Terms of Use

Who operates this platform

Common Ground UK Ltd is a private limited company registered in England and Wales. By using this platform you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the platform.

What this platform is for

Common Ground UK is a civic accountability platform. It exists to record the difference between public opinion and parliamentary voting on the same questions, and to publish that record permanently. It is not a polling service, a petition platform, a campaign tool, or a news outlet. It does not tell users how to vote in elections.

Acceptable use

You may use this platform to:

• Vote on questions as an individual expressing your genuine view
• Submit questions via the Open Floor
• Read results, accountability gaps, and published letters
• Share results and links to the platform

You may not use this platform to:

• Vote more than once on the same question
• Use automated tools, bots, or scripts to cast votes
• Attempt to manipulate results through coordinated voting
• Submit questions designed to target, harass, or incite hatred against any group
• Attempt to access, modify, or disrupt the platform's systems
• Misrepresent the platform's data or results in public communications

Voting integrity

One vote per question per session is enforced at the database level. Votes are anonymous. Results are published with sample sizes and a clear disclaimer that they represent the views of people who chose to engage with the platform — not a weighted national survey. We actively monitor for coordinated voting and reserve the right to exclude anomalous vote patterns from published results.

The permanent record

Once an Accountability Gap is finalised — after a minimum of 100 votes and 48 hours of live voting — it is written to a permanent record and will not be altered or deleted. This permanence is central to the platform's purpose. By voting, you understand that your vote contributes to this permanent record.

Content submitted by users

Questions submitted via the Open Floor are subject to human review before publication. By submitting a question, you confirm that it does not target any individual, does not constitute harassment, and does not promote violence or hatred. We reserve the right to reject any submission without explanation. Accepted submissions become part of the platform's public record.

Intellectual property

The platform's design, code, branding, and editorial methodology are owned by Common Ground UK Ltd. Aggregated results data is published openly for public use with attribution. Parliamentary data sourced via the official Parliament API is subject to Parliament's own open data licence.

Disclaimer

Results published on this platform represent the views of people who chose to vote on each question. They are not a nationally representative survey. They should not be cited as such. We make every effort to ensure accuracy of parliamentary data but cannot guarantee it. Parliamentary data is sourced directly from the official Parliament API and Hansard.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms as the platform develops. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent update. Continued use of the platform after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

Contact

General: contact@commongrounduk.com
Complaints: complaints@commongrounduk.com