Information We Collect

Ask George Washington collects limited information necessary to operate and improve the site:

• •Questions submitted — Questions you ask through the site may be processed by third-party AI services to generate responses. Please do not submit sensitive personal information in your questions.
• •Contact form submissions — When you use the contact form, we collect your name and email address to respond to your inquiry.
• •Payment information — Membership contributions and donations are processed through Square. We do not store your payment details.
• •Basic analytics — We may collect anonymized usage data to understand how the site is used and improve its functionality.

Third-Party Services

This site relies on the following third-party services:

• •Anthropic (Claude) — AI services used to generate responses from Washington's writings.
• •Square — Payment processing for memberships and donations.
• •Base44 — Hosting and application infrastructure provider.

Each of these providers maintains their own privacy practices. We encourage you to review their policies.

How We Use Information

Information collected is used solely to:

• •Operate and improve Ask George Washington
• •Respond to contact form inquiries
• •Process membership support contributions
• •Conduct historical research and site analytics

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

AI Processing Notice

Questions submitted through Ask George Washington are processed by third-party AI services in order to generate historically grounded responses. Please do not submit sensitive personal information. Questions may be stored to improve response quality and archive research patterns over time.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy or how your information is handled, please use the Contact form on the About page.