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The Embassy of the U.S. Helsinki:
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Blog Comment Policy:
This is a moderated blog. That means all comments will be reviewed before posting. In addition, we expect that participants will treat each other, as well as our Embassy and our employees, with respect. We will not post comments that contain vulgar or abusive language; personal attacks of any kind; or offensive terms that target specific ethnic or racial groups. We will not post comments that are spam, are clearly “off topic” or that promote services or products. Comments that make unsupported accusations will also not be posted.
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Only comments that comply with this blog use policy will be approved for posting.
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Blog public comments should be limited to comments related to the posted topic. The blog is not the proper place to express opinions or beliefs not directly related to that topic.
The blog is not open to comments promoting or opposing any person campaigning for election to a political office or promoting or opposing any ballot proposition.
The blog is not open to the promotion or advertisement of a business or commercial transaction.
Communications made through the blog’s e-mail and messaging system will in no way constitute a legal or official notice or comment to the Embassy of the U.S. Helsinki or any official or employee of the Embassy for any purpose.
This blog use policy is subject to amendment or modification at any time to ensure its continued use is consistent with its intended purpose as a limited forum.
Security
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Privacy Notice
For blog management, usage information is collected for statistical purposes. The Embassy of the U.S Helsinki use software programs to create summary statistics for such purposes as assessing what information is of most and least interest or identifying system performance or problem areas. The following is the type of information collected about your visit to the blogs: the name of the Internet domain from which you access the U.S. Embassy Helsinki blog and the date and time that you access the blog. If you choose to provide us with personal information in an email message, we use it only to respond to your email.
Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and subject to prosecution under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and Title 18 U.S.C. Sec.1001 and 1030. Information also may be used for authorized law enforcement investigations.
Except for the above purposes, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits.
External Linking Policy
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Information Quality Guidelines
Every effort is made to provide accurate and complete information. However, we cannot guarantee that there will be no errors.
This blog does not represent official U.S. Embassy Helsinki communications. The Public Affairs Section manages this blog as a portal for information from the U.S. Embassy Helsinki. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.
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