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Code of Conduct

Our Purpose

The Epstein Pipeline exists to make public interest documents accessible and searchable. It is a tool for accountability journalism, academic research, and civic transparency. Every contributor shares the responsibility of handling this material with care and integrity.

Standards

Expected Behavior

  • Be factual. All data, claims, and documentation must be grounded in verifiable source material. Cite DOJ EFTA numbers, court filing IDs, or other primary sources.
  • Be respectful. Treat all contributors with professionalism. Disagreements about methodology are welcome; personal attacks are not.
  • Be careful with names. The person registry contains real people, including victims and witnesses. Handle all names with the understanding that misattribution causes real harm.
  • Protect privacy. Do not attempt to identify unnamed victims. Do not publish contact information for private individuals. Do not cross-reference data to deanonymize protected persons.
  • Focus on the documents. This project processes government releases. It is not a platform for speculation, conspiracy theories, or content that cannot be tied to specific source documents.

Unacceptable Behavior

  • Harassment, threats, or intimidation of any kind
  • Doxxing or publishing private information about any individual
  • Attempting to identify unnamed victims or minors referenced in documents
  • Publishing recovered redacted content without review for victim protection
  • Using the pipeline or its output to harass, stalk, or target individuals
  • Submitting deliberately false or misleading data
  • Spam, self-promotion, or off-topic content in issues and discussions

Enforcement

Violations of this code of conduct may result in:

  1. Warning — A private message explaining the violation
  2. Temporary ban — Restricted from contributing for a set period
  3. Permanent ban — Removed from the project

Decisions are made by project maintainers and are final.

Reporting

Report violations to conduct@epsteinexposed.com. All reports are reviewed confidentially.

Attribution

This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant v2.1 with additions specific to the sensitive nature of this project's subject matter.