Governance & Ethics

Principles, constraints, and ethical guardrails that govern Project Aingeal. This page defines what the project is permitted to do — and what it is not.

Project Aingeal is governed by evidence-preservation principles: clarity, integrity, and user-controlled recordkeeping. Public materials are explanatory only and focus on non-operational, reviewable milestone confirmations.

Foundational Principles

Project Aingeal is governed by a strict set of principles intended to protect individual autonomy, prevent misuse, and maintain lawful, ethical posture. Governance exists to ensure the project remains a civilian, user-controlled forensic integrity instrument.

User ownership and authority over all actions
Explicit consent for any user-invoked activity
Transparency of purpose and scope boundaries
Respect for dignity, privacy, and lawful use
Evidence-preservation posture: clarity and integrity (non-operational, user-controlled)

Governance statements are descriptive only. They do not disclose implementation detail or enable execution.

Non-Surveillance Doctrine

Project Aingeal is explicitly designed to avoid surveillance behaviors. It does not operate continuously, does not passively observe users, and does not collect information without an explicit user-authorized action.

No continuous monitoring
No background collection or passive observation
No third-party tracking, advertising, or analytics
No covert capture of user activity

An “event,” as used herein, refers to an explicit user action or a user-configured internal condition and does not include passive observation or monitoring of system activity.

Scope Limitations

Governance rules define clear boundaries around what Project Aingeal does not attempt to do. These limitations exist to maintain civilian alignment and prevent misuse.

No law-enforcement, investigative, or adjudicative authority
No autonomous decision-making or “hands-off” operation
No enforcement, blocking, intervention, or system control
No observation of third-party systems outside user-supplied artifacts

The project’s public posture is evidence clarity and preservation under user authority, not operational security tooling.

Discipline and Accountability

Credibility is established through documented constraints, repeatable validation checkpoints, and disciplined recordkeeping rather than claims of capability. Public materials focus on intent, safeguards, and high-level framing.

Constraints are documented and consistently applied
Design decisions are versioned and traceable across revisions
Milestones are recorded as non-operational confirmations for review
Public references are curated to avoid execution-enabling detail

Public-facing materials are explanatory only and are not a technical disclosure.

Ethical Intent

The ethical intent of Project Aingeal is to empower individuals with clarity and understanding, not to exert control over systems or people. Governance exists to preserve that boundary.

The system’s role is to support decision-grade recordkeeping under user authority, not to monitor behavior or assign judgment.

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