Photography consent

[shysquirrel]

A year ago DC joined a sports team which they really enjoy. This team posts pictures and videos on Facebook a lot. I haven't signed any paperwork regarding photography consent, however for various personal reasons I've explicitly asked that DC does not appear in these videos/photos and was assured that's okay. DC has now appeared in some. I've asked for it to be cropped so DC isn't in it, but so far it's still up. Firstly I want to check that I'm correct in being able to say I don't want my DC image to appear (DC is under 16, if that makes a difference), and secondly what do I do if they continue to ignore me? DC loves the club.

Yes, perfectly acceptable to request not photos. There are lots of reasons why it’s absolutely essential to many people.

Personally, if you don’t feel like you are being heard, I would post the request publicly to social media every time a photo goes up. Sometimes people need to be called out in front of others to flag up the issue. You can do it in a way that doesn’t draw attention to your dc. ‘I see you are posting photos of the children. Has everyone signed a consent for this? I don’t think I have. Could you please email it to me?’

My dc go to a club that was sending out reminders for late payment for the term to the entire email list with the names of children with dues still outstanding. It was finally addressed when a parent replied all to point out it was a GDPR violation and she was reporting them to the head office. It caused enough embarrassment and hassle that they now email people individually if necessary.