Protecting Closer Cultures’ historical research records
Closer Cultures Backup is a private-use archive backup application. It helps preserve encrypted copies of historical research audit records in a dedicated Google Drive folder.
What the application does
- Reads selected historical research archive files from the Closer Cultures archive.
- Checks each file against its recorded identity, size and SHA-256 checksum.
- Encrypts the archive content before uploading a copy to Google Drive.
- Downloads and verifies encrypted copies to test recovery against the original archive.
The application uses the Google Drive drive.file permission to manage only files it creates or that are explicitly made available to it. It does not need general access to your Drive.
Who uses it?
This application is operated for the Closer Cultures project by its authorised account holder. The public pages on this subdomain explain the application and its privacy practices; they do not offer sign-up, access to archives or a public backup service.
What isn't on this site?
No archive files, encryption keys, OAuth credentials or database records are published here. The main Closer Cultures website remains separate and is not launched by making this information site available.
Privacy and enquiries
Read the Closer Cultures Backup privacy policy for details of Google data access, storage, use and retention. For questions contact scottheptonstall@gmail.com.