Social media Policy

Usage of our social media sites (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) denotes review of and agreement to the usage and commenting policy as follows:

The Town of Oak Island welcomes comments to its social media pages, with the purpose of presenting matters of public interest to Oak Island’s residents, property owners, businesses and visitors. You may submit questions and comments about the items posted, but please note that this is a moderated site meant for information, and not a public forum. Please note that all communications via this site, whether by a Town employee or the general public, are considered public record and may be subject to monitoring and disclosure to third parties.

Service requests and similar items should go through the appropriate department; to find out more information about Town departments, including contact information, please visit the Oak Island website. While this social media site is monitored, requests for emergency service or immediate response should not be made through social media. In the event of an emergency, please call 911.

The Town of Oak Island reserves the right to delete comments/check-ins that:

  • include vulgar or profane language or content;
  • include personal attacks of any kind, or offensive comments targeting or disparaging any person or group, including but not limited to attacks on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation;
  • constitute spam, including links to other sites, or that promote particular services, products or political organizations;
  • are clearly off-topic;
  • advocate illegal activity;
  • infringe on copyrights or trademarks;
  • may compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems;
  • use personally-identifiable medical information or any information protected by law
    include personal identifying information such as home addresses, phone numbers, or personal email addresses.

Violations of the Social Media Commenting Policy may result in the offending user being banned from use of Town of Oak Island social media sites at any time and without prior notice. Usage of the Town’s social media sites denotes review of and agreement to this policy.

Please note that the comments expressed on these sites do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of the Town of Oak Island government or its officers and employees. If you have questions concerning the operation of this moderated informational site, please contact the Town Clerk at (910) 201-8004 or by email.

 

Collection of Your Personal Information

The Town of Oak Island North Carolina collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. The Town of Oak Island North Carolina also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by The Town of Oak Island North Carolina. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by The Town of Oak Island North Carolina for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the The Town of Oak Island North Carolina Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through The Town of Oak Island North Carolina public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: The Town of Oak Island North Carolina does not read any of your private online communications.

The Town of Oak Island North Carolina encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from The Town of Oak Island North Carolina so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. The Town of Oak Island North Carolina is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the The Town of Oak Island North Carolina and The Town of Oak Island North Carolina family of Web sites.

Use of Your Personal Information

The Town of Oak Island North Carolina collects and uses your personal information to operate the The Town of Oak Island North Carolina Web site and deliver the services you have requested. The Town of Oak Island North Carolina also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from The Town of Oak Island North Carolina and its affiliates. The Town of Oak Island North Carolina may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

The Town of Oak Island North Carolina does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. The Town of Oak Island North Carolina may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, The Town of Oak Island North Carolina may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to The Town of Oak Island North Carolina, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

The Town of Oak Island North Carolina does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

The Town of Oak Island North Carolina keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within The Town of Oak Island North Carolina, in order to determine what The Town of Oak Island North Carolina services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within The Town of Oak Island North Carolina to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

The Town of Oak Island North Carolina Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on The Town of Oak Island North Carolina or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of The Town of Oak Island North Carolina; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of The Town of Oak Island North Carolina, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The The Town of Oak Island North Carolina Web site use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize The Town of Oak Island North Carolina pages, or register with The Town of Oak Island North Carolina site or services, a cookie helps The Town of Oak Island North Carolina to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same The Town of Oak Island North Carolina Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the The Town of Oak Island North Carolina features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the The Town of Oak Island North Carolina services or Web sites you visit.

Security of Your Personal Information

The Town of Oak Island North Carolina secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. The Town of Oak Island North Carolina secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

The Town of Oak Island North Carolina will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. The Town of Oak Island North Carolina encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how The Town of Oak Island North Carolina is protecting your information.

Contact Information

The Town of Oak Island North Carolina welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that The Town of Oak Island North Carolina has not adhered to this Statement, please contact The Town of Oak Island North Carolina at info@oakislandnc.gov.

We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.

 

 

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