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Privacy & Accessibility

How we protect your privacy — and keep this site usable for everyone.

Last updated: September 2026

Privacy overview

DCMayor is a civic resource guide operated to help District residents, businesses, and visitors find public services, local news, and community connection. We collect the minimum information needed to operate the site and never sell personal information.

What information we collect

We collect information you choose to give us — for example, your name and email when you submit a concern, subscribe to updates, register a forum account, or make a donation or purchase.

We also collect basic technical information automatically, such as browser type and pages visited, to keep the site secure and improve performance.

How information is used

Information is used to respond to your submissions, send the updates you request, process donations and orders, and moderate community conversations. We do not share your information with third parties except the payment and email providers needed to deliver these services.

Accessibility commitment

DCMayor is built to meet WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility guidelines: readable color contrast, keyboard navigation, screen-reader-friendly markup, and text alternatives for images.

If you encounter a barrier using this site, please let us know using the contact details below so we can fix it.

Cookies

This site uses essential cookies to keep forms, the shopping cart, and login sessions working. It does not use cookies for third-party advertising.

Contact us

Questions about this policy or an accessibility issue? Reach the team through the Contact page, or write to the address below.