People, Words & Change (PWC) believes in using social media in a way that informs, inspires and shows respect for people.

To ensure a professional online presence, PWC’s social media accounts will follow these procedures:

• No staff member or volunteer may create any kind of social media account in PWC’s name without approval from the Executive Director.
• Only people approved by PWC’s Executive Director may make social media postings on behalf of PWC.
• PWC’s Executive Director will ensure that all social media accounts have proper security and privacy controls.
• It is the responsibility of PWC’s Executive Director to ensure that all postings made by PWC are appropriate.

All social media postings by PWC will:

• Show respect for human dignity.
• Respect the spirit of the Ontario Human Rights Code.
• Respect PWC’s operating philosphy.
• Respect people’s privacy and confidentiality.

PWC considers the following types of postings by us or others on our Facebook page, Twitter account or other social media sites to be unacceptable:

• Defamatory or offensive postings, including swear words or verbal abuse.
• Postings that are racist or sexist in nature or are a violation of human rights.
• Postings that are against the spirit of the Ontario Human Rights Code.
• Postings that are politically partisan or sectarian in nature.
• Postings from external individuals or organizations that are intended to solicit business for an external individual or company.
• Spam comments.
• Such comments will be removed from our social media accounts.
• Repeat offenders will be warned and, if necessary, banned from our social media accounts.