Notice
Privacy
GROUNDWORK treats personal data as institutional infrastructure, not as a product to monetize. This page summarizes how we handle it in plain language.
What we collect
Account email, display name, optional bio and avatar. For initiative organizers seeking verification: identity documents, organizational records, and other evidence you choose to upload.
What is public by default
Usernames, display names, initiatives you create, pledges you make, governance roles, and every review or governance decision attributed to you. Reviewer applications and revocation proposals are public from the moment they are submitted.
What stays private
Raw identity documents, addresses, financial details, and the full content of verification evidence. Only L3+ reviewers can read evidence attached to a verification request, and only to decide it.
What we never do
- Hold money. Pledges happen externally.
- Sell or share personal data with advertisers.
- Use your data to train third-party AI models.
- Hide which reviewer made which decision.
Your rights
You can delete your account at any time. Public records (decisions, pledges, governance changes) remain attributed to your username for institutional accountability, even after account deletion — this is governance infrastructure, not social media.