1. Verified identity and authority

Accounts should identify a real person or organization and the capacity in which they act. Higher-risk activity may require additional verification.

2. Rights quality

An image should not enter formal enforcement without a plausible chain of title, source material and disclosure of known licences or competing rights.

3. Evidence quality

Case evidence should be dated, attributable, reproducible where possible and preserved without misleading alteration. Uncertainty must be recorded rather than hidden.

4. Communication quality

Correspondence should be specific, accurate, proportionate, professional, non-deceptive and provide a practical route to respond or correct an error.

5. Continuous review

Atlantic may pause, downgrade, archive or close a case when quality standards are not met and may require renewed documentation before reactivation.