Queensland Weightlifting Association (QWA) recognises that Social Media is an important part of the way Members communicate and therefore the QWA encourages its members to participate in Social Media and share their experiences of Olympic Weightlifting. QWA’s public reputation is valuable and so are the reputations of the QWA’s members, sponsors and stakeholders therefore QWA prohibits any Social Media communication that is defamatory, proprietary, obscene, misrepresentative of the QWA or for commercial purposes. QWA has developed this policy to encourage and promote appropriate use of Social Media by its members which adds value and promotes the sport in a positive way.

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that QWA members, employees and associated third parties (Stakeholders and/or Sponsors) understand their obligations when using social media (such as Facebook, Instagram) and are informed of the importance of managing the risks associated with such use that may impact on the reputation of the QWA and/or the safety of its employees, and that may result in a breach of the QWA’s Code of Conduct and policies, procedures or instructions. This policy is for the mutual protection of the QWA, its’ members, employees and associated third parties and is not intended to prevent, discourage or unduly limit expression of personal opinion or online activities.