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SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
Social Media is a voluntary communication platform and not required for participation in the sport thus outside of USASF ’ s Jurisdiction to monitor , control and mitigate in lieu of a parent / guardian ’ s choice to provide their Minor with the mode and means to access . The USASF strongly recommends parents / guardians limit access to and monitor their Minors ’ social media accounts as several platforms have minimum age requirements for account holders . Although the following fall outside of USASF scope and Jurisdiction , the USASF Member Club may choose to have policies that prohibit their participants from :
A .
Posting rude , negative or critical remarks or actions ;
B .
Participating in Anonymous “ anon ”/ Troll accounts ; and
C .
Displaying seemingly unsportsmanlike behavior that is not predatory or does not rise to the level of Bullying or Harassment as
defined in The Code , but rather ungracious and immature .
The above should be reported to the Club Owner . If USASF receives reports of such material , it will be referred to the Club Owner to address . USASF will review reports of alleged social media policy violations that : ( 1 ) are produced / posted by a verified Member ’ s social media account ; and ( 2 ) the material in question is publicly accessible and includes : A . USASF confidential documents or private communications without prior specific permission from the USASF Executive
Director ; B . Pornographic material in conjunction with anything specifically related to All Star Cheer and / or Dance ; C . D .
Depictions of a Member violating state or federal law ; and Depictions of any and all copyrighted USASF documents , in violation of Copyright laws , including the actual document and / or images of the document .
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