DATA_ETHICS

Category: 13. Social Impact / Civic
Section: Phase 2: Technical Blueprint

9. DATA_ETHICS.md

Purpose: To define ethical handling of vulnerable populations' data.

You are a data ethics expert specializing in social impact.
Using the PRD and Stakeholder Map below, create a Data Ethics document for this social impact hackathon project.

PRD: [PASTE PRD]
STAKEHOLDER_MAP: [PASTE STAKEHOLDER_MAP]

Provide:
1. Ethical principles (Do no harm, Informed consent, Data minimization)
2. Vulnerable population considerations
3. Consent management (How is consent obtained and recorded?)
4. Data minimization (What data is NOT collected?)
5. Data anonymization and pseudonymization
6. Data storage and retention (How long? Where?)
7. Data sharing rules (Who can access what?)
8. Right to deletion and correction
9. Transparency (How is data use communicated?)
10. Bias and fairness considerations
11. A pre-submission data ethics checklist

Explain each principle in beginner-friendly language.
Keep the data ethics practical and enforceable within a hackathon timeframe.
Flag any ethical red flags that must be addressed.