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SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY

The Dobie Longhorn Band and J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization provides the information on this site as a public service. 

Dobie Longhorn Band (DobieBand.com) and J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization uses the following policies to guide the use of social media sites in accordance with the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Social Media Policy:

 

By using this website, including all content, downloadable material, and web applications, you agree to the following terms and conditions:

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Dobie Longhorn Band and J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization may make available social media applications, and may publish social media content to third-party sites. These sites are not official Dobie Longhorn Band websites and therefore, the external sites’ policies apply. Please refer to the Dobie Band Website Linking Policy for more information.

 

Privacy

Only public information is permitted to be posted by Dobie Longhorn Band or its designee, J. Frank Dobie Band parent organization on Dobie Longhorn Band, and J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization social media websites. If communication that takes place on Dobie Longhorn Band or J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization social media websites involves or requires private information, communication will be redirected through other appropriate channels. Postings from the public on Dobie Longhorn Band, and J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization social media sites become public record and may be posted on the Dobie Longhorn Band website. 

No personally identifiable information without an individual’s permission, unless captured during a public meeting, will be posted on Dobie Longhorn Band, or J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization social media sites by Dobie Longhorn Band, or J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization personnel.

 

Dobie Longhorn Band is not responsible for content posted by others to Dobie Longhorn Band, or J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization social media sites.

Also, J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization is not responsible for content posted by others to Dobie Longhorn Band, or J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization social media sites.

Dobie Longhorn Band, and J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization users that enter personal information on Dobie Longhorn Band, and J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization social media sites do so at their own risk; 

 

Dobie Longhorn Band, and J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization are not responsible for the public display of such private information. Dobie Longhorn Band, and J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization may remove postings to its social media sites that contain personally identifiable information, but neither Dobie Longhorn Band, J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization, nor its licensors or contractors, are responsible for any damages caused by delays in such removal.

 

Public Information and Record Retention

Social media sites may contain communications sent to or received by state employees, and such communications are therefore public records subject to State Records Retention requirements. These retention requirements apply regardless of the form of the record (digital text, photos, audio, or video, for example).

To the extent that the third-party records retention policies are inconsistent with the Texas State Record Retention Schedule, Dobie Longhorn Band will put forth reasonable efforts to archive copies of social media content in order to meet state records retention obligations.

Terms of Service

Dobie Longhorn Band, and J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization social media sites are third party sites and have terms of service and policies that are not governed by Dobie Longhorn Band, J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization, or the State of Texas. These third- party sites are not official Dobie Longhorn Band websites and the third party’s website terms of service and policies apply.

 

The terms of service for the social media sites used by DobieBand.com can be found below:

Facebook

 

Instagram


YouTube

 

Twitter

Content of Social Media Posts

All published Dobie Longhorn Band, and J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization social media content is subject to monitoring. This content may take the form of digital text for Twitter and Facebook, photography images for Instagram, and videos for YouTube.

 

User-generated posts are subject to rejection or removal when the content of a post:

  • is off-subject or out of context 

  • contains obscenity or material that appeals to the prurient interest 

  • contains personal identifying information or sensitive personal information, as defined in Tex. Code Bus & Com. Sec. 521.001 et. seq. 

  • contains offensive terms that target protected classes 

  • contains personal attacks or insulting statements directed toward an individual 

  • is threatening, harassing or discriminatory 

  • incites or promotes violence or illegal activities 

  • contains information that reasonably could compromise public safety 

  • advertises or promotes a commercial product or service, or any entity or individual 

  • promotes or endorses political campaigns or candidates 

  • are of a repetitive or “spamming” nature (the same comment posted multiple times)  

 

In the above instances, Dobie Longhorn Band, or J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization may remove content without notifying the poster.

Facebook
 

Accessibility: To accommodate Dobie Longhorn Band users with disabilities, there are two suggested alternatives to access the Dobie Longhorn Band Facebook Fan page:

  • The Facebook mobile site is a suggested accessible alternative to the original Dobie Longhorn Band Facebook page. 

  • Dobie Longhorn Band generally posts the same content to all of its social media accounts. 


Record Retention: Dobie Longhorn Band Facebook updates will be archived and retained for the required period of time in accordance with the DIR Records Retention Schedule.

Instagram
 

Record Retention: The following J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization Instagram photos will be archived and retained for the required period of time in accordance with the DIR Records Retention Schedule:

  • Photos posted to Instagram by J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization

  • Photos not accepted by J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization due to noncompliance with submission guidelines 


Content: By submitting a photo to the J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization via Instagram, you are giving J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization permission to use your photo on the Dobie Longhorn Band homepage, website, mobile site, and social media platforms.

YouTube
 

Accessibility: Dobie Longhorn Band, and J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization will make an effort to link to and display videos on its YouTube channel that have closed captioning available for hearing impaired viewers.

 

Record Retention: The Dobie Longhorn Band, and J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization YouTube videos will be archived and retained for the required period of time in accordance with the DIR Records Retention Schedule.

Content: Videos displayed on the Dobie Longhorn Band, and J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization YouTube site will be related to Pasadena ISD, J. Frank Dobie High School, the Dobie Longhorn Band and Colorgaurd, Dobie Longhorn Band Staff and Alumni, the J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization, Texas or Texas education. 

X (formerly Twitter) 
 

Accessibility: To accommodate Dobie Longhorn Band, and J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization users with disabilities, X Mobile is the suggested alternative access to the Dobie Longhorn Band, and J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization Twitter profiles. 

Record Retention: Dobie Longhorn Band, and J. Frank Dobie Band Parent Organization  Twitter content will be archived and retained for the required period of time in accordance with the DIR Records Retention Schedule. 

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