User Content Policy

User Content Policy

Draft Notice

This User Content Policy is Draft v0.1 for Founder Review and Legal Review. It is Not Attorney Reviewed, Not Board Approved, and Not Published. It is not legal advice and is subject to applicable law and attorney verification.

Purpose

This policy governs proposed handling of content submitted by users through PAC public features, including comments, testimonials, event materials, volunteer submissions, attachments, corrections, or public participation forms.

Scope

This policy applies to user-submitted content received through PAC-controlled public systems. It does not apply to private messages not submitted to the PAC, third-party platform content outside PAC control, or legally required filings handled under separate processes.

Definitions

• User content: Any text, image, file, link, media, or statement submitted by a user.
• Submission feature: A public form, comment area, upload field, or participation channel.
• License: Permission for the PAC to use submitted content for approved purposes, subject to attorney verification.

Policy Statements

Users should submit only content they have the right to provide. The PAC may review, decline, remove, archive, or use user content consistent with published terms, privacy expectations, and applicable law.

The PAC should avoid publicly posting user content without review. Any public use of testimonials, images, or identifiable stories should be approved and documented.

Responsibilities

Users are responsible for rights, accuracy, and lawfulness of submissions. PAC reviewers are responsible for screening content before public use. The policy owner approves publication workflows involving user content.

User Rights and Responsibilities

Users may request correction, removal, or review of their submitted content. Responses may depend on archival, compliance, operational, legal, and publication needs.

Prohibited Conduct

Users must not submit infringing content, private information without authorization, threats, harassment, malware, deceptive media, impersonation, unlawful content, or knowingly false factual claims.

Review and Enforcement

The PAC may reject, remove, restrict, preserve, or escalate user content. Serious issues may be referred for legal review.

Corrections or Appeals Process

Requests should identify the submission, date, user contact information, and requested action.

Records and Retention

Submitted content and related review decisions may be retained as operational records subject to retention policy.

Related Documents

• Terms of Service
• Privacy Policy
• Copyright Policy
• Comment Policy
• Moderation Policy

Version and Status

• Version: Draft v0.1
• Status: Founder Review Required; Legal Review Required
• Owner: Founder / Public Information Owner
• Review Cycle: At least annually and before new submission features
• Legal Review Flag: Required; Not Attorney Reviewed
• Board Approval Status: Not Board Approved
• Publication Status: Not Published

Revision History