I’ve blogged a few times about privacy policies and developing them. I found recently a great example of one that was worth reblogging here. I don’t believe it’s comprehensive, but it’s a good start.
Take a look and let me know what you think! Does your church have one? Do you need one? Is it absolutely necessary?
[Your Ministry’s Name] Privacy Policy:
If anyone on your staff has a social networking web page (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Plaxo, LinkedIn and similar sites) and they write about any work-related activities, they need to agree to the following terms and conditions:
- You agree to write under your own name.
- You may write about the church, your job, or some aspect of our business on a regular basis.
- You agree to include the following disclaimer on your site: “The opinions expressed on this site are the opinions of the participating user. ________________ Church acts only as a passive conduit for the online distribution and publication of user-submitted material, content and/or links and expressly DOES NOT endorse any user-submitted material, content and/or links or assume any liability for any actions of the participating user.”
- You agree not to attack fellow employees, members, or vendors. You may disagree with the church and its officers, provided your tone is respectful and you do not resort to personal attacks.
- You agree not to disclose any sensitive, proprietary, confidential, or financial information about the church, other than what is publicly available.
- You may comment on other churches, but you agree to do so respectfully without ridiculing, defaming, or libeling them in any way.
- You agree not to post any material that is obscene, defamatory, profane, libelous, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful or embarrassing to another person or any other person or entity.
- You agree not to post advertisements, solicitations and/or market and/or promote any business or commercial interest, chain letters, or pyramid schemes.
Thoughts? Seems like a good start.
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@jmillerjr says
I have always wanted to post one of these, but just didn't give it any thought, effort or energy. This is very simple and will work for me. I haven't had one for the ministry, but I will definitely incorporate this as a starting point. Thanks for the post.
human3rror says
thanks!
Jonathan says
Sounds good
stephenbateman says
Now: "what happens when you violate."
unfortunate reality.
Vince says
this is a great start. we're working on one right now.