Version 1 · accepted at application
Privacyagreement.
Short on purpose. This is the deal between you and a network whose entire product is trust: what we take, what we show, and what we refuse to do with it.
01 · What we collect
What you give us, and why.
Applying gives us your name, work email, job title, organization, industry, location, LinkedIn URL, and the credentials you claim, including certification ID numbers and any proof files you upload. Membership adds what you choose to do here: posts, comments, connections, messages, RSVPs, and newsletter preferences. We collect it to run a verified register, not to profile you.
02 · Verification evidence
Evidence is for reviewers. Only reviewers.
Certification ID numbers and uploaded proof files are visible to the reviewers who check them against the issuing body, and to nobody else: not to other members, not to the public, not to sponsors. That restriction is enforced in the database layer, not just hidden in the interface.
03 · What is public
The directory card, and nothing more.
If you are approved, your public directory card shows exactly: industry, title, verified certifications, location, and your LinkedIn link. Your email, application, review state, and evidence never appear anywhere public. Posts stay inside the members' room unless an editor features one publicly, and even then, comments, reactions, and attachments stay inside. You can hide yourself from the public directory entirely in Settings.
04 · Messages
Private means private.
Direct messages are between you and an accepted connection. Administrators have no tool that reads message content. Blocking someone cuts messaging both ways, and you can delete your own side of a conversation at any time.
05 · What we refuse
You are the member, not the product.
We do not sell your data. We do not run advertising trackers. We do not build engagement profiles, there is no algorithmic feed here to feed one to. The network is funded by clearly labeled sponsored content; sponsors buy a place in the room, never a copy of the room's data.
06 · Your controls
Edit, hide, delete, leave.
You can edit your profile, change newsletter topics and cadence, opt out of the public directory, and delete your own comments and your side of any message thread. If you want your membership and data removed entirely, email us and we will do it, verification evidence included.
Posting to the room carries its own rules: the posting regulations.