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Statute of the Novus Ignis Foundation · consolidated text of 28 September 2026

English translation by digital intelligence for information only, made from the Polish consolidated text of 28 September 2026. The Polish text is the binding version.

Version in force. Adopted by the second resolution of the founder of 28 September 2026.

Chapter I. General provisions#

§ 1#

  1. The foundation named “Novus Ignis”, hereinafter referred to as the Foundation, established by Marcin Wołowski, hereinafter referred to as the Founder, by a notarial deed drawn up by notary Dariusz Przemysław Raczkowski at the Notarial Office in Poznań on 4 August 2026, operates under the provisions of Polish law and this Statute.
  2. The Foundation acquires legal personality upon entry in the National Court Register (KRS).

§ 2#

  1. The registered office of the Foundation is Poznań.
  2. The Foundation is established for an indefinite period.
  3. The area of the Foundation's activity is the territory of the Republic of Poland and the territories of other states, which, taking into account the global nature of information networks and of its mission, gives it an international reach.

§ 3#

  1. The Foundation uses a seal bearing its identification data. It may use a graphic mark that distinguishes it.
  2. Supervision over the Foundation is exercised by the minister competent for computerization.

Chapter II. Objectives and principles of the Foundation's activity#

§ 4#

The mission of the Foundation is to support sustainable human development by providing research tools that protect digital privacy, facilitating access to solutions that improve quality of life, and promoting direct contact with nature as a counterbalance to technological overstimulation.

§ 5#

The objectives of the Foundation are:

  1. Protection of civil rights in the digital dimension, with particular regard to the right to privacy, anonymity and freedom of speech online.
  2. Educational, scientific and research and development (R&D) activity in the field of artificial intelligence technology, data security and decentralized information systems.
  3. Supporting the development of, creating and making available open source software that guarantees digital sovereignty.
  4. Increasing the availability of objects that facilitate everyday functioning and improve quality of life, by designing and making available open 3D models for self-printing.
  5. Protection of mental and physical health by promoting so-called digital detox and active recreation in the natural environment.

§ 6#

The Foundation pursues its objectives by:

  1. Operating and making available research and development infrastructure and test environments (including computing clusters) for scientific, educational and social purposes.
  2. Creating independent, open source IT tools and protocols that protect privacy.
  3. Producing, testing and publishing free of charge files with 3D models that may be used by excluded persons, persons with disabilities and enthusiasts.
  4. Distributing physical 3D models given as a thank-you for supporting the statutory objectives (“cegiełki”).
  5. Organizing and co-organizing workshops, talks, field trips and camps that promote spending time in nature.

§ 7#

  1. The Foundation does not conduct registered for-profit business activity.
  2. The statutory activity of the Foundation may be conducted as unpaid activity and as paid public benefit activity, in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
  3. All revenue from paid public benefit activity is allocated exclusively to conducting statutory activity.

Chapter III. Community Governance and Participation#

§ 8#

  1. In order to guarantee transparency and to place part of the decisions in the hands of the community, the Foundation allows votes and consultations to be held on matters related to the direction of development of projects.
  2. Community votes are held in a digital environment with absolute preservation of anonymity and of mechanisms confirming the uniqueness of each voter, including by using decentralized systems of mutual attestation of identity by citizens in physical space (so-called webs of trust).
  3. To verify the eligibility of voters, the Foundation implements advanced cryptographic protocols guaranteeing anonymity (including Zero-Knowledge Proofs technologies), based on client-side verification, which make it impossible to log personal data on the Foundation's servers.

Chapter IV. Assets and income of the Foundation#

§ 9#

  1. The assets of the Foundation consist of the founding fund in the amount of PLN 1,000.00 (in words: one thousand zlotys) and other property acquired by the Foundation in the course of its activity.
  2. The Foundation is liable for its obligations with all its assets.

§ 10#

The revenue of the Foundation comes from:

  1. Donations, inheritances, bequests and other property rights originating in Poland and abroad.
  2. Subventions, subsidies and grants (including infrastructure and cloud grants).
  3. Public collections and crowdfunding campaigns.
  4. Payments originating from paid public benefit activity, covering exclusively the direct and indirect costs of the activities provided (e.g., the costs of maintaining servers).
  5. Income from collections of in-kind donations, including consumables for 3D printing.

§ 11#

The following are prohibited:

  1. Granting loans or securing liabilities with the assets of the Foundation in relation to the Founder, members of the Foundation's bodies, volunteers and persons close to them.
  2. Using the assets of the Foundation for the benefit of members of its bodies or volunteers on terms other than those applying to third parties.

Chapter V. Authorities of the Foundation and the principle of volunteering#

§ 12#

  1. The internal organization and activity of the Foundation rest on the foundation of voluntary community work.
  2. All work related to pursuing the statutory objectives, operational support and the creation of software is based on the unpaid work of volunteers.
  3. Members of the Foundation's bodies do not receive private remuneration for performing their functions. Only the commissioning of services from external professional service providers (e.g., bookkeeping services provided by an accounting office) is permitted, on the basis of separate provisions of law and administrative requirements.

§ 13#

  1. The body of the Foundation is the Board of the Foundation.
  2. The Board of the Foundation consists of 1 to 3 members, including the President of the Board.
  3. Members of the Board are appointed and dismissed by the Founder. The Founder may become a member of the Board and serve as its President.
  4. The Board is appointed for an indefinite term.
  5. A member of the Board may receive only reimbursement of documented, necessary costs incurred in order to carry out statutory tasks on behalf of the Foundation.

§ 14#

  1. The Board directs the activity of the Foundation and represents it externally.
  2. The tasks of the Board include in particular adopting annual action plans, managing assets, accepting donations and establishing internal regulations (including regulations for the digital votes referred to in § 8).
  3. In the case of a multi-member Board, the President of the Board acting alone or two members of the Board acting jointly are authorized to make declarations of intent on behalf of the Foundation. If the Board has a single member, declarations of intent on behalf of the Foundation are made by the President of the Board.
  4. Resolutions of the Board are adopted by a simple majority of votes in the presence of at least half of the members of the Board (quorum), unless further provisions of the Statute provide otherwise. In the event of a tie, the President of the Board has the casting vote.

Chapter VI. Changes to the Statute and dissolution of the Foundation#

§ 15#

  1. Changes to the Statute, including changes to the objectives of the Foundation, are made by the Board by way of a unanimous resolution of all members of the Board, after obtaining the prior consent of the Founder (if the Founder does not sit on the Board).
  2. Changes may not distort the main mission of the Foundation.

§ 16#

  1. The decision to dissolve the Foundation is made by the Board by way of a unanimous resolution of all members of the Board.
  2. In the event of dissolution of the Foundation, the assets remaining after liquidation are transferred to other organizations with similar statutory objectives, designated by the Board of the Foundation.

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