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Your data, your control

The Goodness Score™ asks honest questions about your own life. This declaration says plainly what we keep, why, and where — and what you can do about it at any time.

Check Your Goodness Score™

Privacy declaration · Version 1.0 · to be confirmed

Who we are

The Institute of Goodness (to be confirmed). In this declaration, “we” means the Institute.

What we ask you for, and why

WhatWhy
Your email addressTo sign you in and send you your one-time code
Your first name (optional)To greet you and put your name on your score card
Your age groupTo choose questions that suit your stage of life, and to protect children
Your gender (optional)To word questions in a way that suits you
Your profession, and whether you live in a rural, semi-rural or urban areaTo ask questions about situations you actually face
Your answers, scores and weekly actsTo work out your score, show your progress over time and suggest what to do next

We do not ask for your address, caste, religion, income or any government ID. A mobile number is used only if you choose to sign in with it.

How we use it

Only to score you, show your progress, personalise your questions and your plan, and send your sign-in code. If you choose reminders, we also email you when it is time for your next check. We never sell your data. There is no advertising on the Goodness Score, and nobody who advertises ever sees your data.

Where it is stored

On servers in Mumbai, India. Sign-in codes are delivered by to be confirmed.

Artificial intelligence

To make your questions fit your life, we use an AI service (to be confirmed). It receives only your profession, your area type, your age group and the wording of the questions. It never receives your name, your email address or your answers. to be confirmed

Your choices

  • Download everything we hold about you, from your dashboard.
  • Delete your account: everything stored about you is removed, not hidden.
  • Withdraw your research consent at any time.
  • Share your score or keep it to yourself: a score card is made on your own device and nothing is posted unless you post it.

Research (optional, off unless you switch it on)

If you tick the research box, we may study your answers, with your identity removed, to build the Goodness Index™. You can switch this off whenever you like. Anything already combined into anonymous results cannot be taken back out, because nobody can tell which part was yours.

Children

If you are under 18, a parent or guardian must agree before you can create an account. to be confirmed

How long we keep it

Until you delete your account. to be confirmed

How we protect it

Your data travels and is stored encrypted. Each account can see only its own information. to be confirmed

Questions or complaints

Write to info@instituteofgoodness.org. Person responsible for privacy complaints: to be confirmed.

Changes to this declaration

If we change it, we will ask you to read and accept the new version before you carry on. We keep a record of which version you accepted and when.

Goodness grows when it is practised together

Schools, universities, NGOs, companies and citizens are building this with us. Start with your own Goodness Score — or bring the work to your institution.