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We update and monitor this page during regular business hours.

We welcome your comments and questions on this Facebook page. But before you post them, please make sure that you do not include:

• the personal information or images of anyone but yourself
• any unnecessary personal information such as your address or phone number.

Please note that receiving a ‘like’ by AccessON does not imply an endorsement.

We are not responsible for the content of this page or site. We reserve the right to edit or remove any posting from this page.

We are not responsible for the security of this page or site. We will not be responsible for the use or misuse by third parties of items or information posted on or submitted to this page or site.

Privacy

This page is administered by the Ministry.  To protect your own privacy and the privacy of others, the Ministry recommends that you do not include the names, phone numbers or email addresses of friends, employers, or organizations in the body of your comment or post.  Pictures of other people should not be posted without their express consent.  Posts that include personal information, or identify a particular organization or person may be removed.

Please note that by posting comments on the AccessON Facebook Page, you are consenting to the collection of your personal information by the Ministry. This information will be collected for the purpose of obtaining feedback and learning about public views on accessibility and other Ministry issues. The Ministry will not disclose this information without your consent, unless required by law.  For questions about the collection and use of your personal information by the Ministry, please contact us.

Ontario is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal information. The handling of personal information by the Ontario government is governed by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. For more information, we invite you to visit the following government website: http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90f31_e.htm  or contact us.

The AccessON Facebook Page is publicly accessible. Your comments may be publicly visible, depending on your privacy settings. Your privacy, and the retention of information on this site is also governed by the terms and conditions set out by Facebook's Privacy Policy.

Terms of Use/Posting Guidelines

The Ministry will monitor the AccessON Facebook Page during regular business hours. The views of participants commenting on this Facebook page do not necessarily represent the views of the Ministry.

Disagreements and constructive discussions are welcome as part of the conversation. However, inappropriate, abusive, discriminatory, offensive or unlawful comments are prohibited.
The Ministry:

1. Requires a valid Facebook account for every comment.
2. Will review posted comments, but cannot commit to replying to all comments and/or moderating all discussions on this Facebook Page.
3. Expects posted comments to be relevant to the section they are posted to.
4. Reserves the right to edit or remove comments, in whole or in part, for any reason, including comments that:

• • Express racist, hateful, sexist, homophobic, slanderous, insulting, or threatening messages;
  • Are aggressive, coarse, violent, obscene, or pornographic in tone;
  • Are offensive to an individual or an organization, rude in tone, or otherwise abusive;
  • Are not sent by the author; put forward for advertising purposes and/or are written in a language other than English or French;
  • Are unintelligible, or otherwise inconsistent with the purposes of this Facebook Page;
  • Are repetitive or spamming of threads; or
  • Are in any way contrary to law.

Any user acting contrary to these rules may be temporarily or permanently excluded from the wall of this Facebook Page.

Your use of the AccessON Facebook Page and its content is at your own risk. The Ministry does not represent or warrant that the AccessON Facebook Page and/or the Facebook site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected or that this website is free of viruses or other harmful code, nor does the Ministry represent or warrant the correctness, accuracy, timeliness, reliability or appropriateness of the content contained on this Facebook Page, or that the content is free of viruses or other harmful code.

The Ministry and its employees, agents and independent contractors shall not be responsible or liable for any damages, whether direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or other damages arising out of or in connection with the AccessON Facebook Page, including its content.