Do not pretend to be someone
else
The Parish of St Brelade reserve the right to
restrict or remove any content that is deemed in violation of this social media
policy or any applicable law.
Monitoring accounts, responding and replying
Social media and technology in general is
becoming an increasingly integral part of Parish communications. We recognise
the opportunities provided by social media, but also bear in mind that many
parishioners wish to continue using the more traditional methods of
communication. Our standards are the same, regardless of whether the
communication is via social media, website, telephone, letter, email or
face-to-face.
We monitor our Parish Twitter account Monday to
Friday 9am to 5pm (except Bank Holidays and public holidays). If you contact us
via these channels during these times we will endeavor to reply as soon as
possible; there could be delays on some requests whilst we investigate, but we
will try to keep you updated.
If your query is serious, urgent, or involves
personal details, please let us know by contacting the Parish Hall on 01534 741141,
visiting in person or emailing us at stbrelade@posb.gov.je
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Deleting, liking, following and re-tweeting
Generally, we will not remove posts that are
made on our social media; however, we will consider removing posts or blocking
users or accounts that breach the guidelines outlined above, without any
explanation. After 12 months the owner of the account can appeal the decision
to block.
Please don't be offended if we don't 'Like' or
'Follow' you on social media. This doesn't mean that we are not interested in
what you have to say, it's just that the numbers can get too high for us to
manage.
We sometimes ‘Follow’ people who provide
information that is relevant to our work as a Parish, or those whose
information we can pass on for the benefit of our parishioners and others.
Occasionally, we'll try and lend our support to
local, national or international campaigns. There will also be times we'll need
to Like or Follow an account in order to take part in conversations.
If we Like or Follow someone and re-tweet their
information, it doesn't mean that we endorse them.
We try and re-tweet information that we think
will be of interest to our followers; however, please don't be offended if we
don't re-tweet something you want us to.
Defamation
Please take care not to make defamatory
statements. In law this means a statement that lowers the reputation of a
person or organisation in the eyes of a reasonable person. We will therefore
take down any statement that could be deemed to be defamatory.
Election period
The Parish administration itself, as opposed to
the Connétable, is politically neutral in its communications. Therefore, please
do not use any of our pages to promote political messages or other content.
This is a particularly sensitive issue in the run-up to an election, and we
need to be mindful of how content may be perceived (regardless of what was
intended).
The Parish will continue to publish important
service announcements using social media but may have to remove any comments
that, in its view, may compromise its obligation to maintain political
neutrality.
Contacting us
If you have a concern about something posted on
a page that the Parish is responsible for, or just wish to contact us, you can
use social media channels. You are also very welcome to raise any matter in
person at the Parish Hall, by phone on (01534) 741141, or by email at stbrelade@posb.gov.je
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