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Security Overview

How the Platform protects accounts, votes and money, and how to report a vulnerability.

Version 2026-08-12 · Last updated August 12, 2026

This document is a structured draft prepared for review by qualified legal counsel. It has not been reviewed or approved by an attorney and does not constitute legal advice.

Account security

Sign-in with Google, Apple or email and password; breached-password screening on sign-up; multi-factor authentication available to all users and required for privileged administrative actions.

Data access

Row-level security policies on every table, least-privilege grants, and a single controlled write path for votes and financial records. Administrative actions are recorded in an audit log with before and after state.

Voting integrity

Server-side enforcement of vote limits, schedule windows and eligibility; database-level uniqueness constraints; rate limiting and bot friction on guest voting; and a fraud review queue with risk scoring.

Payments

Card data is handled entirely by our PCI-compliant payment partner and never touches our servers. Payment events are verified by signed webhooks before any balance is changed.

Reporting a vulnerability

Email legal@voteforcause.com with steps to reproduce. Please do not test against live competitions, access data that is not yours, or run denial-of-service or automated scanning. We will acknowledge reports and will not pursue action against good-faith research that follows these guidelines.

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