USASF Professional Responsibility Code 2019-2020 9.0 | Page 12

SECTION II: SOCIAL MEDIA
Eligible for Non-Compliance Disciplinary Review by the appropriate committee.
NOTIFICATION TO ALL MEMBERS:
ITEM 1: Social Media Comment Disclaimer
The views, opinions, images, external links and the like that are
posted as comments by members or non-members on official USASF
social media channels are those of the commenter and do not
necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the U.S. All Star
Federation or constitute official endorsement on behalf of the U.S. All
Star Federation.
The USASF appreciates interaction with our social media channels
and provides the content in order to encourage participation
from individuals and organizations relating to All Star Cheer and
Dance with various online platforms and reserves the right to
delete any content deemed inappropriate. The USASF encourages
the respectful sharing of thoughts and opinions within all of our
social media channels. While we recognize that social media is a
24/7 medium, our moderation capabilities are not. We may not
see every inappropriate comment immediately, and we trust in the
maturity of our online communities to ignore personal attacks and
negative speech and either respond politely or report such cases to
us directly. Our social media channels are moderated; however, the
USASF does not necessarily agree with or endorse every comment
posted to our social media channels and may choose to leave such
comment visible. Our goal is to share ideas and information with as
many individuals as possible and we plan to accept the majority of
comments made to our profile.
ITEM 2: Right to Remove Comments or Posts and Block Users
All links and comments on USASF posts or pages will be reviewed
and may be deleted. Repeated violations of this policy may be cause
for blocking the author from USASF social media channels.
We reserve the right to delete submissions related to copyright or
trademark infringements or any submissions containing:
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ITEM 2 (continued):
A. Profanity, obscenity or vulgarity,
B. Hate speech or defamation to a person or group of people,
C. Nudity in profile pictures or any posted pictures,
D. Name calling and/or personal attacks,
E. Spam comments, such as the same comment posted repeatedly
on a profile,
F. Comments which are not USASF related
G. Other comments that the USASF Social Media team deems
unwelcome.
Item 3: Non-USASF Hosted Sites and Channels
USASF Members are expected to oversee personal and team social
media sites as if you were posting on the official USASF sites.
ALL MEMBERS:
1. May not utilize false or anonymous social media accounts for the
purposes of cyberbullying against USASF Members (program,
program owners, coaches, affiliates, athletes, teams) judges
or event(s), Event Producers, officials, USASF employees,
contractors and volunteers.
2. Will refrain from and prohibit the use or participation in
pornographic material in conjunction with anything related to
All Star Cheer or Dance, including all social media platforms.
3. May not utilize social media outlets as a forum to harness
support with the perceived purpose to undermine the USASF.
4. May not use social media to publicly criticize, with the perceived
purpose to harm, other USASF members including Event
Producers, judges, owners, coaches, staff members, volunteers,
athletes or teams.