Privacy Policy
Our Privacy Commitment
Impediment Exchange is built with privacy as infrastructure, not a feature. Your identity is protected at every layer of the system — from the database to the API to the interface.
What We Collect
We collect your email address (for authentication only), your organizational affiliation (for Pile aggregation), and the content you submit (impediments, comments, votes). We do not collect browsing behavior, device fingerprints, or any data beyond what you explicitly provide.
How Anonymity Works
Your author identity is stripped from all content before it reaches other users' screens. This happens via our Privacy Middleware — a named, auditable component that processes every API response. Database-level Row Level Security provides a second layer of protection. Only you can see that you authored your content (indicated by the '✦ You' marker).
Small Group Protection
To prevent re-identification in small groups, Pile data (aggregate views) requires a minimum of 5 members in a group. Filtered views require content from at least 3 distinct authors. These thresholds prevent anyone from deducing who reported what.
Your Rights (GDPR)
You can export all your data at any time from your Account page. You can delete your account, which removes your email and profile. Your content (impediments, comments) remains but is fully anonymized — the author reference is removed, making it impossible to link back to you.
Contact
For privacy questions or data requests, contact us at privacy@impedimentexchange.com.
Last updated: February 2026