The official City of Morro Bay Facebook page: communicating to our wonderful residents some of the great things happening in our community. City of Morro Bay Conditions of Use Policy for Facebook


The City of Morro Bay ("City") participates in social media pages in an effort to engage members of the community in open, interactive communications while effectively disseminating accurate information to the community.  The following disclaimer applies to the City’s official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/City-of-Morro-Bay/270207279846773

Limited Public Forum

This page is a limited public forum.

Privacy

This is an official social media page for the City, and anything you post here, including comments, deleted posts, private messages, chats, and “Likes” may be subject to the California Public Records Act.  As regulations change, so will the City, and updates will be made to this page and Policy as needed.

Posts and/or Comments

By participating on this site you agree to grant a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license to any information posted;

Participants must honor intellectual property standards and must limit content to that which is rightfully posted.

Posts and/or comments, if enabled, should directly pertain to the government activities and policies within the City. Comments must be directly related to the post on which the comment is made. Posts and/or comments containing any kind of inappropriate content shall not be permitted on City social media pages and are subject to removal by the City without prior notice. Unpermitted content includes but is not limited to:

1. Comments not related to the particular social media topic posted;
2. Profane, indecent or obscene content and/or language;
3. Sexual content or links to sexual content;
4. Content that promotes, fosters or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation or national origin;
5. Defamation, threats, violent or hate speech;
6. Any political, campaign or election content;
7. Promotional announcements not related to City business;
8. Solicitation of commerce, including but not limited to advertising of any business or product for sale;
9. Conduct in violation of any Federal, State, County or Local law;
10. Conduct or encouragement of illegal activity;
11. Information that may compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems;
12. Content that violates a legal ownership interest, such as a copyright or trademark, of any party;
13. Content that contains confidential or proprietary information; and
14. Content that violates another person’s right to privacy.


A comment posted on any City social media page is the opinion of the commentator only, and publication of a comment does not imply endorsement of, or agreement by, the City, nor do such comments necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the City.  No posts and/or comments on any Facebook page constitute a legally binding representation on the part of the City.  Furthermore, an opinion expressed on the City’s Facebook page is not a substitute for a formal statement in a public hearing process.