Apply to the Charter Cohort
Ten founding organizations will inform EII v1.0, receive independent review at a subsidized fee, and be listed in perpetuity as founding certified products.
Stillware has stated intent to apply as the first Charter member.
Stillware is a nervous-system tracking app from The Blue Algorithm LLC — the same studio that operates EII. Melissa Geurts is co-founder of both. This dual role is disclosed here, on the Stillware application, and on the case study page.
Stillware will undergo the same independent review process as every other applicant. Reviewers will have no financial interest in Stillware, The Blue Algorithm, or EII. Melissa is recused from the review and will not see the findings until they are published.
What membership includes
- Independent review by two reviewers with no financial interest.
- Per-dimension scoring, written rationale, specific remediation.
- A second review after remediation, producing a Remediation Delta.
- Permanent Directory listing as a founding certified product.
- A voice in the v0.9 → v1.0 specification process.
What we look for
Not perfect products. Organizations willing to be measured honestly and remediate transparently. A product that starts low and improves is more valuable to us than one that scores high and stops. We expect the founding cohort diverse across AI, finance, health, education, kids', and consumer platforms.
How to apply
Email hello@thebluealgorithm.com. Plain text, no formatting required. Include:
- Product name and URL.
- Category. AI, finance, health, education, kids, social, commerce, other.
- DAU or MAU range. Thousands / hundred-thousands / millions — approximate is fine.
- Share of users under 18.
- Regulatory footprint. US / EU / global.
- Why you're applying. 2–3 sentences.
- Dimension that concerns you most. One line.
- Primary contact. Name, role, email.
Ready to submit evidence? The full Evidence Request lists everything you'll need to send, organized by dimension. Printable.
Acknowledgment within five business days. If we proceed: evidence request and review timeline. If we don't: we tell you why. Application materials deleted within 90 days of decision either way.
On fees
Charter fees are subsidized, case-specific (complexity, sector annex, review depth), and quoted within five business days of acknowledgment. Disclosed in the annual report. Standard post-charter pricing publishes with v1.0.
On not applying
The standard, self-assessment, Pattern Library, Incident Log, Regulatory Map, and RFP language are free. Use them for compliance planning, procurement, or internal review without engaging us at all.