Frequently Asked Questions

  • Stipum is a bilateral declaration protocol. Before work begins, both parties independently record what they assume the engagement covers. Neither sees the other's answers until both have submitted. Then both see the comparison at the same time and lock the record. The timestamp proves both parties saw the same information before work began.

  • That is the point. If you could see their answers while writing yours, you would naturally adjust what you say. The value of the record comes from two genuinely independent declarations. The comparison only means something if neither answer was shaped by the other.

  • No. A contract captures what you agreed to. Stipum captures what each party assumed before work began. Those are different things. The record does not create legal obligations. You should still have a contract. Stipum works alongside it.

  • The record is not a legal instrument. It is a timestamped, immutable, attributed record of bilateral declarations. How that record is used in a dispute is a matter for attorneys and the relevant jurisdiction. Stipum does not provide legal advice.

  • Only you and the other party. Stipum does not share filing content with anyone else.

  • Once both parties acknowledge the comparison and confirm, the record becomes immutable. It cannot be edited, deleted, or altered by either party or by Stipum.

  • The comparison shows you where your assumptions differed. What you do with that information is up to you. Stipum surfaces the gap. It does not resolve it.

  • The reveal does not happen until both parties have submitted. If the other party does not submit, the comparison screen never appears and no record is locked.

  • Yes. Declarations are encrypted, stored securely, and accessible only to the two parties on the filing. Stipum does not use filing content for any other purpose.

  • Free during the pilot period. Stipum is currently in a limited pilot with invited participants. Pricing for general availability will be announced separately.

  • Yes. The agnostic template works for any bilateral commitment — construction, consulting, professional services, or anything else where two parties are about to work together and both carry assumptions the other has not heard.