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Social Media Policy
In the rapidly expanding world of electronic communication, social media can mean many things. Social media includes all means of communicating or posting information or content of any sort on the Internet, including to your own or someone else’s web log or blog, journal or diary, personal web site, social networking or affinity web site, web bulletin board or a chat room, whether or not associated or affiliated with SCORE, as well as any other form of electronic communication.
The same principles and guidelines found in SCORE policies and three basic beliefs apply to your activities online. Ultimately, you are solely responsible for what you post online. Before creating online content, consider some of the risks and rewards that are involved. Keep in mind that any of your conduct that adversely affects your job performance, the performance of fellow associates or otherwise adversely affects members, customers, suppliers, people who work on behalf of SCORE or SCORE’s legitimate business interests may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Carefully read the below guidelines, the SCORE Code of Ethics Policy, and the Anti-Harassment Policy and ensure your postings are consistent with these policies. Inappropriate postings that may include discriminatory remarks, harassment, and threats of violence or similar inappropriate or unlawful conduct will not be tolerated and may subject you to disciplinary action up to and including termination.
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Be Respectful; always be fair and courteous to fellow associates, customers, members, suppliers or people who work on behalf of SCORE. Offensive posts include those meant to intentionally harm someone’s reputation or that could contribute to a hostile work environment on the basis of race, sex, disability, religion or any other status protected by law or company policy.
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Be Honest and Accurate; make sure you are always honest and accurate when posting information or news, and if you make a mistake, correct it quickly. Never post any information or rumors that you know to be false about SCORE, fellow associates, members, customers, suppliers, or people working on behalf of SCORE.
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Use of SCORE Email Address; do not use SCORE email addresses to register on social networks, blogs or other online tools utilized for personal use.
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Retaliation is Prohibited; SCORE prohibits taking negative action against any associate for reporting a possible deviation from this policy or for cooperating in an investigation.
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Media contacts; Associates should not speak to the media on SCORE's behalf without contacting the Public Relations team.
