Social media is changing the way we communicate.
This policy has been developed to inform our community about using social media so people feel enabled to participate, while being mindful of their responsibilities and obligations. In particular, this policy provides practical guidance allowing all parties to benefit from the use of social media, while minimising potential risks and protecting those involved.
This policy assists to establish a culture of openness, trust and integrity in all online activities related to Fremantle Wolves Futsal Club.
This policy contains Fremantle Wolves Futsal Club guidelines for our community to engage in social media use. It also includes details of breaches of the policy.
In circumstances where guidance about social media issues has not been given in this policy, we suggest you use common sense or seek out advice from those who have approved this policy.
Underlying principles
This policy complements Fremantle Wolves Fustal Club’s core values:
Which is to be a club based on creating an environment which will attract and allow competitive players and coaches to learn, compete and train with others that are likeminded and play with similar aims, goals and abilities. It’s about offering World Class training sessions and opportunities to be carried out with focus and intensity. These players who are gifted and/or play with fierce competitiveness need a place that caters for them. Just as the school system caters for their gifted and talented students, and differentiates the learning needs of each child.
Jose Galindo is responsible for all matters related to this policy.
Coverage
This policy applies to all persons who are involved with the activities of Fremantle Wolves Futsal Club whether they are in a paid or unpaid/voluntary capacity and including:
- persons appointed or elected to Club boards, committees and sub-committees;
support personnel, including managers, coaches and assistant coaches;
players;
and
Spectators and family members
Scope
Social media refers to any online tools or functions that allow people to communicate and/or share content via the internet.
This social media policy applies to platforms including, but not limited to:
• Social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest, Yammer, etc)
• Video and photo sharing websites or apps (e.g. YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, Flickr, Vine, etc)
• Blogs and micro-blogging platforms (e.g. Tumblr, WordPress, Blogger, etc)
• Review sites (e.g. Yelp, Urban Spoon, etc)
• Online voting or polls
• Public and private online forums and discussion boards
• Any other online technologies that allow individual users to upload and share content.
This policy is applicable when using social media as:
1. an officially designated individual representing Fremantle Wolves Futsal Club on social media; or
2. if you are posting content on social media in relation to Fremantle Wolves Futsal Club that might affect the Club’s business, products, services, events, sponsors, members or reputation.
NOTE: This policy does not apply to the personal use of social media where it is not related to or there is no reference to Fremantle Wolves Futsal Club or its business, competitions, teams, participants, products, services, events, sponsors, members or reputation.
Guidelines
You must adhere to the following guidelines when using social media related to Fremantle Wolves Futsal Club or its business, products, competitions, teams, participants, services, events, sponsors, members or reputation.
Use common sense
Whenever you are unsure as to whether or not the content you wish to share is appropriate, seek advice from others before doing so or refrain from sharing the content to be on the safe side.
When using social media, the lines between public and private, personal and professional, may be blurred. Remember, you are an ambassador for Fremantle Wolves Futsal Club.
Protecting your privacy
Be smart about protecting yourself and your privacy.
When posting content online there is potential for that content to become publicly available through a variety of means, even if it was intended to be shared privately. Therefore, you should refrain from posting any content online that you would not be happy for anyone to see, even if you feel confident that a particular individual would never see it.
Where possible, privacy settings on social media platforms should be set to limit access. You should also be cautious about disclosing your personal details.
Honesty
Your honesty—or dishonesty—may be quickly noticed in the social media environment. Do not say anything that is dishonest, untrue or misleading. If you are unsure, check the source and the facts before uploading or posting anything. Fremantle Wolves Futsal Club recommends erring on the side of caution – if in doubt, do not post or upload.
Respect confidentiality and sensitivity
When using social media, you must maintain the privacy of the Fremantle Wolves Futsal Club’s confidential information. This includes information that is not publicly accessible, widely known, or not expected to be shared outside of “the Club”. Confidential information includes things such as details about litigation, unreleased product information and unpublished details about our futsal practices: e.g. team changes, coaching practices, financial information and trade secrets.
Remember, if you are online, you are on the record—much of the content posted online is public and searchable.
When using social media you should be considerate to others and should not post information when you have been asked not to, or where consent has not been sought and given. You must also remove information about another person if that person asks you to do so.
Permission should always be sought if the use or publication of information is not incidental, but directly related to an individual. This is particularly relevant to publishing any information regarding minors. In such circumstances, parental or guardian consent is mandatory.
Gaining permission when publishing a person’s identifiable image
You must obtain express permission from an individual to use a direct, clearly identifiable image of that person.
You should also refrain from posting any information or photos of a sensitive nature. This could include accidents, incidents or controversial behaviour.
In every instance, you need to have consent of the owner of copyright in the image.
Discrimination, sexual harassment and bullying
The public in general, and Fremantle Wolves Futsal Club’s committee members, players and coaching staff, reflect a diverse set of customs, values and points of view.
You must not post any material that is offensive, harassing, discriminatory, embarrassing, intimidating, sexually explicit, bullying, hateful, racist, sexist or otherwise inappropriate.
Conscientious behaviour and awareness of the consequences
Keep in mind that what you write is your responsibility, and failure to abide by these guidelines could put players memberships at risk.
You should always follow the terms and conditions for any third-party sites in which you participate.
Policy breaches
Breaches of this policy include but are not limited to:
• Using Fremantle Wolves Futsal Club’s name, motto and/or logo in a way that would result in a negative impact for the organisation, clubs and/or its members.
• Posting or sharing any content that is abusive, harassing, threatening, demeaning, defamatory or libellous.
• Posting or sharing any content that includes insulting, obscene, offensive, provocative or hateful language.
• Posting or sharing any content, which if said in person during the playing of the game would result in a breach of the rules of the game.
• Posting or sharing any content that is a breach of any state or Commonwealth law.
• Posting or sharing any material to our social media channels that infringes the intellectual property rights of others.
• Posting or sharing material that brings, or risks bringing Fremantle Wolves Futsal Club, its affiliates, its sport, its officials, members or sponsors into disrepute. In this context, bringing a person or organisation into disrepute is to lower the reputation of that person or organisation in the eyes of the ordinary members of the public.
Reporting a breach
If you notice inappropriate or unlawful content online relating to Fremantle Wolves Futsal Club or any of its members, or content that may otherwise have been published in breach of this policy, you should report the circumstances immediately.
Please report the incident to directly to Jose Galindo.
Disciplinary process, consequences and appeals
Depending on the circumstances and seriousness breaches of this policy may result in a players membership with Fremantle Wolves Futsal Club being revoked.
Related policies
• Players Code of Conduct
• Parents Code of Conduct
