AIPREF Vocabulary Exclusions

Statements of Preference See .

Conformance See .

Public Interest Exclusions Regardless of the preferences expressed, the following public interest uses are excluded:

Anyone can use the assets for malicious content detection
- For example: A website that permits user uploads may use the assets to develop or use tools that detect harmful content according to established terms of use.
Any end user can use the assets for internationalization and localization, and for accessibility tools to aid individuals with accessibility needs
- For example: Individuals with accessibility needs may utilize software that uses the assets to access automated captions or generate accessible formats.
Organizations that preserve expressed preferences can use the assets for public archiving
- For example: An archive that preserves preferences may use the assets to improve the metadata associated with assets or help with discoverability.
Cultural heritage institutions and not-for-profit research and/or educational organizations can use the assets for analysis and research
- For example: A cultural heritage organization may use the assets to provide more useful, reliable, or discoverable access to historical web collections.

Applicability and Effect This specification provides a set of definitions for different categories of use, plus a system for associating simple preferences to each (allow, disallow, or unknown; see ). This specification does not provide any enforcement mechanism for those preferences, and conformance to it does not encompass whether preferences are actually respected during data processing. Preferences do not themselves create rights or prohibitions, either in the positive or the negative. Other mechanisms—technical, legal, contractual, or otherwise—might enforce stated preferences and thereby determine the consequences of following or not following a stated preference. An entity that receives usage preferences MAY choose to respect those preferences it has discovered, according to an understanding of how the asset is used, how that usage corresponds to the usage categories where preferences have been stated, and the applicable legal context. Usage preferences can be ignored due to express agreements between relevant parties, explicit provisions of law, or the exercise of discretion in situations where widely recognized priorities justify doing so. Priorities that could justify ignoring preferences include—but are not limited to—free expression, safety, education, scholarship, research, preservation, interoperability, and accessibility. Because enforcement is not provided by this specification, the consequences of ignoring preferences could vary depending upon how a given legal jurisdiction recognizes preferences.