Last Updated: March 28, 2026
Welcome to PolitAlpha. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the PolitAlpha website located at politalpha.com ("Site"), including all content, features, and services offered through the Site (collectively, the "Service"). The Service is operated by Bertatech LLC ("Company," "we," "us," or "our").
By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Service. Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference.
1.1. PolitAlpha is an informational platform that aggregates and analyzes publicly available data about U.S. congressional stock trading activity. The Service compiles data from public government sources — including congressional financial disclosures, SEC filings, and legislative records — and presents analytics, visualizations, and reporting tools.
1.2. The Service is for informational and educational purposes only. PolitAlpha does not provide investment advice, financial recommendations, or trading signals. See Section 11 (Financial Disclaimer) for important limitations.
2.1. You must be at least 18 years of age to use the Service. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old and have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms.
2.2. If you are using the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms.
3.1. Certain features of the Service require you to create an account. When you register, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.
3.2. You are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately at support@politalpha.com if you become aware of any unauthorized access to or use of your account.
3.3. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account if any information provided during registration or thereafter proves to be inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, or if we reasonably believe your account has been compromised.
3.4. You may not create multiple accounts for the purpose of circumventing usage limits or access restrictions.
The Service is offered under a three-tier access model:
Anonymous visitors may browse all publicly available data pages, including trade listings, politician profiles, stock pages, committee pages, and sector overviews. Anonymous users have full, unrestricted access to all raw congressional disclosure data — including complete historical trade records (3+ years), unlimited CSV export, and full search and filter capabilities. No account or subscription is required to access raw disclosure data. Anonymous access does not include analytics features (performance rankings, Watchdog analysis, STOCK Act compliance reporting, congressional trading analytics), watchlist functionality, or email alerts.
Registered users with a free account receive access to all Anonymous features plus analytics pages (including performance rankings, Watchdog analysis, STOCK Act compliance reporting, politician comparisons, and sector detail pages). Free tier accounts are subject to:
Pro subscribers receive access to all Free tier features plus:
Pro subscription pricing, billing cycles, and payment terms are described in Section 5.
We reserve the right to modify the features included in each tier at any time. We will not remove core features from a paid tier during an active subscription period without providing equivalent or replacement functionality. We will provide reasonable notice of material changes to tier features.
In compliance with Title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. § 105(c)), all raw congressional financial disclosure data presented on the Service is made available to the general public without restriction. This includes, but is not limited to: trade records, filing dates, politician names, stock tickers, transaction types, reported value ranges, and disclosure dates.
No account, subscription, or payment is required to access, browse, search, filter, or export this raw disclosure data. The data is sourced from public filings with the U.S. Senate Office of Public Records and the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Our paid subscription tiers provide access exclusively to proprietary analytics, derived insights, alerting services, and enhanced features that represent our original analytical work product — not to the underlying public disclosure data itself.
Pro subscriptions are available at the prices displayed on our pricing page at the time of purchase. Prices may be subject to applicable taxes depending on your jurisdiction.
All payments are processed by Stripe, Inc. ("Stripe"). By subscribing, you authorize Stripe to charge your selected payment method at the applicable rate on a recurring basis (monthly or annually, depending on your selected plan). We do not store your credit card information; all payment data is handled by Stripe in accordance with PCI-DSS standards.
Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each billing period (monthly or annually) unless you cancel before the renewal date. You will be charged the then-current subscription price at each renewal. We will not increase your subscription price during an active billing period, but prices may change at renewal.
You may cancel your subscription at any time through the Stripe billing portal accessible from your account settings. Upon cancellation:
Due to the digital nature of the Service, refunds are generally not available for the current billing period. However, we may, at our sole discretion, issue refunds or account credits in the following circumstances:
To request a refund, contact us at support@politalpha.com with your account email and a description of the issue. Refund requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
If a payment fails, we will attempt to process the charge again in accordance with Stripe's retry schedule. If payment cannot be collected after reasonable attempts, your subscription may be suspended or downgraded to the Free tier. We will notify you by email before any downgrade takes effect.
If we offer a free trial period, you will not be charged until the trial expires. If you cancel before the trial ends, you will not be charged. Trial availability and duration are at our sole discretion and may change without notice.
