If you become aware of inappropriate or offensive comments, please report them to Facebook then email [email protected] immediately. The 6th Brigade Facebook Acceptable Use Policy
This user policy is in addition to any user policy or terms and conditions imposed by Facebook. As a user of an official 6th Brigade page, you may express your views, comments, ideas, insights, an
d criticisms about the 6th Brigade. At the same time, you must show courtesy and respect to others and must not use the wall to abuse others, expose others to offensive or inappropriate content, or for any unlawful purpose. The 6th Brigade reserves the right to enforce this Acceptable Use Policy at its discretion. The 6th Brigade may remove any content that it considers to be in breach of this policy. The 6th Brigade may also block or delete you as a user if it considers that that you have breached this policy. Users should note that this page is not monitored 24/7 but we will endeavour to answer your posts/messages as soon as possible. Please be aware that the 6th Brigade may change this policy at any time. Acceptable Content Guidelines
When using the Facebook wall, please ensure that you:
• protect your personal privacy and that of others by not including personal information of either yourself or of others in your posts to the wall (for example, names, email addresses, private addresses or phone numbers);
• protect the safety of our personnel in the Australian Defence Force by not tagging, labelling or mentioning people, locations and dates of those personnel currently serving on Operations, unless the post has been cleared by the Department of Defence;
• represent your own views and not impersonate or falsely represent any other person;
• do not be abusive, harass or threaten others;
• do not make defamatory or libellous comments;
• do not use insulting, provocative or hateful language;
• do not use obscene or offensive language;
• do not use words or sentences in languages other than English;
• do not post material to the wall that infringes the intellectual property rights of others;
• do not post multiple versions of the same view to the wall or make excessive postings on a particular issue;
• do not promote commercial interests in your posts to the wall;
• do not make unproven or unsupported accusations against individuals or organisations;
• do not use any images or link to sites that may be considered abusive, offensive, indecent or obscene;
• do not encourage conduct that may constitute a criminal offence or give rise to civil liability, or that otherwise violates any local, provincial, national or international law or regulation anywhere in the world
• do not incite hatred on the basis of any personal characteristic, including on the basis of race, gender, marital or domestic status, disability, sexuality or age;
• do not identify matters that are currently the subject of legal proceedings or would break a court’s non-publication order; and
• do not make comments that are irrelevant to the topic being discussed. Facebook Privacy Statement
The 6th Brigade may record information posted to any 6th Brigade official page and use that information for the purpose of administering its page, considering and/or addressing any comments made, and archiving. The 6th Brigade may identify individuals who have posted on its pages, where authorised or required by law, or for the purpose of assisting or conducting an investigation. This may include, but is not limited to, an internal complaint of unacceptable behaviour, investigations under the Defence Force Discipline Act, or investigations by civilian authorities. The 6th Brigade is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of Facebook or any linked websites. Disclaimer
While the pages will be regularly updated, the 6th Brigade accepts no responsibility for the accuracy, currency and completeness of any information posted on 6th Brigade pages or its relevance and suitability for any purpose. For further information about the 6th Brigade please visit our website or contact us. The 6th Brigade accepts no responsibility for material on official 6th Brigade pages that have been submitted by other users of Facebook. The 6th Brigade does not endorse or otherwise support any view and opinion posted by a user or contributor on any official 6th Brigade pages. The 6th Brigade may, from time to time, post links to other websites providing information about upcoming events in Australia that may be of interest to our followers. However, such links are posted for convenience only and do not constitute endorsement of material at those sites, or any associated events, organisations, products or services. Other users of this page may also post links about 6th Brigade events. While the 6th Brigade makes reasonable efforts to ensure inappropriate material is identified and appropriately moderated, it cannot and does not guarantee that inappropriate material will not be published. The publication of posted links and other content does not imply any endorsement, agreement or acceptance by the 6th Brigade. The 6th Brigade recommends that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to such content and that they carefully evaluate the accuracy, currency, completeness, relevance and appropriateness of content for their purposes. The 6th Brigade accepts no legal liability whatsoever arising from, or connected to: the publication of links to events or other content; any failure to moderate inappropriate content (whether due to technical error or otherwise); or the use of, or reliance on, any links or other content posted by a user on this page. To discuss the above guidelines or any other inquiries, please email [email protected]
