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@kurds.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@kurds.global.

• 4.1 This policy and any dispute about it are governed by the federal laws of Canada and the laws of the Canadian province or territory in which KCO is incorporated, 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.