3. Unintentional Exposure of Youth to Prohibited Materials on the Internet
It is Delta’s policy that Chapters must undertake every reasonable step to prevent exposure of youth participants to undesirable materials on the Internet. It is recognized that this can happen not only through the youth deliberately searching for such materials, but also unintentionally when a just if iable Internet search yields unexpected results. To prevent such occurrences the Chapter shall adopt the following practices:
A. Chapters should use an Internet Provider or software that blocks access by:
- Filtering sites by a grading process, and
- Filtering sites by language content and prohibit sites with unacceptable vocabulary.
B. Chapters must strictly supervise Internet usage:
- Adults must strictly supervise youth participant’s Internet activity, and there should be no searching of the Internet without a supervisor checking periodically during use and reviewing the sites accessed after a youth logs off.
- Install appropriate language filtering software (e.g., Net Nanny).
4. Intentional Access of Prohibited Materials by Youth
Chapters shall explain clearly and firmly to the youth that they are prohibited from intentionally accessing prohibited material on the Internet. The youth also must be informed that if she/he violates this policy, shehe will be disciplined, and her/his Parents or Guardian will be notified. Chapters must follow through with disciplining the youth and notifying the Parents or Guardians.
5. Deliberate Access to Prohibited Materials by Adults
Adults are prohibited from deliberately accessing prohibited materials. Any adult who violates this policy will be terminated as a volunteer.
6. Receipt and transmission of e‐mails by youth
It is recognized that, even with training and supervision, youth may receive or transmit email messages that contain unacceptable (or even prohibited) language or content. It is also recognized that some people may try to use email to identify and contact children for unacceptable reasons. To avoid these problems, Chapters should adopt the following practices:
A. Use an Internet email service that guarantees the bonafide nature of email communicants and that vets youth’s e‐mail for undesirable content.
B. Depending on the circumstances and the age or maturity of the youth, allow youth to read email messages only when an adult is present or when the messages have been previewed by an adult.
C. Take steps to verify the identity of anyone seeking to establish regular email communications with youth.
D. Allow youth to send email messages only when the contents have been approved by an adult.
If staff or volunteers believe that youth have been targeted with email messages by parties with criminal or inappropriate intent, immediately take the following steps: retain the messages; record the incident by completing the Risk Management incident Report form; inform the youth’s Parents; report the incident to law enforcement or other local or state authorities, and report the incident to the Chapter President and the Regional Director.
7. Publishing Materials on the Internet
No materials, whether created by volunteers or youth participants, that contain any prohibited images, language, or content shall be published on the Internet. Infringement of this rule shall result in disciplinary action. No materials shall be published on the Internet that reveals the identity of any youth.
8. Use of Delta’s Internet by Visitors and Guests
No visitor or guest shall be allowed to use any Delta computer.
9. Intellectual Property Rights
A. Delta’s Intellectual Property. No individual member owns any of Delta’s intellectual property (which includes any Delta logo, word(s), or phrase(s) commonly associated with, and understood to refer to, Delta, and the “look” of any Mark used to distinguish merchandise and service as being associated with or related to Delta. Thus, no member is authorized to use such property for any inappropriate or any commercial purpose (i.e., to make money from using the property or to promote other causes), or to authorize any third party to use Delta’s intellectual property for any purpose. See Delta’s Code of Conduct, Social Media Guidelines, and Primer on the Use of the Intellectual Property of Delta.
B. Third Partiers” Intellectual Property Rights. All materials on the Internet are copyrighted and/or trademarked unless copyright has been expressly waived. Delta respects the intellectual property rights (copyright, trademarks, service marks, and related rights) of thirdparty owners Internet materials, and Delta assumes no liability for violations of any intellectual property rights by volunteers or youth participants.
10. Parental Approval of Publication of Photographs or Other Materials
Chapters may publish photographs of youth participants on the Internet only if the Parent or Guardian has granted authorization. Depending on the nature and content, other materials may be published so long as the Parent or Guardian has given written consent. Delta must obtain the signed Photograph, Media, and Video Authorization Form from the Parents/Guardians of a youth before publishing any content that includes images of a youth participant (Appendix B2).