What these terms are
These terms are the rules for using StoaSquare, a nonpartisan public square for Charlotte County, Florida. When you make an account, you agree to them and to the community guidelines.
StoaSquare is not part of county government and does not run elections.
Who can use StoaSquare
You must be 18 or older. Use your real first and last name, and make one account for yourself.
Only verified organizations and offices may use an organization or office name. Do not make an account if StoaSquare has removed you and has not let you back in.
Your account
Give true information when you sign up. Keep your password to yourself: nobody from StoaSquare will ever ask you for it.
You are responsible for what is done with your account. If you think someone else got in, change your password, sign out your other devices in Settings, and write to us.
What you post
You own what you write. When you post, you give StoaSquare permission to show it to the people who can see it, to keep it, and to show a short preview of it where someone shares its link.
That permission ends when you delete the post. We may keep a copy where safety or the law requires it, for example while we look into a report, and in short-lived backups.
Only post what you have the right to post. You are responsible for it.
The community guidelines
The guidelines are part of these terms. We remove posts and replies that break them. Every time, we tell you what was removed, which guideline it broke and how to appeal, except where the law or a child’s safety requires otherwise. A different moderator reads every appeal.
Repeated or serious breaks lead to a warning, a 24-hour pause, a 7-day suspension and then removal from StoaSquare, in that order. We may skip steps when what happened is severe, and we say so.
Voting and elections
Official voting information comes from the Supervisor of Elections at soecharlottecountyfl.gov. Posts about voting go up at once, shown with a link to that official source. Wrong voting information that is reported is read quickly and removed.
StoaSquare does not take sides. It does not accept ads or paid political content.
Safety and emergencies
If someone is in danger, call 911. Reports are read by people but not every minute of the day, so do not use StoaSquare for an emergency.
Copyright
If you believe something on StoaSquare copies your work without your permission, follow the steps on the copyright page. We remove the accounts of people who repeatedly post work they have no right to post.
Your privacy
The privacy page and the cookie page explain what we keep and why. We do not sell your information, and StoaSquare shows no ads.
Ending your account
You can delete your account at any time in Settings. It is removed after seven days unless you change your mind first.
We may pause, suspend or remove an account that breaks these terms or the guidelines. We tell you why and how to appeal, except where the law or a child’s safety requires otherwise.
What we promise, and what we do not
We work to keep StoaSquare running and safe, but we cannot promise it will always be available or free of mistakes.
What members write is their own opinion. StoaSquare does not check it and does not speak for it. To the extent the law allows, StoaSquare is provided as it is, and we are not responsible for losses that come from using it.
Changes to these terms
We may change these terms. If a change matters, we tell you in the app and ask you to accept the new version before you post, reply, like or follow again. You can still read StoaSquare until you do. We keep a record of which version you accepted and when.
The law that applies
Florida law applies to these terms. A dispute is heard in the courts of Charlotte County, Florida.