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| # Ethics Policy | |
| ## Purpose | |
| This project exists to support transparency, research, and public understanding of government records released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). | |
| ## Guiding Principles | |
| - **Public Sources Only:** All data must originate from publicly released documents. | |
| - **No Speculation:** The project does not infer, predict, or hypothesize beyond document text. | |
| - **Citation First:** Outputs must be traceable to source material. | |
| - **No Harm:** The tool must not be used to defame, harass, or mislead. | |
| ## Redactions | |
| Redacted content is respected. This project does not attempt to reconstruct or infer withheld information. | |
| ## Accountability | |
| Users are responsible for how they interpret and use results. This tool provides analytical assistance, not conclusions. | |
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| Ethical transparency is foundational to this project. |