Social Media Policy

 

What is our purpose in Social Media?

MHAT seeks to create a space of community between Mental Health practitioners, educators, and advocates. Social Media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have become a primary mode of communication. Blogs, online donations, and political commentary via webcam are now commonplace. In our new initiatives, we seek to take advantage of this new medium by empowering people to have a voice. The general public will be able to actively participate in Mental Health Discussion in a way that is flexible, thorough, and completely catered to the needs of our supporters.

 

Code of Conduct for Online Communications

Bring value to the conversation in which you are participating

Communicate professionally, ethically, and courteously

Don’t share personal information such as your email address or phone number

Never reveal you password for any reason

 

Terms of Use

 

Mental Health America of Texas (MHAT) reserves the right to change the following Terms of Use at any time without notice.

 

1) Your Interactions

You are solely responsible for your interactions and communication with other Members. You understand that Mental Health America of Texas does not in any way screen its Members, nor does Mental Health America of Texas inquire into the backgrounds of its Members or attempt to verify the statements of its Members. Mental Health America of Texas makes no representations or warranties as to the conduct of Members or their compatibility with any current or future Members.

 

2) Content Posted on the Site.

 

a. You understand and agree that Mental Health America of Texas may review and delete any content, messages, Mental Health America of Texas Messenger messages, photos or profiles (collectively, "Content") that in the sole judgment of Mental Health America of Texas violate this Agreement or which may be offensive, illegal or violate the rights, harm, or threaten the safety of any Member.

 

b. You are solely responsible for the Content that you publish or display (hereinafter, "post") on the Service or any material or information that you transmit to other Members.

 

c. By posting any Content to the public areas of the Website, you hereby grant to Mental Health America of Texas the non-exclusive, fully paid, worldwide license to use, publicly perform and display such Content on the Website. This license will terminate at the time you remove such Content from the Website.

 

d. The following is a partial list of the kind of Content that is illegal or prohibited on the Website. Mental Health America of Texas reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action in its sole discretion against anyone who violates this provision, including without limitation, removing the offending communication from the Service and terminating the membership of such violators. Prohibited Content includes Content that:

 

 i. is patently offensive and promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;

 

ii. harasses or advocates harassment of another person;

 

iii. involves the transmission of "junk mail", "chain letters," or unsolicited mass mailing or "spamming";

 

iv. promotes information that you know is false or misleading or promotes illegal activities or conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory or libelous;

 

v. promotes an illegal or unauthorized copy of another person's copyrighted work, such as providing pirated computer programs or links to them, providing information to circumvent manufacture-installed copy-protect devices, or providing pirated music or links to pirated music files;

 

vi. contains restricted or password only access pages or hidden pages or images (those not linked to or from another accessible page);

 

vii. provides material that exploits people under the age of 18 in a sexual or violent manner, or solicits personal information from anyone under 18;

 

viii. provides instructional information about illegal activities such as making or buying illegal weapons, violating someone's privacy, or providing or creating computer viruses;

 

ix. solicits passwords or personal identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes from other users;

 

x. involves commercial activities and/or sales without our prior written consent such as contests, sweepstakes, barter, advertising, or pyramid schemes.

 

e. You must use the Service in a manner consistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations. f. You may not engage in advertising to, or solicitation of, any Member to buy or sell any products or services through the Service. You may not transmit any chain letters or junk email to other Members. Although Mental Health America of Texas cannot monitor the conduct of its Members off the Website, it is also a violation of these rules to use any information obtained from the Service in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person, or in order to contact, advertise to, solicit, or sell to any Member without their prior explicit consent. In order to protect our Members from such advertising or solicitation, Mental Health America of Texas reserves the right to restrict the number of emails which a Member may send to other Members in any 24-hour period to a number which Mental Health America of Texas deems appropriate in its sole discretion.

 

g. You may not cover or obscure the banner advertisements on your personal profile page, or any Mental Health America of Texas page via HTML/CSS or any other means.

 

h. Any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to add friends, is prohibited.

 

i. You may not use the account, username, or password of another Member at any time nor may you disclose your password to any third party or permit any third party to access your account.

 

3) Online Graphic Media

Any graphic media content associated with the MHAT sponsored Social Media Site should maintain relevance to the mission of the organization. Any graphic media may not contain nudity, violence, or offensive subject matter.

 

4) Eligibility

Your profile may be deleted without warning if posted material is deemed inappropriate or if it is found that you are misrepresenting your age. Your Membership is solely for your personal use, and you shall not authorize others to use your account, including your profile or email address. You are solely responsible for all content published or displayed through your account, including any email messages, and for your interactions with other members.

 

5) Non Commercial Use by Members

The Website is for the personal use of Members only and may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by the management of Mental Health America of Texas. Illegal and/or unauthorized use of the Website, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of Members by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email or unauthorized framing of or linking to the Website will be investigated. Commercial advertisements, affiliate links, and other forms of solicitation may be removed from member profiles without notice and may result in termination of membership privileges. Appropriate legal action will be taken by Mental Health America of Texas for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Website.

 

6) Proprietary Rights in Content on Mental Health America of Texas.

Mental Health America of Texas owns and retains all proprietary rights in the Website and the Service. The Website contains copyrighted material, trademarks, and other proprietary information of Mental Health America of Texas and its licensors. Except for that information which is in the public domain or for which you have been given written permission, you may not copy, modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any such proprietary information.

 

I HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO ALL OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED ABOVE.