What we know, and what we don't

1 · The index: public data only

The names, handles and scores on the index derive exclusively from publicly available sources (GitHub, Wikipedia, Wikidata, Hacker News, news databases, domain rankings — full list). We store no photos, no private profiles, no scraped personal data — only public identifiers and aggregated metrics. Legal basis: legitimate interest in publishing an informational index of public figures and companies. Any entity can opt out at any time, immediately and permanently.

2 · What you give us, and why

• · Verification emails: used once to send a code proving you belong to an entity (claim or opt-out). We keep the verification method and timestamp; pending codes are deleted on use.
• · Contact messages: name (optional), email and message — kept only to respond and resolve, then deletable on request.
• · Claims & payments: billing is handled entirely by Paddle (Merchant of Record) under Paddle's privacy policy. We never see or store card numbers — only a subscription reference.

3 · What we don't do

• · No cookies, no analytics trackers, no fingerprinting on this site.
• · No selling, renting or sharing of data with third parties for marketing.
• · No marketing emails — the only emails we send are codes you explicitly request and replies to your messages.

Service providers with technical access: our hosting, database and email delivery providers, bound by their own data processing terms.

4 · Security & retention

Data lives in a managed PostgreSQL database with restricted access. Webhooks are signature-verified; verification flows are rate-limited. Contact messages and verification records are kept only as long as operationally needed; opt-out flags are kept permanently (that's the point — so you're never re-indexed).

5 · Your rights

Access, correction, deletion, portability: write to us from the relevant address and we comply within 30 days. Removal from the index itself doesn't even require asking — it's self-service.

6 · Changes

Material changes to this policy will be noted on this page with a new date.