Privacy and Policies

This page describes current privacy and policy practices for The Gathering website and Stream participation workflow. Our goal is to keep standards work public, attributable, and safe while minimizing unnecessary data collection.

This is an operational policy summary, not legal advice. Implementation details may evolve as services and process requirements change.

The Gathering is an open standards process for Machine Experience (MX). Participation in public drafting and review is governed by the Code of Conduct and process rules.

Scope

This policy applies to:

  • The public website at tg.community.
  • Public standards participation via Stream.
  • Public process records, including drafts, review comments, and consensus history.

Data we process

  • Account data you provide in Stream, such as email and display name.
  • Optional profile details (organization, bio, pronouns, website, social links).
  • Process content you publish, including draft text, RFC comments, and consensus activity.
  • Operational security and reliability data, such as authentication and service logs.

Why we process it

  • To operate accounts and secure access to participation tools.
  • To preserve public attribution for standards work.
  • To maintain an auditable process record over time.
  • To prevent abuse, spam, and disruption of public standards discussions.

Public record and retention

Draft authorship, comments, and consensus records are part of the public standards process history. For this reason, process records are preserved to maintain traceability and accountability.

Profile details may be updated, but historical process activity may remain visible as part of the public record.

Security and access controls

We use practical safeguards such as authenticated access, rate limiting, and security-focused infrastructure controls to protect service integrity. No internet system is perfectly secure, but we aim to apply reasonable operational protections.

Cookies and local storage

Stream uses browser storage for session and authentication state to keep users signed in and enable protected actions. The public website is primarily content-driven and designed to minimize tracking behavior.

Cookies and analytics

We use cookies to keep the website working properly and to understand how it is used.

Essential cookies support core site functions. Optional analytics cookies help us improve usability, performance, and content quality.

On your first visit, our cookie banner lets you accept or reject optional analytics cookies. You can also manage or block cookies in your browser settings.

Questions, requests, and reporting

For privacy questions, data-related requests, or policy concerns, use Contact & Support. Include enough context to help us review your request.

Policy updates

We may revise this page as workflows, infrastructure, or governance practices evolve. Material updates are reflected in published page metadata.