For the purposes of this guidance a child is to be considered anyone under the age of 18, although young adults 16 or over can give their own consent to photographs being taken or used.

LDSC understand that everyone enjoys taking pictures of their children to share with family and friends. Taking videos and still pictures can also be a useful coaching tool. Some photographs taken by club members may also be posted on social media platforms. The club also realises that there can be problems associated with posting pictures of children online although these risks should be minimal in an environment such as an outdoor ski slope on a mountain.

We are also aware that there can be genuine child protection issues around the publication, accidentally or otherwise, of child images. We hope that a few simple rules will help keep your child safe.

LDSC will:

+ If informed by a parent that they do not want their child to be photographed, take all reasonable precautions on the day to avoid photos being taken of that child by staff or spectators.

+ Use only images that positively reflect children’s involvement in the activity.

+ Store images/videos to be kept for publicity purposes in a password-protected folder on the club server or other LDSC authorised storage devices and delete originals from any personal devices.

+ Share images or videos with the child’s parent if requested, before deleting it from their own device.

+ Delete stored images of children at the end of the ski season each year unless specific consent has been given.

We will NOT:

+ Allow any photography in changing areas

+ Name children in publicity photos unless given specific permission is given by parent or guardian.

Photography and/or filming for personal use

+ People taking photographs of their own children on the ski slope are advised to avoid posting any recognisable images of other children on social media platforms, unless they have sought approval from their Parents/Carers.

Photography and/or filming for wider use

+ If people such as local journalists, film crews or professional photographers (not hired by LDSC) wish to capture and share images professionally, LDSC will ensure they have been given proper permission for this in advance.

Concerns

If LDSC becomes concerned that someone unknown to them is taking photographs or filming without permission, KSC will ask them to stop and (depending on the nature of the concerns) follow our safeguarding procedures. Where inappropriate images/videos are being taken that raise a safeguarding concern, this will be reported to the LDSC Welfare Officer or Snowsport England safeguarding lead.