City of Morro Bay

City of Morro Bay Conditions of Use Policy for Facebook


The City of Morro Bay ("City") participates in social media pages in an effort to engage members of the community in open, interactive communications while effectively disseminating accurate information to the community. The following disclaimer applies to the City’s official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/City-of-Morro-Bay/270207279846773

Limited Public Forum

This page is a limited public forum.

Privacy

This is an official social media page for the City, and anything you post here, including comments, deleted posts, private messages, chats, and “Likes” may be subject to the California Public Records Act. As regulations change, so will the City, and updates will be made to this page and Policy as needed.

Posts and/or Comments

By participating on this site you agree to grant a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license to any information posted;

Participants must honor intellectual property standards and must limit content to that which is rightfully posted.

Posts and/or comments, if enabled, should directly pertain to the government activities and policies within the City. Comments must be directly related to the post on which the comment is made. Posts and/or comments containing any kind of inappropriate content shall not be permitted on City social media pages and are subject to removal by the City without prior notice. Unpermitted content includes but is not limited to:

1. Comments not related to the particular social media topic posted;
2. Profane, indecent or obscene content and/or language;
3. Sexual content or links to sexual content;
4. Content that promotes, fosters or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation or national origin;
5. Defamation, threats, violent or hate speech;
6. Any political, campaign or election content;
7. Promotional announcements not related to City business;
8. Solicitation of commerce, including but not limited to advertising of any business or product for sale;
9. Conduct in violation of any Federal, State, County or Local law;
10. Conduct or encouragement of illegal activity;
11. Information that may compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems;
12. Content that violates a legal ownership interest, such as a copyright or trademark, of any party;
13. Content that contains confidential or proprietary information; and
14. Content that violates another person’s right to privacy.


A comment posted on any City social media page is the opinion of the commentator only, and publication of a comment does not imply endorsement of, or agreement by, the City, nor do such comments necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the City. No posts and/or comments on any Facebook page constitute a legally binding representation on the part of the City. Furthermore, an opinion expressed on the City’s Facebook page is not a substitute for a formal statement in a public hearing process.

The City’s social media page may not be used for the submission of any claim, demand, informal or formal complaint, or any other form of legal and/or administrative notice or process, or for the exhaustion of any legal and/or administrative remedy.

Please note that the City may use filters that prohibit various types of unacceptable words from posting on the City's social media page. If your post and/or comment is not displayed, please review it for unacceptable language.

All posts and/or comments posted to any City Facebook page are bound by Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, located at http://www.facebook.com/terms.php. The City 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 responsive action.

The City reserves the right to restrict or remove any content that is deemed in violation of this Conditions of Use Policy or any applicable law.

The City reserves the right to deny access to City social media pages for any individual who repeatedly violates the City of Menifee Conditions of Use Policy for Facebook without prior notice.

Any litigation regarding the City’s actions, content, or information on any social media page shall be filed in the County of San Luis Obispo, if in State court, regardless of where else venue may lie.

The City disclaims any liability for any loss or damage resulting from any comments posted on the City’s social media page.

The City reserves the right to change this policy at any time without notice.

Contacting the City of Morro Bay

For more information about the City of Morro Bay, please visit the official City webpage at http://www.morro-bay.ca.us/ , or contact the City of Morro Bay Monday through Friday during normal business hours at (805) 772-6200.