Lismore City Council oversees the beautiful Lismore Local Government Area, which encompasses Lismore City, Nimbin and surrounding villages. The Local Government Area has a population of around 45,000 people and we are lucky to have an incredibly diverse, colourful and creative community. Lismore City Council wants to engage better with our citizens and provide information, get feedback, share ideas, and listen to what our citizens have to say about their place in the world and its future. We would like everyone who uses our page to do so with respect and courtesy so everyone can interact in a space that is safe and welcoming. The conditions of use below outline our policy around using social media. These conditions of use apply to social media sites (defined here as online technologies that facilitate social interaction and dialogue, such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube) that are used by Lismore City Council (hereafter LCC). Any individual accessing, browsing and using an LCC social media site accepts without limitation or qualification these conditions of use. LCC has a Social Media Policy and accompanying Social Media Guidelines which apply to all Councillors and staff. LCC expects people to abide by the principles contained in them. LCC maintains the right to modify the Social Media Policy, the Social Media Guidelines and these conditions of use without notice. LCC has no control over content, commercial advertisements or other postings produced by a social media site that appears within LCC’s social media presence as part of the site’s environment. LCC does not endorse the views of external participants who submit comments or user-generated content. LCC operates and maintains a presence on social media sites as a public service to provide information about programs, services, projects, issues, events and activities. LCC assumes no liability for any inaccuracies these social media sites may contain and does not guarantee that LCC’s social media sites will be uninterrupted, permanent or error‐free. Communications made through LCC’s social media sites in no way constitute a legal or official notice. LCC aims to provide online interactive platforms that are welcoming for all participants and adheres to its own Social Media Policy and Social Media Guidelines. LCC encourages equitable access to our interactive sites and welcomes a diverse range of views. LCC expects all participants to treat each other with respect and courtesy. LCC reserves the right not to publish, or to delete, comments at its discretion. Some of the general rules for using LCC social media sites include:
• Participants are expected to treat other people using the site, including LCC staff, with respect and courtesy.
• Comments that are defamatory, discriminatory, infringe copyright or are otherwise unlawful will be deleted.
• Comments that are considered to be prejudicial, off-topic, inflammatory, repetitive, vexatious, misleading, offensive or otherwise inappropriate will be deleted.
• To ensure LCC social media sites are welcoming for everybody, LCC reserves the right to reject comments or posts that attempt to dominate a conversation or the site content.
• Comments that constitute spam, such as commercial interests, solicitations or advertisements may not be posted or may be deleted at LCC’s discretion.
• Contributors should be aware that comments or other submissions can remain online indefinitely and may be found through search engines or online archives.
• Contributors must not impersonate another living person or registered user.
• Children under the age of 16 should gain parental consent before contributing to LCC’s social media sites.
• Contributors who repeatedly breach the conditions of this disclaimer may be blocked from social media sites at the discretion of LCC. LCC also adheres to the conditions of use outlined in the Facebook Statement of Rights and Responsibilities (http://www.facebook.com/terms.php) and related Facebook policies. LCC would like to engage in as many conversations as is practicable however comments made to these platforms will not be treated as formal enquiries or complaints and may be redirected or not responded to. LCC actively moderate this page between 8.30am and 4.30pm from Monday to Friday. For further information, or to make a formal enquiry or complaint, contact LCC's Customer Contact Centre on 6625 0500 or email [email protected].
