The Village’s Social Media accounts serve as a limited public forum and all content published is subject to monitoring. By posting or commenting on the Village of Northfield’s Social Media, you agree to the terms of use of the Village’s Social Media Policy, as provided herein. As a public entity, the Village must abide by certain standards to serve all its constituents in a civil and unbiased manner. The Village’s Social Media accounts are intended to be “family-friendly,” so please keep your comments clean by following these simple rules. In addition to keeping it family-friendly, we require that you follow our posting guidelines. All Village of Northfield Social Media content is subject to monitoring. The intended purpose behind establishing Village of Northfield Social Media accounts is to disseminate information from the Village, about the Village, to its citizens. Comments containing any of the following inappropriate forms of content shall not be permitted on Village Social Media accounts and are subject to removal and/or restriction by the Public Information Coordinator or his/her designees:
i. Comments not related to the original topic, including random or unintelligible comments; profane, obscene, violent, or pornographic content and/or language;
ii. Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, or national origin;
iii. Defamatory or personal attacks;
iv. Threats to any person or organization;
v. Comments in support of, or in opposition to, any political campaigns or ballot measures;
vi. Solicitation of commerce, including but not limited to advertising of any business or product for sale;
vii. Conduct in violation of any federal, state, or local law;
viii. Encouragement of illegal activity or comments intended to incite violence;
ix. Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems;
x. Content that violates a legal ownership interest, such as a copyright, of any party;
xi. Harassment or content which constitutes and/or facilitates stalking;
xii. Content that violates the right to privacy;
xiii. Comments which may reasonably interfere with, inhibit, or compromise law enforcement investigations, police tactics, police responses to incidents and/or the safety of police staff and officers;
xv. Posts or comments that contain any external links. E. A comment posted by a member of the public on any Village Social Media account is the opinion of the commentator or poster only, and publication of a comment does not imply endorsement of, or agreement by, the Village, nor do such comments necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the Village. F. Comments posted to the Village’s Social Media will be monitored and inappropriate content as defined above will be removed as soon as possible and without prior notice. G. If you are in an emergency situation and need to contact the Police Department, call 911 and ask for assistance. While comments posted on the Village’s Social Media page are monitored, posting a comment or sending a message is neither the recommended nor best way to contact the Police Department. H. All comments posted to any Village Social Media platform are bound by that platform’s guidelines and standards. The Village reserves the right to report any violation of these guidelines to the platform with the intent of said platform taking appropriate and reasonable responsive action. I. By posting or commenting on the Village’s Social Media platforms you agree to the Village’s terms of use. You participate by your own choice, taking personal responsibility for your comments, your username, and any information you provide therein
