social media policy

Asia Educational Incorporative Social Media Policy

(Academia) Asia Gakuen shall stipulate the following regarding the operation of official social media accounts and the use of social media by individuals belonging to the Gakuen.

1. definition

(Academic) Asia Gakuen defines social media as “a medium developed on the Internet that allows an unspecified number of users to communicate based on individual posts.”

2. Official Account and Personal Use

(Academic) Asia Gakuen officially acquires social media accounts as necessary and complies with the social media terms of use stipulated for each, in order to disseminate more information about the academy in a simple and immediate manner. We will also manage and operate it as a public relations activity.

List of official social media accounts

*For detailed operation methods, please check in each account. 
In addition, the use of social media by individuals belonging to Asia Gakuen will not be prohibited, and their communication activities will be respected.

3. Basic policies and guidelines

(Academic) Asia Gakuen strictly complies with laws and regulations, public order and morals, and each rule established by this corporation when using its official social media accounts. We respect your privacy. In addition, we will always be conscious of our viewers and strictly respond to comments, replies, etc. that violate human rights such as slander by immediately deleting them.
 
For personal use, separate guidelines will be established, faculty and staff will be responsible for compliance, and students will be made aware of them.
 
The guidelines for personal use of social media by students belonging to Asia University are as follows.
Asia University Social Media Guidelines (Students)

1. What are Asia University Social Media Guidelines?

Asia University, which upholds the founding spirit of "the spirit of Self-help and Cooperation," encourages students to actively use social media as the future leaders of a globalized and highly information-oriented society.
 
Among them, these guidelines (*) are intended to prevent students belonging to Asia University from getting into trouble by showing the dangers, attitudes, and appropriate behavior when using personal social media. The purpose is that.
 
*Guidelines are written statements of norms (rules and manners) that should be observed and goals that should be aimed at regarding behavior within an organization or group.

2. Definition

Terms used in these guidelines are defined as follows.
(1) Social media
It refers to media that allows an unspecified number of users to communicate based on individual transmissions that are deployed on the Internet.
 
Example) Blog, profile, SNS (mixi, GREE, Mobage, Ameba, Facebook), YouTube, Twitter, Wiki, electronic bulletin board, etc.
(2) “Students affiliated with Asia University, etc.” covered by these guidelines
Undergraduate students, graduate students, special course Asia University, Auditing (Auditor) Student Part-time Students Graduate School certificate program students, Asia University International Student, etc.

3. Notes

Please be aware of the following when using social media:
 
(1) Do not send out false or inaccurate information, as well as information that violates confidentiality obligations, including laws and regulations of study abroad destinations, travel destinations, public order and morals, part-time jobs and internships not only in Japan. please give me. If you send incorrect information, please correct it as soon as possible.
(2) When sending information, pay close attention not to infringe on the privacy and rights (copyrights, intellectual property rights, portrait rights, etc.) of others, including your friends.
(3) As a university student, who is in a position to play a role in the society of the future, please be sensible and dignified in your remarks and posts, and take responsibility for the information you send out. Please be aware that there is no private space on the Internet, and that information once posted may have a lasting impact.
(4) Do not forget to show respect to others, even when communicating over the Internet, and do not use discriminatory remarks, obscene remarks, biased criticism, or excessive remarks based on race, gender, physical characteristics, etc. Be careful not to make viewers feel uncomfortable with inappropriate advertisements or solicitations. Please respect the opinions and diversity of others, and refrain from transmitting information that may cause misunderstanding.
(5) It is important to protect yourself. When registering or disclosing personal information, please carefully consider its safety and necessity, and update your password regularly to prevent your account from being stolen, impersonated or abused. .
 
In addition, location information is embedded in photos taken with GPS-equipped digital cameras and smartphones. Please be careful.

4. Trouble example

Please consider that careless use of social media that does not follow the above precautions may lead to the following troubles and consequences.
 
