Terms of use

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) produces and hosts the Websites http://gdp.nfb.ca and http://pib.onf.ca ("the Sites"), which together form a bilingual multimedia documentary ("the Web documentary") in the form of short films and photo essays, along with related  user-submitted content (text, videos or images).

The Web documentary "GDP – Measuring the human side of the Canadian economic crisis" is a one-year project. It is a collective, ever-changing work that charts the lives of Canadians during the recession that began in 2008. User submissions are moderated, and will be judged according to their relevance vis-a-vis the theme of the site – the Canadian experience of the current economic crisis. Users can contribute to the Sites in three ways: by posting a reaction to a video or photo essay; or by posting a comment on our blog.

To post content on the Sites, you must declare that you have read and expressly agreed to these Terms of use.

The NFB may amend these conditions at any time without prior notice. You should check the "Important Notices" page periodically.

To find out all the up-to-date terms and conditions of use of the Sites, please refer to the "Important Notices" by clicking the following link:
http://www.nfb.ca/about/important-notices/  

Using participation features

To post comments on the Sites, you must:

•  provide the following information:

          o full name
          o valid e-mail address

•  provide the following information on your submission:

          o title
          o text
          o keywords describing your reaction (if applicable)
          o file location (if applicable) of images or videos

• click on "Submit".

Comments will be posted in various sections of the Sites and be visible to all visitors.

If you click on "Share Content", your comment will be forwarded by e-mail or any other means (such as twitter or Facebook) to the recipients of your choice.


Obligations when posting a reaction

You are solely responsible for any comment that you post using the participation features on the Sites. In this regard, you agree not to :

•     violate, whether intentionally or not, any law in force;
•     impersonate any person, organization or other third party;
•     transmit any defamatory information or information which constitutes an invasion to a third party's privacy;
•     advertise for a brand;
  
•     do anything to tarnish the image and/or reputation of the NFB.

To find out your full obligations when using the Sites, please go to the Submissions section on the Important Notices page.


Moderation

All reactions submitted using the participation features are moderated before being posted on the Sites.

The Site moderators reserve the right to apply the rules set out here and on the Important Notices page by deleting messages and by excluding from the Sites, either temporarily or permanently, anyone who flagrantly or repeatedly and systematically breaks them.

You explicitly acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for any reaction that you post using the Sites’ participation features and that you hold the NFB harmless from and against any claim that might be made against it in this regard.

You also acknowledge that you are responsible for the validity of any links that you include in your reaction, as well as the content of any sites to which you provide links.

The moderators’ decisions may not be appealed. The NFB disclaims any liability for deleting or altering reactions posted using the Sites’ participation features.


Privacy

When you intentionally post a comment using the Sites’ participation features, you acknowledge and agree that it will be visible on the Sites and that you are aware that it may be harvested by third parties. Its subsequent use is in no way subject to the control of the NFB, which disclaims all liability in this regard.

The use of these Sites is subject to the guidelines in the Privacy Policy section of the Important Notices page.