1. Purpose
This policy ensures that PakPedia maintains a safe, age-appropriate environment for children, students, and young learners accessing civic, legal, geographic, and educational content. It defines the guidelines for creating, reviewing, and moderating content intended for minors.
2. Scope
This policy applies to:
- All educational content on PakPedia
- Pages commonly used by schools or students
- Civic learning material for young audiences
- Contributors who create or edit educational pages
- Teachers, parents, and institutions using PakPedia in classrooms
PakPedia does not knowingly collect personal data from children.
3. Safety Principles
3.1 Protection
Content must protect children from harmful, graphic, abusive, or inappropriate material.
3.2 Accuracy
Educational content must be factually correct, especially when explaining legal or civic concepts to minors.
3.3 Neutrality
All educational material must remain non-political, non-religious, and unbiased.
3.4 Accessibility
Content should be written clearly and simply, suitable for diverse learning levels.
3.5 Privacy
Children’s interactions with PakPedia must not reveal personal or identifying information.
4. Content Standards for Child-Friendly Pages
4.1 Age-Appropriate Language
Explaining civic or legal concepts for young learners must:
- Use simple, understandable language
- Avoid complex legal jargon
- Provide safe, factual explanations without sensitive or graphic detail
4.2 Restricted Topics
Pages intended for children must avoid:
- Graphic depictions of violence or crime
- Detailed descriptions of abuse or harm
- Sensitive political material
- Derogatory language
- Personal data related to minors
Such topics should be reserved for general or adult-level pages only.
4.3 Educational Relevance
Content must support learning objectives such as:
- Understanding rights and responsibilities
- Identifying local governance structures
- Learning how laws work in daily life
- Navigating public services safely
4.4 Respectful Representation
Information about regions, groups, or communities must be respectful and inclusive.
5. Moderation of Child-Related Pages
PakPedia applies enhanced moderation to sections likely accessed by children:
- Civic learning modules
- School-friendly guides
- District maps and local service explanations
- Rights and responsibilities content
Moderators check for:
- Age suitability
- Accuracy
- Neutrality
- Clarity
- Safety compliance
Violations are corrected or removed promptly.
6. Content Warning System
If a topic required by curriculum or civic education includes sensitive elements, PakPedia will:
- Add a clear, non-graphic content advisory
- Provide a simplified, child-safe explanation
- Direct users to age-appropriate versions where necessary
7. Protection of Minors’ Data
PakPedia does not:
- Collect children’s names
- Store personal data from minors
- Track children’s activities
- Enable accounts for users under the minimum required age
- Encourage children to submit personal information
Any accidental data found will be removed immediately.
8. School & Classroom Use
8.1 Approved Uses
Teachers may:
- Use educational pages in lessons
- Print PakPedia pages for classroom use
- Assign student projects referencing PakPedia
- Use civic learning tools and simplified explanations
8.2 Attribution
Teachers must cite:
Source: PakPedia (https://pakpedia.org/)
8.3 Prohibited Uses
Schools may not:
- Modify PakPedia content to insert political viewpoints
- Use PakPedia materials for commercial classroom products
- Present child-level content as adult-level civic interpretation
9. Reporting Child Safety Concerns
Anyone can report inappropriate or unsafe content by emailing:
Reports are reviewed urgently, with priority given to pages accessed by minors.
10. Enforcement
PakPedia may:
- Remove unsafe content
- Suspend contributors violating child-safety standards
- Add protective warnings
- Reassign high-risk pages to senior editors
Serious or repeated violations may lead to permanent contributor removal.