Social Media Comment Policy

ACHD Social Media Comment Policy

1. ACHD is not required to provide, operate, or maintain social media. The primary purpose of these social media is to provide public access to public health information. These are not intended to create a traditional public forum.  Although there is some ability of the public to comment or provide feedback to the ACHD, all posts must relate to the topic on which the post is connected.

2. Comments posted on ACHDs’ social media are not considered private and are available for viewing by anyone accessing said social media. Users are urged to protect their privacy and not list any personal or sensitive information when commenting on a post. The ACHD does not and cannot guarantee your privacy when using any social media site. Users should familiarize themselves with, and abide by, the terms and conditions set forth by the social media platforms they choose to use. 

3. ACHD may take action to ensure that its social media remain civil, safe, on-topic, and a reliable source for public health information. Posts or comments that contain the following are prohibited and will be subject to removal:

• Obscene, vulgar, sexually explicit or otherwise offensive language/content, or links to such material;
• Personal attacks or threatening language, particularly toward any other user or ACHD personnel;
• Remarks that may be considered libel or slanderous, made toward any person or organization;
• Plagiarized material, or material that violates intellectual property rights;
• Private, personal information published without consent, or contains links to materials which violate these policies;
• The advocating of criminal acts or other illegal behavior;
• Any comment or post which is in violation of law, or advocates illegal activity;
• Political activity, or campaigning of any type, (political or otherwise);
• Spam and/or malware;
• Commercial promotions or advertisements;
• Information that is clearly inaccurate, unverified, and purposefully designed to mislead others;
• Remarks that disparage, direct hatred toward, or discriminate against anyone, especially if based upon their sex, race, creed, religious views, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, etc.
• Comments that are clearly off the intended topic of the post.

4. Comments that violate these guidelines may be removed by ACHD at its sole discretion, and without prior warning or notice. 

5. ACHD reserves the right to close comment sections to all users at any time.

6. ACHD reserves the right to make changes to these guidelines without notice. Changes made to these guidelines will take effect the moment they're updated on the official website (andrewcountyhealth.com) and viewable to the public. Please check these guidelines periodically for possible revisions.

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