Policies
Comprehensive policy registry for NobleID services
Effective date: September 24, 2025
Contact: info@nobleid.org
1) Policy Framework
NobleID operates public-interest infrastructure for persistent, verifiable, and open identifiers. We commit to transparency, privacy by default, interoperability with existing scholarly systems, and clear due-process for disputes. The policies below govern all NobleID websites, APIs, resolvers, widgets, and identity services, including Work, Person, Knowledge-Proof Receipts, and Support features.
2) Resolver & Permanence Policy
Scope.
ARK-form identifiers under our assigned NAAN resolve at:
https://nobleid.org/ark:/<NAAN>/<suffix>Behavior.
- Root = latest. The root ARK resolves to the most recent version of a Work.
- Pinned versions. Versioned ARKs (.vN) are immutable and permanently citable.
- Tombstones. Withdrawn items display a clear tombstone with a brief, non-identifying reason.
- Canonicalization. Resolver pages set <link rel="canonical"> to the root or the specific version. nobleid.org acts as a permanent alias.
- HTTP semantics. Root pages respond 200 (HTML) for latest; pinned versions respond 200; withdrawn may respond 410; legally restricted may respond 451.
- Discovery. Resolver pages publish JSON-LD; sitemaps list canonical resolver URLs; OAI-PMH is available for harvesters.
- Change management. If infrastructure or legal name changes, resolution remains stable with forward-compatible redirects and an updated notice on this page.
3) Metadata Policy
Purpose.
Preserve high-quality, interoperable metadata for long-term citation, discovery, and verification.
Collection (minimum).
title; creators; type (e.g., article, dataset, software); abstract/description; date; license; identifiers and links.
4) Takedown & Disputes
What can be disputed. Authorship, rights, privacy violations, illegal content, harmful misuse, or serious factual misrepresentation.
How to file. Email info@nobleid.org with the disputed ARK, a description of the issue, and supporting evidence. We acknowledge receipt promptly.
5) Privacy Notice
How we use data. Operate resolvers, identity and claims, and public metadata; generate Knowledge-Proof Receipts; mirror for durability; run fixity; show the Update-Checker; process optional Support/licensing and split distributions; prevent fraud/abuse; meet legal requirements; send important service notices.
6) Security Policy
Controls. Encryption in transit and at rest; key management; least-privilege access; WAF and rate-limiting; vulnerability management; backups and multi-region redundancy; continuous monitoring and alerting.
7) Data Retention
Scholarly record. Works and versions (public metadata), Knowledge-Proof Receipts, and resolver tombstones are preserved permanently for citation and provenance.
8) Terms of Service (summary)
By using NobleID you agree to our Terms, including acceptable use; versioning and resolver behavior; public metadata exposure; dispute and withdrawal rules; optional Support/licensing flows; API usage and rate limits; disclaimers; limitations of liability; indemnification; governing law (Wyoming).
10) Standards & Compliance
Interoperability. JSON-LD, CSL-JSON, BibTeX, RIS, OAI-PMH (Identify, GetRecord), and accepted identifier relations (sameAs, DOI, ROR, ORCID, RAiD).
Accessibility. Resolver and policy pages are developed with WCAG 2.1 AA in mind.
12) Policy Updates & Changelog
We maintain a public changelog of policy updates with date, affected policy, summary of change, and rationale. Material changes are announced via site banners or email notices. Non-material clarifications may be made without consultation but are logged in the changelog.
13) Contact
Policy questions, dispute filings, vulnerability reports, or rights requests: info@nobleid.org