Editorial Policy

InCK.ca is a Chatham-Kent community social media network intended to promote the constructive and civil exchange of information and comment for the betterment of our lives as citizens of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent and as a community. Please keep your comments clean and respectful. Fair comment and community information is welcome.

1. InCK.ca Editorial Policy prohibits content that

a. is anonymously provided, provided using a pseudonym, not provided by a genuine individual or organization using a legal name, or is attributed in a false or misleading manner;
b. provides the personal information of individuals without their consent;
c. promotes, perpetuates or fosters discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, nationality, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation;
d. is a personal attack on an individual or specific group;
e. is profane, abusive, slanderous or defamatory;
f. is sexually explicit or links to content that is sexually explicit;
g. conducts or encourages illegal activity;
h. might tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems;
i. violates a legal ownership interest of another party; and
j. does not comply with municipal, provincial or federal legislation.

2. Notwithstanding the criteria listed above, the editors of InCK.ca reserve the right to allow, post, refuse to post, or remove, content at any time, without notice.

3. Upon deletion, an editorial notice will be placed appropriately stating, “Content has been removed, as it was not in accord with InCK.ca editorial policy – Editor.”