Staked Voice is pre-product. This statement governs the waitlist only — the only data collection currently in operation. A full Product Privacy Policy will be published before the application launches. You will receive advance notice before any new terms apply to you.
"By using this service, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license to use, copy, modify, and distribute your data in any way we choose."
"You own your data. You grant us a limited, non-exclusive, revocable license to process it solely to provide this service. This license ends the moment you ask."
This is a design commitment for our forthcoming product, not yet a present-tense contractual obligation, because the product doesn't exist yet. We state it publicly because it is the reason we exist, and because the communities we serve deserve to see our intentions before we ask for their trust. When the product launches, this model will be encoded in full legal terms — and you'll receive 30 days' notice before they apply to you. Read more about the governance vision →
These Terms are designed to be consistent with IEEE 7012-2025 — the new global standard for machine-readable personal privacy terms, published January 2026. IEEE 7012 formalizes the Inverted ToS model: the individual is the offeror of terms, not the acceptor.
The Staked Voice data architecture maps to the PDC-INTENT agreement type within IEEE 7012 — the agreement purpose-built for the Intention Economy, in which people gather, curate, and share intent data under their own control. That is the precise architecture of how your political priorities are handled here.
The four governing principles embedded in all IEEE 7012 agreements — Transparency, Data Minimisation, Purpose Limitation, and Reciprocity — are each implemented in the commitments documented on this page. Machine-readable versions of our consent agreements will be published at /myterms as they become available, beginning at product launch. Read more about the governance structure →
Who we are
Controller: Quiet and Helpful, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company, operating under the brand Staked Voice.
All data processing is conducted on Swiss-hosted infrastructure, governed by the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP). Our US entity handles business administration only. It is architecturally separated from your data. Read why this matters →
Contact: hello@stakedvoice.ch
For data rights requests specifically: include "Data Request" in your subject line.
What we collect — and nothing else
At the waitlist stage, we collect only what you explicitly provide when you sign up:
| Data | Required | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Email address | Yes | To send waitlist updates and notify you of early access |
| First name | No | To address you by name if you prefer; never used for profiling |
| Interest category | No | Optional checkbox (e.g. civic tech, research). Used only to tailor update frequency and topics. Not shared externally. |
That is the complete list. We do not collect:
- Browser fingerprints, cookies, or device identifiers
- IP addresses beyond what your browser sends in any HTTP request (not stored)
- Email open rates or click tracking — no tracking pixels, ever
- Behavioral data, browsing history, or inferred profile attributes
- Any data from third-party sources about you
How we use your data
Solely to communicate about Staked Voice development and to notify you when early access is available. Nothing else. We do not use your data for advertising, market research, or any secondary purpose.
Legal basis for processing
You came to us. You chose to join a waitlist. We have a legitimate interest in sending you the updates you requested — and you have the right to withdraw at any time without consequence.
| Jurisdiction | Legal Basis |
|---|---|
| EEA / UK | Legitimate interest (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)). You initiated contact. You can object at any time. We will stop immediately. |
| Switzerland | Legitimate interest (FADP Art. 31). Same conditions apply. |
| United States | Contractual performance / legitimate interest. You may request deletion at any time. |
No special category data (such as political opinions under GDPR Art. 9 or FADP Art. 5(c)) is collected at the waitlist stage. Interest checkboxes reflect professional interest, not political opinion. That distinction changes when the product launches — and we will address it fully, with explicit consent, at that time.
Where your data is stored
Your waitlist data is stored on Swiss-hosted infrastructure, operated under Swiss data protection law. It does not transit US-accessible servers. Our mailing list software is open-source and self-hosted in Switzerland.
Switzerland is not a member of the Five Eyes, Nine Eyes, or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances. The Swiss Criminal Code Article 271 makes it a criminal offense to comply with foreign government data demands on Swiss soil without Swiss authorization. Read the full structural explanation →
How long we keep it
Until you ask us to delete it, or until the waitlist ends, whichever comes first. Deletion requests are processed within 30 days. There are no retention obligations that extend beyond your request.
When the product launches and a full Product Privacy Policy takes effect, this waitlist data will either transition under those terms (with your advance notice and acceptance) or be deleted at your option.
Third parties
We do not share, sell, license, or transfer your data to any third party for any purpose. This includes advertising networks, data brokers, analytics platforms, and political organizations.
- No advertising platforms receive your data
- No analytics services track your visit to this site
- No third-party scripts run on this page
- Mailing list software is self-hosted — not outsourced to a US provider
- Payment processing (when applicable at product launch) will be handled with explicit disclosure
Your rights
These apply regardless of where you are located. Exercise any of them by emailing hello@stakedvoice.ch with "Data Request" in the subject line. We respond within 30 days.
- Access — Request a copy of all data we hold about you.
- Deletion — Request we delete all your data. We will confirm when done.
- Portability — Request your data in a machine-readable format.
- Correction — Request we correct inaccurate data.
- Object — Object to our processing at any time. We will stop. No questions asked.
- Unsubscribe — Every email includes an unsubscribe link. One click, immediate effect.
EEA/UK residents: You have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection supervisory authority.
Swiss residents: You may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (EDÖB).
A full Product Privacy Policy will govern the application. It will be published before launch and linked prominently from the product itself. You will receive 30 days' advance notice. You will have the right to accept the new terms, request deletion of your waitlist data, or do nothing — in which case we will not transfer your waitlist record to the product without your consent.
That policy will encode the Inversion model described above as binding contractual terms: you as licensor, us as licensee. It will cover political opinion data handling under GDPR Art. 9, Swiss FADP Art. 5(c), and applicable US state law with explicit consent for each processing activity.
We will not publish that policy before the technical systems it describes are verified and operational. Describing architecture we haven't built as present-tense legal obligation is not something we will do — to regulators or to you.