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Review Your Politician is a service with a simple aim in mind: to empower everyone to have their voice heard in the political process by connecting people with politicians.

Our service aims to give people a voice to ensure that the political process better represents everyone, and to make politicians more informed about the issues that matter the most to voters.

Do you have additional questions about our service, questions, comments or feedback? Email [email protected]. Our Support Team are waiting to help you.

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General

Find out more about our service, our mission, the rules for submitting a review and how we prevent fake reviews.

What is Review Your Politician?

Review Your Politician is the UK’s #1 Political Review service, dedicated to empowering voters and politicians. For voters, we’re a place to empower them to share and discover reviews for politicians. For politicians, we’re a platform to empower them to engage with their voters and towards electoral success.

What solution are you trying to solve?

Review Your Politician gives voters a place to share and discover the rankings for politicians, allowing politicians to engage with their voters and build long-term electoral support. Our service empowers voters and politicians to have a more significant say in the democratic process.

Our service aims to put transparency and trust at the heart of politics.

We help voters make more informed electoral decisions based on real reviews. The VoterScore signifies that a politician has nothing to hide, actively engages with their voters, and shares our mission of empowering voters.

By reviewing the work of elected representatives, voters play a crucial role in making politicians more informed about community issues. Reviews help to ensure that politicians better represent their constituents and community.

How does your business model work?

Review Your Politicians is a 100% non-partisan service. We’re not associated with, or supported by, any single political party, outside organisation or otherwise. Politicians, or outside organisations, can’t – and will never – influence voter reviews published.

We’re a review platform for everyone, regardless of a persons political beliefs. Our mission is to help all voters and politicians, making politics inclusive for everyone.

Review Your Politician is 100% funded by a monthly and/or yearly fee from politicians claiming their profile. Politicians registering with our service can engage with their voters to build long-term electoral support.

The monthly and/or yearly fee allows us to pay for all the technical aspects of our service for it to operate across the UK, and to enable the creation of regular content updates for the benefit of everyone.

Who can write a review?

Reviews are only permitted from people, over the age of 16, living in the UK. A politician is not allowed to submit a review under any circumstances.

We implement strict security policies to verify all reviews are from real people, while also respecting a person’s right to privacy.

All reviews submitted must also comply with our Privacy Policy and User Guidelines, with no exceptions.

How are reviews collected?

We give everyone a voice. Voters can share their experiences, and politicians can invite and respond to reviews. Reviews on our service come from a variety of sources. We use technology to track the source of a review.

Organic – A review submitted using the form on the ‘Write A Review’ page, or via a Google search.
Social Media – A review submitted by using a link (URL) on social media (e.g. Facebook, post, Tweet, etc.).
Invited – A review submitted by a voter after receiving an invite from a politician.

Do you edit or delete reviews?

We do not, and will not, edit a review submitted on our service, before or after it is published. We reserve the right to remove reviews from our service where we determine it contravenes our User Guidelines or security policies.

Which politicians are featured on your site?

In the UK, there are 650 MPs, 20 London Assembly members, 60 Welsh Members of Parliament and 129 members of the Scottish Parliament. There are approximately 20,000 Councillors in the UK, representing county, district, and metropolitan borough councils. These politicians predominantly represent the Conservative Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, SNP and Plaid Cymru, with a large number of independent politicians in political office in the UK.

Profiles for politicians on our service are added according to the following criteria:

A review submitted using the form here;
A review submitted on social media;
By largest population size in cities across the UK;
Political office, including cabinet, shadow cabinet positions, or similar;
Popularity in the media, including newspaper publications and social media.

Our aim in 2022/23 is to feature profiles and information on all politicians across the UK.

What are the rules for submitting a review?

We give everyone a voice. Voters can share their experiences, and politicians can invite and respond to reviews. All reviews must comply with our Privacy Policy, User Guidelines and security procedures, with no exceptions.

We prioritise quality, transparency, privacy and security at all stages in the review process. All reviews submitted must be verified by email, SMS (text) message or on Facebook. Your full name, email, telephone number, address and Facebook details will not be shared on our service and to politicians.

How do you prevent fake reviews?

Truth and trust are at the heart of our service and guide our practices at all times. Our dedicated team protect our service from fake reviews. We use a combination of technology, human judgement and a range of data to combat against fake reviews.

Every review is authenticated by our team, from day one. All reviews submitted must be verified by email, SMS (text) message or on Facebook. Our custom fake review system uses technology to automatically detect and flag suspicious reviews submitted, removing them from our service.

We implement strict security policies to verify all reviews are from real people, while also respecting a person’s right to privacy.

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For Politicians

Find out more about our service, how to improve your rankings and VoterScore and how you can easily connect with your voters.

