aggregate data.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law you have the right to:

• ask what data we hold about you,
• ask us to correct any data that's wrong,
• ask us to delete data we hold about you,
• object to how we're processing your data.

To exercise any of these rights, email ed+libdemhelp@superlizer.co.uk.

If you're not happy with how we've handled your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.

Changes to this policy

If we update this policy, we'll update the "last updated" date at the top. We don't notify users of changes, so check back if you want to see what's changed.