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# Vaultfire Ethics Framework v2.0

"Morals drive the protocol. People drive the progress."

This document outlines the guiding principles for Vaultfire deployments.

## Core Principles
- **Transparency** – every major action is logged and auditable.
- **Reciprocal Responsibility** – contributors share in system governance.
- **Community First** – features benefit contributors before partners.
- **Hard Fail-Safes** – the protocol halts on any ethics breach.
- **Second Chance Principle** – permanent redemption paths keep every identity eligible to return.

All modules in this repo must comply with these standards.
