AnimePedia (we/us/our) does not remove articles from the website except under certain very limited circumstances.
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We do not
remove articles that we believe are true, but contain information that subjects
of the articles do not want made public, or do not want made public yet. Once
information is public, or once we have received newsworthy information through
a non-embargoed source, it is our responsibility to report it to our
readership. This responsibility to report is paramount, and supersedes any
"PR" considerations of the companies or individuals we are writing
about.
If we are
informed, or come to believe that information on our website is incorrect or
misleading, we will post a correction, update or errata. This will be placed in
the original article and may also be posted as an additional article. The
original version of the article will remain visible to the public in our
changelog.
We will
remove information from our website subject to certain circumstances:
- We believe the information is a gross violation of a living individual's privacy;
- We believe the information may present a danger to one or more individuals;
- We believe the information to be libelous*;
- We are in breach of an embargo or other legal agreement (e.g.: an NDA) that we have agreed to;
- We receive a court-order or similar
from a court or legal body with Jurisdiction in India; we may consider court
orders from other jurisdictions, but are under no legal obligation to do so.
*This
refers only to libelous statements published by AnimePedia and does not
include AnimePedia’s reporting on third party allegations that may be libelous,
particularly if those allegations were publicly made.
In
addition to the above cases, we may also consider removing information if
we believe the information in question is harmful to a person's reputation,
that person is not a public figure, the information in question is no longer of
importance to the public, and sufficient time has passed (typically 7 years).
Generally, in these cases this will only be done if the article in question is
not about the person in question (they are a secondary figure). In these cases,
only the person's name will be removed. Please note: As AnimePedia is not
a search engine, it is not covered by the EU's "Right to be
Forgotten" statute (Article 12 of the Directive 95/46/EC), which
applies only to search engines.
Wherever
possible, we chose to remove the offending information from an article as
opposed to removing the entire article. Additionally, in cases where the cause
for removal may be temporary, the information in question will be added back to
the site once the cause for removal is no longer applicable.
Under
certain circumstances, our administration may approve the
permanent removal of the information from the website and changelog. Please
note however that our editors are unable to remove information from the
changelog, only our most senior administrative staff have the capability to do
so.
To have
information removed from an article, within our policy above, please contact our web administrator.
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