Social Media Policy

The Sunbury Cricket Club (SCC) recognises that social media is an
important part of the way its members communicate. The SCC actively encourages members to participate in social media and share their experiences in cricket. The SCC also recognises the importance of the internet to improve and increase the flow of information, shaping public thinking about cricket, our members and sponsors.

Accordingly, the SCC will look to continue to develop and maintain its own online social media presence through which it hopes to deliver content to its members and the public to develop and increase opportunities in cricket at all levels across the association.

However, the SCC’s public reputation is valuable, and so are the reputations of our club members and sponsors. Therefore, the SCC prohibits any communication on social media that is defamatory and obscene towards other players, umpires and sponsors, and/or
misrepresentative of SCC.

Privacy Policy

Personal player information will only be used in the club newsletter, score & performance notification to the local media and to the GDCA for district representation purposes.

Positive social media

We encourage positive posts from all its members on game day progress, photos of participation, social experiences and congratulatory messages.

SCC will post upcoming events, updates to training times and other important news-worthy items.

Prohibitions

Abuse others or expose others to content that is offensive or inappropriate to members of other clubs or the GDCA
Abuse, harass or threaten the GDCA, umpires, or individual members of any GDCA, any other club or other persons
Make defamatory or libellous comments
Use obscene, offensive, insulting, provocative or hateful language
Intrude upon the privacy of other members of the SCC without the consent of such members
Comment in a way that may be construed as harming the reputation of him or herself, another member of SCC or the GDCA, including its board, umpires and sponsors.

Consequences

Minor transgressions of these guidelines by members of SCC or friends on a SCC page or site will be given a warning and asked to prepare an explanation as to why they should continue to be a member of the site. The SCC Committee Executive shall make a determination based on this reply to engage an Investigation Panel as per the SCC Code of Conduct.

SCC have based this policy on the GDCA Social Media policy, which can be viewed here: GDCA Social Media Policy

Complaints

To file a complaint, please speak with the President or a member of the Executive Committee. If they are unable to resolve your concern, please submit your complaint in writing to the club secretary and forward to the club email address.

Please keep in mind that we expect complaints to be constructive and aimed at helping our Club grow and develop for the benefit of all members.