This policy explains, in plain language, what the Union Shield app and website collect, how it's used, and your choices. Union Shield is a product of Code 3 Coders LLC, a California company ("we" or "us").
What we collect
We collect only what the app needs to work. All of it is linked to your account and used only for app functionality:
- Name and email address, for your account and member profile.
- Phone number, if you add a personal or work number to your profile. Board members can also save phone numbers for on-call representatives and Critical Incident contacts. If you request Union Shield for a union, we collect the phone number you provide so we can follow up.
- User ID, the account identifier that ties your profile, posts and votes together.
- Device ID, meaning a push notification token, so we can send you union notifications.
- Photos, if you add a profile photo.
- Optional profile details, such as rank, badge number, agency, division, assignment and shift.
- Other content you post, such as board posts, replies, votes, meeting check-ins, library files, and questions or answers you send through Ask the Board.
If you use the website support form, we also receive the name, email, union and message you send.
What we don't do
- No tracking. We don't track you across other companies' apps or websites.
- No ads, and no advertising data.
- We don't sell your data.
Who can see your information
Your profile and the content you post are visible only to members of your own union, with one exception: county boards. Board members of every union in the same county share a county board. Posts on a county board can be read by board members of those unions, and if you are a board member, your last name, board position and union are visible to board members of other unions in your county. General members don't see county boards. Union Shield moderators can also view content to keep the app safe.
Service providers
- Google Firebase stores and processes app data on our behalf, including sign-in, the database, file storage and push notifications.
- Stripe processes payments in the Union Shield shop. We don't receive your full card number.
- Printful prints and ships shop orders, so it receives your shipping details for those orders.
Deleting your account and data requests
Members can delete their account in the app: open Profile, tap Delete Account, enter your password and tap Delete My Account. This permanently deletes your profile, member record and login. Posts and replies you wrote stay on your union's boards, shown with your last name or as "Former member". Your union's records, such as meeting minutes, attendance and vote results, are not removed. If you're your union's President, transfer the presidency first. You can also request deletion through the support form by choosing "Delete my account".
To ask for a copy, correction or deletion of other data, use the support form and choose "Account".
Children
Union Shield is made for union members and is not directed to children. We don't knowingly collect information from children.
California privacy rights (CCPA)
California residents have the right to know what personal information we collect and how it's used, to request access to it, to request correction or deletion, and not to be discriminated against for using these rights. We don't sell or share personal information as the CCPA defines those terms. To make a request, use the support form.
Changes
If we change this policy, we'll post the new version here with a new effective date.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Use the support form.