Legal
How the Loyal Agents initiative collects, uses, and protects information on this website. Adapted from Stanford University’s website privacy policy.
Loyal Agents (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is an applied-research collaboration anchored by Stanford’s Digital Economy Lab and Consumer Reports. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and share information when you visit this website or contact us through it.
By using this website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
Information you provide. When you submit the contact form, we collect your first name, last name, email address, affiliation, and the message you send, so that we can respond to your inquiry.
Information collected automatically. Like most websites, we may collect limited technical information when you visit, such as your browser type, device type, pages visited, and approximate location derived from your IP address. This information is used in aggregate to understand how the site is used and to improve it.
Cookies. This site may use cookies or similar technologies for basic functionality and usage analytics. You can set your browser to refuse cookies; doing so will not prevent you from using the site.
We use the information we collect to respond to inquiries and collaboration requests; to operate, maintain, and improve this website; to understand aggregate usage of the site; and to comply with legal obligations.
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use it for advertising.
We may share information with the partner organizations that operate the Loyal Agents initiative, strictly for the purposes described in this policy. We may also share information with service providers that help us operate the website, subject to confidentiality obligations, and when required by law or to protect rights and safety.
We do not share personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
We retain personal information only as long as needed to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, after which it is deleted or de-identified. We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect information; no method of transmission or storage is completely secure.
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of the personal information you have provided to us by contacting us at the address below. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under applicable privacy laws, such as the right to know what information we hold about you and the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights.
This website links to third-party sites, including the websites of our partner organizations. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.
This website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “last updated” date below reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Questions about this Privacy Policy or about how your information is handled can be sent to Christie Ko at christieko@stanford.edu.
Last updated: September 2026.