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Data handling

The service handles the data needed to assemble disclosures, issue records, support reprints, and deliver the resulting documents. It is not designed as a general-purpose account platform or long-term publishing workspace.

Data handling in this service is operational: it exists to make disclosure issuance possible.

What the service stores

  • Draft input during the drafting process.
  • Issued disclosure data needed for record continuity and reprints.
  • Delivery-related information such as email where needed for fulfillment.

What the service is not doing

The service does not create long-term user profiles as the core product model, and it does not treat email as a persistent account identity. Email is primarily a fulfillment and communication channel.

Why this matters

Understanding data handling helps users interpret the service correctly. The system is designed to create and deliver a formal record, not to become the user's permanent collaboration environment.

Related pages

See Retention for how data availability differs by state, and Privacy policy for the public policy statement.