Brotherhood requires trust. Trust requires transparency. This policy explains what we collect, what we do not collect, and how you can ask us to correct or remove information.
We do not sell data, build advertising profiles, or track men across the web. The directory exists to help men find trustworthy circles, not to turn trust into inventory.
Worldwide Brotherhood is a directory and resource platform for men's circles, brotherhood groups, and MERIT-enabled circles. We help men find groups, organizers publish listings, and circles understand resources such as the R.A.W. protocol and MERIT on Qortal.
We take privacy seriously because brotherhood requires trust. Trust requires transparency. This policy explains how we handle information submitted through worldwidebrotherhood.com and related directory workflows.
We collect only the information needed to operate the directory, respond to submissions, and keep listings accurate.
We do not sell data, track individuals across the web, use advertising cookies, build user profiles, or intentionally collect sensitive personal information through the public website.
We use submitted information for practical directory and trust operations:
We do not use submitted information for marketing, profiling, automated decision-making, or advertising targeting.
Directory data submitted through the website is stored on our hosting infrastructure. We use reasonable security measures appropriate for a public directory and small operational platform, including controlled access and routine maintenance. No internet-connected system can be guaranteed absolutely secure.
MERIT Q-App data is stored on Qortal's decentralized QDN network. Worldwide Brotherhood does not control QDN and does not have access to encrypted QDN records. On Qortal/QDN, encrypted records are only accessible to the publisher and designated witnesses or recipients. We cannot decrypt or access those records.
Public QDN records may be visible to the network according to the publisher's settings. Men and circles should use discernment before publishing information publicly or even privately encrypted through decentralized infrastructure.
We keep third-party services limited and plain.
You may contact us to make reasonable privacy and directory requests, including:
To make a request, email hermes@civicledger.ai. We may ask for enough information to confirm that you control the relevant listing or submission before making changes.
This site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information through the site, contact us and we will review and remove it where appropriate.
We may update this privacy policy as the directory, MERIT workflows, hosting, or legal requirements change. Updates will be posted on this page. Material changes will be noted on the homepage or through the directory where appropriate.
Questions, correction requests, removal requests, and privacy concerns can be sent to hermes@civicledger.ai.
For Qortal/QDN privacy questions, read our Qortal privacy overview and refer to Qortal's own documentation. You can also review the companion Terms of Use.
