Trust Center

Trust through transparency, verifiable security, unwavering data protection.

Legal Engineering: The 3/2/1/0 Boundary

Tier 3: Background IP

Seventeen Sierra retains ownership of the core GOTTH17 'Bricks,' granting the client a perpetual license for use.

Tier 2: Improvements

Generic platform enhancements are shared via a 'grant-back' mechanism, ensuring a rising tide for all federal partners.

Tier 1: Foreground IP

Clients retain 100% exclusive ownership of their unique business logic and proprietary data.

Tier 0: Zero Liability

Systems are provided as an Instrument of Service; once the capacity is transferred, operational ownership rests with the sovereign client.

Every partnership is governed by a transparent intellectual property boundary designed to protect the interests of all parties.

Security & Compliance

FIPS 140-3 Cryptography

All government-facing systems use approved algorithms

Compliance Support

Architecture supports NIST 800-171, CMMC, FedRAMP

FIPS 140-3: AES-256-GCM, ECDSA P-256/P-384, RSA-2048+, SHA-256/SHA-512

Compliance-Ready: NIST 800-171, CMMC Level 2, FedRAMP, ISO 27001, SOC 2

Note: Actual certification engagement-dependent. Secure-by-design tools are provided.

AI Ethics & Transparency

Human-in-the-Loop

AI assists, you decide. No full automation of critical decisions.

Citation Layer

Every AI output links to source. Transparent citation tracking.

Data Sovereignty

Your data stays in your cloud. BYOC model, zero exfiltration.

Explainability

See WHY, not just WHAT. Full transparency in decisions.

Commercial Item Status

Software and services are Commercial Products per FAR 2.101. Developed exclusively at private expense.

U.S. Government use subject to FAR 12.212 and DFARS 227.7202.

Vulnerability Disclosure Policy

Report to: security@seventeensierra.com

Response: 48-hour acknowledgment commitment

Safe Harbor: Legal action will not be pursued against good-faith security researchers who avoid privacy violations, data destruction, and give reasonable remediation time.

Scope: seventeensierra.com, BYOC applications (testing environments), publicly accessible services

Founder's Security Background

Alyssa Feola - 15+ years cybersecurity experience

Former Cybersecurity Director, GSA Technology Transformation Services

100% authorization success for 24 FedRAMP/ATO cloud systems

Established Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management program from scratch

Contact

General: contact@seventeensierra.com

Security: security@seventeensierra.com

Privacy: privacy@seventeensierra.com