Privacy & Data Sovereignty
-Last Updated: January 26, 2026
+Last Updated: February 17, 2026
Profiting from surveillance is strictly against our principles. We reject the - "attention economy" model.
+ "attention economy" model entirely.1. Data Sovereignty
-We do not sell your data. We do not index your content on search engines. Sojorn is a - private community designed to protect your posts and identity from the extractivist economy.
+We do not sell your data. We do not license your data. We do not provide your data to + third-party analytics, advertising, or data brokerage firms. Your content is not indexed on public + search engines. Sojorn is a private community designed to protect your posts and identity from the + extractivist economy.
-2. Collection Limit
-We collect only what is necessary to function: your email (for authentication and critical - updates) and the content you explicitly create. We do not use third-party tracking pixels that follow - you across the web.
+2. What We Collect
+We collect only what is technically necessary to operate the Service: your email address + (authentication), birth month & year (age verification), display name & handle (profile + identity), content you create (displayed to your chosen audience), approximate location for Beacons + only (ephemeral), and device push tokens (notifications). We do not collect precise GPS + location outside of Beacons, contact lists, browsing history, biometric data, or financial + information.
-3. Zero-Knowledge Encryption
-Private messages are end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) using keys generated on your device. We - have no way to decrypt or read your private conversations.
+3. Third-Party Services
+We use Firebase (authentication, push notifications), Cloudflare R2 (media storage), + SendPulse (newsletter delivery, opt-in only), and OpenAI / Google Vision (content moderation on public + posts only). We do not use third-party tracking pixels, cross-site cookies, behavioral + analytics, or advertising SDKs.
-4. Newsletter & Third Parties
-Our newsletter is managed via **SendPulse**. When you subscribe, your email is stored - securely on their servers solely for the purpose of delivering our communications. We do not - cross-reference this list for ad targeting.
+4. Zero-Knowledge Encryption
+Private messages and encrypted capsule content are protected by end-to-end encryption (E2EE) + using keys generated on your device. We cannot decrypt your private content.
-4. Your Right to Vanish
-You have the absolute right to delete your account and all associated data at any time. When - you leave, you leave. We do not retain hidden profiles.
+5. Your Right to Vanish
+You have the absolute right to delete your account and all associated data at any time. We + perform hard deletes — database records, media files, and encryption key backups are + permanently removed. We do not retain shadow copies, hidden archives, or behavioral profiles. When you + leave, you leave.
-5. Contact
+6. Anti-Extraction Commitment
+MPLS LLC will never use your content to train AI models, sell or share your content with + data brokers or advertisers, build advertising or behavioral profiles from your activity, or provide + "data partnerships" derived from your content.
+ +7. Open Source Transparency
+Our source code is published under the + GNU Affero + General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0). We share our code so that users, security researchers, + and the public can verify that we honor every commitment in this document. This license ensures that all + modifications — including those running on network servers — remain open and available to the community. + Our source code repository is hosted at + gitlab.com/patrickbritton3/sojorn. +
+ +8. Contact
For privacy concerns: privacy@sojorn.net.
+ class="text-egyptianBlue underline">privacy@sojorn.net.+ For legal inquiries: legal@mp.ls.