www.cityofclevelandga.org/departments/police_department.php ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ง ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐จ๐๐ฒ*
By posting or commenting on any social media platform used by the CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT, you participate by your own choice, taking personal responsibility for your comments, your username, and any information you provide therein. You further agree to the following terms of use
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The CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT maintains a social media program for the purpose of engaging and interacting with our community, providing relevant and timely community news, information and events, distribution of crime prevention and public safety tips, for urgent notifications of critical incidents which may affect residents, business owners and visitors of Cleveland, GA and of the CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT, and for those people having an interest in the CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT.
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All social media platforms used by the CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT are designated as Limited Public Forums. The department welcomes a person's right to express his/her opinion and encourages posters to keep comments relevant to the topic in question. Posting of any content on any social media platform used by the CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT, by any visitor, follower, subscriber, or fan, constitutes acceptance of the terms of use described here in this policy. For purposes of this policy, a social media platform is the website or app offered to the public to provide audio, video, still-photo, or written communication between other members of the public and/or representatives of certain groups, businesses, organizations, or departments. Examples of social media platforms include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, NextDoor, YouTube, Flickr, LinkedIn, website blogs with commenting capabilities, forums, and emergency notification services. The definition of content as used in this policy refers to any written copy, photos, graphics, videos, live-video streams, comments, or any form of communicative content exchanged between parties.
๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง ๐๐ค๐ฃ-๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ช๐๐จ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ผ๐จ๐จ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐:
The posting of requests for law enforcement assistance, regardless if it is of an emergency or non-emergency nature, is discouraged and will not guarantee a response by the CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT or any emergency service provider. In case of an emergency, or if police assistance is needed, please dial 911. If you wish to report a crime or information relevant to a crime, please call 706-865-0911. You may remain anonymous if you wish. In the event you post information related to a crime, you may be placing yourself in a position of becoming a witness and subject to being subpoenaed into court.
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"Friending" or "Liking" the CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT, or an officer or employee of the CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT, does not indicate an endorsement of that person's actions or comments. A comment posted by a member of the public on any CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT social media site is the opinion of the commentator or poster only, and publication of a comment does not imply endorsement of, or agreement by, the CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT, nor do such comments necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT.
๐๐ค๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ:
The social media platforms of CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT are intended to be "family-friendly." When applicable, the department uses platform-provided content moderation/filtering options to limit foul or obscene content. The CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT does actively monitor the social media platforms used by the department and will remove inappropriate content as defined below, without prior notice, and as soon as possible. The department shall reserve the right to remove and/or block anyone who posts inappropriate material as determined by the department. This material may include, but is not limited to: comments not related to the original topic, including random or unintelligible comments; profane, obscene, or pornographic content and/or language; content that promotes, fosters or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, or national origin; defamatory or personal attacks; threats to any person or organization; comments in support of, or in opposition to, any political campaigns or ballot measures; solicitation of commerce, including but not limited to advertising of any business or product for sale; conduct in violation of any federal, state or local law; encouragement of illegal activity; information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems; content that violates a legal ownership interest, such as a copyright, of any party; harassment or content which constitutes and/or facilitates stalking; content which violates the right to privacy; encouragement of violence; repetitive content; comments which may reasonably interfere with, inhibit, or compromise law enforcement investigations, police tactics, police responses to incidents and/or the safety of police staff and officers; posts or comments that contain any external links. The department does not allow the posting of photos or videos by anyone other than members of the department.
๐ฟ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ก ๐ค๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐จ๐จ:
The CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT reserves the right to deny access to any CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT social media sites for any individual, who violates the CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT Social Media Terms of Use, at any time and without prior notice. If you wish to contest the removal or hiding of your content or your denial of access ("banned") from our social media platforms, you may do so by contacting us at 706-348-7078 and requesting to speak to a member of our social media team.
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All comments posted to any CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT Facebook site are bound by Facebook's Community Standards, located at http://www.facebook.com/communitystandards. The CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT reserves the right to report any violation of Facebook's Community Standards to Facebook with the intent of Facebook taking appropriate and reasonable responsive action.
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Should you have any questions in regards to items contained herein this Terms of Use, please contact the CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT social media manager at 706-348-7078.
