Social Media Community Terms of Use

The purpose of Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority (MnCIFA)’s official social media accounts is to provide information about MnCIFA and the programs, services, and products we provide. Our social media accounts are governed by the general rules of respectful civil discourse. The MnCIFA social media team monitors official MnCIFA accounts, but is not responsible for content generated by users. MnCIFA requires users who choose to communicate on MnCIFA’s official social media accounts to adhere to the community terms of use.
As used herein, “Post(s)” includes, but is not limited to, user-generated content such as comments, questions, messages, and images.

Limited Public Forum

MnCIFA’s official social media accounts are limited public forums. Posts on an official social media account must be on topic. Posts that are off topic may be hidden or removed by the MnCIFA. MnCIFA does not allow content that:

Is off-topic or irrelevant to the original content published
Is known to be false, misleading or fraudulent
Is profane, obscene, sexually explicit, defamatory, libelous, threatening, abusive, harassing or, incites or promotes violence or illegal activity
Promotes, endorses or opposes campaign activities for elected office
Communicates personally identifiable information of any person, including but not limited to home address, home or cell phone number, or personal email address
Contains information that could reasonably compromise individual or public safety
Promotes, fosters, or perpetuates harassment or discrimination on the basis of any legally protected class of persons under federal and state laws
Solicits, promotes, or advertises a business or product, or proposes a commercial transaction
Infringes on patents, copyrights, trade secrets or trademarks

By participating on any of MnCIFA’s social media accounts, you are agreeing to abide by these community terms of use. We reserve the right to hide, remove or ignore posts that violate these community terms. Repeated or egregious violations of these terms may result in the user being blocked from MnCIFA’s social media accounts. These community terms of use are subject to amendment or modification at any time.

Disclaimers

MnCIFA monitors its official social media accounts during normal business hours, Monday through Friday. MnCIFA is not responsible for user-generated content on its official social media accounts. The views and opinions expressed in user-generated content are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of MnCIFA. The inclusion of any external content or comments on MnCIFA’s official social media accounts, or following, retweeting, or reposting by MnCIFA does not imply endorsement of or agreement by MnCIFA, nor does this reflect the opinions or policies of MnCIFA. Individuals are responsible for all comments, questions, or messages that they provide. MnCIFA is not liable for claims made in advertisements, videos, promoted content, or comments from any external websites or content that appears in the feed alongside the agency’s posts.

License to Use

By participating on an official social media account, you grant MnCIFA and its affiliates, officers, employees, consultants, and representatives a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, adapt, copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, translate, and reformat any content you share, submit, comment on or post in any existing or future media. You additionally agree that MnCIFA may publish or otherwise disclose your name or username in connection with your content.

Contact

If you have questions or concerns about the social media community terms of use, contact webteam.mncifa@state.mn.us.