# Compliance FAQ – Institutional Use

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## Is this a scraping or monitoring tool?
No. The application generates search links only and never scrapes,
crawls, or stores government documents.

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## Does this tool access classified or restricted data?
No. It only references publicly released FOIA Electronic Reading Rooms.

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## Does the AI generate legal conclusions?
No. AI output is optional, clearly disclosed, and non-authoritative.
It is not legal advice and not admissible evidence.

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## Is user data stored or tracked?
No.
- No accounts
- No cookies
- No analytics
- No persistent storage

All state exists in memory only for the active session.

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## Can this tool be used for litigation?
Yes, as a **research and citation aid**.
Generated appendices contain citations only and must be independently verified.

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## Is this tool government-affiliated?
No. This project is independent and unaffiliated with any government entity.

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## Can this be deployed internally?
Yes. The architecture supports air-gapped or internal deployment,
subject to institutional review.

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## Does the tool train AI models on user data?
No. User inputs are not stored, logged, or used for training.

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## What governance exists for future features?
All future expansions are:
- Opt-in
- Phase-gated
- Reviewed for legal, ethical, and safety impact
- Limited to public records