Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-06-07

VALORDB is operated by ResilientMind AI LLC. This policy explains what we collect, how AI processing works, and the choices you have, with particular attention to personal information (PII) and data sovereignty.

1. The corpus is public record

The Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions, 38 CFR, and 38 U.S.C. that VALORDB indexes are public government records. BVA decisions are published by the VA with personal identifiers redacted by the VA. We do not add identifying information to them.

2. What we collect

Account data (if you register): email and subscription/plan status.
API keys (BYOK), if you provide them: stored server-side only, in a permissioned config that is excluded from version control, and never sent to your browser or to anyone other than the provider you selected.
Usage/operational data: requests, rate-limit counters, and error logs needed to run and secure the Service. We do not sell personal data.

3. AI processing and where your text goes, this matters

When you use the AI features, the text of your prompt (which can include decision excerpts and any details you type) is sent to the AI engine you select:

BYOK cloud providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek), if you bring your own API key, your prompt is transmitted to the provider you chose and is subject to their retention and training policies.
Fully sovereign / on-device processing, available on the VALORDB on-site appliance, where inference runs on hardware you control and nothing leaves your network. This public site does not offer a local-inference path.

We surface a clear warning in the interface whenever you select a provider that sends data off your machine. Do not put information you need to keep private into a non-local provider.

4. Veterans

Veteran access to core search is free, and we do not condition it on selling or sharing your data. We have no interest in monetizing veterans' personal information, the business model is professional research subscriptions, not data brokering.

5. Security

API keys are stored with restricted file permissions and excluded from source control. No system is perfectly secure; use the local option for anything sensitive.

6. Your choices

You may use the Service without an account for public search. You may delete stored BYOK keys at any time from the AI settings. For account deletion or data questions, contact us.

7. Contact

joseph@resilientmindai.com · ResilientMind AI LLC.