Social media terms of use

Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge social media accounts are spaces for people interested in marine management and associated research. They are:

• Twitter
• Facebook
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• YouTube

We welcome all contributions to our channels and look forward to joining the conversation. However, there are a few things we'd like you to keep in mind. When using and/or engaging with any of our social media accounts please don't:

• harass, insult or be abusive toward others
• make defamatory, libellous, false or misleading comments
• use obscene, insulting, racist, sexist or otherwise discriminatory or offensive language
• post personal information about yourself or others such as private addresses or phone numbers
• promote commercial interests
• violate the intellectual property rights of others
• violate any laws or regulations
• post multiple versions of the same view to any of our accounts or make excessive postings on a particular issue.

In the interest of ensuring our audience can participate in a safe, respectful environment, we will remove any posts that we feel breach these terms of use.

Repeat offenders may be blocked from our social media accounts.

Provided they meet these terms of use, Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge doesn't censor posts that other organisations connect us to. We don't endorse anything that appears there, unless we posted it.

Disclaimer

You accept all risks and responsibility for losses, damages, costs and other consequences resulting directly or indirectly from using this site and any information or material available from it.

To the maximum permitted by law, Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge excludes all liability to any person arising directly or indirectly from using this site and any information or material available from it.

Privacy statement

Our Privacy Policy sets out how we collect, use, disclose and store your information, including information obtained via our social media accounts. By using any of our social media accounts, you consent to us using your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy, so please ensure you read this policy.

Personal information collected by Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge is treated as confidential. We collect information posted to our social media accounts and use that information for the purpose of administering our accounts, considering and/or addressing any comments made and evaluating the effectiveness of our communications.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube or any linked websites.