Social Media Use Policy

The opinions and beliefs expressed by users on SCDA social media sites are those of the users and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the SCDA. Comments posted on SCDA social media sites are not considered formal public comment and are not promised or guaranteed to be accurate, current, or complete. SCDA assumes no responsibility for and expressly disclaims responsibility for updating its social media sites to keep information current or to ensure the accuracy or completeness of any posted information. Links or advertisements provided on SCDA social media sites may have been placed there by the social media provider and not SCDA staff. Their placement does not constitute an endorsement of the content, viewpoint, accuracy, opinions, policies, products, services, or accessibility of those items. SCDA social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter pages, are located within host sites that maintain their own terms of service, terms of use, privacy policies or other rules ("Terms of Service," TOS) governing the use of these sites. A user will be subject to the TOS of the host site when he or she visits a social media site. Information (photos, videos, messages, etc.) that a user shares with or posts to SCDA pages may be used by the owners of the host site for their own purposes pursuant to its TOS. For more information, consult the host website's TOS. In addition, they may indicate that they utilize "cookies," which can be used to track your web browsing habits and may allow companies to target advertisements to your presumed preferences. Some sites may employ "persistent cookies," which can track user activity over time and across different websites, since they are stored on a user's computer for a length of time that is set by the Web server. These types of cookies, also called "permanent cookies" or "tracking cookies," are used to collect and store identifying information about the user, such as user preferences, between visits to a website and until the cookie expires or is deleted by the user.

TERMS OF PARTICIPATION FOR SCDA SOCIAL MEDIA VENUES

SCDA welcomes and encourages members of the public to participate in the discussion on its social media sites. To keep the discussion open and relevant, SCDA staff may moderate any and all content submitted by users on its sites. SCDA reserves the right to delete any content and block or remove any users that violate the Terms of Participation at any time without consent or warning. Participants on SCDA social media pages should be aware that any articles and other content posted or submitted for posting on SCDA social networking sites are subject to public disclosure. By contributing to SCDA social media pages or sites, a user agrees not to post any content that contains:

• Comments that do not contribute to the topic of conversation;
• Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public;
• Comments in support of or opposition to political campaigns or ballot measures;
• Content deemed lewd, profane or intentionally misleading;
• Content that promotes or represents violence;
• Sexually explicit content or links to sexually explicit content;
• Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination or harassment on the basis of an individual's age, race, creed or religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, sex (including gender identity or expression), disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, or domestic violence victim status;
• Content considered abusive, bullying, threatening, intimidating, harassing, hazing, coercing and/or other conduct that threatens or endangers the health or safety of any person;
• Content that violates a legal ownership interest of any other party or is in violation of personal privacy, copyright or trademark law;
• Solicitations of commerce;
• Conduct or encouragement of illegal activity; and/or
• Content that advertises products or services, or spam accounts with irrelevant information. These Terms of Participation may be modified at any time by the SCDA. If you have any questions about these Terms of Participation, contact us here.