what we mean by ethics and ethical practice when creating, using and sharing so-called digital heritage and cultural data emerged from my work with colleagues on the Towards a National Collection (Tanc) research programme funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRC).Specifically, it is a set of thoughts and responses to the excellent Ethics as Practice Report written by Ananda Rutherford, Anna-Maria Sichuan, Katrina Foxton and Sara Perry published in September 2024.| Curatorial Research Centre