Privacy & Terms

No accounts. The site has no sign-up, no login, and no user profiles. There is nothing for us to attach data to.

No analytics or advertising trackers. We do not run Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, or any comparable third-party tracking script.

No cookies. The site does not set tracking cookies. Your browser may store a small amount of session data locally (for example, which logo variant to show) — that data lives on your device and is never sent to us.

Standard server logs.The site is hosted on Cloudflare, which automatically processes routine request data such as IP addresses, user-agent strings, and timestamps to deliver pages and protect against abuse. We do not maintain a separate log database, and we do not use this information to build profiles of visitors. Cloudflare's handling of this data is governed by its own privacy notice.

The Neighborhood Locator includes an optional chat that helps you find a neighborhood that fits your situation. To generate replies, the messages you type — and any preferences you share in the conversation, such as life stage, budget range, vibe, must-haves, where you work, and commute tolerance — are sent to Google's Gemini API. This is required for the chat to work.

Once your messages reach Google, they are subject to Google's own privacy practices and AI usage terms, which we do not control. Google may process, log, or use that input under its own policies. Please review Google's policies before sharing anything you would not want a third party to see, and avoid entering sensitive personal information (such as financial account numbers, government IDs, or health details) into the chat.

We do not store your chat transcripts on our own servers, and we do not link them to an identity. Your conversation lives in your browser tab and is gone when you close it.

We do not sell or rent personal information. We do not share information with advertisers, data brokers, or marketing partners. The only third parties that necessarily see request data are the infrastructure providers used to deliver the site:

• Cloudflare — hosting, content delivery, and basic abuse protection.
• Google (Gemini API) — generating replies in the Neighborhood Locator chat, when you choose to use it.

We may disclose information if we are legally required to do so (for example, in response to a valid subpoena), but given how little we hold, there is generally nothing meaningful to produce.

The site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them. If you believe a child has shared information with us, please contact us and we will take reasonable steps to address it.

Because we do not maintain accounts or user records, there is generally no profile to access, export, or delete. If you have a specific question or request — including a request related to data Google may hold from a chat session — please reach out using the contact information below, and we will help where we can.

If this policy changes in any meaningful way, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, note the change in the project's public source repository.

NYC Visualized is an independent, open-source civic project. It takes publicly available documents about New York City and presents them in interactive form. It is operated by Open Form LLC.

The site is not affiliated withthe City of New York, the City Council, the Office of the Speaker, the Mayor's Office, the Comptroller, the Department of City Planning, any agency, any political campaign, or any elected official.

Content on the site — including budget breakdowns, neighborhood summaries, candidate comparisons, and chat responses — is for general civic and informational purposes only. It is not legal, financial, real-estate, tax, medical, or other professional advice. Decisions that matter (where to live, how to vote, how to interpret a policy) should rely on the official source documents and, where appropriate, qualified professionals.

We do our best to reflect the underlying public documents accurately, but the site is provided on a best-effort basis and may contain errors, omissions, or outdated information. The canonical source is always the official document, which we link to where possible.

The Neighborhood Locator chat is generated by a large language model (Google Gemini). It can be wrong, biased, or out of date, and may produce inaccurate or misleading statements (“hallucinations”). Treat its responses as a starting point, not a verdict, and verify anything important.

By using the site, you agree not to:

• Use the chat or any other feature to harass, defame, or harm others.
• Attempt to break, overload, scrape at abusive rates, or otherwise interfere with the site or its underlying services.
• Use automated systems to send chat traffic in volumes that would not be typical of an individual visitor.
• Submit content that is illegal, infringing, or that you have no right to submit.
• Misrepresent the site as official communication from any government body or campaign.

The site's code is open source and released under the license noted in the public source repository. Underlying public documents (budget responses, platform documents, agency reports, etc.) remain the property of their respective publishers; we present them in a format meant to be more accessible, and link back to the original wherever practical.

The “NYC Visualized” name and brandmark are used to identify this project. Please do not use them in a way that suggests endorsement or affiliation that does not exist.

Some features rely on third-party services (notably Google's Gemini API for chat and Cloudflare for hosting). Your use of those features is also subject to the terms and policies of those providers. We are not responsible for the availability, content, or behavior of third-party services.

The site is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or current.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Open Form LLC and anyone contributing to NYC Visualized will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of data, revenue, or goodwill, arising out of or related to your use of the site — even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Our total aggregate liability for any claim arising out of or relating to the site is limited to one hundred U.S. dollars (US$100).

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Open Form LLC and its members and contributors from any claims, damages, or expenses arising out of your misuse of the site or your violation of these terms.

We may update these terms from time to time. Material changes will be reflected in the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising under these terms will be brought in the state or federal courts located in New York County, New York, and you consent to that jurisdiction.

Questions about this policy, these terms, or the site in general can be directed to Open Form LLC via the contact information listed in the project's public source repository.