Acceptance of terms

Participation in Alerta as a Vigía, Experto, Aliado, Observer, Creator, Corporate Partner, Government Agency or Press Contact implies acceptance of the present terms. Consent is manifested by completing the corresponding incorporation process and by using the operational surfaces of the system.

Whoever does not accept these terms cannot participate as an entity of the system. Consultation of public documentation at docs.alerta.earth does not require prior acceptance.

Nature of the service

Alerta is a civic operating system described in its Constitution and developed in public documentation. The platform operates as a civic institution with constitutional architecture, tricameral governance and reciprocity economy. The categories of social network, commercial platform, messaging service and traditional anonymous reporting application describe products with different purposes and different obligations. Alerta does not belong to any of these categories.

Whoever is incorporated into the system does so with the understanding of its institutional nature. Daily operation is governed by the editorial code, the procedures described in the documentation, and the decisions of the chambers in accordance with Article IV.

Participant obligations

Whoever participates in Alerta assumes the following obligations:

• Provide truthful information during the identity verification process.
• Document observations adhering to the editorial standard described in How to observe.
• Respect the confidentiality of sensitive information received during operation.
• Communicate to the editorial team any situation that may compromise the safety of another entity of the system.
• Abstain from using the system for purposes other than those described in the Constitution.
• Comply with the decisions of the chambers when a dispute or institutional procedure involves the participant.

Alerta obligations

Alerta assumes the following reciprocal obligations:

• Operate the surfaces of the system in accordance with the Constitution and the present documentation.
• Honor the redemption floor of seeds in accordance with Article VIII and the Treasury annex.
• Protect the identity and physical safety of Vigías in accordance with Article V.
• Publish institutional reports with the periodicity described in the transparency calendar.
• Notify in advance any substantive modification to these terms, to the Constitution or to the technical annexes.
• Maintain the traceability and permanence of the historical record in accordance with Article VI.

Acceptable use

The use of the system is subject to the following acceptability conditions:

• Observations document verifiable civic facts and are drafted in the editorial register described in How to observe.
• Observations do not include information that identifies private persons unrelated to the documented public fact.
• Observations do not use the system as a vehicle of partisan complaint, personal attack, harassment or intimidation.
• Interaction between entities of the system maintains a register of institutional respect. Disagreement is channeled through the procedure of Article XI.
• Automation of observation submission (use of scripts or external tools acting on behalf of a Vigía) requires prior editorial authorization.
• The exploitation of technical vulnerabilities, identity impersonation or manipulation of the accumulated trust calculation constitute serious infractions.

Suspension of participation

Participation in the system may be suspended in the following situations:

• By request of the participant. Any entity may pause or terminate participation at any time, without process or penalty, in accordance with the procedure described in the documentation of their role.
• For non-compliance with the editorial standard. The editorial team may temporarily suspend an entity whose repeated production does not meet the standard, after prior notification and opportunity for correction.
• For serious infraction. Infractions described in the previous section may produce immediate suspension by decision of the editorial team. The suspension may be appealed before the corresponding chamber in accordance with the procedure of Article IV.
• By activation of the Article V protocol. When the physical, legal or reputational safety of the participant or of third parties requires it, the editorial team may temporarily suspend the public activity of the participant until safety conditions permit it.

Suspension does not produce automatic loss of accumulated trust or elimination of the historical record. The deletion of personal data is governed by the Privacy policy.

Ownership and license of contributions

The content documented by participants (observations, validations, counter-observations, institutional comments) remains of their authorship. By publishing it through the system, the participant grants Alerta a non-exclusive, free and indefinite duration license to use it within the system and for the purposes described in the Constitution.

The license permits Alerta to publish the content, archive it in the permanent historical record, translate it to other operational languages of the system, and reference it in institutional communications. The license does not permit Alerta to sell the content, transfer it commercially to third parties, or use it for advertising purposes.

In case of orderly dissolution of the system in accordance with Article XIV, the historical record remains accessible under open license for public preservation.

Indemnity

Each participant responds individually for the veracity of the observations they document and for compliance with the obligations described in these terms. Alerta operates validation and verification processes but does not guarantee the absolute accuracy of every published observation. The system responds for the integrity of the institutional process. The participant responds for their individual contribution.

In case of third party claim against Alerta for content specifically attributable to the action of a participant in infraction of these terms, the participant assumes the corresponding responsibility.

Jurisdiction and applicable law

These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Peru. Controversies arising from the application of the terms are submitted to the jurisdiction of the courts of Lima, Peru, without prejudice to the internal procedures described in the Constitution for the resolution of disputes within the system.

The system recognizes and respects applicable international norms on human rights, personal data protection and freedom of expression. In case of conflict between Peruvian regulation and an international norm binding for the Peruvian State, the norm of greater protection for the rights of the participant prevails.

Modification of terms

Modifications to these terms are announced two weeks in advance in the RSS feed, in accordance with the transparency calendar described in Treasury. Substantive modifications require tricameral agreement in accordance with Article IV.

A participant who does not accept a modification may withdraw their participation. Withdrawal does not produce penalty or loss of accumulated trust at the moment of withdrawal.

Effective date

These terms enter into effect with the publication of version 0.2 of the constitutional document. The last update corresponds to May 2026.