Cultural rights & editorial care
Respect continues after a record is published.
This page explains the public website's editorial approach to consent, cultural context, source information, attribution and correction. It does not replace IOV's formal Code of Ethics or other governance documents.
Website publication practice
Five checks for public cultural records
These checks are used to judge whether a record is specific enough, responsibly sourced and open to correction.
People and consent
A person, group or community should understand how their name, image and cultural knowledge will be presented. Publication is not a substitute for permission.
Context before display
A photograph or object needs a specific practice, place and social setting. Cultural material should not be used as interchangeable decoration.
Source and attribution
Records should identify the source of text and media, preserve creator credits and state known reuse conditions or restrictions.
Careful terminology
Names, diacritics, community terms and translations should be checked. Uncertainty should be stated instead of resolved through guesswork.
Correction and removal
A creator, rights holder or community representative can ask IOV World to review wording, attribution, access or continued publication.
Scope
What this page does — and does not do
Editorial guidance
It sets a practical standard for descriptions, photographs, collection records and public corrections on this website.
Not a legal determination
It does not determine ownership, settle a rights dispute or replace the organisation's official policies and procedures.
Review & correction
Ask IOV World to review a cultural record
Community representatives, creators and rights holders can request a review of wording, attribution, access or publication.
Include these details
- Page
- The full address of the page or record concerned
- Relationship
- Your connection to the person, community, image or material
- Request
- The wording, credit, access condition or removal you are asking IOV to review
- Evidence
- Any source or documentation that helps the review
Official documents
Request the Code of Ethics or review the current bylaws and policy register.