Trust philosophy

What we do, don't, and never will.

The dojo's whole pitch falls apart if you can't trust us. So here's the short version of how we operate — agency-first, privacy-first, no fake guarantees.

Our one promise

You stay in the driver's seat.

The dojo is a place to learn the loop, but the work, the tools, and the decisions stay yours. We don't train models on your prompts. We don't lock you in. We don't promise outcomes we can't deliver. If we ever stop earning trust, you can leave with everything you built.

What we do and don't promise.

We promise

You will get more capable.

If you do the lessons, you'll leave the dojo with builder muscle that survives any model swap. That's our floor commitment.

We won't promise

You will get rich.

The dojo isn't a hustle school. We don't promise income, jobs, exits, or audiences. You get the skill; what you do with it is your business.

We promise

Your artifacts stay yours.

Every tool you build is exportable, ownable, and survives any subscription decision. Cancel anytime; your library walks with you.

We won't promise

The model will never be wrong.

It will be wrong sometimes — that's what edge cases are for. The lesson is in noticing, not pretending it doesn't happen.

We promise

No fake urgency.

No countdown timers, no "10 spots left" lies, no fake testimonials. The free core is free forever, and any price we name is the real price. Everything else is on its merits.

We won't promise

You won't lose work to AI.

We can't make that promise. What we can promise is you'll be better positioned to adapt to whatever the next two years look like.

Three pillars.

Agency

The model is the workshop, not the carpenter. Every lesson keeps the decisions in your hands. We don't auto-build anything for you; we coach you through building it yourself.

Privacy

Your prompts, your tools, your journal entries — none of them train any model. We don't sell, share, or analyze your work for any purpose besides making the dojo work.

Honesty

We say what's true, even when it's slower. We refuse outcome guarantees, fake reviews, and any marketing move that would embarrass us in five years.

What we keep, and why.

Plain-language data handling. The full legal document is in the privacy policy, but here's the short version.

DataWhy we keep itHow long
Your emailMagic link, your account, support contact. Never shared.Account lifetime
Saved tools & promptsYour library. Not used to train models. Yours to export anytime.Account lifetime
Lesson progressSo you can pick up where you left off, and we can improve the curriculum.Account lifetime
Team roster & progressTeam plans only. Your team admin can see roster status, per-person progress, and review state for cohort operations.Team contract lifetime
Payment infoHeld by Stripe, not by us. We see the receipt; we never see your card.Per Stripe policy
AnalyticsAggregate, no individual tracking. We use it to find dead lessons.12 months, aggregated
Marketing emailsOnly if you opt in. New chapters, builder spotlights, occasional notes.Until you unsubscribe

If we ever drift from any of this, tell us.

Send the page, the receipt, the thing that felt off. We mean it — drift is hard to see from the inside. The fastest way to keep us honest is to point at it when it happens.