How Rooted Reality Works

Signals, not verdicts. Evidence-linked. Human-reviewed. The index summarizes disclosed posture using public documentation and timestamps every published update.

What We Publish

Posture signals

Axis-level score signals based on disclosed posture.

Confidence

HIGH, MED, LOW reflect evidence coverage and clarity.

Evidence links

Published updates reference primary/public documentation.

Update timestamps

Every published change includes timing and review context.

Four Pillars

Each pillar captures one part of disclosed human safety posture.

Moderation & Guardrails

How clearly an entity discloses policy boundaries, enforcement pathways, and misuse controls.

usage policiessafety policy updatessystem cardsrelease notes

Privacy & Data Handling

How clearly data collection, retention, sharing, and user control options are disclosed.

privacy policydata controls docsenterprise termsretention statements

Security Controls

How clearly security architecture, incident response posture, and vulnerability handling are disclosed.

security docsincident noticescertification statementstrust center pages

Human Safety

How clearly impersonation protections, youth safeguards, and reporting/escalation controls are disclosed.

youth policyabuse reporting docsmodel safety docsproduct safeguards

Scoring Scale

Signals use a 0-5 posture scale per pillar. Higher scores indicate stronger disclosed posture based on publicly available documentation. Scores are not guarantees of outcomes and may be incomplete when disclosures are limited.

0: no disclosed controls observed1: minimal disclosed controls2: early partial controls3: moderate disclosed controls4: strong disclosed controls5: very strong, detailed controls

Confidence

HIGH

Multiple recent primary sources corroborate the same posture signal.

MED

Evidence exists but is partial, older, or not fully corroborated.

LOW

Evidence is sparse, ambiguous, or not recent enough for strong confidence.

Evidence + Review

  • Every material published signal should map to evidence links.
  • Automation creates drafts; nothing auto-publishes.
  • Admin approval is required before public updates appear.

Changefeed Process

Step 1

Sources monitored

Step 2

Snapshots captured

Step 3

Diffs generated

Step 4

Draft updates created

Step 5

Admin review and approval

Step 6

Published to changefeed

Corrections

Every entity page includes a corrections form. Submissions enter the admin review queue and only affect public signals after explicit review.

Limitations

  • Coverage is limited to public, reachable disclosures.
  • Disclosure timing can lag operational changes.
  • Unknown or low-confidence signals do not imply bad intent.
  • The index is informational and not legal, regulatory, or investment advice.