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Owner
Decidim Free Software Association
Type
web
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Last evaluated
22.10.2024
Origin country
Spain
contact
hola@decidim.orgRelease date
03.10.2024
DPG since
20.06.2023
The following repositories were submitted by the solution and included in our evaluation. Any repositories, add-ons, features not included in here were not reviewed by us.
N/A
Italian, Dutch, Czech, Japanese, Portuguese, Greek, Swedish, French, Norwegian, Finnish, Slovak, Polish, German, Spanish, Hungarian, Romanian, Latvian, English, Catalan
Multilateral organizations: the European Union https://futureu.europa.eu/ We calculate decidim is being used by around 30 countries, in over 400 administrations and 50 NGOs. Some examples of governmen…
* This information is self-reported and updated annually
SDG10: Citizen participation mechanisms are traditionally held in person. Providing a digital channel for participation enables people who are home-bound, people who are busy at work when participatory events happen, or people who are otherwise unable to attend, to take part in participatory processes as well. SDG16: In order for participatory democracy processes to be legitimate, they need to be transparent and audited. Decidim provides transparency to each decision taken within a participatory process by making every vote, discussion, proposal and participation, open and published, so that a digital archive of the process remains for any needed audits. Decidim has also worked to implement traceability mechanisms against tampering which are reflected in Decidim's social contract: https://docs.decidim.org/en/develop/understand/social-contract#_transparency_traceability_and_integrity
HTML, CSS, Javascript, Ruby on Rails
Yes
PII data is collected and stored but NOT distributed.
Decidim instances (not decidim itself!) collect the data necessary to ensure people can participate. A base decidim installation will require a username, name, email and password. Decidim offers an authorizations module, which allows organizations to require more data to verify the users should they want to make a process that has eligibility rules for participation. A use case for this would be collecting the user's neighborhood for a process that's constricted to neighbors only. Here's more information about the Authorizations module https://docs.decidim.org/en/develop/customize/authorizations Decidim is designed so that only the minimum information to operate about the users is public. For actions that involve public discussion such as comments and proposals, a username, name and profile picture is included. User profiles only show these 3 data points (example: https://meta.decidim.org/profiles/txema/activity). Emails cannot be viewed by either other users or admins. Should an admin or user want to get in touch with another user, they would need to use the messaging feature. Any non-public fields, such as passwords and tokens are encrypted by default. In compliance with GDPR, Decidim offers a feature to download all your data and delete your account. Administrators are required to add a Terms and Conditions declaration that is presented to users at sign-up. Changes to the Terms and conditions page are reported back to end users so that they have the option of re-accepting them. In accordance with our social contract, data integrity is very important to the legitimacy of participatory processes. Decidim is coded with a heavy reliance on action logging which ensure all changes done to participatory processes are traceable. For this we use the Papertrail library: https://github.com/paper-trail-gem/paper_trail the application also operates all actions under a permission system. You can find more information here: https://docs.decidim.org/en/develop/develop/permissions.html Experimental features in democratic data integrity: In the case of Elections, we are working on a module that encrypts votes in every step of the way. We also partnered with Vocdoni to build a blockchain-based voting module. More information here: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vocdoni-and-decidim-join-forces-to-boost-citizen-participation-with-secure-digital-voting-301757760.html To be resilient against any security issue we have a security policy which you can check here: https://docs.decidim.org/en/develop/develop/maintainers/security.html
Content is collected and stored but NOT distributed.
We have a complete workflow to handle moderations which you can view here: https://docs.decidim.org/en/develop/admin/global_moderations In essence: 1. users report suspicious content 2. an email is sent to users with the role of moderator or admin 3. the moderator or admin logs in and reviews any reported content. In order to make an auditable decision they need to provide a reason for removal 4. once a decision is made, the content is hidden
Yes
For contribuitors we hold a code of conduct which you can find here: https://github.com/decidim/decidim/blob/develop/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md For users, they can use the report content feature to report harassment. A moderator could then take the decision of revoking access to the offending user. These kinds of decisions require a written justification which is logged into the platform so that it is auditable.
