Transparency Report and Government Requests Policy

• 1.1 Every request for information about a user, or for removal of content, from a government body, a police force, a regulator or a court is checked for its legal basis, its scope and the authority of the requester before anything is done.
• 1.2 Only the minimum the law compels is disclosed. A request that is unclear, too broad or without a valid legal basis is refused or narrowed. The user concerned is told of the request before disclosure unless the law forbids it or a person's life or safety is at risk.
• 1.3 A request from a foreign authority is answered only through the legal channels that bind the publisher, such as mutual legal assistance. On the community networks, a request from or on behalf of the authorities of a member's country of origin is refused unless Canadian law compels disclosure.

• 2.1 Anyone can report content they consider unlawful or contrary to the Acceptable Use Policy through the report control or by writing to contact@iranians.global, saying where it is and why. Reports are reviewed by people, and the person who reported is told of the decision.
• 2.2 When content is removed or restricted, or an account is suspended, the person affected receives a statement of reasons: what was decided, on what ground, whether automated means were used, and how to challenge it.
• 2.3 A decision can be challenged by replying to that statement within six months. The challenge is reviewed by a person who did not take the first decision. Out-of-court and court routes stay open.

• 3.1 Once a year: the number of requests from authorities by country and type and how they were answered; the number of reports, removals, restrictions and suspensions by ground; the number of challenges and their outcomes; and whether automated means were used. Counts below 5 are shown as "fewer than 5".
• 3.2 Where the European Union Digital Services Act applies to the Site, the report follows its requirements. The single point of contact for authorities and users is contact@iranians.global.

• 4.1 This policy and any dispute about it are governed by the laws applicable in Canada, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules that would apply another law, without prejudice to any mandatory protection of the law of the country where a user lives.

Prepared for review by legal counsel before adoption.