Garden Terrace at the Pavilion

Elk Grove Park District
Social Media Comment Policy

1. Comments containing any of the following content shall not be permitted on the Park District social media sites and are subject to removal and/or restriction by the Administrator or his/her designees at any time and without prior notice:
a. Comments not related to the original topic, including random or unintelligible comments;
b. Obscene, vi

olent, sexual, or pornographic content;
c. Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, national origin, or other protected class;
d. Actual defamation;
e. True threats of violence;
f. Solicitation of commerce, including but not limited to advertising of any business or product for sale;
g. Conduct in violation of any federal, state, or local law;
h. Encouragement of illegal activity;
i. Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems;
j. Content that violates a legal ownership interest, such as a copyright or trademark;
k. Spam or links to malware or viruses
2. A comment posted by a member of the public on any Park District social media site is the opinion of the commenter or poster only, and publication of a comment does not imply endorsement of, or agreement by, the Park District, not do the comments necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the Park District.
3. The Park District reserves the right to deny access to Park District social media sites for any individual who violates the Park District’s social media policy, at any time and without prior notice.
4. Departments monitor their social media sites for comments requesting responses from the Park District and for comments in violation of this policy; however, please be advised that Park District social media sites are not monitored 24/7 and that responses and comment moderation may not be immediate.
5. All comments posted to any Park District Facebook site are bound by the platform's terms of service, including Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, located at http://www.facebook.com/terms.php.
6. Users who enter private or personal information on Park District social media sites do so at their own risk, and the Park District is not responsible for any damages resulting from the public display of, or failure to remove, private or personal information.
7. Content posted on the Park District social media sites may be subject to disclosure under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act and retention under the Local Records Act.
8. This policy and terms of use may be amended from time-to-time, without further notice.