By posting or commenting on any social media platform used by Ontario Professional Firefighters Association, you participate by your own choice, taking personal responsibility for your comments, your username, and any information you provide therein. You further agree to the following terms of use.
Ontario Professional Firefighters Association maintains a social media program for the purpose of engaging and interacting with the community by providing information, resources, photos, and videos. We welcome people to post their opinions and encourage posters to keep comments relevant to the topic in question. Posting of any content on any social media platform used by Ontario Professional Firefighters Association, by any visitor, follower, subscriber or fan, constitutes acceptance of the terms of use described here in this policy.
For purposes of this policy, a social media platform is the website or app offered to provide audio, video, still-photo, or written communication between other members of the platform. Examples of social media platforms include Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube, Flickr, LinkedIn, website blogs with commenting capabilities, and forums. The definition of content as used in this policy refers to any written copy, photos, graphics, videos, live-video streams, comments, or any form of communicative content exchanged between parties.
Emergency or Non-Emergency Requests for Police Assistance
Ontario Professional Firefighters Association social media platforms and websites are not monitored 24/7. In case of an emergency, or if police assistance is needed, please dial 911.
Endorsements
“Friending” or “Liking” Edison Chargers Rugby, or an employee of Ontario Professional Firefighters Association, does not indicate an endorsement of that person’s actions or comments. A comment posted by a member on any Ontario Professional Firefighters Association social media site is the opinion of the commentator or poster only, and publication of a comment does not imply endorsement of, or agreement by, Ontario Professional Firefighters Association, nor do such comments necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of Ontario Professional Firefighters Association.
Moderation of Content
Ontario Professional Firefighters Association social media platforms are intended to be “family friendly.” When applicable Ontario Professional Firefighters Association uses platform provided content moderation/filtering options to limit foul or obscene content. Ontario Professional Firefighters Association does actively monitor the social media platforms used and will remove inappropriate content as defined below, without prior notice, and as soon as possible. Ontario Professional Firefighters Association shall reserve the right to remove and/or block anyone who posts inappropriate material as determined by the staff of Ontario Professional Firefighters Association.
This material may include, but is not limited to:
- Spam content including comments not related to the original topic, or are repetitive;
- Profane, obscene, or pornographic content and/or language;
- Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, or national origin;
- Defamatory or personal attacks;
- Threats to any person or organization;
- Solicitation of commerce, including but not limited to advertising of any business or product for sale; without permission from a Ontario Professional Firefighters Association moderator;
- Conduct in violation of any federal, state, or local law;
- Encouragement of illegal activity;
- Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems;
- Content that violates a legal ownership interest, such as a copyright, of any party;
- Harassment or content which constitutes and/or facilitates stalking;
- Content which violates the right to privacy;
- Encouragement of unnecessary violence;
- Comments which may reasonably interfere with, inhibit, or compromise law enforcement investigations, police tactics, police responses to incidents and/or the safety of police staff and officers;
- Personally identifiable medical information.
Denial of Access
Ontario Professional Firefighters Association reserves the right to deny access to any Ontario Professional Firefighters Association social media sites for any individual, who violates Ontario Professional Firefighters Association Social Media Terms of Use. If you wish to contest the removal or hiding of your content or your denial of access (“banned”) from our social media platforms, you may do so by contacting us at info@ontfirefighters.org.
Facebook’s Community of Standards
All comments posted to any Ontario Professional Firefighters Association Facebook site are bound by Facebook’s Community Standards, located at www.facebook.com/communitystandards, and Ontario Professional Firefighters Association reserves the right to report any violation of Facebook’s Community Standards to Facebook with the intent of Facebook taking appropriate and reasonable responsive action.
X (Formerly Twitter) Rules
When applicable Ontario Professional Firefighters Association reserves the right to report any violation of the X Rules, located at help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/x-rules with the intent of X taking appropriate and reasonable responsive action.
YouTube Community Guidelines
When applicable, Ontario Professional Firefighters Association reserves the right to report any violation of the YouTube Community Guidelines, located at www.youtube.com/yt/policyandsafety/communityguidelines.html with the intent of YouTube taking appropriate and reasonable responsive action.
Instagram Community Guidelines
When applicable, Ontario Professional Firefighters Association reserves the right to report any violation of the Instagram Community Guidelines, located at help.instagram.com/477434105621119/ with the intent of Instagram taking appropriate and reasonable responsive action.
LinkedIn User Agreement
When applicable, Ontario Professional Firefighters Association reserves the right to report any violation of the LinkedIn User Agreement, located at www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement with the intent of LinkedIn taking appropriate and reasonable responsive action.
Questions
Should you have any questions in regards to items contained herein this Terms of Use, please contact Ontario Professional Firefighters Association at info@ontfirefighters.org.
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This document was last updated on 06/16/2026.