Who holds the rules.
1 · Mandate
The steward exists for one purpose: to keep this standard independent, sound, and open.
2 · Ownership
The steward owns the Standard. Platforms that apply it, including lifebench.ai, do so under licence and hold no power over its rules.
3 · Independence
No party the Standard measures may own it, control the steward, or alter the rules. The board keeps an independent majority; no single party holds control.
4 · Validity
Methods are published openly and tested against pre-registered pass marks. Failures are published with the successes.
5 · Due process
Rule changes pass through public drafts and comment before release. The change history is permanent.
6 · Continuity
The Standard is built to outlive any company, product, or founder — including the platform that created it.
The charter is published in draft for adoption. The steward's legal form is being constituted; until it is, this page is the public commitment it will fulfil, and comment on the draft is open to anyone.