Legal & Data Sovereignty
As an Indigenous-led 501(c)(3), our operations are guided by transparency, reciprocity, and an unwavering commitment to tribal data sovereignty.
Data Sovereignty Statement
At Edge.Root Collective, sovereignty is the starting point, not an afterthought. We build AI systems that work for tribal governments by designing sovereign technology architectures. This ensures that tribal data remains secure, protected, and entirely under your jurisdiction. We do not extract knowledge without reciprocity. We believe the collective is the structure, and "we" means the nations we serve. Your data stays sovereign.
Privacy Policy
Effective Date: March 2026
Edge.Root Collective ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy. This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the edgerootcollective.org website (our "Website") and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.
1. Information We Collect
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information by which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, or any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline ("personal information"). This primarily occurs when you fill out our intake forms or contact us directly.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us:
- To present our Website and its contents to you.
- To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us.
- To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
- To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us.
3. Data Security
We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. As an organization dedicated to tribal data sovereignty, we apply the same stringent security standards to our own data practices as we do to the AI systems we design for our partners.
Terms of Service
Last Modified: March 2026
These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of the Edge.Root Collective website. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy.
1. Accessing the Website
We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.
2. Intellectual Property Rights
The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by Edge.Root Collective, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
3. Prohibited Uses
You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Website in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation, or to engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Website.
4. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
All matters relating to the Website and these Terms of Use, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Oregon without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule.