We aspire to be a driver in conservation, education, tourism, and sustainability, leading the charge to save wildlife and their ecosystems. CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH SOCIAL MEDIA TERMS OF USE
Purpose of City of Virginia Beach Page: To provide local citizens with information about government programs, events and services. To provide a platform for local citizens to share thoughts, opinions and sugge
stions about topics affecting the City of Virginia Beach. Please note that the comments expressed by residents and other members of the public do not reflect the opinions and positions of the City of Virginia Beach government or its officers and employees. CRITERIA FOR POSTING ON THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH'S SOCIAL MEDIA:
By posting on the City of Virginia Beach page, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to the following Terms of Use. Followers of the City of Virginia Beach are encouraged to post information about issues affecting the city and its residents. The comments section is intended to be a moderated discussion on the topic presented in the City’s post. The City reserves the right to hide or delete posts/pictures/videos that contain any of the following:
• Conduct or encouragement of illegal activity
• Nudity or po*******hy
• Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination against protected classes
• Content that violates legal ownership interests of any other party, such as copyright or trademark infringement
• Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems
• Profanity or vulgar language
• Promotions of particular services, products or political candidates or organizations
• Sexual harassment content
• Solicitations of commerce or advertisements including promotion or endorsement of commercial projects including without limitation to***co, ma*****na, alcohol, and fi****ms
• Spam or contents that include links to external online sites
• Posting the personal information, such as a home address or telephone number, of another without permission
Comments may also be removed by Facebook’s profanity filter or moderators, and the City does not control the actions of Facebook. Continued or egregious violations of these Terms of Use may prompt the City to further restrict an individual’s commenting on the City’s social media spaces, and if further restricted, the City will extend such restrictions to the use of aliases or other attempts to defeat the restrictions. If a commenter believes that these criteria have been applied to the commenter or the commenter’s posts in error, the commenter may contact [email protected]. In summary, please feel free to post your thoughts and opinions, whether positive, negative or indifferent, but please do so respectfully.
