Social Media Policy

Social Media Terms of Use

Exhibition Place recognizes that social media channels are important tools for communicating and engaging with the public. In order to provide online spaces that are as fair, open and as engaging as possible, we ask that all users of Exhibition Place’s social media accounts abide by the following Terms of Use.

Content Posted by Exhibition Place

Exhibition Place may share content (including, but not limited to, images, videos, links, articles and social media posts) to its social media accounts that are created by third-parties. Exhibition Place is not responsible for any content created by third-parties.

Content Posted by Users

Users are responsible for all content that they post on a social media channel.  User content represents the views and opinions of the user and not Exhibition Place.

By contacting or contributing to an Exhibition Place social media account, you agree to:

  • Be respectful of other users of the social media channel.
  • Stay on topic and not upload content or post a comment that is unrelated to the purpose of the social media channel.
  • Not engage in harassment, personal attacks, or abuse toward individuals or organizations.
  • Not use vulgar language or language that is discriminatory, hateful, or violent towards identifiable groups or that incites others to discriminate, practice hate or violence.
  • Not break the law or encourage others to do so (this includes defamation, breaching privacy, breaching another person’s intellectual property rights such as copyright, condoning illegal activity and contempt of court).
  • Not post personal information – addresses, phone numbers, email addresses or other online contact details – relating either to you or other individuals.
  • Not register more than one user account per person.
  • Not impersonate or falsely claim to represent a person or an organization. You will not attempt to log on using another user’s account.
  • If you are aged 16 or under, you will obtain your parent’s/guardian’s permission before participating. Users without this consent are not allowed to participate or provide us with personal information.
  • Abide by the terms of use of the company hosting the social media channel.

Violating these Terms of Use may result in the removal of your posts, comments and/or your access to Exhibition Place’s social media accounts.

agree to indemnify and hold Exhibition Place, and its officials and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable legal fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your violation of these Terms of Use or your violation of any rights of another through your use of a social media channel.

Privacy

Users’ personal data will be processed by the social media channel being used in accordance with its policies. These policies are not under the control of Exhibition Place and Exhibition Place is not responsible for them.

All posts or comments made by the public on Exhibition Place’s social media accounts are considered to be part of a public record under section 27 of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and are not covered by Part 2 of that Act.

These Terms of Use are adapted under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence (CC BY 3.0 NZ) from the Social Media in Government Hands-on Toolbox, Government Information Services, Department of Internal Affairs, Government of New Zealand, November 2011.”

See link to the license: Creative Commons Legal Code.