Evidence & Attestation Legal Terms

1. Definition of Evidence Envelope

The "Evidence Envelope" refers to the structured JSON object containing signal metadata, provenance attestation, and cryptographic hashes of raw artifacts, constructed according to the I-CIL Evidence Specification.

2. Legal Meaning of Attestation

By signing and submitting an Evidence Envelope hash to I-CIL, the Participant legally attests that:

• The signal is based on actual and verifiable events.
• The raw artifacts referenced by the hash exist in the Participant's custody.
• The Participant has practically verified the authenticity of said artifacts.

False attestation constitutes a breach of license and may result in immediate termination.

3. Dispute Replay Obligations

In the event of a dispute, the Participant is legally obligated to reproduce the exact Evidence Envelope and raw artifacts that match the anchored hash. Failure to do so will result in a default judgment against the Participant.

4. Hash Mismatch Consequences

If the hash of the reproduced evidence does not adhere to the hash anchored on the blockchain, the evidence shall be deemed invalid void ab initio. This will trigger an automatic reduction in the Participant's Platform Credibility Score.

5. Evidence Retention Responsibility

I-CIL does not store raw evidence. The Participant bears the sole legal and operational responsibility for retaining raw artifacts for a minimum period of 3 years from the date of submission.