SECTION II : SOCIAL MEDIA
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 nonmembers 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 :
• Profanity , obscenity or vulgarity .
• Hate speech or defamation to a person or group of people .
• Nudity in profile pictures or any posted pictures .
• Name calling and / or personal attacks .
• Spam comments , such as the same comment posted repeatedly on a profile .
• Comments which are not USASF-related
• 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 .
5 . Are expected to have a social media presence that positively reflects All Star . Any reports of images posted that show the member violating ( a ) federal or state laws ; or ( b ) that are deemed sexually exploitive are subject to disciplinary review .
6 . Are expected to follow all Copyright laws and regulations for any and all USASF documents that bear the USASF Copyright . This includes posting the actual document and / or screenshots or images of the document .
7 . Are expected to follow the instructions included in official member communications regarding confidentiality and not posting or sharing information before the USASF shares the information publicly .
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