Adding signatures from external contacts, especially without an email address, e.g. from a paper list or a CSV, isn't possible.
Due to the strict regulations of different data protection laws, particularly the GDPR in Europa, we don't have a mechanism to import signatures. Adding another person's data to a data processing system without their consent can severely breach applicable data protection rules and result in heavy fines.
However, it is possible to include manually collected signatures in the overall result of a petition. We can manually increase the total number of signatures in a petition. Upon request, we will increase the signature count once a month free of charge if there is an active subscription in the Organisation Plan or the Flexible Plan. For more frequent increases or increases for users of the Activist Plan, we charge a handling fee.
To increase a petition's signature count, please notify us in writing. You can send the request by post, email - from the email address used to register with Civist - or via the support tool integrated into the Civist plugin. We need the following information:
- The email address that you used to register your Civist account
- The name of the petition
- The number of signatures that you want to add
Once we receive this information, we will update the counter in a period of one to three days and send a confirmation once it is complete.
ATTENTION: This process only increases the number of signatures. Contact details cannot be made available in the supporter section of Civist. Only signatures collected with Civist are visible in the supporter area of the plugin and exportable via CSV.
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Kann ich manuell gesammelte Unterschriften in Civist importieren oder die Unterschriftenzahl einer Petition erhöhen?
Das Hinzufügen von Unterschriften aus externen Kontakten, insbesondere ohne E-Mail-Adresse, z. B. aus einer Papierliste oder einer CSV-Datei, ist nicht möglich.
- Die E-Mail-Adresse, mit der das Civist-Konto registriert wurde
- Den Namen der Petition
- Die Anzahl der Unterschriften, die hinzufügen ist