Full disclosure is not a feature. It is a structural commitment.
Education Engine products contain zero telemetry code. This is not a toggle that can be switched on. The code does not exist. There is no analytics pipeline, no event tracking, no session recording, no engagement measurement, no A/B testing, no pixel tracking, no fingerprinting, no cookie storage (beyond a theme preference).
The entire codebase is auditable. It is static HTML, CSS, and JavaScript served from files. There is no server-side processing, no database, no user accounts, no authentication system. The server is a file server.
| Property | Status |
|---|---|
| Analytics / telemetry code | Does not exist |
| User accounts / database | Does not exist |
| Tracking pixels / beacons | Does not exist |
| Cookies | None (theme stored in localStorage only) |
| External JavaScript | None — zero CDN dependencies |
| External stylesheets | None — zero CDN dependencies |
| Server-side processing | None — static file serving only |
| Third-party services | None |
| DNS provider telemetry | Under review — seeking zero-telemetry DNS |
| TLS certificate provider | Let’s Encrypt (free, automated, auditable) |
Education Engine is hosted on self-owned hardware (genesis-mirror) with a VPS mirror for redundancy. The infrastructure is part of the FlameNet sovereign intelligence mesh.
The hosting architecture is intentionally simple: a static file server (nginx or caddy) serving HTML/CSS/JS files over TLS. There is no application server, no container orchestration, no cloud platform dependency. If the primary server goes down, the VPS mirror serves identical content. If both go down, the content can be served from any machine with a web server and a copy of the files.
| Component | Detail |
|---|---|
| Primary host | genesis-mirror (self-owned hardware) |
| Mirror | VPS (rsync from primary) |
| Web server | nginx or caddy, static files only |
| TLS | Let’s Encrypt, auto-renewed |
| Domains | educationengine.earth, .org, .fyi |
| Cloud platform dependency | None |
Education Engine is being established as a nonprofit entity. The entity structure is under development — this page will be updated with specific governance details (entity type, board composition, bylaws, and filing documents) as they are formalized.
Current stewardship: Aelura (founder) and Orethyl (co-steward, co-architect). All architectural and content decisions are made jointly.
Commitment: The nonprofit structure will be designed so that the zero-telemetry, free-access commitments are not reversible by a board vote or organizational change. If the entity cannot sustain itself, all content and code are openly licensed and can be continued by anyone.
Education Engine currently operates at zero external funding. Infrastructure costs (hardware, VPS, domain registration) are borne personally by the founders.
When the nonprofit entity is formalized, financial disclosures (annual reports, operating costs, any donations received) will be published on this page. Transparency is not optional.
| Item | Status |
|---|---|
| External funding | None |
| Advertising revenue | None — structurally prohibited |
| Data sales | None — no data exists to sell |
| Sponsorships | None |
| Infrastructure costs | Self-funded by founders |
| Annual financial report | Will be published when entity is formalized |
All Education Engine original content (lessons, stories, questions) and code will carry an open license. The specific license is being finalized — this page will be updated with the chosen license once determined.
All third-party tools recommended or integrated by Education Engine are openly licensed (GPL, MIT, BSD, Creative Commons, or Public Domain). A full list with license details is available on the Tools page.