ACWD provides a reliable supply of high quality water to Fremont, Newark and Union City, California
Commenter Guidelines and Responsibilities
These guidelines apply to all persons, including District employees, who comment on ACWD’s social media sites:
1. Enrollment of commenters must be accompanied by valid contact information, including a name and e-mail address. The District’s social media validates e- mail addresses based on login information and falsified e-mail addresses will not be allowed. To the extent the District has access and control over names, addresses and valid e-mail addresses provided, the District will keep the information confidential, unless disclosure is, (1) necessary or required to investigate any acts of misconduct; (2) pursuant to court order; or (3) pursuant to any applicable federal, state or local law. In the case of Internet technology that allows semi-anonymous posting, commenters may comment “semi-anonymously”; each commenter must provide valid contact information but if the commenter chooses to have his or her comment posted anonymously, he or she may do so. The District reserves the right to prohibit commenters who consistently violate this Policy from posting comments on the District’s social media
E. Posting Restrictions
The District reserves the right to restrict or remove any subject matter that is in violation of this Policy or any applicable law or policy. If a District social media site allows comments from the public, ACWD will allow only comments that are topically related to the particular subject matter and within the purpose of the District social media site. The following subject matter, or links to the following subject matter, will not be allowed for posting on the Alameda County Water District’s social media:
1. Comments not topically related to the particular District subject matter being commented on;
2. Content that promotes, fosters or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, s*x, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, s*xual orientation, pregnancy, or any other factor prohibited by statute;
4. Subject matter that threatens violence or defames any person or organization;
5. Sexually explicit content or obscene content;
6. Solicitations of commerce;
7. Participating in or encouraging participation in illegal activity;
8. Information that compromises the safety or security of the public or public systems;
9. Content that violates a legal ownership interest of any other party, including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights, copyright, trade secrets, trademarks and publicity rights;
10. Information which promotes a political party, organization, and/or initiative. The District disclaims any and all responsibility and liability for any comments or posts that the District deems prohibited by these Posting Restrictions. The District will use reasonable efforts to remove comments and posts that are prohibited by these Posting Restrictions in an expeditious and timely manner. The District will inform users of the District’s social media of this disclaimer by posting it on the District’s social media sites. https://acwd.org/DocumentCenter/View/4609/Social-Media-Policy
