Caritas Humanitarian Aid & Relief Initiatives, Singapore (CHARIS) is the umbrella body for overseas humanitarian aid by the Archdiocese of Singapore. Humanitarian situations cover natural disasters and other adverse circumstances faced by the poor and needy, especially in developing countries in the region. Aid provided by CHARIS includes funding, medical aid and volunteers for immediate relief as well as the long-term support of those displaced and in need. It was launched on 20 August 2010 by His Grace, Archbishop Nicholas Chia. CHARIS FAN PAGE HOUSE RULES
Welcome to the CHARIS fan page! We want everyone to enjoy their experience here and welcome all questions and commentary, including criticism. We also have some house rules to make sure everyone has a good experience while they’re here. If you have a specific issue concerning our services, we recommend contacting us directly via our phone or email provided on this page, for the fastest path to resolution. We respond to most comments on our Facebook wall but please note that only comments from the official CHARIS page (http://www.Facebook.com/CHARISingapore) should be considered representative of CHARIS. Any other advice or postings on this page do not represent CHARIS in an official capacity. By using or accessing the CHARIS page, you agree to comply with Facebook's Terms and Conditions (https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms). Any content that is a violation of these terms or is contrary to our organisation values will be deleted. Facebook has an automatic spam filter and some posts may be hidden unintentionally as a result. If your post is hidden by this automatic filter and does not violate our house rules, we will un-hide the post for public viewing. Some examples of what will not be tolerated on our wall:
• Abusive, harassing, stalking, threatening or personally attacking others
• Defamatory, offensive, obscene, or vulgar comments
• Hateful in language targeting race/ethnicity, religion, gender, nationality or political beliefs
• Fraudulent, deceptive, misleading or unlawful posts/comment
• Trolling or deliberate disruption of discussion
• Spamming in nature
• Solicitation of goods, services or donations
• Uploading files or links that contain viruses or programs that could damage the operation of other people’s computers
• Uploading files that contain images, photographs, software or other material protected by intellectual property laws, including copyright or trademark laws
• Anything to do with a HR or legal issue, legal case, or attorneys
• Posting of any personal information including, but not limited to, email address, phone number, home address, etc
• Link baiting (embedding a link in your post to draw traffic to your own site)
CHARIS reserves the right to remove any posts that don’t adhere to our guidelines as listed above. We also reserve the right to block anyone who violates these guidelines from posting on our page.
