Document and enforce full transparency and user data control policies #5
Description
Background
Our mission is to ensure Obiente is fully transparent with contributors and users, and that users have meaningful control over their data. However, certain legal requirements (such as data retention laws) and the need to retain anonymized data for analytics or compliance may limit the extent of user control.
Key Points to Address
- Transparency: All data practices, retention policies, and anonymization procedures must be clearly documented and accessible to users.
- User Control: Users must be able to view and delete their data at any time, except where retention is mandated by law or data has been irreversibly anonymized.
- Legal and Compliance: Clearly state any exceptions to user control, specifying which data is retained, for how long, and under what legal basis.
- Procedures: Document the procedures for users to request access to or deletion of their data.
- Audit and Review: Regularly review and update policies to ensure ongoing transparency and compliance.
Tasks
- Review all current policy documents for clarity on transparency and user data control.
- Update documentation to clearly state which data users can control, and what the exceptions are.
- Add or update a section on user rights regarding data access, deletion, and transparency.
- Document the process for handling user requests for data access or deletion.
- Ensure all changes are communicated to the community.
Acceptance Criteria
- Policy documents explicitly state the limits and extent of user control over data.
- A clear, accessible explanation of data retention, anonymization, and legal compliance is available.
- Procedures for data viewing and deletion requests are documented.