Comment Policy
Effective: To be set upon final approval and publication.
Draft Status: This policy is draft v0.1, pending legal review and formal adoption. It has not been attorney-reviewed and has not been formally approved.
1. Overview
This policy establishes rules for public comments in any Florida Principles PAC-administered public comment space. It applies only where the PAC offers or administers a public comment feature. The existence of this policy does not indicate that public commenting is currently active on this Site.
Public commenting is not currently enabled on floridaprinciplespac.org. If and when a public comment feature is introduced, this policy or an updated version will govern its use. The policy is published in advance to establish intended standards.
2. Purpose of Comment Spaces
Where comment spaces are offered, they are intended for civic discussion, questions, corrections, public feedback, and participation relevant to the PAC's mission. Comment spaces are moderated to preserve safety, relevance, accuracy, and respectful engagement.
The PAC may close comments, limit comments to specific topics, or decline to provide comments for certain pages or subjects.
3. What Commenters May Do
Commenters may disagree with PAC positions, ask questions about PAC activities, and provide civic feedback. Disagreement with PAC positions is not grounds for removal.
4. Prohibited Comments
The following are not permitted in PAC-administered comment spaces:
- Threats, harassment, or intimidation
- Doxing or sharing private personal information about others
- Spam or off-topic commercial solicitation
- Malware, harmful links, or impersonation of individuals or organizations
- Discriminatory abuse based on protected characteristics
- Repeated off-topic disruption after being asked to stop
- Private personal information submitted without that person's authorization
- Materially false claims presented as established fact
- Any content that violates applicable law
5. Moderation
Moderation actions may include removal, hiding, editing only for formatting when disclosed, warning, comment closure, account restriction, or escalation for legal or safety review. Moderation is applied consistently and based on published standards.
6. Appeals
If you believe a moderation action was applied in error, contact us through the Contact page. Include the comment, the platform or page, the date, the action taken, and your reason for requesting review.
7. Related Policies
- Community Guidelines
- Moderation Policy
- User Content Policy
- Terms of Use
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by an updated effective date.
9. Contact
For questions about this policy, please use the Contact page at floridaprinciplespac.org/contact.