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It's important that you keep the following policies in mind while recruiting and conducting research as a Texas State researcher. If using a Texas State account, it is the researcher’s responsibility to follow applicable federal, local, state, and University polices that may apply. Refer to \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://policies.txstate.edu/university-policies/06-05-05.html\" \u0014UPPS 06.05.05\u0015\nProtect Private Information\nProtect private and confidential information. Abide by the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"http://policies.txstate.edu/university-policies/01-04-31.html\" \\t \"_blank\" \u0014Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)\u0015. This is especially important in dealing with students who post questions online about their educational circumstances (e.g. “Did my credits transfer?”). Ask the student for a private conversation through appropriate, official channels (email, phone).\nYour Content is Public\nSocial media content, including posts, comments, messages and replies, are available to the public and reflect on Texas State University. While we encourage you to interact with the community, you should not conduct official business on social media accounts. Refer official business through official administrative channels such as email.\nSocial media is always evolving and changing. Social media account administrators should attempt to keep content on their accounts for two years to meet ADM320 General Correspondence \u0013 HYPERLINK \"http://www.univarchives.txstate.edu/records/rm-rrs.html\" \\t \"_blank\" \u0014records retention requirements\u0015.\nObey Copyright Law\nSocial media administrators are expected to follow all copyright and intellectual property laws when posting to any social network. Always get permission to use copyrighted material, and always give credit for the material. \u0013 HYPERLINK \"http://www.txstate.edu/effective/UPPS/upps-01-04-27.html\" \\t \"_blank\" \u0014UPPS 01.04.27 \u0015contains a detailed description of this policy.\nMake Content Accessible\nTexas State strives to make content accessible to all users, and we must adhere to ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) standards. In order to achieve this, descriptive text must be applied to video and images when possible.\nAlt text (alternative text) describes images to individuals who are unable to see them. For more information on using and writing alt text, please visit: \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://moz.com/learn/seo/alt-text\" \\t \"_blank\" \u0014https://moz.com/learn/seo/alt-text\u0015\nIf you create a video, use closed captions as they help convey your message when the sound is off and to individuals with hearing impairments. Although the capabilities for captions vary across platforms, make an effort to use them when possible.\nFacebook allows you to add a video captioning file, called an .srt file, to videos that are uploaded.\nTwitter does not let you caption videos through the platform, but you can share YouTube or Vimeo videos with embedded captions.\nInstagram allows you to upload an .srt file for video captions for an ad only.\nSnapchat does not support captions natively.\nMore information about accessibility on social media can be found here: \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://accessibility.umn.edu/tutorials/accessible-social-media\" \\t \"_blank\" \u0014https://accessibility.umn.edu/tutorials/accessible-social-media\u0015\nThe Texas State ITS department can assist you with ordering captions from Rev through \u0013 HYPERLINK \"http://mediaflo.its.txstate.edu/accessibility/caption-options/rev.html\" \u0014Mediaflo\u0015.\nObtain IRB approval\nAll Texas State Research recruitment materials should be approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) prior to posting. 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