This policy is in regard to the use of images of Little League Baseball or Softball players (from any division) on internet web sites. It is important to know, however, that local, state, provincial of national laws take precedent over this policy if there is a conflict.

Photographs and/or video of any children must not be posted on a Chartered local Little League’s web site without receiving written permission from the child’s parent or guardian. Photos on web site owned or operated by a chartered local Little League must adhere to the standards for Little Leaguers appearing in the media at: http://www.littleleague.org/media/Proper04.pdf 

Little League International has no control over non-Little League owned/operated web sites that post photographs of children, provided those children are not identified in any way as Little Leaguers.

However, if a web site that is not owned or operated by a chartered Little League program wishes to post video or a photograph of a child or children who are identified in some way as Little Leaguers, the operator of the web site must first receive permission to do so from Little League International. Such permission will only be granted if the child’s parent or guardian has provided written permission to do so.

Example 1: A web site posts an image of a youth batter at the plate. As long as the batter is not identified in any way as a Little Leaguer (such as: showing the Little League patch, in a caption, signage in the image, or through some other identification), Little League International would not be involved in this process. That issue would be between the photographer, the child’s parent/guardian, and the applicable laws.

Example 2: A web site that is not operated by a chartered local Little League wishes to post an image of a youth batter at the plate, and the image is identified in some way as a Little League image (such as: showing the Little League patch, in a caption, signage in the image, or through some other identification). The web site operator would need permission from Little League International to post this image. The web site also would need to obtain written permission from the parent or guardian to post the photo. It is recommended that the web site operator also receive permission from the photographer.

Example 3: A web site that is operated by a chartered local Little League wishes to post an image of any child, whether or not the image is identified in some way as a Little League image. The web site operator would need to obtain written permission from the parent or guardian to post this image. It is recommended that the web site operator also receive permission from the photographer.

It is Little League policy that the addresses or other contact information for children in the local league must never be placed on any internet web site.

If a local Little League web site operator wishes to post the names of players, as on a roster, this is permitted provided the parent or guardian of the player(s) named have agreed to it in writing.

Many leagues hire photographers and/or videographers, sometimes as fund-raisers. It is highly recommended that the local Little League include this policy statement in any written agreement with the photographer and/or videographer.

When the web site is that of a news organization (such as a local TV station, newspaper, etc.), generally speaking, the permissions noted above are not required. However, the local Little League should always be aware when the news media is recording images of children, so the parents can be fully informed.

Violation of the policies in this document may result in action by the Charter Committee in Williamsport, including, but not limited to, suspension or revocation of the local Little League’s charter.