Citizen.ca applies clear policies consistently to protect the quality, integrity, and trustworthiness of its knowledge base.
These policies guide what we collect, how we verify and review it, how contributions are credited, and how knowledge and photographs may be used. Transparent sources, accountable decisions, and evidence-based corrections support lasting public trust.
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Reuse Citizen.ca-owned original text marked with this licence with appropriate credit, a licence link, and disclosure of changes. Photographs, logos, cited third-party material, and member-owned text without an additional licence retain separate rights. Read our reuse and attribution guidance.
- Knowledge Entry and Contribution Policy
Scope, inclusion criteria, submissions, contributor attribution, and editorial approval.
- Verification and Factual Accuracy Review Policy
Verification against cited sources, evidence-based challenges, corrections, review history, and linked quiz safeguards.
- Photo Usage Policy
Photo selection, permissions, licensing, credits, contextual captions, and removal requests.
- Privacy Policy
How accounts, private submissions, photographs, visitor counts, and contact reports are handled.
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