Amended Terms for Federal, State and Local Governments in the United States. If you are a federal, state or local government or government agency in the United States ("You"), and You are using Facebook Services in your official capacity ("Official Use"), the following terms apply solely to such use and all other terms remain in effect:
1. Disputes
You and Facebook will endeavor to resolve any di
sputes in an amicable fashion. To the extent arbitration is prohibited by applicable law, terms related to binding arbitration do not apply to Official Use by federal users.
2. Venue and Governing Law
Terms relating to venue and governing law do not apply to your Official Use. For federal government and federal government agencies, any action You have with us will be governed by the laws of the United States of America (without reference to conflict of laws) and, in the absence of federal law and to the extent permitted under federal law, the laws of the State of California will apply.
3. Indemnity
If You are the federal government or a federal government agency in the United States:
Terms relating to indemnification do not apply to your Official Use except to the extent expressly authorized by federal law. If You are a state government or state government agency in the United States:
Terms relating to indemnification will apply to You only to the extent expressly permitted by your jurisdiction's laws. If You are a local government or local government agency in the United States:
Terms relating to indemnification will apply to You only to the extent permitted by your jurisdiction's laws.
4. Disclaimer Requirement
If You have an official website, your Page must contain, in a prominent location: "If you are looking for more information about [Government Entity], please visit [website URL]."
5. Endorsement
For federal government agencies, Facebook will not use your name, seals, trademarks, service marks, trade names, and the fact that You have a presence on Facebook or use other Facebook Services, to state or imply an endorsement of Facebook Services. However, Facebook may use your seals, trademarks, services marks, trade names, and the fact that You have a presence on Facebook or use other Facebook Services, as necessary for Facebook’s regular operation of its Services.
6. Advertisements
For federal government agencies, if You submit a written request to Facebook to block the display of any commercial advertisements, solicitations or links on your page, Facebook may so agree provided that it has decided to make such blocking technology generally available for pages. Your sole remedy for Facebook’s failure to implement such blocking technology shall be for You to terminate your use of pages.
