# Assyria | Heritage access and permissions review

**Editorial planning checklist only. Not a legal release, a transfer of rights, or evidence that consent was obtained.** This project has no operational intake or repository for private files. Keep any agreements and contact information in a secure, separately managed system with authorised access.

## Preparation and the narrator's choices

- [ ] Interview purpose, recording method and intended custodian were explained.
- [ ] Participant has a meaningful choice to decline questions, pause or stop.
- [ ] Privacy risks and possible future uses were explained in a suitable language.
- [ ] The people authorised to review or approve a transcript were identified.
- [ ] Sensitive third-party details, identifiable children and cultural restrictions were considered.

## Separate access decisions - each requires clarity

- [ ] Permission to *record* was discussed and documented.
- [ ] Private preservation and intended retention were agreed.
- [ ] Research listening or reading access was separately discussed.
- [ ] Public streaming, embedding or downloading was separately discussed.
- [ ] Quotation, translation, publication and image use were separately discussed.
- [ ] Commercial use or training synthetic voice systems was not silently assumed.
- [ ] Relevant rights holders beyond the narrator (e.g. photographer, musician) were assessed.

## Accuracy, revision and preservation

- [ ] Original and edited recordings will be identified as different versions.
- [ ] Transcription and translation contributors will be credited if authorised.
- [ ] Dates, language variety, locality and names will be qualified as necessary.
- [ ] Correction requests, access restrictions and withdrawal limits were explained realistically.
- [ ] An appropriate custodian and documented secure storage plan exist.
- [ ] A publication-specific rights check has been conducted by an authorised editor.

## Editorial decision (do not publish a private form)

- Material is still awaiting review or permission:
- Intended public descriptive metadata (non-sensitive only):
- Permissions or checks outstanding:
- Follow-up action and responsible authorised reviewer:

Consult the professional guidance at https://oralhistoryaustralia.org.au/guide-ethical-practice/ and the National Library of Australia rights guidance. Do not post a completed checklist with personal details to a public repository. No publication is authorised by this template.