§ 62-4. Comment policy.
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A.As a public entity the Borough must abide by certain standards to serve all its constituents in a civil and unbiased manner.B.The intended purpose behind establishing the Borough social media sites and public outreach tools is to disseminate information from the Borough about the Borough to its residents, employees and visitors.C.A comment posted by a member of the public on any Borough social media site is the opinion of the commentator or poster only, and publication of a comment does not imply endorsement of, or agreement by, the Borough, nor do such comments necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the Borough.D.Any attempt to hack or otherwise compromise the Borough's internet or social media sites will be reported to law enforcement and the perpetrator will be denied access to the sites.E.The Borough reserves the right to deny access to its social media sites for any individual who violates the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus' Social Media and Public Outreach Policy at any time and without prior notice.F.All comments posted to any Borough sites are bound by any applicable terms and conditions of Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, located at http://www.facebook.com/terms.php. and the Borough reserves the right to report any violation of Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities to Facebook with the intent of Facebook taking appropriate and reasonable responsible action. All Borough policies are applicable to interactions on social media sites when acting in an official capacity and representing the Borough.G.All comments posted to any Borough sites are bound by any applicable terms and conditions of Twitter's Terms of Service, located at http://twitter.com/tos. and the Borough reserves the right to report any violation of Twitter's Terms of Service to Twitter with the intent of Twitter taking appropriate and reasonable responsible action. All Borough policies are applicable to interactions on social media sites when acting in an official capacity and representing the Borough.H.All comments posted to any Borough sites are bound by any applicable terms and conditions of YouTube's Terms of Service, located at http://www.youtube.com/t/terms. and the Borough reserves the right to report any violations of YouTube's Terms of Service to YouTube with the intent of YouTube taking appropriate and reasonable responsible action. All Borough policies are applicable to interactions on social media sites when acting in an official capacity and representing the Borough.I.All comments posted to any future social media medium or site shall be bound by such site's applicable terms and conditions regarding such posting or commenting.J.No Borough employee, Borough elected official, vendor performing work or providing services to the Borough, or volunteer may post or comment on a Borough social media site.K.Persons posting prohibited content are subject to being barred from posting comments on Borough social media.