HerNest Data and Privacy Policy

Last Updated: November 2025

Applies To: All HerNest platforms, tools, network systems, and HerNest-enabled programs.

1. Introduction

HerNest is an operational and intelligence system designed for women-led communities and businesses. Our methodology transforms emotional signals, behavioural patterns, and engagement responses into non-identifiable operational data. HerNest does not collect the typical personal information most organizations gather. We intentionally avoid traditional data points such as:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Gender
  • Age
  • Location
  • Identification numbers
  • Financial information
  • Biometrics
  • Health data
  • Any sensitive personal data

Instead, we collect non-personal emotional and behavioural signals used solely to improve performance, predict engagement patterns, and enhance user experience — in line with both:

  • Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR)
  • EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

We operate under the principle of data minimization: collect only what is essential and never what can identify a user.

2. What Data We Collect (Emotional & Behavioural Data Only)

HerNest collects pattern-based data, not identity-based data.We generate and store processed emotional-intelligence signals, including:

2.1 Emotional Response Data

(All anonymized, non-personal, and pattern-based).This includes:

  • Reaction tendencies (e.g., calm, stressed, overwhelmed, excited)
  • Emotional patterns during tasks or learning
  • Motivation trends (e.g., engagement spikes, drop-offs)
  • Psychological cues derived from system interactions
  • Emotional readiness signals for certain opportunities or learning modules

We do NOT store raw emotions

We store coded emotional insights, such as:

  • E-Level (Engagement energy)
  • R-Level (Resilience trends)
  • S-Pattern (Stress pattern behavior)
  • A-Pattern (Attention response pattern)

None of these can identify or profile a person individually.

2.2 Behavioural Interaction Data

Used to refine system functionality and personalize user flow.

Includes:

  • Click patterns
  • Time spent on modules
  • Repeat behaviour (revisits, returns, pauses)
  • Learning navigation paths
  • Content affinity (e.g., leadership, finance, emotional mastery modules)
  • Adaptive learning triggers (points where the system adjusts)

All behavioural data is processed anonymously without linking it to a specific person.

2.3 System & Operational Metrics

Purely technical, such as:

  • Device type
  • Browser type
  • Session duration
  • Error logs
  • Platform performance behaviour

This ensures system stability and better user experience.

2.4 Pattern Predictions (Hernest Intelligence Layer)

HerNest uses behavioural and emotional signals to generate:

  • Forecasted engagement behavior
  • Training responsiveness
  • Organizational productivity trends (aggregate)
  • Community-level emotional states (collective data, never individual)

These predictions are mathematical outputs — not personal data.

3. What We Explicitly Do NOT Collect

To stay compliant with NDPR and GDPR, HerNest does not collect:

Personal Identifiable Information (PII):

  • Names
  • Photos
  • Contacts
  • Addresses
  • Emails
  • Phone numbers
  • Employment information

Sensitive Personal Data:

  • Gender
  • Age
  • Marital status
  • Religion
  • Political opinions
  • Tribe or ethnicity
  • Health details
  • Sexual orientation
  • Biometrics

Financial Data

  • Bank accounts
  • Transactions
  • Credit details

HerNest is built to run without identity.

4. Legal Compliance Framework

HerNest aligns with the highest global privacy standards while using an unconventional data method.

4.1 NDPR Compliance (Nigeria)

Under NDPR, data is categorized as:

  • Personal Data
  • Sensitive Personal Data
  • Non-Personal or Anonymized Data

HerNest collects ONLY non-personal/anonymized data, making us fully compliant because:

  • We cannot identify any user
  • We avoid sensitive categories entirely
  • All data collected falls under operational analytics, which NDPR permits
  • We maintain strong data governance structures
  • Users are not required to provide identity information to use HerNest systems

4.2 GDPR Compliance (European Union)

GDPR has strict rules around:

  • Personal data
  • Identifiable data
  • Profiling
  • Sensitive data

HerNest is naturally aligned because:

  • We do not collect identifiers
  • Our emotional data is coded and cannot be traced to a person
  • We only process anonymized behavioural signals
  • We use data solely for internal optimization, not commercial exploitation
  • Users retain full autonomy and are not trackable
  • We practice data minimization, purpose limitation, and anonymization

Under GDPR, our data qualifies as:

  • Non-personal data (Recital 26)
  • Anonymized information outside GDPR scope
  • Legitimate interest processing for system improvement

5. Purpose of Data Collection

We collect emotional and behavioural data for these purposes:

5.1 System Intelligence

To help HerNest learn:

  • How people emotionally engage
  • When engagement drops
  • How to adjust modules intelligently
  • How to forecast learning pace

5.2 Experience Personalization (Non-Identifying)

HerNest uses emotional markers to:

  • Suggest better learning paths
  • Reduce overwhelm
  • Adjust leadership or business modules
  • Provide stability cues

5.3 Organizational Insights

In aggregate form:

  • Productivity patterns
  • Emotional climate of teams
  • Engagement health of networks

5.4 Research & Development

The Hernest Methodology evolves through:

  • Pattern studies
  • Emotional trend analysis
  • Behavioural consistency research

No personal identity is ever used.

6. Data Storage & Security

HerNest uses strict security protocols:

  • Encrypted storage
  • Access tiering (role-based access)
  • Automated anonymization
  • Pattern-level encryption
  • 0% access to user identity
  • Regular compliance audits

Because we store no personal information, data breach risks are extremely low.

7. User Rights

Even though we do not collect personal data, users still have rights:

  • Right to understand what is collected
  • Right to request deletion of their anonymous emotional profile
  • Right to opt out of emotional analytics
  • Right to use the system without personalization
  • Right to challenge any pattern assessment

These rights mirror NDPR & GDPR standards.

8. Data Retention

We retain anonymized pattern data only as long as:

  • It is necessary for system performance
  • It improves the predictive intelligence
  • It helps build operational reports

Users may request deletion at any time.

9. Third-Party Sharing

HerNest:

  • Does NOT sell data
  • Does NOT share emotional or behavioural patterns with third parties
  • Does NOT use data for advertising
  • Shares only aggregated, non-identifiable insights with partners when necessary for system enhancement or impact reporting

10. Policy Updates

HerNest may update this policy as our systems evolve or legal standards change.

Any update will maintain:

  • Zero personal data collection
  • Compliance with NDPR & GDPR
  • Transparency to all users.

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