Privacy Policy

The Online Gargoyle will follow the same policy as its print predecessor, the Gargoyle, with respect to privacy. When publishing stories and photos about Uni-related events and topics, we will not include photos or references to students whose parents have specifically informed the school to exclude them from Uni publications. We will observe all relevant federal and state privacy laws when covering newsworthy stories dealing with disciplinary matters or other sensitive issues.

Content Policy

The Online Gargoyle and its print predecessor, the Gargoyle, were established as forums of student ideas and expression. Our content reflects the interests and ideas of students but not necessarily those of the Uni High administration and faculty.

This publication is not subject to prior review. The administration of Uni High should not be held responsible for Online Gargoyle content.

The editors, in consultation with their adviser, work to ensure that all written and visual content shall live up to the standards expressed in our statement of principles.

While the Online Gargoyle may discuss, present, or allude to material that some of our readers might consider offensive, such material will not be put into our publication unless we believe it has literary, political, social, cultural, or artistic value.

User Account Policy

Anybody individual at least 13 years of age may create an account with the Online Gargoyle.

Uni students and faculty must use their Uni- or University-issued e-mail address.

Account information (including e-mail, affiliation, and name) must be kept up-to-date and accurate. Your must use your real full name (first and last). Abbreviations/preferred names (i.e. William to Bob or Elizabeth to Liz) are acceptable; however, pseudonyms (e.g., Gossip Girl 101 or Random Parent 5) are not, under any circumstance, acceptable.

Failure to comply with our User Account Policy will result in an indefinite ban on that user's account and any additional accounts the user creates henceforth.

Comments Policy

REGISTERED USERS
1. While logged into the Online Gargoyle, comments will be posted immediately.
2. You agree, by obtaining an Online Gargoyle account, to keep all of your information both up-to-date and accurate. This means you have supplied your real full name (using preferred first names, such as using Bob instead of William, is acceptable), and your e-mail address is current. Please see our User Account policy for more information.
3. Your name and username is automatically posted with your comment.
4. You accept responsibility for the content of your comments. Abuse will result in the suspension or termination of your account. Uni students are also subject to all rules and consequences outlined in the University Laboratory High School handbook.

UNREGISTERED USERS
1. All comments posted while a user is not logged into the Online Gargoyle will be reviewed before publication.
2. Anonymous and pseudonymous comments are strongly discouraged. If the comment is innocuous and brief, we will generally allow it. (Example: "Way to go, guys!" in a comment about a sports team's success.) We ask readers who submit more involved and critical comments to use their names.
3. The Online Gargoyle does not guarantee or seek to verify the identity of users who post comments while not logged into the Online Gargoyle. All comments posted by unauthenticated users will be appended with "NOT VERIFIED."

The Online Gargoyle will not accept material that is libelous or intended for personal attack.

We reserve the right to edit and revise all material submitted to us.

We also reserve the right to delete offensive or derogatory comments posted in response to Gargoyle work or in reference to any member of the Uni High community.

The opinion or beliefs expressed in comments to the Online Gargoyle are not necessarily those of the Online Gargoyle, University Laboratory High School, or the University of Illinois, and those organizations/institutions shall not be held liable for the content of any comments. Each individual is responsible for the content of any comments he or she makes on the Online Gargoyle.

Users who repeatedly violate the Online Gargoyle Comments Policy will be banned from making comments.

Corrections Policy

The Online Gargoyle will acknowledge and correct any mistakes that are brought to our attention.

Our reporters and editors reserve the right to reply to letters or posted comments that question their journalistic conduct, judgment, or integrity.

Reader Content Submission Policy

The Online Gargoyle accepts content submissions for publication on the Online Gargoyle.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
1. Do not submit content to the Online Gargoyle that is not your own work or for which you do not have the rights to distribute.
2. Do not submit your work to the Online Gargoyle if another publisher has exclusive rights to the publication of that work.
3. Content must be appropriate. Do not submit content that portrays explicit sexuality, recreational drug use, or any illicit activities.

The Online Gargoyle will review all works submitted. We will contact you if we choose to publish your work.

Once you have submitted content to the Online Gargoyle, we reserve the right to continue or discontinue publication indefinitely, without notice.