#AskChicago: Terms of Participation

#AskChicago

Terms of Participation
June 20, 2011

Welcome to #AskChicago. This is a forum for the public to submit questions for Mayor Emanuel and his administration. Participants will also be able to rate the questions, and the Mayor and/or his team will answer some of the most popular ones.

The Mayor’s Office encourages a variety of questions from a diversity of viewpoints. #AskChicago will be a moderated by staff and by the community to ensure that the questions are respectful and appropriate for all ages. Accordingly, cityofchicago.org asks all participants to agree to the following Terms of Participation (“Terms”):

You agree to post only questions related to the topics provided. These topics areas are outlined more fully in the 2011 Transition report.

You agree to conduct yourself in a civil manner - to refrain from posting threats, obscenity, other material that would violate the law if published here, abusive language, sexually explicit material and off-topic questions. The City of Chicago reserves the right to remove such postings from the event.

During the event, participants will be able to flag questions that they believe violate these Terms. You agree to flag only those questions that you believe violate these Terms. You agree not to flag questions for any other reasons, including your disagreement with the opinions expressed.

If several participants flag a question, it will appear less frequently in the "Featured Question" rotation, remain on other areas of the site, and be reviewed. If the question complies with these Terms, the reviewer will restore it to the "Featured Question" rotation.

If you provide a link to a video of yourself asking a question, you agree that such videos will comply with these Terms. If you wish to ask the Mayor a question, but do not want to participate in this special event, please email AskChicago@cityofchicago.org. Questions submitted through this alternative will be reviewed and may be answered.

These Terms are terms of an agreement between you and cityofchicago.org. By clicking Create Account, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these terms and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

Questions and voting are hosted by Google Inc., but cityofchicago.org owns and has access to the data related to the questions and voting, which will be treated in accordance with the City of Chicago’s privacy policy.