SM Terms Of Use

Social Media Terms of Use

Pelham Police Department

SOCIAL MEDIA TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The official Facebook page of the Pelham, New Hampshire Police Department is located at https://www.facebook.com/PelhamNHPolice The official Twitter page of the Pelham, New Hampshire Police Department is located at https://www.twitter.com/PelhamNHPolice.The official Instagram page of the Pelham, New Hampshire Police Department is located at https://www.instagram.com/pelhampolice/ The official YouTube page of the Pelham, New Hampshire Police Department is located at https://www.youtube.com/user/PelhamNHPolice

The purpose of the Pelham Police social media pages is to permit authorized employees of the Department to provide the public with information concerning the Pelham Police Departments mission, goals, programs, activities, events, news, stories, photographs, and, videos and to disseminate other information and material intended to increase public awareness of, and enhance respect for, the Pelham Police and its members and employees. Please note that this is a purposefully controlled online site established for this limited purpose, NOT A PUBLIC FORUM. All postings/comments are, in addition to being governed by the terms and conditions established by Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram subject to the following terms and conditions established by the Pelham Police:

BEFORE SUBMITTING/POSTING A COMMENT ON THIS PAGE, YOU MUST REVIEW AND AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF FACEBOOK, TWITTER, YOUTUBE & INSTAGRAM AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE PELHAM POLICE.

A submission/posting on these pages shall constitute acknowledgement and acceptance of these terms and conditions

DO NOT USE THESE PAGES TO REPORT A CRIME OR SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY OR TO SEEK ANY EMERGENCY PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES

In case of EMERGENCY or if you need police assistance, use your phone to dial 911

To report a crime or suspicious activity, use your phone to dial 911 or call 603-635-2411

ALL COMMENTS submitted/posted to these pages are actively monitored and reviewed by the Pelham Police. The Pelham Police reserve the right to restrict, remove, or delete any posting/comment that is contrary to and/or inconsistent with the purpose of the page or violative of the applicable terms and conditions. The Pelham Police Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Instagram pages is not appropriate for, and is not intended to accommodate, comments unrelated to the purpose of said page or particular postings authorized by the Department. Consistent with the purpose of the page, prohibited content includes but is not limited to the following:

Comments not topically related to a particular posting authorized by the Pelham Police;

Comments in support of or in opposition to candidates seeking election to office, political parties or organizations, political campaigns, and/ or ballot measures;

Comments that include or constitute abusive, profane, threatening, insulting, false, defamatory, slanderous, libelous, hateful, harassing or stalking, racist, sexist, misogynistic, bigoted, homophobic, vulgar, obscene, violent, pornographic or sexual, inappropriate or offensive, and/or criminal or unlawful language or content;

Comments that constitute, include, promote, foster, or perpetuate disparagement or discrimination of persons on the basis of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry or ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, handicap or disability, and/or age;

Comments that constitute or include solicitation of commerce or promotion and/or advertisement of/for a business or commercial transaction, including but not limited to “spam” and other commercial content submitted/posted by individuals, groups, entities, or automatic software programs;

Comments that constitute, conduct, solicit, promote, encourage or incite criminal or illegal activity or comments that otherwise incite imminent lawless action;

Comments that constitute or include a threat to public safety or security and/or that may compromise or tend to compromise public safety or security;

Comments that constitute or include an inappropriate and/or unauthorized disclosure of personal data or private/personal information about any individual; and

Comments that constitute or include copyrighted or trademarked material and/or content that violates the legal ownership interest of another party, submitted or posted without proper authorization/consent.

ONLY COMMENTS consistent with these terms and conditions, as determined by the Pelham Police, and those terms and conditions established by Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Instagram are welcome.

The Pelham Police DOES NOT ALLOW THE POSTING OF PHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEOS, AUDIO RECORDINGS (and/or similar media) OR LINKS TO OTHER PAGES OR WEBSITES by anyone other than an authorized employee of the Pelham Police. The posting of such content/material/information/media is, except when posted by an authorized employee of the Department, STRICTLY PROHIBITED.If posted/submitted, such content/material/information/media shall be restricted, removed, and/or deleted.

IF YOU HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH, VIDEO, OR AUDIO RECORDING (and/or similar media) you want share with the Pelham Police or think the Pelham Police would like to share on these pages, please contact the Department’s Media Specialist at media@pelhampolice.com

ONLY INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS AND ENTITIES accepting and complying with, the applicable terms and conditions established by Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Instagram and the Pelham Police are welcome. While these pages is open for public inspection, only authorized users of these pages are permitted to submit/post a comment. The Pelham Police reserve the right to restrict, remove and/or block any person, group, or entity submitting and/or repeatedly submitting comment(s)/posting(s) contrary to or inconsistent with the purpose of the page, not topically related to particular postings authorized by the Department, and/or that are violative of the applicable terms and conditions.

ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This page and its content are actively monitored and managed by the Pelham Police through its Media Specialists.

If you are looking for more information about the Pelham Police, please visit http://www.pelhampolice.com

“Friending,” “liking,” and/or similar exchanges/actions between Pelham officers/civilian employees and a Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Instagram user does not indicate endorsement of that user’s actions or comments.

Comments posted on these pages by visitors on the Pelham Police Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Instagram page DO NOT reflect the opinion(s) of the Department. The Pelham Police neither endorse nor oppose, by its actions or inactions related to restriction, removal or deletion of submissions/postings, the comments/content submitted/posted by others. Commenters alone are responsible for their comments, usernames, and/or any information or content they place or attempt to place on this page.

Use of this site by Pelham Police employees is governed by all applicable Rules & Regulations and Policies & Procedures.

All postings on these pages are voluntary and made at your own risk. By using or accessing Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Instagram and these pages, you are, in addition to accepting the terms and conditions for use established by Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Instagram and the Pelham Police, accepting the practices described in the Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Instagram Data Use Policy.