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2. Description of the Site

This website publishes original research, engineering frameworks, methodologies, and reference implementations related to AI governance engineering, developed through the Governance Systems Engineering Lab (GSEL), and provides information about BridgeCore AI's professional advisory services.

3. Intellectual Property Ownership

All content on this website — including but not limited to text, research publications, framework descriptions, diagrams, methodologies (including the BridgeCore Governance Engineering Methodology™, BGEM), the Execution Governance Model (EGM), the Accountability Layer Framework (ALF), and all associated materials — is the property of Grace M. Adjeli and BridgeCore AI LLC, and is protected by applicable copyright and intellectual property laws.

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12. Changes to These Terms

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