AoA's Facebook Comment Policy
To maintain a respectful dialogue, we've posted the guidelines of our comment policy below. In short:

  • Stay focused. All viewpoints are welcome, but comments should remain relevant to AoA's Facebook page and AoA's associated Web sites.
  • Be respectful. Personal attacks, profanity, and aggressive behavior are prohibited. Instigating arguments in a disrespectful way is also prohibited.
  • Tell the truth. Spreading misleading or false information is prohibited.
  • No spam. Repeated posting of identical or very similar content in a counter-productive manner is prohibited — this includes posts aggressively promoting services or products.

We retain the discretion to determine which comments violate our comment policy. We also reserve the right to remove and/or not allow comments to get posted. The views expressed within posted comments do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or the federal government.

We recognize that the Web is a 24/7 medium, and your comments are welcome at any time. However, given the need to manage federal resources (i.e. - your tax dollars), moderating and posting comments should only be expected to occur during regular business hours.

FOIA Requests
FOIA requests should be sent to Harry Posman. FOIA requests will not be answered on AoA's Facebook page. To learn more about submitting FOIA requests, visit the AoA FOIA Web page.

This comment policy is valid for all discussions on any HHS managed forum. Thank you for taking the time to review our comment policy. We encourage your participation in our discussion and look forward to an active exchange of ideas.

Your Privacy

We do not gather any information about you, other than information automatically collected and stored when you visit any of our web sites and you choose to provide that information to us.

The U.S. Administration on Aging will not share or sell any personal information obtained from users with any other organization or government agency except as required by law. Please view our complete privacy policy.

For more information on privacy issues, see HHS privacy policy notice.