By using any of CBC/Radio-Canada's digital services including various Apps, console platforms and sites such as cbc.ca, cbcmusic.ca, cbcnews.ca, cbcsports.ca, cbcbooks.ca, Radio-Canada.ca, icimusique.ca, tou.tv, ici.exploratv.ca, curio.ca, you agree to comply with these Terms of Use, the Submission Guidelines as well as all applicable laws. These Terms of Use may be amended from time to time, so please come back to review them periodically: THEY CONSTITUTE A BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND THE CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (CBC/Radio-Canada).
CBC/Radio-Canada is subject to the Privacy Act and applies strict measures to protect the personal information it collects on its digital platforms. Please consult our Privacy Notice for Digital Platforms for more information about how we handle users' personal information. By agreeing to these Terms of Use, you are also consenting to our Privacy Notice for Digital Platforms.
In accordance with our mandate as the public broadcaster, CBC/Radio-Canada allows you to access a variety of public-interest content, for your information and entertainment. It also makes available a digital public space for sharing ideas, comments and creations, and for participating in the community through interactive activities.
CBC/Radio-Canada is responsible for the content of its own productions and those it commissions. CBC/Radio-Canada must honour the agreements it has with its partners, and the collective agreements with its artists and collaborators. To that end, no publication, reproduction or communication of such content to the public is authorized except in the specific cases set out in the federal Copyright Act, upon granting of a licence by CBC/Radio-Canada, or upon granting of clear permission for a particular subject or activity.
You
When you interact with CBC/Radio-Canada digital services, you are responsible for the content you contribute by any means, whether through comments, in discussion forums or in programming-related activities, such as contests, interactive activities and also including using third-party social media. You must follow the Submission Guidelines and you must hold all of the required rights and authorizations to the content of your submissions, and you grant to CBC/Radio-Canada a licence to reproduce and broadcast it.
Commenting
Specific terms apply to sites allowing discussion, including the requirement to register beforehand. The information gathered ensures transparency in public debate and accountability of participants. Information may also be used for statistical and informational analyses and public opinion trend monitoring, among other things.
If you access CBC/Radio-Canada digital services through third-parties' platforms such as Facebook, Twitter or others, their terms of use apply in addition to the one of CBC/Radio- Canada.