The City of Greer is committed to and respects the privacy of its website users, to include all websites managed by the City (collectively, the “website”). Our goal is to provide you with a website that gives a personalized Internet experience and that delivers information, resources, and services that are relevant and helpful.

To achieve our goal, the City of Greer sometimes collects information through our website to better serve you and your interests. Any information we collect is used for internal purposes only. The City of Greer does not share your information with anyone unless the law requires it. Data is collected solely to track the number of computers used to visit our site, the pages visited most often, and the time frame used most frequently.

This statistical data is gathered to analyze what information is most frequently requested by the public and how the City of Greer can best provide it. We do not collect or track personal information on any individual using the site.

The City of Greer strives to protect all personal information submitted through or on its online services.  However, due to the nature of the Internet, information transmitted by the City’s website, including information submitted through third-party platforms to collect fees and payments, the City of Greer cannot guarantee and makes no warranties, express or implied, that any personal and financial information will not be intercepted by a 3rd party. In addition, when you leave our site to visit another site, your information can be collected and used by others. Therefore, internet users should always be cautious when providing such personal and financial information on the web. 

All persons using this website agree to hold the city harmless from any and all damages, claims or liabilities of any type whatsoever due to any data or privacy breach through use of this website.

The City of Greer provides links to other organizations through this site. These links are provided for additional information as a service to our visitors. In providing these links, the City does not endorse the content, products, services, or viewpoints expressed by these external sites. These links may be created by the City if it determines that establishing the external link will be consistent with assisting or furthering the purpose of this site, which is to improve the level of customer service from City government.

Hyperlinks to external web sites and pages may be removed or replaced at the sole discretion of the City of Greer, at any time without notice.

Linking to this website may be permitted under limited conditions.  The City of Greer reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to limit or prohibit linking to this website at any time. If you link to this site, you may not portray any person or subject in a false or misleading light. You must also refrain from creating frames or using other visual altering tools around the City of Greer pages. Lastly, you may not imply that the City of Greer is endorsing your product or services.

To link to the City of Greer, use the web address cityofgreersc.gov.

Copyright © City of Greer. All rights reserved.

All materials posted on this site are subject to copyrights owned by the City of Greer. However, you are free to view, copy, print and distribute material from this site, as long as:

• The material is used for information, only.

• The material is used for non-commercial purposes, only.

• Copies of any material include the City's copyright notice. Any other reproduction, retransmissions, or republication of all or part of any document found on this site is expressly prohibited, unless granted written permission by the City of Greer.

The City of Greer logo is a trademark of the City of Greer. You may not use this trademark without the express written permission of the City.

Every attempt has been made to ensure the information contained herein is valid and accurate at the time of publication. The City of Greer, however, reserves the right to make changes, corrections and/or improvements at any time and without notice. In addition, the City of Greer disclaims any and all liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly as a result of errors, omissions or discrepancies.

This site is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. You should not assume that this site is error-free or that it will be suitable for the particular purpose which you have in mind when using it.

In no event shall the City of Greer be liable for any special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages of any kind, or any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, those resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether or not advised of the possibility of damage, and on any theory of liability, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of this site or other documents which are referenced by or linked to this site.

Also note that any comments expressed on this site do not reflect the opinions and position of the Greer City government or its council members and employees. If you have any questions concerning the operation of any online moderated discussion site, please contact Comms-Team@cityofgreersc.gov.

The City of Greer does not claim any ownership rights in photos that you post or share on our social media pages. However, by posting a photo on our pages you hereby grant the City of Greer a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual license to use, modify, delete from, add to, publicly display and/or reproduce your photo, including without limitation in any online media formats and through any social media channels, pages or accounts. You can revoke this license at any time by contacting us in writing at Comms-Team@cityofgreersc.gov and informing us that you no longer want us to use your photo.

We welcome your comments on any of the City of Greer’s social media pages, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Threads subject to the terms of this policy.  The purpose of our social media sites is to discuss matters of public interest in and to the municipality for discussion.  Our goal is to provide information about the City, City Council and the staff, along with our operations, projects, activities and events. We seek to promote effective communication and maintain a respectful dialogue on the City of Greer’s social media sites.  We encourage you to submit comments and feedback that are related to the specific topics discussed.  This is a forum limited to the specific topics identified and raised by the municipality.

Anyone using or posting to one of the city’s social media sites will, by doing so, accept, agree and understand that the city has no legal liability as a result of any posting or comment on a social media site and that all persons using the social media sites agree to hold the city harmless for any content, posting, comment or interpretation of the like on sites administered by the City of Greer.   

While the City of Greer makes reasonable efforts to monitor and/or moderate comments posted on its social media platforms, the City cannot always respond promptly. The City does not promise to respond to any or all comments, and if it chooses to respond, will only respond to comments during standard business hours. Do NOT use City of Greer social media pages for any type of emergency or to report a crime. For emergencies and/or to report a crime, please call 911.

All posted information and comments on the city’s social media sites must comply with the following rules and regulations: 

• Users will treat others with respect and civility.

• Users of this site do not retain any rights over their postings.  Postings are open to the public, and any personal information posted constitutes a waiver of any rights to privacy or confidentiality.

• Comments and posted content must be civil and may not contain defamatory, malicious, offensive, threatening, profane or insulting language.

• Comments or posted content that promotes, fosters or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation are not permitted. 

• Comments or posted content that reference the personality of individuals, personal attacks or potentially libelous statements are not permitted.

• Advertising or non-city promotional announcements are not permitted.

• Comments and posted content must be within the scope of the topic under discussion.

• Comments and posted content cannot include personally identifiable information, such as an address, phone number, social security number or other sensitive information. 

• Comments or posted content of a sexual nature or links to sexual content are not permitted.

• Comments and posted content cannot represent a person other than the one posting the comment.

• Comments or posted content containing links to other web sites or pages must be relevant to the topic and shall not be links to spam, viruses, or bot accounts.

• Comments and posted content cannot serve electoral campaign purposes.  Political messages will not be published except for announcements of city elections or voter encouragement campaigns.

• Comments or posted content encouraging illegal activity are not permitted. 

• Posts or comments with content that could compromise an ongoing law enforcement investigation and police tactics are not permitted.

• Solicitations, solicitations of funds, and solicitations of commerce are not permitted.

• Duplicate posts are not permitted.

• Participants are responsible for what they post. 

• Comments and posted content must not breach any law, confidentiality, trademark or copyright.

• Any opinion, view or content posted to the social media sites by an external or third party may not claim to represent or demonstrate the position, policy or opinion of the city.   

• The city respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask users of our social media sites to do the same.  In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other applicable law, the city may, in its sole discretion, limit access to the city’s social media sites and/or block users who infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others.    If you believe that any material on a social media site infringes upon any copyright which you own or control, or that any link on a social media site directs users to another website that contains material that infringes upon any copyright which you own or control, you may file a notification of such infringement with our designated agent as set forth below.

• Comments may be subject to disclosure in accordance with the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act.

The City’s social media moderator may hide any postings, comments, and submissions which violate the foregoing guidelines at the moderator’s sole discretion.  Users who violate these policies may be blocked and/or reported to the applicable owner of the social media site. 

The City reserves the right to prohibit or restrict social media users from “tagging” the City, or any of the City’s departments, on any third-party social media pages. 

The City’s designated agent for its social media accounts may be reached as follows:  City of Greer, Attention: Communications Team, 301 E. Poinsett Street, Greer, SC  29651.