Social Media Comment Policy

The Town of Clayton uses social media to interact with residents, businesses, and visitors about public information related to our jurisdiction. Please note, this is a moderated online discussion site and subject to North Carolina Public Records Laws, and e-discovery laws and policies. All comments and content shared on our government-sponsored social media sites must pertain to items within the jurisdictional control or authority of our governmental unit. 

The Town of Clayton reserves the right to remove submissions that do not meet the purpose of this site as set out above. The following are examples of unacceptable social networking content and comments. Please note, this list is not intended to be all-inclusive: 

1. Any content or comments that do not relate to the jurisdiction or authority of the jurisdiction itself. 
2. Profane or obscene language or content as determined by the profanity filters offered through each social media platform (such posts result in the comment/content being blocked through the social media’s profanity filter). 
3. Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetrates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation, or any other protected class of people. 
4. Duplicate posts by the same author (the original post will be left intact assuming it follows the guidelines of acceptable comments or content). 
5. Solicitations of commerce and/or, including content that contains gratuitous links (links or references to other relevant governmental webpages or official government sites are acceptable). 
6. Promotions or content related to political organizations of any type. 
7. Advocation of illegal activity; or those that compromise safety or security of the public. 
8. Infringement on copyrights or trademarks. 
9. Confidential or non-public information, including but not limited to any personally identifiable medical information and any content that violates the legal rights of the owner of said content. 
10. Sexual content or links to sexual content.  
11. If you have an emergency, call 911. Do not contact the Town via social media if you have an emergency.  

Please note that the opinions and comments expressed on this social media site do not reflect the opinions and positions of the Town of Clayton government, its administrators, or employees. If you have any questions concerning the operation of our social media platforms and the moderated discussion rules, please contact the Town of Clayton at info@townofclayonnc.org.