Social Media Content Policy
**This policy may be updated or amended at any time**
-Comments-
The Coaldale Borough Police Department will review all comments after posting. Comments will be removed if they:
- Contain abusive, profane, or vulgar language
- Contain sexual content, overly graphic, disturbing, obscene, or offensive material that would otherwise violate the law if published on
this site.
-Include offensive language targeting specific ethnic, religious, or racial groups. The Coaldale Borough Police Department will not edit public comments to remove objectionable or inappropriate content, so please ensure that comments comply with this policy if you would like them posted. The Coaldale Borough Police Department recognizes that social media tools are available 24 hours a day, and we welcome comments at any time. However, given the need to manage resources, the moderation and posting of comments will occur during regular business hours or when time permits. Comments submitted after hours or on weekends or holidays will be read and posted as soon as possible if they meet the aforementioned criteria.
-Privacy-
To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, The Coaldale Borough Police Department recommends that people do not include personally identifiable information, such as full name, Social Security number, phone numbers, addresses, or email addresses in the body of their comments. The Coaldale Borough Police Department or any of its members will not ask for your personal information via any social networking site for official use by its department.
-Contact-
Members of the public should be aware that information shared through this site may be subject to release to people who request it through the Freedom of Information Act. Please note that communication made through social media will not constitute legal or official notice or comment from the Coaldale Borough Police Department.
