By "Liking", Tweeting, and/or posting on any City of Livingston social media site, you agree to adhere to this Acceptable Use Policy, and understand that comments or posts which fail to meet the requirements outlined in this Acceptable Use Policy may be removed. City of Livingston
Social Media Acceptable Use Policy (11/1/2012)
Communicating with the City through social media enables you to conta
ct the City in a direct and meaningful way. If you wish to comment or post material on this site you do so with the understanding that you agree to this policy and its standards of use as an initial and ongoing condition of your use. When engaging with the City of Livingston through the City's social media sites, you agree to the following:
Every comment or post you make to a City of Livingston social media site is a public record and may be disseminated, reproduced, or copied by the City or any other person without any further action by the poster or without notice by the City of such. You agree you have no reasonable expectation of privacy in anything you post to a City social media site. The City of Livingston department and division social media accounts are not meant for comments that do not directly relate to the purpose or topic of the social media website or for service complaints. For general comments or communications concerning a department or division, please contact the department or division directly by phone, email or in person. Comments posted to these sites are monitored by City employees and, while comments will not be edited by the City, a comment may be removed if it violates any part of this policy. When you post you are subject to the Terms of Service (TOS) of the host site. Information (photos, videos, etc.) you share with or post to official City of Livingston department and division pages is also subject to the TOS of the host site and may be used by the owners of the host site for their own purposes. For more information, consult the host website's TOS. Comments containing any of the following forms of content shall not be allowed and may be removed by the City without notice to you:
Comments promoting any person campaigning for election to a political office or ballot issues;
Promotion or advertisement of a business or commercial enterprise or solicitation of commerce;
The use of profane, obscene, threatening or harassing language;
Personal attacks of any kind;
Comment that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, s*x, age, marital status, national origin, or actual or perceived s*xual orientation, gender identity or disability as well as any other category protected by federal, state, or local law;
Sexual content or links to s*xual content;
Comments that violate the protected privacy interests of any person;
Comments advocating illegal activity;
Content that violates a legal ownership interest of any other party; and
Information that may compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems. Users are welcome to submit or post content, including photographs and videos, to an official City site where the department or division allows users to post content, the content meets the standards articulated in this Acceptable Use Policy and pertains to the subject of the social media site. Users may only post their own, original content. Reproduced or borrowed content that reasonably appears to violate third party rights will be removed. The City of Livingston is not obligated to respond to any comment or content posted on any City social media site. Failure to respond to any post or comment does not indicate acceptance, agreement, or consent of the City. Likewise, removal of any post or comment does not indicate disagreement or negativity towards the post or user. Further, any post or comment, or removal of same, does not constitute notice to the City of any kind. Questions or concerns regarding the City of Livingston's social media activity, the City's social media policy and/or this Acceptable Use Policy should be sent to [email protected]. This comment policy is subject to amendment or modification at any time. By commenting or posting material to any City social media site you agree that every time you visit this site or any other City internet site you will be bound by the terms of this Acceptable Use Policy.
