# Governance ## **Governance Structure** LanguageDAO operates as a **decentralized autonomous organization (DAO)**, ensuring that data contribution, management, and access are governed through transparent and community-driven decision-making. The governance model consists of: * **Token-Based Voting:** DAO members (contributors, validators, and stakeholders) use governance tokens to vote on data access policies, pricing, and partnerships through [Metalife.social](https://metalife.social/). * **Proposal System:** Businesses requesting data must submit proposals, which are reviewed and approved by DAO members. * **Data Validators & Stewards:** Elected members or algorithmic checks verify the quality and compliance of requested data. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.lingoai.io/introduction/languagedao/governance.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.