BCHS Social Media Terms of Use

Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) values open discussion with the public and encourages you to engage with our social media accounts. We look forward to reading your comments. When engaging and commenting on any of BCHS’ social media channels, please be aware that your information will be available to the public and potentially viewed by a wide range of audiences.

To create a safe, positive and engaging environment for all users on BCHS social media accounts, we ask all individuals to treat each other with civility and to respect our guidelines. Members of the BCHS Communications & Public Affairs team reviews and moderates all comments posted on our social media accounts. We reserve the right to remove comments that we deem inappropriate and to block access to individuals who repeatedly violate these guidelines.

Guidelines

Comments or engagement containing the following may be removed and/or reported to the respective social media platform:

1. Personal attacks, harassment, aggressive behaviour and name calling.
2. Comments that are threatening, obscene, profane and that contain hate speech, degrade others or are deemed abusive.
3. Statement that are libelous, such as allegations of criminal activity or comments that unfairly harm the reputation of a person or organization.
4. Use of an offensive username.
5. Trolling or repetitive, off-topic posts.
6. Content that is unrelated to the post.
7. Misrepresentation of the content – must comply with copyright laws and intellectual property rights. This includes using AI-generated media and "deepfake" videos that falsely represent BCHS.
8. Impersonation or false claims to represent a person or organization.
9. Content that breaks the law or encourages others to do so.
10. Personal information such as private health information and contact information related to the poster or others.
11. Commercial links for the purpose of sales or advertising.

Information and content displayed on BCHS social media accounts should not replace or be accepted as medical advice. This information is solely provided for the user’s general knowledge. Please contact an appropriate healthcare provider if you require medical information or medical care.

By participating in BCHS' social media spaces, users agree to these guidelines and contribute to a welcoming and informative online community.

Official BCHS social media accounts:

Facebook/Meta  |  Instagram  |  LinkedIn