CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH SOCIAL MEDIA TERMS OF USE
Purpose of Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation Page: To provide local citizens with information about recreational and wellness programs, events, facilities, and services. CRITERIA FOR POSTING ON THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH'S SOCIAL MEDIA:
By posting on the Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation (VBPR) page, you acknowledge that you have read a
nd agree to the following Terms of Use. Followers of the VBPR page are encouraged to post information about issues affecting the department and residents. We encourage discussion and varying viewpoints; however, the VBPR page will not feature any of the following and reserves the right to delete posts/pictures/videos that include such items.
• Solicitations or advertisements of any kind that are not officially sponsored or endorsed by the City of Virginia Beach
• Nudity or po*******hy
• Profanity or vulgar language
• Personal attacks or threats against any person or group; libelous, harassing or abusive statements
• Posting someone else’s personal information such as home address or phone number without their written consent
• Establishments where the distribution or sale of alcoholic beverages is a primary business function
• Activities restricted to adults
• To***co and to***co products
• Fi****ms or other weapons
• Hostility or violence toward any individual or group, including personal insults, libel, defamation of character
• Attacks on ethnic, racial, gender or religious groups
• Illegal discrimination against any group
• Illegal or inappropriate use of fi****ms or drugs, or any illegal activity
• Sexual overtone or innuendo
• Posts by persons who are impersonating city officials or using false identities
• Information harmful to children or is of a nature to frighten children, either emotionally or physically
• Cruelty to animals
• Online casino gaming, gambling or betting
• Information affiliated with or promoting political campaigns
In summary, please feel free to post your thoughts and opinions, whether positive, negative or indifferent, but please do it respectfully and without malice. If you use hateful, obscene or insulting language or launch personal attacks, we will delete your post. VBPR reserves the right to block users who repeatedly violate our terms of use.
