Summary
This post records the decision to formally establish the WhereWeLearn Transparency Hub as a permanent, public part of the platform.
The Transparency Hub exists to document how WhereWeLearn is governed, how decisions are made, how data and privacy are handled, how funding is approached, and how the initiative is stewarded over time.
This post explains why this decision was made and what it means in practice.
Why this decision was made
WhereWeLearn exists to support learning as a public good.
Trust, accountability, and long-term stewardship are essential to that purpose.
From the outset, the platform has aimed to:
- remain non-commercial
- avoid hidden incentives
- respect privacy and consent
- complement existing education rather than replace it
As the service has matured and reached learners across multiple countries, it became clear that these principles should not only guide internal decisions, but be visible and reviewable by the public.
The Transparency Hub was created to make that visibility explicit.
What the Transparency Hub contains
The Transparency Hub brings together a set of stable, canonical pages that describe how WhereWeLearn operates and is stewarded.
These include:
- Governance & Decision Principles
How decisions are made, reviewed, and constrained by public benefit. - Privacy & Safety
How user data is handled, including age-appropriate safeguards and minimal data collection. - Funding & Finances
How the initiative is funded, what it does not do, and how financial decisions are approached. - Roadmap
How development priorities are identified and evolved over time. - Impact & Reach
How usage and reach are understood, without commercial tracking or profiling.
These pages are intended to change slowly and deliberately.
When they do change, those changes will be recorded through update posts like this one.
How updates and decisions will be recorded
WhereWeLearn uses posts to act as a public record, not as marketing or commentary.
Posts will typically be used to:
- document governance or policy decisions
- explain changes to privacy or safety approaches
- record infrastructure or platform updates
- clarify interpretation of existing policies
Posts are written to prioritise clarity and traceability over promotion.
What this means going forward
By establishing the Transparency Hub and recording this decision publicly:
- There is a clear reference point for how WhereWeLearn is governed.
- Interested parties can understand not just what the platform does, but how and why.
- Future changes can be understood in context, rather than in isolation.
This approach reflects WhereWeLearn’s belief that educational infrastructure should be trusted because it is understandable, not because it is opaque.
Links
This post is part of WhereWeLearn’s public record. It is intended to support transparency, accountability, and long-term trust.
