Cyber Safety Policy |
Purpose of this Policy
This Policy aims to establish a culture of openness, trust, and integrity and promote the positive use of social media while maintaining appropriate management and control. Negative comments and images, bullying, criticism, and racist or sexist remarks can be harmful to both people and the image of AFL. Our guiding values of Integrity, Passion, Solidarity, Discipline, Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment, Principles, and Sportsmanship apply on the field, on the sidelines, and equally off the field in our social media channels.
All persons involved with SJFC including administrators, players, parents, coaches, Club officials, or volunteers are covered by this policy and are also required to adhere to this policy as it relates to Social Media.
All players, parents, Club officials, and Committee members should ensure that:
SJFC Club Committee should ensure that the electronic communication:
Non Compliance:
Content that breaches this Policy should be immediately removed and individuals who post or share content that breaches the Policy more than once should be blocked from all platforms. Members may face disciplinary action for sending inappropriate electronic communication or posting online content or comments that harass, offend, intimidate, or humiliate another member. Cyberbullying is a criminal offence that may be reported to the police. In addition, members who publish false or misleading comments about another person in the public domain may be liable for defamation.
All persons involved with SJFC including administrators, players, parents, coaches, Club officials, or volunteers are covered by this policy and are also required to adhere to this policy as it relates to Social Media.
All players, parents, Club officials, and Committee members should ensure that:
- SJFC’s name and logo are never used in a way that would have a negative impact on the competition, Club, members, affiliates or sponsors;
- They respect the rights and confidentiality of others;
- They treat all social media postings, blogs, status updates, and tweets as public “comments”;
- No personal information is disclosed;
- No comments that are critical of teammates, coaches, officials, volunteers, spectators, affiliates, or sponsors are made via social media platforms;
- No bullying, intimidating, racist, sexist, or humiliating comments are posted;
- No defamatory, offensive, or threatening language is used.
SJFC Club Committee should ensure that the electronic communication:
- Is restricted to Club matters;
- Does not bring the Club and affiliates into disrepute;
- Respect the privacy of members;
- Is not misleading, false, or injurious to other persons;
- Must not offend, intimidate, humiliate, or bully another person.
Non Compliance:
Content that breaches this Policy should be immediately removed and individuals who post or share content that breaches the Policy more than once should be blocked from all platforms. Members may face disciplinary action for sending inappropriate electronic communication or posting online content or comments that harass, offend, intimidate, or humiliate another member. Cyberbullying is a criminal offence that may be reported to the police. In addition, members who publish false or misleading comments about another person in the public domain may be liable for defamation.