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title: Building Privacy Tools in the Open
description: We believe great developer tools should be built in the open, with transparency and community collaboration at their core. This philosophy guides how we're building modern privacy infrastructure.
lastModified: 2025-04-17
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## Open Source Foundation

Consent Management (c15t) is built with a strong open source foundation:

* **Core Platform**: GPL-3.0 licensed, ensuring your privacy tools remain free and open
* **UI Components**: Built on shadcn/ui, giving you complete customization control
* **Server Components**: Full Next.js app directory support for modern applications
* **Cloud Platform**: Optional managed service coming soon (while keeping core open source)

## Why We Chose Open Source

Privacy infrastructure should be:

1. **Transparent**
   * See exactly how user consent is managed
   * Audit the code handling sensitive data
   * Understand the complete data flow

2. **Community-Driven**
   * Benefit from collective expertise
   * Shape the future of privacy tools
   * Share best practices globally

3. **Trustworthy**
   * No black boxes in privacy management
   * Full visibility into data handling
   * Community-verified security

4. **Flexible**
   * Self-host for complete control
   * Customize to your exact needs
   * Integrate with your existing stack

## Following Giants

We're inspired by transformative developer platforms:

* **Vercel**: Revolutionized deployment workflows
* **Clerk**: Simplified authentication
* **Resend**: Modernized email infrastructure
* **Unkey**: Streamlined API key management

Just as these platforms brought developer experience to the forefront, we're bringing that same level of excellence and simplicity to privacy management.

## Our Commitment

By choosing open source, we commit to:

* **Transparency**: All core code is public and auditable
* **Community**: Decisions made with community input
* **Quality**: Enterprise-grade while remaining open
* **Longevity**: Sustainable open source development

## Get Started

Join us in building the future of privacy management: