These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of actacivic.com (the "Service"), operated by Miguel Silva, doing business as Acta ("Acta," "we," "us," or "our"). By using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.
Acta is a nonpartisan civic-engagement platform. It provides neutral, sourced informational briefs on public issues and tools to take civic action, contacting representatives, drafting letters, building campaigns, and coordinating with others. Acta is neutral; its users are not. The positions you take, the messages you send, and the campaigns you run are entirely your own. Acta does not endorse any candidate, party, or position.
You must be at least 13 years old to provide any personal information to the Service. Users under 13 may not submit personal information and are limited to features that collect no personal data. Users aged 13-17 may use the Service consistent with our Privacy Policy, which limits or excludes data collection for minors. By using the Service, you represent that the age information you provide is accurate.
The briefs and materials Acta provides are for general informational and civic purposes only. They are not legal, financial, or professional advice. Acta uses automated tools (including AI) to generate briefs and drafts; while we strive for accuracy and neutrality, you are responsible for reviewing materials before you act on or send them.
Educators may use Acta in educational settings through a class link ("Classroom Mode"). In Classroom Mode, no personal information is collected from students. Educators are responsible for using the Service in compliance with their institution's policies and applicable law.
You agree not to:
• Use the Service for any unlawful purpose or to harass, threaten, or harm others;
• Submit false, misleading, or impersonating information;
• Create campaigns designed to identify, target, harass, or intimidate individuals based on their views;
• Misrepresent the source, funding, or true purpose of an organizing effort;
• Attempt to disrupt, overload, scrape, or gain unauthorized access to the Service;
• Use the Service to send spam or bulk unsolicited messages;
• Engage in coordinated inauthentic behavior, including multiple accounts to artificially amplify a campaign.
We may suspend or terminate access for violations of these Terms.
You retain ownership of the content you create using the Service (such as letters and campaign materials). By using the Service, you grant Acta a limited license to process and store that content as needed to provide the Service. You are responsible for the content you create and send.
The Service, including its design, text, and software (excluding government documents and your own content), is owned by Acta and protected by applicable laws. You may not copy, modify, or distribute the Service without permission.
The Service is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. We do not warrant that briefs or materials are error-free or that the Service will be uninterrupted. Civic and legislative information changes; verify anything time-sensitive against official sources. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Acta will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Service.
Acta uses artificial intelligence to generate policy briefs, draft legislation, correspondence, and other civic materials. These materials are not legal, policy, or professional advice of any kind. Acta does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any purpose of AI-generated content. You are solely responsible for reviewing all AI-generated content before use and for verifying any factual claims before presenting them to elected officials or other parties.
Acta shares only aggregated, anonymized insights about which issues communities care about, never individual identities or personal records. Any aggregated insights provided to organizations are for civic purposes only and may not be used for commercial advertising, opposition research, or to target, harass, or intimidate any individual.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. We may modify or discontinue the Service, and may update these Terms, at any time. We will post updated Terms with a new "Last updated" date. Continued use after changes means you accept the updated Terms.
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