The Port of Tacoma (Port) maintains accounts on various third-party social media sites as tools for communicating with the public, allowing the Port to reach a broader audience and provide the public with information in more places and more ways than were traditionally available.
Social media sites offer the ability for individuals to post comments and we encourage members of the public to offer these comments as they relate to the topics discussed in the Port’s social media posts. The views expressed in comments from the public reflect only those of the comment’s author, and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Port. In addition, the Port’s social media pages are limited public forms and are moderated by the Port. The Port reserves the discretion to hide, delete or not allow comments that contain:
- Vulgar or abusive language
- Personal or obscene attacks of any kind
- Offensive terms targeting individuals or groups
- Threats or defamatory statements
- Links to any site
- Suggestions or encouragement of illegal activity
- Multiple successive off-topic posts by a single user or repetitive posts copied and pasted by multiple users, or spam
- Unsolicited proposals or other business ideas or inquiries
- Promotion or endorsement of commercial services, products, or entities
- Promotion, endorsement, or opposition to any political campaigns for a candidate or ballot proposition
- Personally identifiable information that has been inappropriately posted
- An infringement on any material subject to copyright protection
Visitor-generated comments (including username and any identifying information provided) on a Port social media channel become publicly available, both at the time of posting and later, pursuant to Public Records Requests, as applicable.
Submitting personal information is not required to interact with the Port’s social media accounts; please do not include your full name, phone number, email address, or any other sensitive or personally identifiable information in your comments.
If you have questions regarding a Port project or program that involves details you do not wish to share publicly, please contact the Port by phone or email. The Port’s contact info can be found at www.portoftacoma.com/contact.