Integrity Statement
How Hireposture maps to the Integrity Framework
Hireposture is operated by Startvest LLC under The Integrity Framework v1.0. This statement records how the framework's layers are implemented in this product. Where a layer is not yet implemented, this page says so and what closes the gap.
Last reviewed: 2026-04-26 · Next scheduled review: 2026-07-26 · Reviewer: Tom Pinder, Founder
Status: Pre-MVP scaffold. Most Layer 2 / Layer 3 rows below are NEEDS UPDATE because the audit pipeline, record generation, and audit trail are not yet in production.
Hireposture is an automated review tool. It is not legal advice and does not establish an attorney-client relationship. Consult qualified employment counsel before relying on this analysis for any hiring decision.
What Hireposture sells
A pre-posting structured review for job descriptions, scoped to ADA Title I qualification-standard risk patterns. Two surfaces: a review pipeline that produces a timestamped record + append-only trail row, and a curated rule library that the review runs against. Customers pay for the review-and-record tooling. Hireposture never certifies a JD as compliant.
Layer 1 vetoes
| Veto | Status |
|---|---|
1. Artifact vs Outcome PASS | Sells the documentation outcome (a defensible review chain), not a "JD-certified" badge. Disclaimer mandatory on every record and version-tracked. |
2. Independence STRONG PASS | Hireposture does not perform human ADA legal review and does not certify customer JDs. No financial conflict; the product is never paid to declare a customer compliant. |
3. Verifiability PARTIAL (PRE-BUILD) | Findings will trace to specific rules with version stamps. Pipeline ships in Phase 2; flips to PASS when the audit can be re-derived from (rule_library_version, source_text, finding_set). |
4. AI Accountability PARTIAL (PRE-BUILD) | Two-pass design (triage + structured extraction). Memo signing flow ships in Phase 3; flips to PASS when the human-reviewer signature gate is wired. |
5. Pricing-Rigor Alignment PASS | Per-workspace subscription tiered by review volume. No "unlimited audits" pressure. Annual discount standard. No certification-badge upsell. |
6. TechCrunch Test PARTIAL (PRE-BUILD) | Defensible claims today: append-only trail, 7-year retention, public-source rule library. Marketing scrubbed of aspirational claims pending counsel review of the rule library. |
Layer 2 architectural constraints
| Constraint | Status |
|---|---|
Evidence Chain Integrity NEEDS UPDATE | Designed: every finding references rule_id; every audit references the active rule_library_version; every record references the audit and the disclaimer_version. Implementation lands with Phase 2. |
AI Output Review Gates NEEDS UPDATE | Designed: record export blocked until signed_by_user_id is set by an authorized reviewer. CI rule will enforce. Lands with Phase 3. |
Self-Attestation Isolation NEEDS UPDATE | Customer-attested fields (essential-function notes) must be visually + architecturally distinct from system-derived findings. Design only at scaffold time. |
Reproducibility NEEDS UPDATE | Designed: rule_library_version + llm_model_id + llm_temperature stamped at audit time. Re-stamp prevention designed. Lands with Phase 2. |
Evidence Retention DESIGNED | 7-year retention floor matches EEOC charge-investigation period. Workspace cancellation does not delete trail or records. CI rule blocks hard-delete code paths. |
Independent Verification Hooks NEEDS UPDATE | Designed: a read-only auditor role for an external party (employment counsel, investigator under subpoena) to inspect a workspace’s trail without the product mediating. |
Failure Transparency NEEDS UPDATE | Designed: failures recorded honestly in the trail. CI rule blocks default-clean from catch blocks. Lands with Phase 2. |
Layer 3 operational guardrails
| Guardrail | Status |
|---|---|
Refund-on-failure clause NEEDS UPDATE | Pro-rated refund clause to be drafted with employment-law counsel before public launch. |
Public methodology page PUBLISHED | Live at /methodology. Versioned with changelog. CI rule enforces version + changelog headers. |
Annual independent audit OUT-OF-SEGMENT (DEFERRED) | Mid-market HR procurement does not require SOC 2 at the Starter / Team tier. Framework conformance is the load-bearing trust signal at this tier. The framework-aligned audit is independent employment-counsel review of the rule library + sampled records: deferred pending external funding. |
Customer-side compliance owner DESIGNED | Sales qualification: identify HR Director (champion) AND employment counsel (technical buyer / sign-off) at the customer. Pre-MVP this is a sales-process commitment, not a product enforcement. |
Whistleblower channel STANDING | integrity@startvest.ai, monitored quarterly by external counsel. Hireposture-specific intake form to be added before public launch. |
Accountability community NEEDS UPDATE | Identify accountability community: disability-rights advocacy organizations, plaintiff-side employment attorneys, JAN staff. Free or discounted tier as Year-1 BD priority. |
Public kill criteria PUBLISHED | Live at /service-standards. Specific behavior thresholds + sunset criteria. |
Vendor scorecard
The Integrity Framework defines six buyer questions. Hireposture's answers as of 2026-04-26:
| Question | Today |
|---|---|
| Public methodology page exists? | YES Live at /methodology |
| Refund-on-failure clause in standard MSA? | NO Drafted for pre-launch (Phase 6) |
| Independent third-party audit, annually, with public findings? | NO Deferred pending external funding (employment-counsel review of rule library + sampled records). Moves to PARTIAL when funded; YES only after a completed cycle. |
| Per-product INTEGRITY.md in public repo? | YES In repo at root; will be public when repo flips public. |
| AI output review gate structurally enforced? | NO Designed (record signing gate); flips YES when Phase 3 ships and CI rule is active. |
| Public kill criteria with specific thresholds? | YES Live at /service-standards |
Score: 3 YES / 0 PARTIAL / 3 NO at scaffold time. Phase 6 (launch readiness) flips Refund-on-failure and Memo-signature-gate to YES. Annual third-party audit stays deferred until funded.
Contact
Integrity reports: integrity@startvest.ai. Monitored quarterly by external counsel.
Read the methodology and the kill criteria
Together with the integrity statement, those three documents are the structural commitments Hireposture operates under.