Privacy · Last updated · 23 May 2026 · Legal

You aren't the product.

The Short Version

We collect no personal data.

By design

CivicByte does not collect, store, or sell any personal data. No accounts, no tracking, no ads. The tools and website are free — that's the whole arrangement.

Every CivicByte tool runs in your own browser, talking directly to the public-data API behind it — NYC Open Data, HPD, DOI. The search happens on your device. The response renders in your browser. We sit in the middle only as the static page that loads the code; we are not on the path of your queries.

We do not intercept, log, or store anything you type or pull back. There is no server-side database.

Editorial board · NYC, 2026

The Details

The whole policy, numbered.

Eight sections

01 What we collect We collect no personal information from users of the CivicByte website or any of the tools listed on it. No names, no emails, no device identifiers, no location data, no cookies, no tracking pixels, no account or login data. Section ·
02 How the tools work Every tool runs in your browser, querying NYC Open Data directly. Your searches do not pass through our servers. There is no database to leak. Section ·
03 Submissions & email The Submit form opens your own mail client addressed to hello@civicbyte.dev with the contents pre-filled. You choose whether to send. We only see what arrives in the inbox. Section ·
04 Third-party tools listed in the directory Some tools we list are built and maintained by third parties. Those are independent services with their own privacy practices — review each one as you use it. We are not their data processor. Section ·
05 Open source All CivicByte code is open source under MIT. The website is at github.com/civicbytedev/civicbytedev.github.io. You can inspect exactly what runs in your browser. Section ·
06 Children's privacy CivicByte does not knowingly collect any information from anyone, including children under 13. Because we collect no personal data, we comply with COPPA by design. Section ·
07 Changes to this policy If we ever update this policy, the new version replaces this page with a fresh "last updated" date. Because we collect no data, material changes are unlikely. Section ·
08 Contact Questions about this policy? Email hello@civicbyte.dev. We read every message. Section →

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