Is your service unbiased & non-partisan?

We’re a review platform for everyone. We’re committed to being the most trusted political review platform globally, built on allowing voters and politicians to have their voices heard. Our mission is to help all voters and politicians, making politics inclusive for everyone.

How do I build electoral support with my voters?

We’re the only service in the UK that helps politicians to connect with their voters through a centralised platform, allowing 20,000+ politicians across the UK the ability to regularly share on our website and social media their news, campaigns, achievements, media coverage, newsletters and leaflets. Our service also allows politicians to gather voter feedback and build email lists through polls and surveys.

You should only use our service if you’re looking to build long-term support with your voters. You should not use our service if you’re only looking for a quick short-term fix to your rankings or VoterScore. Our service allows you to show you care about your voters and that you want to engage with them regularly. Please do not sign up if you intend to be irregular and inactive when communicating with your voters using our service.

Can I obtain the reviewers personal information?

No. Review Your Politician prioritises data privacy at all stages of our service. We allow voters to submit their review publicly, while privately protecting their personal information from everyone, including from the politician reviewed.

Find out more here about how we protect personal information, user rights and our Privacy Policy.

How do I improve my rankings?

On average, 94% of politicians improve their rankings and VoterScore within 10 days of submitting their news, campaigns, achievements, surgeries, newsletters and leaflets.

Engagement is at the heart of our service and used to measure your rankings and VoterScore. A review helps empower your voters to have their voice heard and allows you to show you care with a response. The VoterScore also helps other voters make better-informed decisions in an election. Everyone wins when politicians and voters engage with each other.

Sign up here to submit your news, campaign priorities, achievements and request a re-review. Our team will then ask for an updated review from your voters using Facebook and email.

Can you guarantee my VoterScore will improve?

No. Your voters have the final decision on your rankings and VoterScore. Our team will not influence the reviews of your voters other than to communicate the information you have submitted on our service (e.g. news, blog articles, campaign priorities, newsletters, etc.).

On average, 94% of politicians improve their rankings and VoterScore within 10 days of submitting their news, campaigns, achievements, surgeries, newsletters and leaflets.

We offer a full 30-day money-back guarantee if your rankings and VoterScore do not improve after 10 days of using our service. For example, if you currently have a one* to four* rating, if after submitting your news, campaigns, achievements, surgeries, newsletters and leaflets, your VoterScore does not improve after 10 days, you will be entitled to a full refund for your selected plan.

How long will it take to improve my rankings?

On average, 94% of politicians improve their rankings and VoterScore within 10 days of submitting their news, campaigns, achievements, surgeries, newsletters and leaflets.

How do I request a re-review of my rankings?

Request your re-review of your rankings and VoterScore by completing the form here. We recommend waiting at least 7 days after submitting your news, campaigns, achievements, surgeries, newsletters and leaflets on our service before requesting a re-review.

On average, 94% of politicians improve their rankings and VoterScore within 10 days of submitting their news, campaigns, achievements, surgeries, newsletters and leaflets.

Can I offer an incentive to voters for a review?

No. All reviews and replies must comply with our User Guidelines, with no exceptions.

A review must be factual and submitted without inducement. You’re not permitted to offer an incentive for a review, such as a gift, reward, monetary compensation or any additional advantage that could reasonably be construed by us as an inducement.

Can I get a refund and/or cancel my subscription?

We offer a full 30-day money-back guarantee if your rankings and VoterScore do not improve after 10 days of submitting your news, campaigns, achievements, surgeries, newsletters and leaflets. For example, if you currently have a one* to four* rating, if after following all steps here, your VoterScore does not improve after 10 days, you will be entitled to a full refund for your selected plan.

You can cancel your subscription at any time by emailing [email protected]. Cancellations must be made at least 72 hours before the renewal of your selected plan.

REVIEW, VERIFY & SECURITY

For Voters

Find out more about how to write a review, how we verify reviews and the security measures we use on our service.

Who should I review?

We believe that giving you the chance to share your review on a politician helps to improve politics for everyone. Your review will help other voters make better-informed decisions when they decide to vote in an election, while at the same time, politicians can use your feedback to become better for all voters. Everyone wins when you write a review.

Our service prioritises engagement and building connections while making our service simple to understand.

Not sure who to review? We’ve put together a useful guide here on the two simple ways to submit your review on our service.

How do I submit a review?

The process for submitting a review on our service is straightforward. Find out more here.

We prioritise quality, transparency, privacy and security at all stages in the review process. All reviews submitted must be verified by email, SMS (text) message or on Facebook. Your full name, email address, telephone, specific address and Facebook details will not be shared on our service and to politicians.

Can I write multiple reviews?

