Legal Overview

Archade is the professional network for the built world.

We are building the definitive registry of projects, firms, and professionals. Trust is our currency. These documents define exactly how that trust works.

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How We Use Public Data — What's public, what's never shared, and how you stay in control.
Dataset License — Scope, exclusions, permitted and prohibited uses, and access terms.

Core Documents

Platform Use

Terms of Service — The contract between you and Archade.
Privacy Policy — How we handle your data.
Cookie Policy — What we track and why.

Content & Industry Data

Dataset License — Scope, exclusions, permitted uses, prohibited uses, and access.
Content License & Contributor Agreement — Your warranties and our rights when you contribute content.
Content Policy — What belongs in the index.
Dataset Opt-Out — How to exclude your content from that data. No penalty, no downside for you.

AI & Ethics

AI & Automated Processing — How we use AI for enrichment and what we don't guarantee.
Data Usage & Ethics — What we do and don't do with data (no surveillance, no false promises).

Takedowns & Enforcement

DMCA & Takedown — Copyright notices, counter-notices, and repeat infringer policy.
Reporting — Enforcement and takedowns (non-copyright).

Verification & Ownership

Entity Claims — How verification works.
Intellectual Property — Respecting ownership.

Commerce & Community

Payment Terms — Subscriptions and billing.
Marketplace Terms — Buying and selling.
Community Guidelines — How we interact.
Hiring & Jobs — Recruitment policies.

Rights & Security

GDPR Rights — Your data rights (Europe and beyond).
Accessibility — Accessibility statement.
Security — Security practices.

Our Philosophy

1. Inevitability

Archade is not an optional social network; it is a registry of record. Projects are indexed here because they exist, not because they "signed up". We reflect reality.

2. Verification over Validation

We verify that relationships exist (e.g., User X worked at Firm Y). We do not arbitrate the "truth" of subjective claims unless they violate our specific policies.

3. User Ownership & Control

You own your content. We own the index. You grant us the rights to display, cache, analyze, and (for public content) use in the structured data we make available so you and your work can be discovered and attributed. You control visibility. One switch: Public ↔ Private. See How We Use Public Data.

4. Stewardship, Not Commoditization

Archade undertakes stewardship of industry data. The provision of structured data supports discoverability and attribution; it does not facilitate sale or commoditization of contributor work. Licensees who comply with attribution and permitted use receive support. Non-compliance is subject to termination and enforcement. See Dataset License.

For specific inquiries that are not covered by these documents, please contact legal@archade.app.