Unacceptable Use of Town Sponsored Social Media. The following list is by no means exhaustive, but attempts to provide a frameworkfor activities that fall into the category of unacceptable use of the Town's Social Media sites or accounts. These are in addition to and should be read in conjunction with the rules governing all social media use stated above (Section 4). Users with questions regarding these unacceptable uses should contact the TownManager. The following activities are strictly prohibited, with no exceptions: • Engaging in any actions that violate the State of Massachusetts PublicEmployees ethics code. • Engaging in any actions that may harm or tarnish the image, reputationand/or goodwill of the Town and/or any of its employees. • Posting or release of proprietary, confidential, sensitive, or personallyidentifiable information. • Engaging in any activity that is illegal under local, state, federal orinternational law while using the Town-owned resources. • Violating laws pertaining to the handling and disclosure of copyrighted orexport- controlled materials. • Violating the rights of any person or organization protected by copyright,trade secret, patent or other intellectual property, or similar laws or regulations. • Using a Town Social Media account to actively engage in procuring or transmitting material that is in violation of sexual harassment or hostileworkplace laws. • Making fraudulent offers of products, items, or services originating fromany Town account. • Making statements about warranty, expressly or implied, unless it is a partof normal job duties, from any Town account. • Taking actions that could cause security breaches, including, but notlimited to, sharing data that is restricted from public disclosure.