(1) Confession of underage drinking, binge drinking, illegal train rides, mahjong gambling, and cheating.
→ In the first place, these acts are not allowed. In addition to being subject to legal action, you will also be subject to punishment on campus. It can also affect your organization and your family.
(2) Revealing confidential information at a part-time job.
→ If you cause a disadvantage to the company, you may be asked for damages.
(3) Insulting remarks to the company where the prospective job offer is made
→ A job offer is just a job offer, and such actions may lead to cancellation of the job offer.
(4) Posting friends' friendships such as "○○ is having a drinking party at XX today" without permission.
→It may cause deterioration of human relations and unexpected troubles.
(5) Biased tweets or insulting/obscene comments about news, etc.
→Even if it is posted on a personal page, it may be taken up in a place that has nothing to do with you, and it may lead to a situation such as flames and harassment.
(6) Transmission of malicious rumors or inaccurate information.
→ There are cases where even what was meant as a light joke has become a big social problem.
(7) Log in to SNS using someone else's mobile phone or a computer outside your control.
→ Eavesdropping or leaving your account "logged in" may lead to the leakage of account information and may be misused.

5. Consultation/contact information

In the unlikely event that trouble such as personal information leakage or fire occurs, or if there is a risk of such trouble, please notify the following department immediately.
General Affairs Office General Affairs Division
(Academic) The guidelines for the personal use of social media by faculty and staff belonging to Asia Gakuen are as follows.
Asia Educational Incorporative Social Media Guidelines (Faculty and Staff)

1. Purpose

(Academic) Asia Gakuen does not prohibit the personal use of social media by faculty and staff members. Rather, we encourage active use of the school as an individual who, with the founding spirit of "the spirit of Self-help and Cooperation," aims for globalization and plays a role in education and research with an emphasis on humanity.
 
On the other hand, there are many cases where the behavior and statements of individuals belonging to organizations such as companies on social media become a major social problem.
 
In order to prevent such problems, (Academic) Asia Gakuen has formulated the following social media guidelines (for faculty and staff) and requires faculty and staff to comply with them.

2. Definition

Terms used in these guidelines are defined as follows.
(1) Social media
It refers to media that allows an unspecified number of users to communicate based on individual transmissions that are deployed on the Internet.

Example) Blog, profile, SNS (mixi, GREE, Mobage, Ameba, Facebook), YouTube, Twitter, Wiki, electronic bulletin board, etc.
(2) “Faculty and staff members” who must comply with these guidelines
Persons who must comply with the service discipline of the Asia Gakuen Employment Regulations

3. Observance

When using social media, even for personal use outside of work, the following actions are prohibited.
 
(1) Acts of disclosing or intermediating documents, images, software, or other information that are offensive to public order and morals (2) Acts of violating copyrights, intellectual property rights, portrait rights, etc. of documents, images, software, or other copyrighted works ( 3) Acts of disclosing or intermediating information related to acts that violate or may violate the law (4) Acts that violate human rights, such as slander due to race, gender, physical or mental disability, etc. (5) Work-related acts (6) Information that is deemed inappropriate in light of the University's regulations (regulations regarding the protection of personal information Asia Educational Incorporative etc.). act of disseminating or mediating

4. Recommendations

It is up to each individual to decide whether or not to indicate their affiliation with Asia Educational Incorporative in the descriptions and profiles of various social media and service accounts used by individuals. However, if it is clearly stated, or if you can easily guess that you belong to (academic) Asia Gakuen, please keep the following in mind.

(1) Clearly state (disclaimer) that it is not an official opinion or answer of the school, and use the first person. (2) The names of the school management and property shall be formal expressions. However, this does not apply to expressions and abbreviations that are idiomatic and widely recognized by the public.

5. Miscellaneous

The office for this guideline is General Affairs Office General Affairs Division. In addition to these guidelines, as stated in Article 16 of the Asia Gakuen Employment Regulations, please refrain from any speech or behavior that may damage the honor or credibility of the Gakuen or that is undignified as a faculty member or staff member, and be sure to speak and post in a sensible manner. In the event that you have sent out incorrect or inappropriate information, please correct the information as soon as possible after it is discovered.

Four. Management department

The General Affairs Division General Affairs Office manages this policy and each guideline.
General Affairs Office General Affairs Division
<Updated July 20, 2023>
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