Terms and conditions

20180805_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20171207_rev01 · ARCHIVE SNAPSHOT, DATE APPROXIMATE

Full text changes — 20171207_rev01 to 20180805_rev01

7474The Government of Canada will not engage in partisan or political issues or respond to questions that violate these Terms and Conditions.
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7676The Government of Canada reserves the right to remove comments and contributions, and to block users based on the following criteria:
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7878The comments or contributions:
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80- include personal, protected or classified information of the Government of Canada or infringes upon intellectual property or proprietary rights
80- include personal information
81- include protected or classified information of the Government of Canada
82- infringe upon intellectual property or proprietary rights
8183- are contrary to the principles of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Constitution Act, 1982
8284- are racist, hateful, sexist, homophobic or defamatory, or contain or refer to any obscenity or pornography
8385- are threatening, violent, intimidating or harassing
8486- are contrary to any federal, provincial or territorial laws of Canada
8587- constitute impersonation, advertising or spam
8688- encourage or incite any criminal activity
98100Information posted by the Government of Canada is subject to the [Copyright Act](http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-42/index.html).
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100102### Privacy
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102104Social media accounts are not Government of Canada websites and represent only their presence on third-party service providers.
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104For more information, refer to our Privacy Notice regarding third-party social media.
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106106### Official languages
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108108Many social media platforms have multiple language options and provide instructions on how to set your preferences. The Government of Canada respects the [Official Languages Act](http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/O-3.01/index.html) and is committed to ensuring that our information is available in both French and English and that both versions are of equal quality.