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title: Concepts
description: Core concepts for building Polkadot Products — identity, accounts and signing, allowances, data placement, and the TestNet networks.
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# Concepts

The [Build guides](/apps/build/) and [Deploy Your App](/apps/deploy-your-app/) walk you through tasks. This section explains the ideas underneath them.

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-   <span class="badge learn">Learn</span> **Identity**

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    The `.dot` name, the per-app account, and Proof of Personhood as three separate identities, and why they stay separate.

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: Identity](/apps/concepts/identity/)

-   <span class="badge learn">Learn</span> **Accounts and Signing**

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    Which component holds which account — phone, Host, and CLI — and why an allowance can land on the wrong one.

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: Accounts and Signing](/apps/concepts/accounts/)

-   <span class="badge learn">Learn</span> **Allowances and Permissions**

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    What the grants your Product requests authorize, their scope and lifetime, and how re-approval works.

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: Allowances and Permissions](/apps/concepts/allowances/)

-   <span class="badge learn">Learn</span> **Where to Store Data**

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    A decision guide across contract storage, cloud storage, the statement store, and local storage.

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: Where to Store Data](/apps/concepts/data-placement/)

-   <span class="badge learn">Learn</span> **Networks**

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    Paseo Next v2 and the devnet: how they relate and the differences that affect your app.

    [:octicons-arrow-right-24: Networks](/apps/concepts/networks/)

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