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title: Our Founding Principles
description: "### People come first Sentlive exists to help people stay connected, not to keep them constantly scrolling. ### Your information is yours We collect and retain information because Sentlive needs it to work or provides something useful to you. We…"
url: "https://sentlive.com/guide/our-founding-principles/"
updated: "2026-09-18"
category: Getting Started
---

# Our Founding Principles

### People come first

Sentlive exists to help people stay connected, not to keep them constantly scrolling.

### Your information is yours

We collect and retain information because Sentlive needs it to work or provides something useful to you. We don't collect it because we can, nor sell or deliberately give away your data for commercial benefit.

### Your attention is yours

You are not the product on Sentlive. We are not trying to keep you here longer than necessary, or manipulate you. You have your own agency — there are no algorithms, tricks, sponsored posts or advertising on Sentlive.

### Technology as a tool, not a trap

Sentlive's goal is to make it easier to nurture and cherish the people who matter, rather than cause distance and isolation.

### Our success is your success

We want Sentlive to grow because people find it genuinely useful — giving them stronger connections, less worry and more time for the people who matter.

**We profit if we create value for you, not by exploiting you, your information or your wellbeing.**

### Your time matters

If we help our members spend less time looking at their devices and more time with the people who matter, then we have done what we set out to do.