Social Media Policy

Goodwood Marshals Club Social Media Policy

Written October 2023. Next review October 2025.

Introduction

Goodwood Marshals Club recognises that social media is an important tool for all club members to engage with each other and the club.

Goodwood Marshals Club encourages club members to use social media and other channels to promote themselves, the club, the clubs’ events and the sport.

Goodwood Marshals Club provides a service to all members by actively utilising Facebook, Instagram and Twitter / X as well as websites to promote its work and activities.

The organisation is committed to providing a safe, fair and fun online space for Goodwood Marshals Club members. This includes safeguarding the welfare of young people who engage with the organisation on any social media and websites used by Goodwood Marshals Club.

Goodwood Marshals Club recognises that this policy can be continuously developed and will review this document again by October 2025, or after the outcome of any serious issue or incident as a result of the use of social media sites by the Goodwood Marshals Club community.

To complement this policy, Motorsport UK has produced a Social Media Guidance document to provide the community with further information on how to engage appropriately online.

The Policy outlines:

• The social media channels managed by the Goodwood Marshals Club members.

• How Goodwood Marshals Club manages it social media channels and who is responsible

• The principles that Goodwood Marshals Club follow in monitoring all channels.

• Reporting procedures to follow if any abusive or illegal content or activity has been identified by Goodwood Marshals Club members, Motorsport UK or community members.

Our team closely moderates our online community across all digital platforms and ensure the interaction and engagement on our social media channels are in line with our policy.

This policy is endorsed by the Goodwood Marshals Club Committee and it has Regulatory status.