How STMT Kit Digital structures the preservation, protection, and ethical processing of user metadata in a socio-technical research environment.
STMT Kit Digital ("we," "our," or "the platform") is an educational publication operated by STMT Kit Digital, located at 1200 Bay St, Suite 400, Toronto, ON M5R 2A5, Canada. This document outlines our rigorous approach to managing personal identifiable information (PII) and the metadata generated through your research interactions with our editorial content.
Under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and aligned with the principles of the proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA), we maintain a strict firewall between user research patterns and commercial data harvesting.
In accordance with our Ethical Scoping protocols, we collect only the information necessary to provide educational value. This includes:
We do not use automated individual decision-making (profiling) that produces legal effects. Any analysis performed on visit behavior is aggregated to improve our "Translucency Standard" models for AI ethics research.
Internal Protocol Note
"Third-party sharing is strictly prohibited except where required by law. STMT Kit Digital does not monetize research data via advertising networks or third-party analytic marketplaces."
The permanent removal of your contact data from our active archival storage.
Confirmation of what data is held and the specific purpose of its retention.
Our digital infrastructure is hosted within Tier-3 Canadian data centers, utilizing end-to-end encryption for all transit layers. We treat privacy not as a checkbox, but as a foundational architectural constraint.
We prioritize human-in-the-loop oversight before any data is logged. Automated telemetry is stripped of direct identifier tokens before hitting our internal storage arrays.
RETENTION
14 Days (Active)
ENCRYPTION
AES-256-GCM
ACCESS
Strict Role-Based
We use privacy-preserving tools for essential functionality:
For all formal inquiries concerning your personal data rights or to file an access request, contact our Data Governance Officer.
We update this policy regularly to reflect advancements in socio-technical oversight research. Future updates will be published here with an associated archival identifier. Continued use of the STMT Kit Digital platform after changes occur constitutes awareness of our updated protocols.
Independence
Editorial and data decisions are made without third-party institutional funding influence.
Brokerage
We do not participate in commercial data brokerage or predictive behavioral marketplaces.
