Five Aspects of Identity

1) BirthPlace

Where a person was born, or foundational geographic origin for an entity's controlling persons.

Signals: birth certificates, official records, passports showing place of birth.
Entity use: proportion of controllers/owners with relevant birthplaces.

2) Lineage

Family ancestry and descent links that evidence Black (IC3) or Mixed-Black (IC6) heritage.

Signals: parental/grandparental records, community attestations, historical registers.
Entity use: ownership/control traced to persons with qualifying lineage.

3) Appearance

Operational description standards used in public services (e.g., IC codes). Appearance supports—never replaces—self-identification and the other aspects.

Signals: attestation by accredited verifiers using standard descriptors.
Safeguard: not determinative on its own; triangulated with other aspects.

4) Culture

Lived affiliation, practice, and community ties consistent with IC3 or IC6 identity.

Signals: participation in community institutions, leadership roles, long-term engagement.
Entity use: mission, programmes, and governance aligned to IC3/IC6 community benefit.

5) DNA (Optional)

Genetic evidence may be used as supportive material. It is never mandatory and is handled by verifiers with deletion obligations.

Signals: results from reputable testing providers presented to a verifier; no results stored by IC3CSI.
Safeguard: DNA is considered alongside the other aspects; it does not override lineage or culture.

How Aspects Are Applied

Entities: Qualify by Ownership (≥51% IC3/IC6), Control/Governance (board/vote majority), Benefit (primary benefit to IC3 community), or a combination, evidenced through the five aspects of the controlling persons.
Members: A verifier assesses the five aspects and issues a binary outcome. IC3CSI records a verification hash only.

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