This policy has been created for the Forest Preserves of Cook County and its social media followers/visitors to share news, ideas and events. We welcome engagement and feedback, but comments posted by a member of the public are the opinion of the poster only, and do not necessarily imply endorsement of or reflect the opinions or policies of the Forest Preserves. 

Comments containing any of the following content will not be permitted and are subject to removal and/or restriction at any time and without prior notice: 

• Obscene, sexual or pornographic content and/or language 
• Content that promotes discrimination by the government on the basis of race, age, religion, gender or other protected class 
• Private, personal information published without consent 
• True threats to any person 
• Conduct that violates any federal, state, or local law or encourages illegal activity 
• Spam, commercial promotions or links to malware or viruses 
• Actual defamation 

The Forest Preserves reserves the right to deny access to our social media sites for any individual who repeatedly violates the Forest Preserves social media policy, at any time and without prior notice. All comments posted to any Forest Preserves social site are bound by the social media platform’s terms of use or code of conduct. 

Users who enter private or personal information do so at their own risk, and the Forest Preserves is not responsible for any damages resulting from the public display of, or failure to remove, private or personal information. Content posted on the Forest Preserves of Cook County’s social media sites may be subject to disclosure under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act and retention under the Local Records Act. 

This policy and terms of use may be amended from time-to-time, without further notice.