Zero-Knowledge Privacy & Federated Node Policy
Auditing Standard: Local Client RAM Computing • Architecture: WebAssembly Edge Isolation
1. The Zero-Cloud PII Guarantee
Unlike legacy civic auditing platforms or cloud database software, Marigold Insights is built from the ground up to eliminate cloud data liabilities. We do not maintain central repositories of citizen names, birth dates, or residential addresses.
When you load a voter roll file (`.csv`) into our exploration workspace, your web browser utilizes the native HTML5 File System Access API and local WebAssembly memory pools to parse records locally on your hard drive. Zero rows are uploaded to our servers.
2. How Shared Playbooks Work Without Leaking Data
When collaborative audit groups work together on Marigold Insights, our servers route only lightweight **JSON Playbooks** containing verification rules and aggregate counts (e.g., *"Flag count: 850 P.O. Box registrations"*).
To inspect specific addresses behind a flag, group teammates must load their own local copy of the state dataset into their browser. The client node verifies data parity locally and renders the plain-text addresses on the user's display.
3. Account Authentication & Metadata
For organizational authentication and workspace permissions, we collect only minimal administrative account details (Name, Email Address, and Organization Title). This administrative metadata is stored securely in encrypted authentication containers and is never linked or correlated with local dataset contents.