Privacy & data handling

Deployment notice: This document is a starter template, not a final legal policy. The platform operator must add its legal identity, contact, hosting regions, lawful bases, retention periods, and rights handling process before launch.

ماوكلي is designed to store study metadata separately from individual survey answers. Researchers may access their own study answers; public participants cannot access research data. Registered participation for exchange points uses a separate receipt ledger; timing correlation is still possible.

Guest participation processes a temporary security HMAC derived from network metadata for rate limiting. Study consent and recruitment methods should explain applicable privacy limitations. Third-party providers (hosting, authentication, optional AI, anti-bot) need an accurate operator-specific disclosure.

Do not enter identifying health information unless explicitly required by an approved study. Data retention, export, withdrawal and deletion mechanisms must be configured and reviewed before collecting real data.

Template last edited: 2026. This is not legal advice and is not a compliance certification.