Welcome to The Network, Canadian Police Knowledge Network’s (CPKN) Community of Practice. To ensure the best possible user experience for all community members, there are basic guidelines and terms of use for participation. Use the communities to solicit advice from your peers, participate in discussions, and benefit from the experience of public safety professionals from across the country.

By joining The Network Communities of Practice, you confirm that you have read and will follow the rules and guidelines outlined below. Questions about the site should be directed to CPKN.

Take a moment to review these important guidelines. If you have any questions, please contact the Site Administrator at CPKN.

Be Respectful: The most important focus is the posts and the information shared, not the individual making the post. Give new users the benefit of the doubt and remember there are no stupid questions.

How to Use the Community: Please use this space to share information, education resources, best practices, seek feedback, ask questions, share success stories and collaborate on initiatives for the public safety community. Share helpful products or services and your experiences with them in a way that is respectful. Do not promote products or services.

Be Cautious About Promoting or Discussing Products: Information shared in discussion groups and in community forums is available for all members of The Network to see. Comments could be subject to libel, slander, antitrust and privacy laws.

Be Mindful of Intellectual Property: Only post and share content that you have created or have permission to use and share. Please remember to properly document and give credit to the source of the content.

Be Clear About Restrictions in Sharing or Reuse: Before sharing materials, contact the owner of the materials to get permission prior to reusing or reproducing it.

Share Information in the Most Appropriate Community: This helps to keep messaging on topic and receives the best response from other members.

Do not post defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive or illegal materials: Only post things that you would feel comfortable with individuals outside of the Community of Practice knowing came from you.

Do Not Reproduce Materials Without Consent: Do not print, download or reproduce any material without the written permission of CPKN and the poster of the material.

Understand Applicable Privacy Laws: Do not post or share personal information without the consent of the individual. Posted materials could be accessible through access to information legislation.

Remember to direct any administrative requests about being added or removed from a list to the CPKN site administrator or community administrator.
Within your account settings, you will be able to manage and update the frequency and type of emails that you receive from The Network.

You can message individuals directly, for direct and personal messages, consider using this format to reduce personal messages in large group threads.

Be clear in your subject lines so that other members can better understand and respond most appropriately to your message.

CPKN: Canadian Police Knowledge Network (CPKN Network Inc.)

Materials: the contents, text, graphics, images and other materials on this website

Services: the services related to CPKN and this website

Collaborating Organizations: all content providers, partners and assisting organizations, and The Network Community of Practice Members of CPKN

Website: refers to both the website (https://www.cpkn.ca) and online learning portals and http://lms.cpkn.ca and network.cpkn.ca) on CPKN’s Learning Management System 

2.1 The Materials and Services are owned by CPKN and/or Collaborating Organizations.

2.2 The Materials and Services are copyrighted and protected by the copyright laws of Canada and throughout the world by treaties and conventions. You may not copy, adapt, modify, display, perform or otherwise use the Materials without the prior written permission of the owner of the information.

3.1 Considerable effort is made by CPKN and its Collaborating Organizations to ensure that all Materials and Services provided are legally accurate, up-to-date and comply with general operational policing procedures in Canada. However, CPKN and its Collaborating Organizations make no representation, warranties, or conditions about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the Material or Services on this Website.

3.2 To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree that CPKN and its Collaborating Organizations accept no responsibility or liability for any loss, damage or inconvenience, howsoever caused, arising from, or in connection with, any use of, or reliance placed upon, the Materials or Services found on this Website.

3.3 CPKN and its Collaborating Organizations are not liable for any disputes arising from content posted, disagreements in discussion forums, in private direct messages, or in any other form of networking and information sharing through The Network.

4.1 CPKN clients require authorized access, typically via user
name and password. Individual users are responsible for their own account and should never share passwords with other individuals.

4.2 To protect your privacy and prevent unauthorized use, you must log out and completely close all web browser windows when you finish using CPKN.

4.3 If you or your employer discontinues your term of employment you must notify CPKN immediately.

5.0 CPKN aims to provide the best possible service but we do not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted, error free, or operate in accordance with your expectations. We accept no responsibility or liability in respect thereof.

6.1 CPKN and Collaborating Organizations may provide links from this site to other sites, but this is done solely as a convenience to you and in no way should be interpreted as an endorsement of any content, sponsor, or owner of any other website. CPKN is not responsible for the content of any other site linked to or from this Website. If you decide to link to another website, you do so entirely at your own risk.

6.2 CPKN and its Collaborating Organizations make no warranty, express or implied, as to any such linked site including but not limited to any warranties of the accuracy, ownership, validity or legality of any content of a linked site.

7.1 CPKN reserves the right to prevent, suspend, or terminate your registration and/or access to the Website if you breach any of these Terms and Conditions or the rules of engagement outlined above for The Network Community of Practice.

7.2 Administrators within The Network Communities of Practice reserve the right to remove content that results in a disagreement or violates the terms of use for The Network. Similarly, Administrators reserve the right to suspend or delete user accounts that are considered to be in breach of the Terms of Use outlined.

8.1 CPKN may update or amend these Terms and Conditions periodically. Any changes will be posted within this file and will take effect from the date of posting. You are responsible for reviewing this file regularly to ensure you are aware of any such changes. Your continued use means you agree to be legally bound by the new Terms and Conditions