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Our safeguards

Five safeguards we hold ourselves to.

A serious project is recognised as much by what it promises as by what it forbids itself. Here is what we commit to upholding — and what we refuse to do.

Safeguard 1

We never lie about proof

An attestation describes what was genuinely observed. It is neither a diploma nor a professional title, and we say so clearly. The value comes from honesty.

Safeguard 2

People's data is protected

Personal information is collected only as strictly necessary, kept protected, and never diverted from its purpose. A charter governs every use.

Safeguard 3

Public-interest money stays with the public interest

Resources dedicated to the mission serve the mission. No blurring, no distribution of profits: separate, verifiable accounts.

Safeguard 4

Governance is independent

Decisions that commit the association are made within a clear framework, where no one is both judge and interested party. Sensitive situations are documented and supervised.

Safeguard 5

We move forward one proven step at a time (the green-light rule)

Each stage only opens once the previous one has genuinely been completed. Nothing is presented as a given until it actually is.

The common thread

Telling the truth about where we stand

The association is currently being established. No funding has been secured to date. We always communicate about what has been done, never about what is merely hoped for.

The separation of the two engines, in plain terms

LA LETTRE brings together a public-interest mission (the non-profit association) and the tool that serves it. The two are linked by the value they create together, but wholly separated by law and accounting.

Linked by value

The tool feeds the mission, the mission gives meaning to the tool. That is what makes the project alive and useful.

Separated by law

Separate accounts, separate governance, no distribution of profits. The public interest never finances the rest.

And it shows

The separation is documented and enforceable. It must be possible to show it at any time to anyone who wants to verify it.

The ballpark figures

In the interest of transparency, here are the project's ballpark figures. These are not committed amounts: they are reference points, which will be refined with partners, subject to agreement.

StageBallpark figureStatus
Pilot (Carami)≈ 20 k€To be funded
Factory (Burel)≈ 185 k€To be funded
Threshold to secure before launching the Factory≈ 175 k€Condition

Three scenarios (conservative / central / high) are under study. The detailed figures are reserved for discussions subject to agreement.

In short: we ask to be judged on facts. That is why we prefer to promise less and deliver, rather than promise a great deal and disappoint.