You agree not to use the Service to:
6.1. Scraping and automated access: Use any robot, spider, scraper, crawler, or other automated means to access the Service or extract data from the Service without our prior written consent. This includes but is not limited to automated downloading of trade data, politician profiles, analytics results, or any other Service content.
6.2. Redistribution: Redistribute, republish, resell, or make available to third parties any data, analytics, reports, or content obtained from the Service, whether in original or modified form, except for:
6.3. Commercial exploitation: Use data from the Service as a component of any commercial product, service, dataset, or offering without our prior written consent.
6.4. Circumvention: Attempt to bypass, disable, or circumvent any access restrictions, rate limits, paywalls, authentication mechanisms, or other technical measures we employ.
6.5. Impersonation: Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.
6.6. Interference: Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service, or the data contained therein, including through denial-of-service attacks, introduction of malware, or other harmful actions.
6.7. Illegal activity: Use the Service for any purpose that is illegal, fraudulent, or harmful, or in connection with any illegal, fraudulent, or harmful activity.
6.8. Unauthorized access: Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Service, other accounts, computer systems, or networks connected to the Service.
6.9. Misrepresentation of source: Present PolitAlpha data or analytics as your own original work without attribution.
We reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and injunctive remedies, against anyone who violates these prohibitions.
The Service, including its design, layout, look, appearance, graphics, and all analytics, algorithms, scoring methodologies, Watchdog detection logic, performance calculations, compliance assessments, and other derived insights (collectively, "Proprietary Content") are owned by or licensed to the Company and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
PolitAlpha aggregates data from public government sources, including congressional financial disclosures filed pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and the STOCK Act of 2012, SEC filings, legislative records, and other publicly available datasets. This underlying public data is not owned by us and is made freely available to all users without restriction, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. app. § 105(c). Our intellectual property rights extend to the selection, coordination, arrangement, and analytical enhancement of such data — not the data itself.
Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the Service for your personal, non-commercial use. This license does not include any right to:
"PolitAlpha," our logo, and other marks used in connection with the Service are trademarks of the Company. You may not use our trademarks without our prior written consent.
If you provide us with suggestions, ideas, or feedback regarding the Service ("Feedback"), you grant us a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use, modify, and incorporate such Feedback into the Service without any obligation to you.
8.1. "User Content" means any data you provide through the Service, including watchlist selections and email preferences. You retain ownership of your User Content.
8.2. By providing User Content, you grant us a limited license to use, store, and process your User Content solely for the purpose of providing and improving the Service.
8.3. We do not publicly display User Content. Your watchlist selections and preferences are private to your account.
9.1. The Service integrates with third-party services including Stripe (payment processing), Supabase (authentication and hosting), and Resend (email delivery). Your use of these third-party services is subject to their respective terms and privacy policies.
9.2. We are not responsible for the availability, accuracy, or content of third-party services, and we do not endorse or assume liability for any third-party services.
9.3. The Service may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content or practices of linked websites.
10.1. PolitAlpha presents data compiled from public sources. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or reliability of any data displayed on the Service. Data may be:
10.2. You acknowledge that data discrepancies may exist between PolitAlpha and original source filings. In case of any discrepancy, the original government filing is the authoritative source.
10.3. We make reasonable efforts to maintain data quality but provide the Service on an "as is" basis without any warranty of accuracy.
11.1. NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE. Nothing on the Service constitutes investment advice, financial advice, trading advice, or any other sort of advice, and you should not treat any of the Service's content as such. The Company does not recommend that any security be bought, sold, or held by you. Nothing on the Service should be construed as an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation for any security by the Company or any third party.
11.2. NO FIDUCIARY DUTY. The Company does not owe you a fiduciary duty. No fiduciary, advisory, or agency relationship is created between you and the Company by your use of the Service.
11.3. PAST PERFORMANCE. Any performance data or metrics displayed on the Service (including but not limited to "win rate," "average return," "total gain," "congressional trading analytics" rankings, and "most-traded stocks" data) reflect historical activity derived from public disclosures and do not predict, guarantee, or indicate future results. Past congressional trading performance is not indicative of future performance.
11.4. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. You bear full responsibility for your own investment decisions. You should conduct your own research and consult with a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decision. The Company is not responsible for any investment decisions you make based on information obtained from the Service.
