The purpose of the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources’ (BWSR) official social media accounts is to provide information about BWSR and the programs, funding and services the agency provides. BWSR’s social media accounts are governed by the general rules of respectful civil discourse. BWSR’s social media team monitors official accounts but is not responsible for content generated by users. BWSR requires users who choose to communicate on its official social media accounts to adhere to the following community terms of use.
As used herein, “Post(s)” includes, but is not limited to, user-generated content such as comments, questions, messages and images.
Limited Public Forum
BWSR’s official social media accounts are limited public forums. Posts on an official social media account must be on topic. Posts that are off topic will be hidden or removed.
BWSR does not allow content that:
- Is off-topic or irrelevant to the original content published
- Is known to be false, misleading or fraudulent
- Is profane, obscene, sexually explicit, defamatory, libelous, threatening, abusive, harassing or, incites or promotes violence or illegal activity
- Promotes, endorses or opposes campaign activities for elected office
- Communicates personally identifiable information of any person, including but not limited to home address, home or cell phone number or personal email address
- Contains information that could reasonably compromise individual or public safety
- Promotes, fosters or perpetuates harassment or discrimination on the basis of any legally protected class of persons under federal and state laws
- Solicits, promotes or advertises a business or product, or proposes a commercial transaction
- Infringes on patents, copyrights, trade secrets or trademarks
By participating in any of BWSR’s social media accounts, you agree to abide by these community terms of use. We reserve the right to hide, remove or ignore posts that violate these community terms. Repeated or egregious violations of these terms may result in the user being blocked from BWSR’s social media accounts. These community terms of use are subject to amendment or modification at any time.
Disclaimers
BWSR monitors its official social media accounts during normal business hours, Monday through Friday. BWSR is not responsible for user-generated content on its official social media accounts. The views and opinions expressed in user-generated content are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of BWSR. The inclusion of any external content or comments on BWSR’s official social media accounts, or following, retweeting or reposting by BWSR does not imply endorsement of or agreement by BWSR, nor does this reflect the opinions or policies of BWSR. Individuals are responsible for all comments, questions or messages that they provide. BWSR is not liable for claims made in advertisements, videos, promoted content or comments from any external websites or content that appears in the feed alongside the agency’s posts.
License to Use
By participating on an official social media account, you grant BWSR and its affiliates, officers, employees, consultants and representatives a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, adapt, copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, translate and reformat any content you share, submit, comment on or post in any existing or future media. You additionally agree that BWSR may publish or otherwise disclose your name or username in connection with your content.
Contact
If you have questions or concerns about the social media community terms of use, contact Ann Wessel