Effective Date: April 7, 2026
CAP (Canonical Attribution Pattern) is a service provided by Signetra. CAP enables users to create and publish records of association between themselves and digital items.
CAP does not determine ownership, authorship, or truth. CAP operates solely as a registry of user-asserted associations.
By using CAP, you agree to these Terms of Service.
CAP provides a system for users to submit Digital Items, generate Public Attribution Artifacts, and establish publicly accessible records of association.
CAP does not verify ownership, validate claims, determine authorship, or act as an authority of truth. All associations are user-asserted only.
CAP may introduce additional verification requirements at any time.
By submitting a Digital Item, you represent that you own or control sufficient rights to submit the Digital Item at the time of upload, and that your submission does not violate applicable laws or third-party rights.
You are solely responsible for any claims you make through CAP.
Users may state that they are associated with a Digital Item.
Users may not state or imply ownership, authorship, certification, verification by CAP, or legal rights or exclusivity. CAP does not endorse or validate any claim.
A Digital Item is considered "sent through CAP" when it is uploaded by a user, processed within the Private Evaluation Environment, generates internal data stored in the Private Evaluative State, produces a Limited Data Subset, is transmitted through a one-way outbound communication channel, and results in a Public Attribution Artifact.
No feedback path exists from the public environment to the private system.
Public Data
Public Attribution Artifacts may remain publicly accessible. CAP may accommodate removal requests at its discretion.
Private Data
CAP retains all data within the Private Evaluative State. This data is not publicly accessible and is not removed upon takedown. CAP may retain internal data for system integrity, security, and operational purposes.
By submitting a Digital Item, you grant CAP a limited, non-exclusive, revocable license solely for processing the Digital Item, generating Public Attribution Artifacts, and displaying those artifacts.
CAP may use anonymized data to improve system performance. CAP does not obtain ownership of your Digital Items.
Users may display CAP-generated artifacts and reference their association. Users may not claim CAP endorsement or use language implying verification or certification.
CAP may provide branding guidelines, which users must follow.
Multiple users may claim association with the same Digital Item. CAP does not prioritize claims, resolve conflicts, or determine validity.
Users may not upload content they do not have rights to submit, attempt to reverse engineer CAP systems, attempt to recreate internal evaluative data, probe or test system behavior through bulk or abusive submissions, or attempt to manipulate or game the system.
CAP may, at its sole discretion, reject submissions, throttle usage, suspend accounts, permanently ban users, or remove public artifacts. CAP may act without notice.
CAP may respond to DMCA takedown requests, court orders, and reports of abuse or fraud. CAP may remove public artifacts but has no obligation to investigate or resolve disputes, and does not determine ownership or truth.
CAP may terminate or suspend access immediately for severe violations, with or without notice. Users may terminate their account at any time.
Users may sell Digital Items, license Digital Items, and reference CAP artifacts in agreements. CAP does not guarantee legal enforceability, ownership validation, or accuracy of claims.
CAP does not guarantee persistence of associations across all transformations, recognition by third-party platforms or AI systems, or protection against misuse by others. CAP is designed to improve association survivability, not ensure it.
CAP is provided "as is." CAP disclaims ownership verification, legal determinations, and accuracy of user claims. Users assume all risk related to their use of CAP.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Michigan. All disputes shall be resolved through binding arbitration. No class actions are permitted.
CAP may update these Terms at any time. Continued use of CAP constitutes acceptance of updated Terms.
For questions regarding these Terms, contact us at legal@signetra.net.