diff --git a/src/Controller/VocabFuncContextController.php b/src/Controller/VocabFuncContextController.php
index 6ea7e5f..cde3520 100644
--- a/src/Controller/VocabFuncContextController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/VocabFuncContextController.php
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ class VocabFuncContextController extends AbstractController
     #[Route('/vocabs/functional_context', name: 'app_vocab_func_context')]
     public function index(EntityManagerInterface $em): Response
     {
+        $roles = $this->getUser()->getRoles();
+
+        if (! in_array('ROLE_REVISOR', $roles)
+            && ! in_array('ROLE_ADMIN', $roles)
+        ) {
+            $this->addFlash('warning', 'Only revisors and administrators can edit vocabularies');
+            return $this->redirectToRoute('app_home');
+        }
+
         $terms = $em->getRepository(VocabFuncContext::class)->findBy([], ['term' => 'ASC']);
 
         return $this->render('vocab_func_context/index.html.twig', [
diff --git a/templates/home/index.html.twig b/templates/home/index.html.twig
index 60bca47..7bed1c6 100644
--- a/templates/home/index.html.twig
+++ b/templates/home/index.html.twig
@@ -6,10 +6,21 @@
     <div class="has-text-centered">
         <img width="200px" src="{{ asset('img/Logo-ArCOA-def.png') }}" />
     </div>
+
     <h1 class="is-size-1 mt-6 mb-6 has-text-centered">ArCOA Digital Archive</h1>
     <h2 class="is-size-3 mb-3 has-text-centered">Archivi e Collezioni dell'Oriente Antico</h2>
     <h2 class="is-size-3 mb-6 has-text-centered">Archives and Collections of the Ancient Near East</h2>
 
+    {% for message in app.flashes('warning') %}
+        <article class="message is-warning" style="max-width: 35vw; margin: 0 auto;">
+            <div class="message-header">
+                <p>Warning</p>
+                <button class="delete" aria-label="delete"></button>
+            </div>
+            <div class="message-body">{{ message }}</div>
+        </article>
+    {% endfor %}
+
     <div class="columns" style="max-width: 35vw; margin: 0 auto;">
         <div class="column mt-6 mb-5">
             <div class="card content p-4 is-clickable">
@@ -28,5 +39,13 @@
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
+<script type="text/javascript" defer>
+    const warning = document.querySelector('.is-warning');
 
+    if (warning) {
+        warning.querySelector('.delete').addEventListener('click', () => {
+            warning.classList.add('is-hidden');
+        });
+    }
+</script>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/templates/profile/index.html.twig b/templates/profile/index.html.twig
index 291ebb1..89eccbc 100644
--- a/templates/profile/index.html.twig
+++ b/templates/profile/index.html.twig
@@ -32,13 +32,46 @@
                         Administrator
                         {% elseif 'ROLE_REVISOR' in app.user.roles %}
                         Revisor
+                        {% elseif 'ROLE_EDITOR' in app.user.roles %}
+                        Editor
                         {% else %}
                         Reader
                         {% endif %}
-                        <span class="icon is-small is-size-5 pl-3 has-text-link">
-                            <i class="fa fa-question-circle"></i>
-                        </span>
                     </p>
+                    <article class="message is-info">
+                        <div class="message-header">
+                            <p>
+                                <span class="icon is-small is-size-5 mr-3">
+                                    <i class="fa fa-info-circle"></i>
+                                </span>
+                                Role permissions
+                            </p>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="message-body">
+                            {% if 'ROLE_ADMIN' in app.user.roles %}
+                            <p>
+                                Administrators can create and edit users of the ArCOA data entry system,
+                                including changing passwords and user roles, and disabling accounts.
+                            </p>
+                            <p>
+                                They can perform all actions on all records and vocabularies
+                                (create, view, edit, delete).
+                            </p>
+                            {% elseif 'ROLE_REVISOR' in app.user.roles %}
+                            <p>Revisors can perform all actions (create, view, edit, delete) on all records and vocabs.</p>
+                            {% elseif 'ROLE_EDITOR' in app.user.roles %}
+                            <p>
+                                Editors can view vocabs, view and search all records, create new records with "draft" or "complete" status, 
+                                edit their own records and those created by other editors; they can only delete their own records, as long as the status
+                                is "draft" or "complete".
+                            </p>
+                            {% else %}
+                            <p>
+                                Readers can view and search records that are either published, excluded or unindexed (draft and complete records cannot be viewed).
+                            </p>
+                            {% endif %}
+                        </div>
+                      </article>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>