Pend Oreille PUD’s page is intended for the communication of information to and from its customers. Customers are encouraged to leave comments, share information regarding power outages, photos, and videos. All comments will be reviewed, and those that, at the sole discretion of the PUD, are deemed inappropriate, offensive, or contain external links will be removed. Comments that are remo
ved may be routed to the appropriate department for response or action as needed. All users must comply with both Facebook Terms of Use and PUD’s Terms of use for the PUD page. The PUD will monitor every posting of User Content on the page. The PUD expects that users will not post any materials that fall into any of the following categories and may remove any comments that:
• Use vulgar, offensive, threatening or harassing language.
• Are not related to the posted topics. The PUD page is not the proper place to express opinions or beliefs not directly related to the posted topics.
• Promote or oppose any person campaigning for election to political office or promoting or opposing any ballot proposition, initiative or referendum.
• Promote or advertise a business or commercial transaction or request for donation.
• Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy) of others.
• Publish, post, distribute, or disseminate any defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, misleading, or unlawful material or information.
• Upload or attach files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.
• Upload or attach files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer.
• Delete any author attributions, legal notices, or proprietary designations or labels in any file that is uploaded.
• Falsify the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded. Communications made through the PUD Facebook® page wall posts, comment section and /or other messaging system will in no way constitute a legal or official notice or comment to or from the PUD or any official or employee of the PUD for any purpose. This Policy is subject to amendment or modification at any time to ensure its continued use is consistent with its intended purpose as a limited forum.
