The City of Carlsbad uses social media and other online communication platforms as a way to provide information of interest to the Carlsbad community about city services, issues, news and events. These platforms can also be a great way for the community to learn about and participate in city government. In the spirit of transparency in city government, please be aware that the city does not retain content on third party platforms. Social media and other online platforms that the city participates with are owned and operated by third party entities not affiliated with the City of Carlsbad. Therefore, you are encouraged to contact city officials and staff directly through their city email addresses and phone numbers.

To help ensure these sites are safe and productive places, please take a moment to become familiar with the following terms of use:

Discussion Topics

The city’s presences on social media and other online communication platforms serve as moderated online information exchanges about city services, issues, news and events and are not intended as a public forum. The city reserves the right to delete submissions if they:

• Do not directly relate to city services, issues, news and events
• Contain links that do not directly relate to city services, issues, news and events
• Promote specific commercial entities, causes, products, candidates for office or political organizations
• Infringe on third party intellectual property rights, including copyrights, trademarks or the social media site’s terms of use; or we receive notice that a submission may infringe on the intellectual property rights of third parties
• Include personal attacks on any individual
• Contain profanity, erotica or pornography
• Convey racial, political or religious views
• Promote illegal activity

Ownership & Endorsement

The comments and posts expressed on these sites by the members of the public do not reflect the opinions of the city, its officers or employees. The City of Carlsbad does not claim or assert any ownership interest in any of the material posted by the public, but by your submission or posting of any materials on this site, you are granting the city a royalty free, non-exclusive and perpetual license to display it on this site and, in the city’s sole discretion, capture the material for achieving it on a city owned server. To use or modify materials not posted by the City of Carlsbad, contact the owner of those materials directly. Please note that these sites are administered by the City of Carlsbad, but the content is not entirely controlled by the city. The City of Carlsbad does not endorse any link or advertisements placed on these sites by the owners, operators or their vendors or partners.

Public Records

The city has the right at all times to disclose any information to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; and to edit, refuse to post or to remove or to store any information or materials posted. All information posted to the City of Carlsbad’s social media and online communication platform sites shall be deemed a public record which the city will disclose without any prior notice to you.

STATUTORY NOTICES
THE CITY OF CARLSBAD DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY STATUTORY NOTICE REQUIRED TO BE GIVEN TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD BY ANY LAW, REGULATION OR CONTRACT ON SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES AND OTHER ONLINE COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS. ALL SUCH NOTICES SHALL BE PROVIDED AND DELIVERED TO THE CITY IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED BY APPLICABLE LAW, REGULATION OR CONTRACT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT EITHER THE PERSON LISTED BELOW OR THE CARLSBAD CITY CLERK AT 760-434-2808.

The contact person at the City of Carlsbad for social media sites is:

Kristina Ray
Communication & Engagement Director
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
760-434-2957
kristina.ray@carlsbadca.gov