Yes. However, in the interests of fairness, proportionality and accuracy, we’ve put procedures in place for the approval of multiple reviews.

The rules for submitting multiple reviews are as follows:

multiple reviews (i.e. more than one) should relate to the work done by a politician(s) in the constituency or ward that you currently reside, or vote in at the time of an election.
In the event of a politician having a ‘Special’ position (ref. 2(1)), you may leave a review on the work the politician has done or is doing, as it relates to the acts while in the ‘Special’ position. The ‘Special’ position relates exclusively to a Leader of a UK local authority or Cabinet member(s) in the same UK local authority.

Notwithstanding the rules above, Review Your Politician reserves the right to ban or suspend a review if it contravenes our User Guidelines.

How do you verify reviews?

Review Your Politician takes security, privacy and the verification process very seriously. Our dedicated team work day and night to protect our service from fake reviews. Our custom fake review system uses technology to automatically detect and flag suspicious reviews submitted, removing them from our service.

Every review is authenticated by our team, from day one. We implement strict security policies to verify all reviews are from real UK voters, while also respecting a voter’s right to privacy. All reviews submitted must be verified by email, SMS (text) message or on Facebook. A voter’s full name, email address, telephone, specific address and Facebook details will not be shared on our service and to politicians.

Can the politician respond to my review?

Yes. A politician that has claimed their profile is allowed to respond to reviews, improve their VoterScore, share positive reviews on social media, and request a re-review to improve their rankings.

Is my personal information protected?

Yes. When you submit a review, your personal information will be kept private. Our service will only display the ratings information in your review. We will not display or share your full name or email or address (including postcode) without your express consent.

Your review may be available on our website, social media channels, search engines and any other marketing channels used by us.

Would you like to find out more? Please reach out to us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or feedback.

How do I edit or delete my review?

You can edit your review to reflect your latest opinion, or to write a new review if you have an updated experience with the politician. For example, a new review could be submitted if the politician has resolved your concerns, or if you feel that you were unfair or incorrect at the time of submitting the review and now wish to change it.

If you would like to make a correction to a review submitted, or for your review to be deleted from Review Your Politician, please contact our team at [email protected].

How do I access and request my personal data?

We prioritise transparency, privacy and security at all stages in the review process. Truth and trust drive our service.

Review Your Politician, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), gives you control over your personal data. You can find out what data our company holds on you and how to access, correct, download and delete it.

Our Privacy Policy explains what information we collect from you, how we collect it, and how we use it.

If you would like to download and/or delete your personal data from our system, and any reviews you have created on our service, please send your request to [email protected].

How do I unsubscribe from email notifications?

If you would like to unsubscribe to our email updates, you can do so by either emailing [email protected], or by clicking ‘Unsubscribe’ at the bottom of our email correspondence.

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Find out more on our privacy policy, rules for submitting a review and how we collect, use and protect data – for everyone.

What is your Privacy Policy?

Review Your Politician prioritises data privacy at all stages of our service. We allow voters to submit their review publicly, while privately protecting their personal information from everyone, including from politicians.

Our Privacy Policy explains what information we collect from you, how we collect it, and how we use it. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or feedback.

What are the rules for submitting a review?

We prioritise quality, transparency, privacy and security at all stages in the review process. All reviews submitted must be verified by email, SMS (text) message or on Facebook. Your full name, email address, telephone number, address and Facebook details will not be shared on our service and to politicians.

How do you verify reviews?

We implement strict security policies to verify all reviews are from real people, while also respecting a person’s right to privacy.

How do you protect data?

Review Your Politician takes security, privacy and the verification process very seriously, combatting fake reviews and protecting all data on our platform. Security and data protection is our top priority, built into the fabric of our services.

Find out more here on our top safeguards to ensure the security of information and to protect everyone using our services.

What are your policies on disputes?

We take a neutral stance when assessing disputes. We do not judge which party is right or wrong, and simply whether the review in question complies with our User Guidelines.

What happens when a review is disputed?

Our Support Team aim to process all reported reviews within ten days, but they may take longer in cases where we require additional information from all parties. Find out more by reading our User Guidelines.

How do you protect personal information?

When a person submits a review, their personal information will be kept private. We will not display or share their full name or email or address (including postcode) without their express consent.

Find out more here about how we protect personal information, user rights and our Privacy Policy.

How can I delete my personal data?

We prioritise transparency, privacy and security at all stages in the review process. Truth and trust drive our service. We, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), give you control over your personal data. You can find out more here on what data we hold on you and how to access, correct, download and delete it. If you would like to download or delete your data from our system, and any reviews you have created on our service, please send your request to [email protected].

What are your security practices?

Find out more here on our top safeguards to ensure the security of your information and to protect everyone using our services.

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