The purpose of the Marine Law Enforcement Division of the Town of
Burlington Police Department is to police and ensure the safety and enjoyment of the lakes and navigable waters of the Town of Burlington. Posts/comments on a Town of Burlington Police Department Marine Division (TOBPDMD) managed social media web site containing any of the following inappropriate forms of content are not be permitte
d and are subject to removal by the Chief of Police or his/her designees:
a. Personal identifying information of any person, except as allowed under the Freedom of Information Act;
d. Defamatory or personal attacks;
e. Threats to any person or organization;
f. Posts/comments in support of, or in opposition to, any political campaigns or ballot measures;
g. Solicitation of commerce, including but not limited to advertising of any business or product for sale;
h. Conduct in violation of any federal, state or local law;
i. Encouragement of illegal activity;
j. Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems; or
k. Content that violates a legal ownership interest, such as a copyright or trademark, of any party. Repeated or egregious violations of this policy may result in being “banned”, or disabled from the ability to post further comments.
- Suspended use: After a user is warned twice, on their third violation of the social media use, the violator will be suspended for 10 days. A second suspension to the same user will be for 30 days and a third suspension will be for 90 days. Violations will be looked at from any violations within the last year (365 days). This will be reviewed by the Chief of Police prior to any action being taken.
- Banning: After a user has been suspended three times, a fourth violation within the past year (365 days), will result in a permanent ban. This will be reviewed by the Chief of Police prior to any action being taken. Additionally, we ask that friends/family of TOBPDMD personnel do not “tag” personnel (linking those police employees to any personal social media accounts they may have) in posts/comments on Town of Burlington Police Department Marine Division social media sites, both to protect police personnel privacy and for safety concerns. The Town of Burlington Police Department Marine Division use of social media is provided as a public service to increase communication with the community. This page is not constantly monitored, and should never be used to report crimes or requests for police service. The TOBPDMD disclaims liability for comments on its social media pages posted by any person or entity other than the Town of Burlington Police Department Marine Division official account, and inclusion of comments does not imply endorsement by the TOBPDMD. Furthermore, the TOBPDMD disclaims liability for ads, links, videos, promoted content or comments accessible from any external web page. The responsibility for external content or comments rests with the organizations or individuals providing them. Any inclusion of external content or comments does not imply endorsement by the TOBPDMD. The TOBPDMD cannot edit any posts made on its social media sites, however, the TOBPDMD reserves the right to remove or hide comments that do not adhere to our post/comment policy.
