Privacy Policy

PolicyLens is designed to collect as little information as possible. Specifically:

• →Personal information: None. We collect no personally identifiable information of any kind. No account is required. No email, name, phone number, or device identifier is collected by Toastfield.
• →Search queries: When you search for datasets, your query is sent to the Socrata Discovery API and, for individual datasets, directly to the relevant government agency's own open-data portal. We do not intercept, log, or store your search terms. See Section 2.
• →Saved favorites: Datasets you bookmark are stored locally on your device. This data is never transmitted. See Section 3.

When you search for datasets within PolicyLens, your search query is sent directly to the Socrata Discovery API (api.us.socrata.com), a catalog service that indexes open datasets published by federal, state, and local government agencies — including many that also appear in the data.gov catalog. When you open a specific dataset, PolicyLens requests that dataset's data directly from the government agency's own open-data portal (for example, data.ny.gov), which is typically hosted on the Socrata platform. Toastfield does not receive, log, or store your search queries — they go from your device directly to these services.

These services may log requests in accordance with their own privacy policies and applicable federal, state, or local data practices. We encourage you to review the GSA Privacy and Security Notice for details about how the federal government handles API requests, and Socrata's own privacy policy for its role as the hosting platform.

PolicyLens is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the U.S. General Services Administration, data.gov, Socrata, or any government agency.

Datasets you save as favorites are stored locally on your iOS device using standard iOS storage. This data:

• —Is never transmitted to Toastfield's servers or any third-party server
• —Remains on your device until you unfavorite the datasets or delete the app
• —Contains only dataset identifiers and metadata from data.gov — no personal information

We use no analytics SDKs, advertising SDKs, crash reporting services, tracking tools, or any other third-party services in PolicyLens beyond these government open-data services.

Because PolicyLens collects no personal data and stores only dataset favorites locally:

• —Locally saved favorites are retained until you remove them in the app or delete the app.
• —We hold no server-side copy of any data associated with your use of PolicyLens.

Because PolicyLens transmits no personal information to our servers, your data security is governed primarily by the security of your iOS device and the data.gov API itself. We recommend maintaining an up-to-date iOS device with a strong passcode enabled.

Queries sent to the data.gov API are transmitted over HTTPS.

PolicyLens is appropriate for general audiences including children, as it accesses only public government data and collects no personal information of any kind. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 — in fact, we collect no personal information from anyone.

Because PolicyLens collects no personal information, the traditional data subject rights (access, correction, deletion) do not apply in practice — there is no personal data to access, correct, or delete.

If you have any privacy-related questions about PolicyLens, contact us at info@toastfield.com.

PolicyLens does not collect personal information as defined under the CCPA. We do not sell personal information. No CCPA obligations are triggered because we collect none of the categories of personal information covered by the CCPA.

PolicyLens does not process personal data as defined under the GDPR. We collect no personal information, making GDPR obligations regarding lawful basis, data transfers, and data subject rights inapplicable to this Application.

If you have questions, contact us at info@toastfield.com.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by updating the effective date above. Continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance.

For any privacy-related questions: