Automated decisions, and how to challenge them.

What the substrate automates · the entire inventory

1. 01

   Entry-consent gate

   The /entry page automatically determines whether you have accepted the Visitor Compact (via the brmste-entry cookie). This is a binary automated check — no decision-affecting profiling.

   Low
2. 02

   Substrate routing

   If you operate the BRMSTE API, the BRMfrontierK kernel router automatically routes your call to the appropriate model class based on the query's category (latency-sensitive, reasoning-heavy, etc.). The routing decision is purely technical; it does not produce a determination about you.

   Low
3. 03

   Acceptable-use gate

   The verifier-daemon automatically refuses calls that would breach the Acceptable Use Policy (Article 5 floor + BRMSTE additions). The refusal is recorded as a class=termination StageRecord on chain.

   Material — invokes Art. 22 right-of-challenge
4. 04

   Annex-III high-risk (when invoked)

   If your operator-contract triggers Annex III high-risk deployment (recruitment, credit scoring, biometric ID, etc.), the substrate runs full Art. 9-15 conformity assessment + Art. 26 deployer obligations. Every decision is logged with the operator's identity, the verifier-daemon's evaluation, and the chain head.

   Material — invokes Art. 22 right-of-challenge

Safeguards · four guarantees

1. 01 · NotificationIf an automated decision materially affects you, you are notified — by email, by chain entry, or by the operator's downstream system, whichever applies.
2. 02 · ExplanationOn request, BRMSTE provides the basis of the decision: the rule that fired, the verifier-daemon's evaluation trace, the silicon-DNA chip, the chain head.
3. 03 · Human reviewOn request, a BRMSTE human reviewer (founder-tier) examines the decision and either upholds it (with documented rationale) or overturns it (with a corrective StageRecord).
4. 04 · Contest pathIf you are dissatisfied with the review outcome, you may lodge an ICO complaint at any time. UK GDPR Article 77 preserved.

How to invoke the right

Email · five working days · founder-reviewed.

Send an email to hello@shravanbansal.comwith subject “Art 22 challenge”. Include: the silicon-DNA prefix of the affected session (visible in the SiliconChain footer), the date of the decision, and a one-paragraph summary of what was decided and why you contest it.

A human reviewer will examine the decision within five working days. The review outcome — uphold or overturn — is sent to you in writing and recorded on chain as a corrective StageRecord. If you remain dissatisfied, the ICO complaint route is preserved.