SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY

Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit
Social Media Comment Policy
Effective: December 1, 2019

Below outlines BSOOB Transit’s Social Media Comment Policy. This policy addresses comments made on our social media channels including our Website, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

We appreciate your support and interest in BSOOB Transit. By participating in social media, BSOOB Transit intends to engage individuals and organizations about topics related to BSOOB Transit’s mission. “To provide clean, safe, reliable, and affordable local public transportation to all.”

Disclaimer

Communications made via comments on any BSOOB Transit social media channel or page will in no way constitute a legal or official notice or comment to BSOOB Transit for any purpose. BSOOB Transit cannot attest to the accuracy of the information provided by third parties or any other linked sites. Posted comments and images do not necessarily represent the views of BSOOB Transit and do not constitute an endorsement on behalf of BSOOB Transit. Communications made via comments on any BSOOB Transit social media channel or page will in no way constitute a legal or official notice or comment to BSOOB Transit for any purpose. BSOOB Transit cannot attest to the accuracy of the information provided by third parties or any other linked sites. Posted comments and images do not necessarily represent the views of BSOOB Transit and do not constitute an endorsement on behalf of BSOOB Transit.

Moderated Comments

BSOOB Transit welcomes a respectful discourse that includes your comments, ideas and concerns. Comments are immediately released into the public domain, so do not submit anything you do not wish to be broadcast to the general public, including personally identifiable information. Comments are welcome at any time, but BSOOB Transit moderates comments during normal business hours (Monday-Friday 9am-4:30pm). BSOOB Transit does not discriminate against any viewpoint but reserves the right to remove comments that do not adhere to these standards. Comments deemed inappropriate per the outlined guidelines will be removed at the discretion of BSOOB Transit. Users that do not adhere to the policy will first be contacted by BSOOB Transit regarding inappropriate comments. Multiple instances of this behavior will result in the user being blocked or banned from the page.

BSOOB Transit considers the following comments unacceptable:

• Abusive, vulgar, offensive, threatening, defamatory or harassing language, personal attacks, or offensive terms that target specific individuals or groups or that incite illegal activity.
• Comments that are off-topic or that promote, endorse or oppose a service or product, political party, person campaigning for elected office or ballot proposition.
• Spam – including the same comment posted repeatedly or gratuitous links to sites.
• Comments infringing on copyrighted or trademarked material or deemed an infringement of intellectual property.