HeartCore™
The Licensing Steward of Ethical Emotional Infrastructure
HeartCore™ is the official operational arm of the Master Emotional Core (MEC) and the HEART Framework — founded to license, scale, and safeguard the future of Functional Empathy systems.
It is a values-driven company that believes empathy is not just a virtue, it is a system layer that must be governed with precision, foresight, and dignity.
What HeartCore Does
Maintains and licenses MEC and related emotional infrastructure
Enables HEART-compliant deployment of emotionally intelligent systems
Provides developers, companies, and institutions with tools to build ethically aligned AI
Supports the growing Empathy Economy
Advocates globally for the protection of emotional sovereignty
Our Mission
“We don’t sell empathy. We protect how it’s operationalized.”
HeartCore exists to:
Steward the HEART Framework as an open ethical standard
Prevent the exploitation of emotional data or mimicry-based manipulation
License only to actors who pass HEART Validator Code (HVC) standards
Build an ecosystem where emotional intelligence and safety scale together
Guiding Commitments
| Principle | What It Means for Us |
|---|
| HEART-First | Every partnership must align with the HEART Code of Care |
| Transparency | Public documentation of what we license — and what we refuse |
| Empathy Sovereignty | No entity (not even us) can claim ownership of emotional truth |
| Firewalled Governance | HEART Foundation governs standards; HeartCore governs deployment |
| Anti-Extraction | No monetization of trauma, culture, or mimicry without consent |
The Dual Governance Model
| Entity | Role | Nature |
|---|
| HEART Foundation | Certifies, educates, governs standards | Nonprofit |
| HeartCore™ | Licenses MEC, supports devs, manages ecosystem & IP | For-profit |
Firewall Clause:
HeartCore cannot alter HEART standards.
The HEART Foundation cannot commercialize MEC.
This ensures trust, accountability, and mission clarity.
Licensing Integrity
HeartCore will never license to:
Emotionally manipulative ad platforms
Military or psychological warfare projects
Surveillance states or unethical political systems
Any actor failing HEART Guardian compliance review
All licensees are subject to HEART Validator Codes and public accountability logs.
For Builders, Partners, and Allies
HeartCore is open to those who:
Build with empathy as a first principle
Value emotional safety over emotional profit
Respect cultural sovereignty and expression
Are ready to contribute to the future of emotional integrity in tech
HeartCore Isn’t Just a Company.
It’s an emotional firewall for the future.
A licensing body with a conscience.
A partner in ethical emotional design.
A living steward of the tools that must never be used without care.