Our Social Media Users Policy
Bedford County Emergency Management & Homeland Security
Bedford County Emergency Management & Homeland Security encourages viewers to actively engage in open communication on our social media by contributing comments and conversations related to community safety and well-being, we remind viewers that the statements and opinions expressed in posted comments represent
those of the party responsible for the posting and do not reflect the overarching views or goals of this service. Bedford County Emergency Management & Homeland Security does not guarantee that information posted by users is accurate, and disclaims any liability for loss or damages resulting from reliance on any such information. Bedford County Emergency Management & Homeland Security does not endorse or support any private or commercial entity or the information, products or services contained on those websites that may be reached through links on our page. Bedford County Emergency Management & Homeland Security reserves the right to remove or hide any posts that do not align with the social media's purpose of serving the public with unbiased, factual information and resources. Grounds for removal include postings containing or suggesting any of the following:
• Profanity, obscenity or vulgarity
• Hate speech or suggestion thereof
• Off-topic and unrelated comments that do not focus on emergency services and community safety and well-being objectives in Bedford County.
• Inappropriate pictures, including nudity, indecency and inhumanity in profile and posted pictures
• Defamation to a person or group of people
• Name calling and/or personal attacks or harassment
• Comments designed to sell a product or service
• Spam, including identical comments posted repeatedly
• Language that infringes on copyrights
• Suggestion or advocacy of illegal or dangerous activity
• Links to non-governmental or unrelated websites
• Any other postings that Bedford County Emergency Management & Homeland Security deems inappropriate for public viewership
• In deference to victims, witnesses, and their families, and community stakeholders, comments that are not directly related to the subject matter posted may be deleted or hidden. This is necessary in order to protect the privacy of the parties involved. All comments, images, links and stories posted on Bedford County Emergency Management & Homeland Security social media will be reviewed in as timely a manner as possible and muted or hidden if not in compliance with the policy standards stated above. In order to properly protect your privacy, we strongly advise visitors not to post confidential information on our social media page. Bedford County Emergency Management & Homeland Security reserves the right to modify its comment policy at any time.
