Patterns, not people
SignsWatch helps people understand what is happening in the world. We do not need to know who you are to do that
Privacy is simple
Most people do not want everyone to know everything about them.
That is not suspicious. It is human
Knowledge is power
Personal data can be used to predict, influence or judge people. SignsWatch is not built to have that kind of power
Curiosity should feel safe
People should be able to explore serious subjects without feeling watched, profiled or pushed
SignsWatch is interested in what people are trying to understand — not who they are
We may record that a page was viewed, that a signal was explored, or that a search term was used. This helps us improve the site and see which topics need clearer explanation.
Trust We do not use that to build personal profiles
What we may observe
- Which public SignsWatch pages are used
- Whether the site is viewed in mobile or regular format
- Which signal topics people choose to explore
- Search terms entered on the Insight page
- Broad location signals, such as country or city where available
What we avoid
- No advertising profiles
- No selling behavioural data
- No storing IP addresses in our own usage records
- No personal browsing histories
- No cross-site tracking identities
Collective curiosity, not individual surveillance
It is useful for SignsWatch to know that more people are searching for Jerusalem, earthquakes or distress.
It is not useful for SignsWatch to identify a particular person behind that search
Why collect anything?
Because a responsible system needs feedback.
If people are using mobile pages, we should improve mobile pages. If people are searching for a topic, we should make that topic easier to understand
Why collect so little?
Because privacy is protected not only by securing data, but by not collecting unnecessary data in the first place
Click to see how little information we collect;
none of it personal
Information is everywhere ⦿ Understanding is not
SignsWatch is built to help people see patterns in public events, not to turn users into products
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