- Content release: no release of a cohort with unresolved authority for the intended disclosure, recipient or use.
- Recipient and controls: no release where identity, downstream access or basic evaluation boundaries remain unresolved.
- Financial or contractual commitment: no signature or non-cancellable spend without accountable acceptance of cash exposure, rights granted and exit conditions.
- Evidence integrity: if a material representation appears inconsistent with corroborating evidence, stop reliance on that claim and investigate. Do not publish an allegation solely from an unanswered request.
Ownership of a copy does not convey copyright: section 202. Keep this legal issue separate from delivery capability. For personal data, the FTC has highlighted businesses' obligations to honour privacy and confidentiality commitments; review those separately from the copyright grant.