HomeMy WebLinkAbout13- Acceptable Use PolicyAcceptable Use Policy
Communicating with the City through social media enables you to contact the City in a
direct and meaningful way. If you wish to comment or post material on this or any other City social
media 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 Bozeman through the City's social media sites, you agree to the
following:
1. Every comment or posting you make to this 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 this site.
2. Comments must be related to the posted topic. This site is not meant for comments that do not
directly relate to the purpose or topic of the site 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.
3. Comments posted to these sites are monitored by Peak Democracy and City employees and,
while comments will not be edited by the City, a comment (or an appropriate portion thereof)
may be removed if it violates any part of this policy.
4. When you post you are subject to the policies, rules, and regulations (i.e. the Terms of Service
(TOS)) of the host site (Peak Democracy). Information (photos, videos, etc.) you share with or
post to this site 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.
5. Comments containing any of the following forms of content shall not be allowed and may be
removed by the City without notice to you:
1. Comments promoting or opposing any person campaigning for election to a political
office or ballot issues;
2. Promotion or advertisement of a business or commercial enterprise or solicitation of
commerce;
3. The use of profane, obscene, threatening or harassing language;
4. Personal attacks of any kind;
5. Comments that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race,
color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or actual or perceived
sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability as well as any other category protected
by federal, state, or local law;
6. Sexual content or links to sexual content;
7. Comments that violate the protected privacy interests of any person;
8. Comments advocating illegal activity;
9. Content that violates a legal ownership interest of any other party; and
10. Information that may compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems.
6. Users are welcome to submit or post content, including photographs and videos, to this site
where the site allows users to post content, the content meets the standards articulated in this
Acceptable Use Policy and pertains to the subject of this site. Users may only post their own,
original content. Reproduced or borrowed content that reasonably appears to violate third party
rights will be removed.
Questions or concerns regarding the City of Bozeman's social media activity, the City's social media
policy and/or this Acceptable Use Policy should be sent to it@bozeman.net.
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.