Privacy Policy
Effective Date: April 11, 2026 · Civic Mandate, LLC · civicmandate.org
FAFSA tools are 100% private. Your checklist and notes on the FAFSA Guide page are saved only to your own device — never transmitted to Civic Mandate.
Contents
1. Who We Are
Civic Mandate, LLC ("Civic Mandate," "we," "us," or "our") operates the website civicmandate.org and any subdomains thereof. We provide career intelligence, financial education resources, and career strategy tools to nurses, veterans, and public servants. For privacy-related questions, contact us at [email protected].
2. Information We Collect
A. Information You Voluntarily Provide
When you submit a form on our site — such as the "Notify Me When My State Opens" form — we collect the information you enter, which may include your name, email address, and state of residence. This information is used solely to respond to your request or notify you of service availability in your state.
B. Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our site, our hosting infrastructure and analytics tools may automatically collect standard server log data, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and time of visit. This data is used in aggregate form to understand how visitors use our site and to improve our content. We do not sell this data.
C. Information We Do NOT Collect — Local Storage Tools
Certain tools on this site — including the FAFSA Readiness Checklist and My FAFSA Prep Notes on the FAFSA & Federal Student Loans Guide page — save data exclusively to your own device using your browser's local storage (localStorage). This data never leaves your device. Civic Mandate's servers do not receive, store, process, or have access to any information you enter in these tools. You can clear this data at any time by using the "Clear all data" button on the page or by clearing your browser's local storage in your browser settings.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information you provide to: • Notify you when new services or features become available in your state (Notify Me form) • Improve our website content and user experience • Comply with legal obligations We do not use your information for automated decision-making or profiling. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
4. Affiliate Links & Third-Party Services
Some links on this site are affiliate links. When you click an affiliate link and make a purchase or sign up for a service, Civic Mandate may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. Clicking an affiliate link may allow the third-party company to set cookies or collect data about your visit in accordance with their own privacy policies. Civic Mandate is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party site you visit. A full list of our affiliate relationships is available on our Affiliate Disclosure page.
6. Data Sharing & Disclosure
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share your information only in the following limited circumstances: • With service providers who assist us in operating our website or conducting our business, subject to confidentiality agreements • When required by law, court order, or government authority • To protect the rights, property, or safety of Civic Mandate, our users, or the public We do not share your information with insurance carriers, marketing companies, or data brokers.
7. Data Retention
We retain form submission data (Notify Me sign-ups) for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by law. Once a state license becomes active and Notify Me subscribers have been contacted, that data is deleted within 90 days. Local storage data (FAFSA checklist and notes) is stored only on your device and is never transmitted to us. You control its retention entirely.
8. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA): • Right to Know: You may request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you. • Right to Delete: You may request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions. • Right to Opt-Out: We do not sell personal information, so there is no opt-out required. If this changes, we will update this policy and provide an opt-out mechanism. • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights. To exercise your rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 45 days.
9. Children's Privacy
This site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately at [email protected] and we will delete it promptly.
10. Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security. For tools that use local storage (FAFSA Checklist and Notes), your data never reaches our servers — it is protected by your own device's security.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
12. Contact Us
For questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact us at: Civic Mandate, LLC Email: [email protected] Website: civicmandate.org