Hall Green Sports Club thrives on positive publicity generated by social media, and it uses this tool itself to promote its activities and to communicate with supporters and stakeholders. Accordingly, Hall Green Sports Club entrusts its officers and volunteers to use social media wisely and consider the reputational impact on its name through any misuse of social media.
Similarly, Hall Green Sports Club has a reasonable expectation of supporters, including those who write about Hall Green Sports Club in an unofficial capacity, to behave responsibly when using social media.
Social media offers the opportunity for people to gather in online communities of shared interest and create, share or consume content. As a public-facing organisation, Hall Green Sports Club recognises the benefits of social media as an important tool of engagement, communication and marketing to our customers and supporters.
It is important that the reputation of Hall Green Sports Club as well as its sponsors and partners, is not tarnished or damaged in any way by anyone using social media tools inappropriately, particularly in relation to any content that directly references Hall Green Sports Club.
When someone clearly identifies their association with Hall Green Sports Club or can easily be associated with Hall Green Sports Club, in this type of open forum, Hall Green Sports Club expects them to behave and express themselves responsibly and in a manner that complies with this policy.
The purpose of this policy is to provide some guiding principles for associates of Hall Green Sports Club (Associates)* to follow when using social media. *”Associates” for the purpose of this policy means: Directors, Team Management, Players, Staff and Volunteers as well as officers of all affiliated sections (e.g., Hall Green Sports Club, Hall Green Sports Club Veterans, Hall Green Sports Club Academy and Hall Green Sports Club Development Teams).
This policy applies to all Associates and covers all forms of social media.
For the purpose of this policy, social media includes, but is not limited to, activities such as:
The intent of this policy is to cover anything posted online where information is shared that might refer to or otherwise affect members, sponsors, partners, customers, or supporters of Hall Green Sports Club as an organisation and/or affect the respective reputations of Hall Green Sports Club.
The web is not anonymous. Associates should assume that everything they write online, especially in open forums, can be traced back to them. It is essential therefore that Associates at all times consider their connection with Hall Green Sports Club carefully, in particular their role as a representative of Hall Green Sports Club when using social media. These guidelines are in place to ensure that the intellectual property and reputation of Hall Green Sports Club and its affiliated associations is not compromised and that the organisation itself is not brought into disrepute.
For all Associates using social media, such use:
Official Hall Green Sports Club Blogs, Social Pages and Online Forums.
When creating a new website, social networking page or forum that is in any way or can in any way judged to be associated with Hall Green Sports Club, great care should be taken to ensure the appropriate person has first obtained written permission from Hall Green Sports Club to create the page or forum. Similarly, appropriate permissions must be obtained for the use of Hall Green Sports Club logos and images. Images of children may not be replicated on any site without the permission of the child’s parents or legal guardian.
For official Hall Green Sports Club blogs, social pages and online forums:
This policy has been developed to provide guidance for Associates’ use of social media. If you are unsure of your rights, liabilities or actions online and want to seek clarification please contact Hall Green Sports Club, www.hallgreensportsclub.co.uk.