Privacy
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Tools work in your browser
Search terms, bill totals, change breakdowns, cancellation selections and message-builder notes are used in the open page only. This site does not send them to a server, save them to local storage or set tracking cookies. The site keeps no saved copy of tool inputs. Copying a template uses your clipboard only after you press the copy button.
Recommendation drafts
Recommendations are not being collected yet. Drafts stay in this open page until you copy or download them. They are not sent to us or included in resource books or complete offline copies. We do not save a copy.
Choosing a city and downloading
Autocomplete runs locally. Choosing a place sets a temporary session flag so the next page can play its introduction; that page immediately clears the flag. Nothing else is saved. Opening a location resource page puts its public city/county ID and any selected ZIP code in the page URL, which the host may log. Service filters and private tool inputs stay in the browser. Resource books and contact-sheet images are generated locally from public directories. PDF resource books include only dated directory records and related phone numbers, without live shelter or alert status. An explicit location download fetches a standard offline file and adds your chosen city, county or ZIP area locally. It includes the selected area and its saved contact chart, without copying private tool notes or the service filter. ZIP copies also save the resource directories for overlapping California counties. The file remembers the location chosen at download; later choices in an open file last until it closes.
City maps and public data
Opening a city map fetches its public county geometry from this site and visible street tiles from OpenStreetMap. Tile requests reveal the map area, IP address and browser information to that provider. Choosing a disaster requests public map-area data from the selected official service: FEMA, Cal OES, CGS, CAL FIRE, DWR or NOAA/NWS, as shown in map sources. Response-resource plans can request FEMA open shelters. Queries send public map bounds and the selected layer; they do not include private tool inputs. Those requests contain public map bounds; private tool inputs are never included. These services have their own availability and privacy policies. No GPS permission, account, background polling or location detection is used. Offline files make no map requests and contain no live shelter status or downloaded street tiles.
Hosting and outside links
The public site uses GitHub Pages. Hosting providers may process technical request information. See GitHub’s privacy statement. Reddit and agency links lead to services with their own policies.
No document uploads
There is no upload form here. Keep identity documents, account numbers, credentials and case records out of public discussions. Use a verified private process when the task requires those details.