Posts and comments on this and other social media channels operated by Fort Valley State University are public and may be viewed by all visitors. Therefore, visitors should be careful about posting any private or personally identifiable information and limit such information to the minimum necessary to communicate their message.

If you need to include private or personally identifiable information in your communications with Fort Valley State University, please let us know that you’d like us to contact you privately and we will follow up with you by email, telephone, or other one-to-one communication.

Postings on Fort Valley State’s social media platforms that include sensitive personal information are subject to removal, unless the subject of the information has given express consent for the disclosure of that information.

Moderation policy

The posts and comments on all Fort Valley State University social media channels will be monitored and moderated regularly.

A posting or comment may be removed from a Fort Valley State University social media platform at the judgment of the FVSU Office of Marketing and Communications, including (but not limited to) postings or comments that:

• contain obscenity
• include copyrighted material used in an infringing manner
• contain sensitive personal information
• contain offensive terms that target protected classes
• are threatening, harassing, or discriminatory
• incite or promote violence or illegal activities
• contain information that could reasonably be construed to compromise public safety
• advertise or promote a commercial product, service, or any entity or individual
• promote or endorse political campaigns or candidates
• are off-subject or out of context

Fort Valley State university employees who monitor and moderate content on social media platforms are not required to provide an explanation for removing content, but may choose to do so.

Linking policy

Links from websites or social media channels affiliated with Fort Valley State  University  to any other websites do not constitute or imply university endorsement of those sites, their content, or products and services associated with those sites.

Third-party website policy

The social media tools employed by Fort Valley State University are hosted by third parties, and the use of those sites is governed by the social media providers’ own policies, such as their respective privacy policies and terms of service.

Examples include:

• Facebook: privacy policy and terms of service
• Flickr: privacy policy and terms of service
• Google+: privacy policy and terms of service
• Tumblr: privacy policy and terms of service
• Twitter: privacy policy and terms of service
• YouTube: privacy policy and terms of service