001. The manifesto
Privacy should
come standard.
The world is full of people building things that matter.
A developer creating their first application. A founder solving a problem for their community. A small team turning a good idea into something useful.
Every one of them shares a responsibility: protect the people who trust them with their data.
That responsibility deserves a better foundation.
Especially for the first-time builder, the business owner commissioning an app, and the person learning to build with AI. You should not have to know the vocabulary to find your starting point.
01 / Our mission
Make responsible building accessible to everyone.
We exist to democratize responsible data handling through plain-language education, open-source tools, shared specifications, and practical infrastructure that make privacy and security easier for every builder to implement.
So more people can spend their time building things that matter, supported by foundations they can understand and trust.
02 / Our vision
Trust at the foundation.
A world where people have meaningful control over their data, and every builder has access to the tools needed to respect that control.
Where responsible data handling is part of how software begins. Where good ideas can grow on infrastructure that is open to everyone.
03 / Our principles
What we build upon.
- Open by design.
- Publish the code, the contracts, and the reasoning. Make the foundation available to inspect and improve.
- Private by default.
- Collect only what is needed. Define how it can be used. Keep it only as long as it serves a clear purpose.
- Control belongs to people.
- Make choices understandable, specific, and easy to change. Treat withdrawal as seriously as permission.
- Built for builders.
- Offer useful defaults, clear documentation, and tools that are straightforward to integrate and operate.
- Interoperability matters.
- Use shared interfaces. Support self-hosting. Make it possible to move between implementations.
- Trust needs evidence.
- Make important decisions traceable and behavior testable. Be clear about what works and what remains unfinished.
- Responsibility is shared.
- Explain the responsibilities people may not know they have. Give builders a sound starting point and clear limits. Good infrastructure works alongside engineering care, security review, and informed judgment.
04 / Our promise
Make the responsible path easier.
We will make responsible data handling easier to understand, implement, verify, and maintain.
We will work alongside established standards and the people already advancing privacy.
We will publish our progress, listen to criticism, and earn adoption through useful work.
The foundations of trust should belong to everyone.
Build what matters.
Privacy comes standard.