11.5. DATA LIMITATIONS. Congressional trade disclosures are subject to significant reporting delays under the STOCK Act. Trades displayed on the Service may have occurred days, weeks, or months before they appear. Acting on stale trade data carries inherent risk.
11.6. PUBLIC INTEREST. The raw congressional disclosure data presented on the Service is provided in furtherance of governmental transparency and the public interest. The Service makes this data freely available to all users as a public service. The Company's commercial operations relate exclusively to proprietary analytics, derived insights, and notification services built on top of this public data.
12.1. PolitAlpha provides information about congressional compliance with the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act for transparency and educational purposes only.
12.2. PolitAlpha is not a compliance tool. The compliance metrics, disclosure delay calculations, and assessments displayed on the Service are based on publicly available filing dates and our own analytical methodology. They may not reflect actual compliance status as determined by the relevant authorities (U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics, U.S. House Committee on Ethics).
12.3. The Company makes no representations about the legal compliance status of any member of Congress. Any characterization of a disclosure as "late" or "non-compliant" is based on our interpretation of public data and should not be treated as a legal determination.
13.1. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY, ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARTNERS, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM:
(a) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE;
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(d) ANY INVESTMENT DECISION MADE BASED ON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICE;
(e) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE, OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT;
WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STATUTE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
13.2. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (a) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO US IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (b) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100.00 USD).
13.3. THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, STATUTE, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH DAMAGE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.
THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT: (a) THE SERVICE WILL FUNCTION UNINTERRUPTED, SECURELY, OR BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION; (b) ANY ERRORS OR DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED; (c) THE SERVICE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR (d) THE DATA PRESENTED THROUGH THE SERVICE IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR CURRENT.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company and its officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, and suppliers from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to:
(a) Your violation of these Terms; (b) Your use of the Service; (c) Any investment decision you make based on information from the Service; (d) Your violation of any third party's rights, including intellectual property rights; (e) Any content you submit to the Service.
Before filing any formal legal action, you agree to first contact us at support@politalpha.com and attempt to resolve the dispute informally for at least thirty (30) days. Most concerns can be resolved this way.
If we cannot resolve a dispute informally, you and the Company agree to resolve any claims relating to these Terms or the Service through final and binding arbitration, except as set forth in Section 16.4. The arbitration shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. The arbitration shall take place in Chicago, Illinois, or, at your election, may be conducted by telephone or online. The arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.
YOU AND THE COMPANY AGREE THAT EACH PARTY MAY ONLY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims and may not preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.
Either party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of intellectual property rights. Claims for injunctive relief are not subject to the arbitration provision.
You may opt out of the arbitration and class action waiver provisions by sending written notice to support@politalpha.com within thirty (30) days of first accepting these Terms. Your notice must include your name, account email address, and a clear statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration.
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. To the extent court proceedings are permitted under these Terms, you and the Company agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Cook County, Illinois.
18.1. We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email (if you have an account) or by posting a notice on the Site at least thirty (30) days before the changes take effect.
18.2. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of any modifications constitutes your acceptance of the modified Terms.
18.3. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, you must stop using the Service and, if applicable, cancel your subscription before the changes take effect.
19.1. By you: You may terminate your account at any time by contacting us at support@politalpha.com or through account settings. If you have an active Pro subscription, cancellation of your subscription is governed by Section 5.4.
19.2. By us: We may suspend or terminate your account and access to the Service at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice. Grounds for termination include but are not limited to:
19.3. Effect of termination: Upon termination, your right to use the Service immediately ceases. We may delete your account data in accordance with our Privacy Policy and data retention schedule. Sections 6, 7, 8, 10–15, 16, and 17 survive termination.
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any other legal notices published on the Site, constitute the entire agreement between you and the Company regarding the Service.
If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by the Company.
You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your rights under them without our prior written consent. We may assign our rights under these Terms without restriction.
The Company shall not be liable for any delay or failure in performance resulting from causes beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, labor disputes, government actions, or internet/infrastructure failures.
Notices to you may be made via email to the address associated with your account. Notices to us should be sent to support@politalpha.com.
If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us at:
Bertatech LLC 211 E. Ohio St #1422 Chicago, IL 60611 support@politalpha.com
*These Terms of Service were last updated on March 28, 2026.*