Legal Documents

📄 1. TERMS OF USE (for dproject.ch)

Effective Date: 2025
Owner & Operator: RJ Blanchette (“The Author”)

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using dproject.ch (“the Website”), you agree to these Terms of Use and all related policies (Privacy Policy, Licensing Notice, Trademark Notice).
If you do not agree, discontinue use immediately.

2. Purpose of the Website

The Website hosts:

the D-Project Framework (v1.x)
non-commercial educational materials
research outputs
governance documentation
public methodology
open technical resources

The Website is not a commercial service and provides no warranties of fitness for institutional, regulatory, or policy implementation.

3. Intellectual Property

All content is protected under copyright, trademark, or proprietary licensing structures described in the Intellectual Property & Licensing Notice.
Nothing grants users ownership of the D-Project brand, identity, or governance rules.

4. Permitted Use

You may:

view materials
share links
cite documents with attribution
use MIT-licensed technical materials
use CC BY-NC licensed documents for non-commercial purposes

You may not:

misrepresent the framework
alter proprietary governance rules
create derivative governance standards
use trademarks without permission
imply endorsement by the D-Project or the Author
use materials commercially without written permission

5. No Professional Advice

All information is provided for:

research
education
public understanding

The Website does not provide:

legal advice
economic advice
regulatory guidance
institutional certification

Any institutional adoption requires a written agreement.

6. Limitation of Liability

The Author is not liable for:

decisions based on the materials
inaccuracies from third-party data
improper interpretation
implementation errors
reliance damages

Use at your own risk.

7. External Links

External links do not constitute endorsement.
The Author is not responsible for third-party content.

8. Updates

These Terms may be updated at any time.
Continued use constitutes acceptance.

9. Contact

Dproject@blanchette.ch

📄 2. PRIVACY POLICY (GDPR + Swiss FADP compliant)

Effective Date: 2025
Controller: RJ Blanchette

1. Data Collected

The Website collects minimal data:

server logs (IP address, browser, timestamp)
aggregate analytics (if enabled)
voluntarily submitted information (contact forms)

No profiling.
No advertising cookies.
No cross-site tracking.

2. Purpose of Processing

security
performance monitoring
essential analytics
responding to inquiries

3. Legal Basis (GDPR Art. 6)

Legitimate interest (security and function)
Consent (voluntary submissions)

4. Third Parties

Data is not sold.
Shared only with:

hosting provider
GDPR-compliant analytics provider (if used)

5. Storage & Retention

Stored in Switzerland or the EU.
Retention is minimal and GDPR/FADP compliant.

6. User Rights

Users may request:

access
correction
deletion
restriction
portability

Contact: (Insert method)

7. Security

Industry-standard measures are used.
No system is perfectly secure.

8. Changes

Updates may occur.
Continued use = acceptance.

📄 3. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & LICENSING NOTICE

The D-Project uses a three-part hybrid license.

1. Copyright

© 2025 RJ Blanchette. All rights reserved.
All narrative, documentation, diagrams, templates, and structural architecture are protected.

2. Licenses

MIT License — Code, formulas, computational logic

Permits use, modification, distribution, and commercial use.

CC BY-NC 4.0 — Documentation & educational material

Sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Non-commercial only.

Proprietary License — Governance rules & standards

Covers:

NCC weights
SIL rules
ICF comparability frameworks
architectural constraints
coherence pathways

These may not be altered, redistributed, or implemented institutionally without written permission.

3. Summary

Material TypeLicense

Code, equationsMIT

DocumentationCC BY-NC 4.0

Governance protocolsProprietary

BrandingTrademark

📄 4. TRADEMARK NOTICE

The following are protected trademarks:

D-Project™
Coherence Dividend™
National Coherence Coefficient (NCC)™
System Integrity Loop (SIL)™
International Comparability Framework (ICF)™

Unauthorized use — especially in commercial, political, institutional, or certification contexts — is prohibited.

📄 5. DISCLAIMER

The D-Project materials:

are research tools
are not regulatory standards
do not guarantee policy outcomes
require independent validation

The Author disclaims liability for:

interpretation errors
implementation mistakes
economic or policy consequences

Use according to your own judgment.

📄 6. OPEN KNOWLEDGE NOTICE

The D-Project supports non-commercial openness.