Chalmers University of Technology

General information

Rules for comments on Chalmers’ Facebook

About Chalmers:
Chalmers is a highly progressive university in Gothenburg, Sweden. We have 11 000 students on two campuses, 17 departments and 200 research groups.

Vision:
Chalmers for a sustainable future.

The purpose of the Chalmers Facebook page:

Is to publish news and relevant information to our students and presumptive students.

Contributions made on this page can be published immediately and read by all. To make a contribution you need a Facebook account.

Public documents
Contributions and comments made on our Facebook page become public documents. To contact us please do so directly by phone or e-mal. See contact details on this page.

Comments

Here follow conditions pertaining to comments on our Facebook page:

- Chalmers University of technology (Chalmers) is responsible for the page and monitors comments according to regulations contained in the act concerning responsibility for electronic notice boards (the BBS act). This means Chalmers erases comments that are contrary to regulations or are seemed unsuitable in other ways. Additionally, Chalmers is responsible for erasing comments containing offensive personal remarks according to the Privacy Protection Law. Chalmers also require posts to be of acceptable ethical standard. Inspections are made regularly and when posts are published.
- Chalmers retain the right to remove offensive material from the page when necessary and without pre-warning, information or motivation.

- You are personally responsible for your comments. If you write something against the law you are responsible for your action. Chalmers report illegal contributions to the police. Please remember to use a pleasant and respectful tone when making comments.

Comments shall not contain:
• Unauthorised publication of material subject to copyright.
• Links to pages containing illegal material
• Incitement to criminal or other activities illegal according to Swedish law
• Racial agitation, sexist remarks or other harassment
• Illegal descriptions of violence or pornography
• Threats, gossip or lies
• Slander, personal attack or libellous comments
• Cursing or obscene expressions
• Commercial messages
• Files containing viruses or other software that could damage computers or property.

- When you write a comment on the page you guarantee content is yours and can be published. Your comments can be shared with others and published through other channels besides the Chalmers Facebook. Chalmers retain the right to freely publish content examples and store and make accessible same to the public without reimbursement.

Copyright

You are responsible for the contributions and comments you publish on the Facebook page in the shape of texts, photographs and films. Texts, photographs and films are protected by the law of copyright. The person who has written the text, taken the photograph or made the film owns the copyright. Consequently, it is important that you yourself are behind the material you contribute or that you have the copyright holder’s permission to distribute the material. The copyright holder shall also have provided permission to be named in association with the material.

Personal details

Personal details provided with your comments are processed in the interests of facilitating the commentator’s function and are stored for no longer than the purpose requires.

Should you uncover and wish to report illegal or unsuitable material on our Facebook page, please report this to us by clicking the ”Report Contribution” link connected to the respective comment.