2026-05-07 17:31:01
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of Decidim (12997)
2026-05-07 17:31:01
System remove tag Late from Decidim (12997)
2026-05-07 17:30:53
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 4. Platform Independence for Decidim (12997)
2026-05-07 17:25:40
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Decidim (12997)
2026-05-07 17:25:34
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Decidim (12997)
2026-05-07 17:25:31
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Decidim (12997)
2026-05-07 17:25:28
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Decidim (12997)
2026-05-07 17:25:24
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Decidim (12997)
2025-11-20 14:09:20
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Decidim (12997)
2025-11-20 14:09:14
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) failed 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Decidim (12997)
2025-11-20 14:09:09
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Decidim (12997)
2025-11-20 14:09:06
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for Decidim (12997)
2025-11-13 21:14:56
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Standards & Best Practices for Decidim (12997)
2025-11-13 20:54:17
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Decidim (12997)
2025-11-13 07:00:03
System add new tag Late to Decidim (12997)
2025-11-12 23:38:58
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Decidim (12997)
2025-11-12 22:50:22
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Decidim (12997)
2025-11-12 22:43:51
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Decidim (12997)
2025-11-12 22:40:11
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 1. SDG Relevance for Decidim (12997)
2025-11-12 22:38:57
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Decidim (12997)
2025-11-12 22:28:56
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) pulled Decidim (12997) under review
2025-09-23 13:28:34
Ali González (Applicant) submitted application for Decidim (12997)
2025-08-23 01:30:02
System created a refresher application for Decidim (11693)
2025-08-23 01:30:02
System created an autofill refresher application for Decidim (12997)
2024-10-22 14:59:23
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of Decidim (152) and found it to be a DPG
2024-10-22 14:59:21
System unmarked Decidim (11693) as a nominee
2024-10-22 14:59:16
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 14:59:13
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 14:59:10
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 14:59:07
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 14:59:03
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 14:59:00
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 14:58:57
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 14:58:55
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 14:58:52
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 14:58:49
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 14:58:47
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 14:58:44
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 14:58:40
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 14:58:37
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) pulled Decidim (11693) under review
2024-10-22 13:43:38
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 13:43:34
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 13:43:31
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 13:43:29
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 13:43:26
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 13:43:24
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 13:43:20
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 13:43:17
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 13:43:03
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 13:43:00
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 13:42:58
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 13:42:54
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 13:42:51
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 13:42:48
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for Decidim (11693)
2024-10-22 13:42:44
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) pulled Decidim (11693) under review
2024-09-18 17:46:40
Ali González (Applicant) submitted application for Decidim (11693)
2024-07-02 20:16:31
Ali González (Applicant) created a refresher application for Decidim (10338)
2024-06-20 01:30:01
System moved Decidim (10338) to expired.
2023-06-20 13:06:12
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of Decidim (152) and found it to be a DPG
2023-06-20 13:06:11
System unmarked Decidim (10338) as a nominee
2023-06-20 13:05:55
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-20 13:05:52
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) moved Decidim (10338) to under review
2023-06-20 13:05:39
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) finished consultation on 4. Platform Independence for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-20 10:16:22
Ivan Perdomo (Expert) submitted their inputs on 4. Platform Independence for Decidim (10338) as “input”
2023-06-19 13:10:53
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) requested consultation on 4. Platform Independence for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 13:10:32
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) moved Decidim (10338) to under consultation
2023-06-19 13:10:29
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 13:10:26
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 13:10:22
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 13:10:18
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 13:10:08
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 13:10:05
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 13:09:56
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 13:09:40
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) edited 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 13:07:09
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 13:07:04
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 13:07:00
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 13:06:58
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 13:06:55
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 13:06:50
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) pulled Decidim (10338) under review
2023-06-19 04:46:25
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 04:46:14
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 04:45:53
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 04:45:30
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 04:45:24
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 04:44:26
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 04:44:12
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 04:43:57
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) failed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 04:43:22
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 04:09:06
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 04:08:57
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 04:08:52
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) edited 3. Clear Ownership for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 04:06:13
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 04:05:55
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 04:05:00
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for Decidim (10338)
2023-06-19 03:59:28
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) pulled Decidim (10338) under review
2023-06-15 15:27:31
Admin (Admin) add new tag Priority to Decidim (10338)
2023-06-14 02:42:00
Ali González (Applicant) submitted application for Decidim (10338)
