Community Guidelines
Effective: To be set upon final approval and publication.
Draft Status: These guidelines are draft v0.1, pending legal review and formal adoption. They have not been attorney-reviewed and have not been formally approved.
1. Overview
Florida Principles PAC is committed to fostering principled, civil, and fact-aware participation in our public programs, events, volunteer activities, and community engagement channels. These guidelines define expectations for everyone who engages in PAC-administered spaces.
These guidelines apply to PAC-hosted and PAC-administered public or participant-facing spaces. They do not control independent third-party platforms except where the PAC administers a PAC-branded account or group.
2. What We Expect
Participants in Florida Principles PAC community spaces are expected to:
- Treat others with respect, even in disagreement
- Distinguish between personal opinion and fact when sharing information
- Use public channels for their intended civic and community purposes
- Provide accurate information in participation forms and community interactions
- Respect the privacy of other participants
The PAC may establish additional rules for specific events, volunteer roles, candidate engagement, or online groups. Those rules will be consistent with these guidelines.
3. Prohibited Conduct
The following conduct is not permitted in PAC-administered spaces:
- Harassment, threats, or intimidation of any person
- Doxing or sharing private personal information about others without consent
- Discrimination based on protected characteristics
- Impersonating the PAC, its leadership, or other individuals
- Spam, solicitation unrelated to PAC purposes, or malware distribution
- Persistent off-topic disruption that interferes with others' participation
- Knowingly false factual claims about PAC actions, endorsements, or positions
- Unauthorized recording of participants where recording is prohibited
- Any content that violates applicable law
4. Candidate Participation and Participant Speech
Candidates, officeholders, and other public figures may engage with PAC programs, attend PAC events, or participate in PAC community spaces. Their participation does not constitute an endorsement by Florida Principles PAC. Official PAC endorsements are communicated only through the PAC's formal endorsement process.
Individual participants' views expressed in PAC-administered spaces are their own. Participation in a PAC-administered community space does not make a participant's statement an official PAC position.
5. Reporting and Enforcement
If you believe someone has violated these guidelines in a PAC-administered space, you may report the conduct through the Contact page at floridaprinciplespac.org/contact. Include the date, space, and a description of the conduct.
The PAC may respond to violations with:
- A reminder or guidance about the guidelines
- Removal of content that violates these guidelines
- Temporary or permanent restriction from participation in the applicable space
- Removal from an event
- Escalation for legal or safety review where warranted
Moderation is applied consistently and based on the published standards. Disagreement with PAC positions is not grounds for moderation; conduct violations are.
6. Appeals
If you believe a moderation action was applied in error, you may request review by contacting us through the Contact page. Include the date, the space, the action taken, and the basis for your request. We will review and respond when feasible.
7. Related Policies
- Code of Conduct
- Moderation Policy
- Comment Policy
- User Content Policy
- Terms of Use
8. Changes to These Guidelines
We may update these guidelines from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by an updated effective date.
9. Contact
For community guideline questions or to report a concern, please use the Contact page at floridaprinciplespac.org/contact.