# What is Verida?

**Verida** is like a special place on the internet where **you are in charge of your own data**. It lets you keep all your information safe and private, and **only you decide who can see or use it**.

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Verida gives you powerful tools to use smart AI (like friendly robots) safely. This means you can enjoy helpful and personalized experiences by allowing AI to access your personal data securely, all while keeping your private info completely safe.&#x20;

With Verida's **100% end-to-end privacy**, your data is protected when used by AI applications. Even though the AI accesses your data to assist you, **your information stays private**, and **only you control who can see or use it**.

**Our mission** is to give **control of data back to you**. We've made a new kind of storage that's private and belongs only to you. This way, you can **own, control, and manage your data without anyone else interfering**.

We're creating a **safe digital home for all your data**—like your documents, chats, calendars, and more. With Verida, you can store your data so that **no one can access or use it unless you say it's okay**.

Our **Personal Data Bridge** helps you **take your data back from big companies** and own it yourself, using your private key.

We have a special token called $VDA. This token helps you store and manage your data securely. In Verida, you can use $VDA to pay for the storage you need or for processing your data through secure computation. Your data isn't the product being sold; but if you decide to sell it for healthcare research or anything else, you can do it **just if you want to**. **It's all about you having the choice and control!**<br>

We believe everyone should **own and control their own data**. **Your private keys mean your data, your control.**