Supporter and volunteer databases
One record per person with the history of contact.
Politics and campaigns
Campaign software for data the law treats as special
Supporter records, consent and reporting for campaigns and advocacy groups. Built by the team that migrated a national platform of sensitive records with zero downtime.
Nov 2023Start of the digital imprint rules
0Downtime in our sensitive data migration
3Markets served: UK, US, Australia
40+Developers on staff
What this is
A supporter list is special category data
The ICO treats political opinions as special category data, which raises the bar for holding and using it. A campaign needs to know who agreed to what, and be able to show it.
Where we have proof
a national platform migration of sensitive records with zero downtime and security testing during delivery
Where we have not yet
We have no published politics case. We say so on the first call and show the closest work.
Services
What we build for campaigns
Consent and preference management
What each person agreed to, when and how.
Messaging and event tools
Campaign messages and events tied to the right consent.
Data migration
Records moved from spreadsheets or a legacy tool, with the mapping documented.
Canvassing and field apps
Door-knocking data captured offline and synced later.
Reporting for compliance
Who was contacted, on what basis, and the response.
Rules
What the rules say about political data
The imprint point comes from the Electoral Commission and the data points from the ICO. Both are pointers, and your lawyers decide how they apply.
Digital imprints from November 2023Digital campaigning material must carry an imprint saying who is behind it. Source: Electoral Commission.
Political opinions are special category dataHolding them needs a lawful basis and a condition for processing special category data. Source: ICO.
Explicit consent to targetTargeting people on their political opinions needs their explicit consent. Source: ICO.
Case study
The nearest build we can show you
Education technology, Norway
National education analytics platform
Different sector, same sensitivity. A Norwegian technology company needed its national platform modernised after a previous vendor missed the deadline. A dedicated team moved years of sensitive records, with penetration testing, static analysis and network assessment during delivery.
0Downtime during the migration
Who we build for
The teams who call us
Political parties and campaigns
Teams whose data grew in spreadsheets.
Advocacy and campaign groups
Organisations with supporters, donors and volunteers.
Civic technology teams
Builders of tools for voters and councils.
Agencies serving campaigns
Firms that need a data platform behind their client work.
Related reading: social networking software, news and media software and education software.
FAQs
What buyers ask first
Do you have a politics case?
Not yet published. We say so on the first call and show the closest work, which is a national platform migration of sensitive records.
Do you give advice on electoral law or data protection?
No. That advice comes from your lawyers and your data protection lead. We build the records and controls they specify.
Where can the data be hosted?
In your cloud accounts, in the region you choose. You own the accounts from the first commit.
Who owns the code and the cloud accounts?
You do, from the first commit. Repositories and cloud accounts stay in your name.
Send us one supporter record
Thirty minutes with the engineers on what you hold, how consent is recorded and where the data lives.