Hoag Social Media Code of Conduct

Last Revised April 15, 2013

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (“Hoag”) encourages engagement and open discussion on our various social media sites. We look forward to interacting with you on these platforms. Our official Social Media Sites are: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

We want our social media communities to be a fun place to interact with other fans, share stories, and promote activities and events that are happening at Hoag. Your participation indicates that you agree to the purpose of this community and will follow our guidelines. Hoag does not represent or warrant the accuracy of any statements or claims made here, nor endorses any opinions expressed within this section.

Your Rights and Responsibilities:

  • Do not use the Social Media Sites for medical advice or medical commentary.
  • Keep all comments clean and do not defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or violate the privacy of others.
  • Do not aggregate, copy, duplicate, publish, or make available content to third parties without permission.
  • Do not use the Social Media Sites for commercial purposes or to solicit products, services or fundraising activities, or harvest emails or contact information from others.
  • Do not violate the law or encourage illegal activities.
  • Do not impersonate any other person or misrepresent who you are or your affiliation.
  • Respect our intellectual property and those of our partners. Do not upload or download content protected by copyright or other intellectual property laws unless you own the content or have permission from the owner.
  • You are solely responsible for any liability, loss or damage that results from content submitted by you or through your account.
  • You recognize that all online submissions may be viewed by the public.
  • By submitting content to our Social Media Sites, you represent and covenant that your submission is true, your own original work, and does not infringe another’s rights, or that you have any needed licenses, permissions or releases from any third parties.
  • By submitting content to our Social Media Sites, you grant Hoag a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide license to use the content you submit in any manner.
  • Provide feedback or ask questions anytime at [email protected]
The opinions and views expressed by individuals posting on the Hoag Social Media Sites are not necessarily those of Hoag, its officers, employees, affiliates, medical staff or members of its board of directors.

Hoag may not actively monitor or edit content submitted by users, but we reserve the right to remove any inappropriate, disruptive, profane or offensive comments, pictures or any other material, or to response to posts in our sole discretion.

CONTACT INFORMATION
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
One Hoag Drive
P.O. Box 6100
Newport Beach, CA 92658-6100
Phone: 949-764-HOAG (4624)
If you have questions, comments or concerns, please e-mail us at:
[email protected]