Content Restrictions

• No copyrighted content may appear without prior permission from the copyright holder. Proper copyright notices must be displayed if required.

• No content which violates or advocates the violation of OTO USGL policies may appear. See the Camp, Oasis, and Lodge Masters' Handbook for details.

• No content which is defamatory, which could expose the Order to risk of litigation, or which could otherwise attract serious negative attention may appear.

Proper observance of these rules involves judgement and discretion. If in doubt, contact the Tech team, who will discuss the proposed content with other U.S.G.L. officers if appropriate, and advise the local body on how best to proceed.

Unless otherwise marked, graphics appearing on the various U.S.G.L. sites are available for use on local body sites.

Images on the Web

As mentioned above, local bodies are prohibited from web posting of defamatory materials, materials that could expose the Order to risk of litigation, or that could otherwise attract serious negative attention. In particular, posting any of the following on local body websites or social media pages is expressly and specifically prohibited:

1. Altered ("Photoshopped") images of people depicting them in one of our temples, or at an O.T.O. event, which they did not attend.

2. Altered images of people such that a reasonable person might conclude from looking at the picture something that would be considered defamatory about the subject of the photo, or that could reasonably be considered an invasion of their privacy.

3. A recognizable image, not in the public domain, of a person or persons without their express permission.