VIRGINIA FIRE DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This is the official page of Virginia Fire Department. The purpose of this page is to provide the public with information concerning Virginia Fire Department’s mission, goals, activities, photographs, relevant public safety information and videos. This page is also used to disseminate information and material intended to increase pub
lic awareness of Virginia Fire Department and its members. All postings/comments are subject to the terms and conditions expressed here, as well as the terms and conditions of Facebook. IF YOU NEED IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE PLEASE DIAL 9-1-1
Before posting/submitting any comments to this page, you must read and agree to the terms and conditions expressed here.
• Any posting on this page shall constitute acknowledgment and acceptance of these terms and conditions
• Do not use this page to report an emergency or to seek assistance from Virginia Fire Department!
• In case of emergency or if you need assistance, please dial 911! All comments posted to this page are actively monitored and reviewed. Virginia Fire Department reserves the right to restrict, remove or delete any posting/comment that is inconsistent with the purpose of the page or violate any terms and conditions. Virginia Fire Department reserves the right to make any judgment on validity or appropriateness of any comments/postings. Limitations include but are not limited to:
• Comments not topically related to a particular posting authorized by the Virginia Fire Department;
• Comments in support of or in opposition to candidates seeking election to office, political parties or organizations, political campaigns, and/ or ballot measures;
• Comments that include or constitute abusive, profane, threatening, insulting, false, defamatory, slanderous, libelous, hateful, harassing or stalking, racist, s*xist, misogynistic, bigoted, homophobic, vulgar, obscene, violent, pornographic or s*xual, inappropriate or offensive, and/or criminal or unlawful language or content;
• Comments that constitute, include, promote, foster, or perpetuate disparagement or discrimination of persons on the basis of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry or ethnicity, s*x, gender identity, s*xual orientation, handicap or disability, age and/or any other protected class;
• Comments that constitute or include solicitation of commerce or promotion and/or advertisement of/for a business or commercial transaction, including but not limited to “spam” and other commercial content submitted/posted by individuals, groups, entities, or automatic software programs;
• Comments that constitute, conduct, solicit, promote, encourage or incite criminal or illegal activity or comments that otherwise incite imminent lawless action;
• Comments that constitute or include a threat to public safety or security and/or that may compromise or tend to compromise public safety or security;
• Comments that constitute or include an inappropriate and/or unauthorized disclosure of personal data or private/personal information about any individual; and
• Comments that constitute or include copyrighted or trademarked material and/or content that violates the legal ownership interest of another party, submitted or posted without proper authorization/consent. Only comments consistent with these terms and conditions, as determined by the Virginia Fire Department, and those terms and conditions established by Facebook are allowed. Virginia Fire Department does not allow, without prior approval,the posting of photographs, videos, audio recordings (and/or similar media) or links to other pages or websites by anyone other than an authorized employee of Virginia Fire Department. The posting of such content/material/information/media is, except when posted by an authorized employee of the Department, strictly prohibited. If posted/submitted, such content/material/information/media shall be restricted, removed, and/or deleted.
• If you have a photograph, video, or audio recording (and/or similar media) you want share with Virginia Fire Department or think Virginia Fire Department would like to share on this page, please contact us via the messaging feature on this page. Only individuals, groups and entities accepting and complying with, the applicable terms and conditions established by Facebook and Virginia Fire Department are welcome. While this page is open for public inspection, only authorized users of Facebook are permitted to submit/post a comment. Virginia Fire Department reserves the right to restrict, remove and/or block any person, group, or entity submitting and/or repeatedly submitting comment(s)/posting(s) contrary to or inconsistent with the purpose of the page, not topically related to particular postings authorized by Virginia Fire Department, and/or violate of the applicable terms and conditions. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
• This page and its content are actively monitored and managed by Virginia Fire Department.
• If you are looking for more information about Virginia Fire Department, please visit http://www.virginiamn.us/department/fire_department/index.php
• “Friending,” “liking,” and/or similar exchanges/actions between Virginia Fire Department and a Facebook user does not indicate endorsement of that user’s actions or comments.
• Comments posted on this page by visitors on the Virginia Fire Department page do not reflect the opinion(s) of the Department. Virginia Fire Department neither endorses nor opposes, by its actions or inactions related to restriction, removal or deletion of submissions, postings, comments/content submitted or posted by others. Commenters alone are responsible for their comments, usernames, and/or any information or content they place or attempt to place on this page.
• All postings on this page are voluntary, and made at your own risk. By using or accessing Facebook and this page, you are, in addition to accepting the terms and conditions for use established by Facebook and Virginia Fire Department, accepting the practices described in the Facebook Data Use Policy. For more information on Facebook’s Data Use Policy, go to https://www.facebook.com/policies/?ref=pf
