Care • Consent • Integrity

Safeguarding & Ethical Use

Forgotten Crosses of Persia is committed to historical accuracy, informed consent, responsible interpretation, provenance and rights review, and the protection of people and communities who may face security, relational, or emotional risks.

Consent

Consent to speak, record, or share material is not automatically consent to publish it worldwide.

Protection

Stories, images, names, locations, and family details may be anonymized, delayed, restricted, stored privately, or excluded when risk is significant.

Publication

Submitted materials do not become public automatically and partnership does not guarantee publication.

Ethical Framework

Care Before Publication

Historical accuracy, informed consent, responsible interpretation, provenance and rights review guide the project.

Protection of people and communities comes before publication when risk is significant.

Evidence, interpretation, tradition, oral testimony, and uncertainty should be identified distinctly.

Consent

Consent to speak, record, or share material is not automatically consent to publish it worldwide.

Protection When Risk Is Significant

Stories, images, names, locations, and family details may be anonymized, delayed, restricted, stored privately, or excluded when risk is significant.

Publication Is Not Automatic

Submitted materials do not become public automatically and partnership does not guarantee publication.

Evidence, Interpretation & Uncertainty

Established evidence, scholarly debate, interpretation, tradition, oral testimony, and uncertainty should be identified distinctly.

Raise a Concern

Report a Safety, Attribution, Accuracy, or Harmful-Use Concern

Concerns about safety, attribution, historical accuracy, or harmful use should be reported through Contact.