Public on QDN
- Group listings
- Circle profiles (if set to public)
- Service mission records
- Witness attestations (if set to public)
- Trust surface summaries
- Official directory index
- App schemas and protocol documents
privacy basics
Qortal Privacy Basics
What's public, what's private, and how to protect sensitive material when using MERIT on Qortal.
public and private
What's Public, What's Private
Use public infrastructure for proof. Use encryption or local storage for wounds, repairs, and sensitive material.
Private/Encrypted
- R.A.W. commitments
- Acknowledgement statements
- Evidence files
- Private witness notes
- Repair plans
- Circle meeting notes
- Drafts (stored locally, never published)
four levels
MERIT Privacy Levels
Level 0 — Private Journal
Only you see it. Stored locally, never published. For personal reflections, raw confessions, unprocessed material.
Level 1 — Witness-Only
Encrypted for selected witnesses. Published as encrypted QDN payload. For accountability commitments, sensitive life matters, family repair, addiction recovery.
Level 2 — Circle-Private
Visible to approved circle members. For circle covenant, member roster, meeting schedule, circle discussions.
Level 3 — Public Proof
Visible to anyone. For service missions, public attestations, verified credentials, directory listings.
Put public proof on QDN. Keep wounds encrypted or local. Never put a man's wound on-chain. Put only his earned proof where it belongs.
practical guidance
Practical Privacy Guidance
- Never publish raw trauma disclosures, private family details, or sensitive identity information
- Never publish children's information
- Never publish allegations or private evidence that could harm someone if exposed
- Use encryption for all R.A.W. commitments — the default is witness-only
- Store your seed phrase offline, on paper, in a secure location
- Remember that 'encrypted' does not mean 'magically invisible' — it means 'readable only by intended recipients'
- If you're unsure whether something should be published, keep it local