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ou need care, treatment or other medical advice, please see your health care provider. We look forward to your comments and hope that our conversations will be engaging, informative and polite. We ask that you respect and follow the posting guidelines outlined below. Keep in mind that you are responsible for the content of your comments. Comments made on our page are considered public by South Dakota Department of Health. The South Dakota Department of Health, its affiliates, and legal representatives infer the author’s intent for public use and reserve the right to repost, republish and/or share without the express permission of the author. By engaging with the South Dakota Department of Health through social media, the user agrees to the terms of this Policy. This Policy may be revised at any time without prior notice. Further, when engaging with the South Dakota Department of Health on its social media pages, the user is subject to the Terms of Service (TOS) of that host site. Content (comments, photos, videos, messages, retweets, or other user communications) shared with or posted to the South Dakota Department of Health social media page is subject to the TOS of the host site. Content shared or posted may be used by the owners of the host site for their own purposes according to their TOS. We encourage users to review the host site’s TOS prior to engaging with the South Dakota Department of Health social media pages to fully understand the terms and the user’s rights. The South Dakota Department of Health moderates the social media pages in order to ensure the social media pages remain venues South Dakotans of all ages feel respected and welcomed to express diverse viewpoints and participate in the democratic processes. The South Dakota Department of Health does not discriminate based on viewpoint, and all content should adhere to the standards outlined in this Policy and by the host site’s TOS. To facilitate the purpose of the social media pages, we may hide or remove content that contains, constitutes, or links to:
• Conduct or encouragement of illegal activity;
• Profane, vulgar, or obscene language;
• Defamatory language;
• Sexual harassment;
• Expressed or implied threats of violence or threats to public safety–violators will be reported to law enforcement for investigation;
• Information that may compromise the safety or security of the public, including public systems and infrastructure, or compromise the safety or security of the State, including State employees;
• Discriminatory speech, hate speech, or disparaging attacks that target a protected class;
• Content that includes information which is confidential, private, or that infringes on copyright or trademark rights of another;
• Solicitation of commerce or advertisements for products, services, entities, or individuals;
• Spam, disruptively repetitive content, or malicious or harmful software;
• Content intended to impersonate another person or legitimate organization; or
• Content clearly unrelated to the subject matter of the posted topic or any governmental concern.
• Personal information including, but not limited to, email addresses, telephone numbers, mailing addresses, or identification numbers.
• Comments that infringe on copyrights.
• Other comments administrators deem inappropriate. Content will not be edited, but the South Dakota Department of Health reserves the right to 1) block certain words from appearing on the site through a host site’s profanity filter which may operate to hide user generated content or 2) manually hide or remove user generated content if it violates the criteria above. Accounts established as “bots” (automated accounts) or fake accounts (not associated with a verifiable specific individual or organization, such as parody accounts) may be blocked. Users may be temporarily or permanently restricted from commenting on a social media page if they repeatedly and consistently violate this Policy. Also be aware that:
• All links posted as comments will be reviewed and may be deleted.
• The appearance of external links on this site does not constitute official endorsement on behalf of the South Dakota Department of Health.
• We invite you to quote, republish or share any content on this page on your own blog, website or other communication/publication. If you do, please credit the source or the person who authored the content as a courtesy.
• Liking or following an account, user, or page on host sites does not equal an endorsement and is not intended to reflect the opinion of the South Dakota Department of Health. The South Dakota Department of Health is neither responsible for, nor can it control content on third-party sites, nor guarantee the accuracy or completeness of information contained in external content or hypertext links to or from third-party websites.
• The South Dakota Department of Health is not responsible for limits or restrictions the host site may place on content or speech as a result of violations of the host site’s TOS.
• The South Dakota Department of Health monitors these social media pages but is not responsible for content generated by users on these platforms. Content is the opinion of the commentator only. Publication of content does not imply endorsement of, or agreement by, the South Dakota Department.
• Content should be understood to be entirely public, and users should not generate content they consider, or would like to keep, confidential. Remember: if you join in the discussion, be nice. Our goal is to encourage interaction by accepting the majority of the comments posted to our site. If you choose to disregard our policy as outlined above, we may limit your ability to comment. If you have any questions or comments about this policy, please email us at [email protected]. We recognize that social media interaction occurs on a 24/7 basis. Our ability to moderate comments posted to this site is not as immediate. We will take care to remove inappropriate comments as quickly as possible. In the meantime, we trust that our community will ignore personal attacks and negative speech or respond politely. Please visit often for news and updates. Thank you for liking the South Dakota Department of Health on Facebook.
