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• Intellectual property: Earth & Ink retains copyright and related intellectual property rights in its original editorial content, cartography, visualisations and any proprietary datasets it produces or commissions, except where third-party ownership or licensing is explicitly indicated.
• Data sovereignty and traditional knowledge: where local communities and Indigenous peoples contribute traditional ecological knowledge or culturally sensitive information, Earth & Ink will apply consent-based sharing, appropriate attribution and, where requested, access controls or limitations to respect community rights and expectations.
• Transparency: where Earth & Ink publishes AI-assisted summaries, automated map features or derived indicators, it will provide clear method notes (data sources, processing approach and key limitations) to support public understanding and verification.

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Content sharing policy

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