Permission Request
Use this category when your proposed use may go beyond the permissions already granted on the Copyright & Important Notice page.
Contact & Permissions
Choose the inquiry category that best matches your reason for contacting DCPF and prepare the information the forthcoming form will request.
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The Contact & Permissions form is being configured. This temporary page explains the available inquiry categories and the information to prepare before submitting a request.
No inquiry or permission request can be submitted through this page yet. Please return when the form is available. A permission request is not received, reviewed, or approved until it has been submitted through the configured contact process and you have received a response.
Inquiry Categories
DCPF Implementation Question
Ask about understanding or applying DCPF, its four frameworks, its standard responsibilities, or the public starter workflow.
Research or Academic Inquiry
Use this category for scholarly discussion, research questions, classroom use, citation questions, study proposals, or academic collaboration.
Media Inquiry
Use this category for interviews, articles, podcasts, broadcasts, quotations, background information, or other media requests.
Collaboration
Describe a proposed project, evaluation, domain application, educational effort, or other collaboration involving DCPF.
Other
Use this category when none of the listed options accurately describes your inquiry.
What to Prepare for a Permission Request
Before the form becomes available, gather the details needed to evaluate the proposed use:
- the specific DCPF material, passage, figure, template, or artifact you want to use;
- how and where the material would be reproduced, adapted, displayed, taught, or distributed;
- the purpose, format, intended audience, and expected distribution;
- whether the proposed use is commercial or noncommercial;
- whether you plan to modify, translate, excerpt, or combine the material with other content;
- the name of the person or organization making the request;
- any relevant publication, event, project, or decision deadline; and
- your contact information.
Submitting a request will not itself grant permission. Permission is granted only through an explicit written response identifying the approved use and any applicable conditions.
What to Include in Other Inquiries
Provide enough context to understand your question or proposal without including confidential, proprietary, sensitive, or regulated information. Helpful details may include:
- the inquiry category and a concise subject;
- your question, proposed activity, or desired outcome;
- the DCPF page, framework, responsibility, artifact, or publication involved;
- your domain or intended setting;
- what you have already tried or reviewed; and
- any relevant, reasonable response deadline.
Before Requesting Permission
Some uses may already be addressed by the current published terms. Review the Copyright & Important Notice before preparing a request.
dcpfai.org is the authoritative site and definitive reference for current official DCPF materials, permissions information, and updates. Do not rely on an older or third-party copy when identifying material for a request.
Important Boundaries
- This page does not provide legal, medical, financial, safety, or other professional advice.
- DCPF is experimental and has not been broadly or independently validated.
- An implementation question does not transfer responsibility for your design, content, validation, decisions, or outcomes.
- Do not send passwords, private keys, personal records, unpublished client data, or other sensitive information through the forthcoming general inquiry form.
For the full conditions governing DCPF use, review the Copyright & Important Notice.