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4) County social media sites shall display, or provide a link to, the County's Content Disclaimer and Social Media Disclaimer and any applicable policies. D. Site Content 1) Departments are responsible for establishing, monitoring and maintaining content posted to their social media sites and shall have measures in effect to prevent inappropriate or technically harmful information and links. 2) As is the case for Orange County web sites, agencies /departments are responsible for the content and upkeep of their social media sites. 3) County websites shall remain the primary and predominant source for Internet information. 4) Content available through an online source shall: (a) Be deemed of value, useful and appropriate for the general public; (b) Shall use proper grammar and standard AP style whenever possible, avoiding the use of jargon and acronyms that may not be widely understood by the public; (c) Be factual and properly vetted; (d) Be approved by the Department Head, when deemed potentially provocative. (e) County content available through an online source shall not contain, or hyperlink (link) to, information that: (i) Threatens, condescends, or degrades any group belonging to a particular race, culture, religion, sex, sexual orientation or political party; (ii) Is profane, vulgar, obscene, or sexually explicit; (iii) Promotes, fosters or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regards to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation; (iv) Can be classified as confidential, private or proprietary, or can be classified as personal health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); (v) May infringe on a third party's copyright or intellectual property rights; (vi) Contains a solicitation of commerce; (vii) Contains paid advertisements or endorsements, with the exception of a County contracted business lessee; (viii) Contains plagiarized material; (ix) May be illegal or encourages illegal activity; (x) May compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems. (xi) Discloses confidential or proprietary information. E. Comments 1) Sharing or posting content owned by others shall be performed in accordance with copyright, fair use and established laws pertaining to materials owned by others. This includes, but is not limited to, quotes, images, documents, links, etc. 2) Electronic information posted to a social media site by the County, or a member of the public, may be considered a record subject to North Carolina's Public Record Act. 3) Social media sites are not intended to be used in a manner that guarantees the right to protected free speech. Each Department is responsible for monitoring postings, and taking appropriate action when necessary, to protect general site visitors from inappropriate or technically harmful information and links. 0