Information and responsibilities
Clear responsibilities.
Agreed use of information.
The Nation directs its engagement.
For Nation-directed work, the Nation authorizes the purpose, records, participants and intended users. The Nation retains its decision-making authority. A funder does not gain direction or access simply by paying for the work.
Each assignment has a defined client.
For other engagements, we agree the client, purpose, responsibilities and permitted use of information before starting. Permission to access information does not itself authorize its use or disclosure for another purpose.
Judgment stays with the right people.
JurisTrace does not provide legal advice, technical certification, cultural authority or regulatory approval. Nation decisions and professional judgments remain with the people authorized to make them.
Findings stay within the evidence.
A deliverable identifies the reviewed records and material limits. An item not established by those records is not proof that an event never occurred or a requirement was not met. Other records or professional review may change the finding.
Ownership and use are agreed clearly.
Clients retain their records. JurisTrace retains its pre-existing intellectual property. Ownership and permitted use of deliverables are set out in the written engagement.
Handling terms come before files.
Before records are transferred, the agreement sets the authorized transfer route, access, handling, retention and return or deletion terms. The inquiry form and initial email are for general contact only.