Holyoke Police Department’s Facebook
Terms and Conditions
This is the official page of the Holyoke Police Department (Massachusetts). The purpose of the Holyoke Police Department page is to permit authorized employees of the Department to provide the public with information concerning the Holyoke Police Department’s mission, goals, programs, activities, events, news, stories, p
hotographs, videos, and to disseminate other information and material intended to increase public awareness of, and enhance respect for, the Holyoke Police Department and its members and employees. Please note that 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, subject to the following terms and conditions established by the Holyoke Police Department:
• BEFORE SUBMITTING/POSTING A COMMENT ON THIS PAGE, YOU MUSTREVIEW AND AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF FACEBOOK AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE HOLYOKE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
• A submission/posting on this page shall constitute acknowledgement and acceptance of these terms and conditions.
• DO NOT USE THIS PAGE 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 the local police department of your jurisdiction.
• ALL COMMENTS submitted/posted to this page are actively monitored and reviewed by the Holyoke Police Department, but NOT on a 24 hour/7 day a week basis. The Holyoke Police Department reserves 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 Holyoke Police Department page is not appropriate for, and is not intended to accommodate, comments unrelated to the purpose of the page or particular postings authorized by the Department. Consistent with the purpose of this page, prohibited content includes but is not limited to the following:
• Comments not topically related to a particular posting authorized by the Holyoke Police Department;
• 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, s*xist, misogynistic, bigoted, homophobic, vulgar, obscene, violent, pornographic or s*xual, inappropriate of offensive, and/or criminal or unlawful language or content;
• Comments that constitute, include or include, promote, foster, or perpetuate disparagement or discrimination of persons on the basis of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry or ethnicity, s*x, gender identity, s*xual 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.
• “Friending,” “liking,” and/or similar exchanges/actions between the Holyoke Police Department/civilian employees and a Facebook user does not indicate endorsement of that user’s actions or comments
