Community & Safety

1. Purpose and Scope

1.1 MyPosse exists so that small groups of family members and close friends can stay connected. A Posse is a private space built on trust. These Community Guidelines describe the standards of behaviour we expect from everyone who uses MyPosse.

1.2 These Guidelines form part of the Terms of Use. They apply to everything you do on MyPosse, including Anchor Question answers, messages, photographs and other media, Journal entries, quiz and poll responses, Vibe Check responses, mood entries, profile details and Posse names.

1.3 A Posse is private, which means we do not routinely read what is shared inside it. That makes reporting important. If something inside your Posse breaks these Guidelines, please tell us.

1.4 Breaking these Guidelines may lead to content being removed, a feature being restricted, removal from a Posse, or suspension or termination of your account. Section 8 explains how enforcement works.

2. Respect the People in Your Posse

2.1 Treat every member of your Posse with respect, including when you disagree.

2.2 Do not harass, bully, humiliate, threaten, intimidate or stalk anyone. This includes repeated unwanted contact, pile ons and coordinated targeting of a member.

2.3 Do not attack a person on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other protected characteristic, and do not use slurs or dehumanising language.

2.4 Do not use the quiz, guessing, poll or mood features to mock, shame, exclude or pressure another member.

2.5 If a member asks you to stop contacting them or to stop sharing something about them, stop.

3. Protect Privacy, Including Other People's

3.1 MyPosse is designed around content that involves other people. Before you share, consider whether the person concerned would want it shared.

3.2 Do not share another person's private information without their permission. This includes home addresses, telephone numbers, financial details, identification documents, medical information and private messages.

3.3 Do not share intimate or sexual images of any person without that person's clear and current consent. Sharing intimate images without consent is prohibited absolutely and may be a criminal offence.

3.4 Do not record, screenshot or republish content from a Posse outside that Posse where doing so would embarrass, endanger or expose a member.

3.5 Take particular care with photographs of children. Only share an image of a child if you are that child's parent or legal guardian, or if you have their permission.

3.6 Remember that anyone who receives your invitation code or link may be able to join your Posse and see what has been shared in it. Share invitations only with people you trust.

4. Keep Children Safe

4.1 MyPosse is not for children under 13. Do not create an account for a child under 13 and do not invite a child under 13 to a Posse, including a Posse marked as a Family Posse.

4.2 Content that sexualises, exploits or endangers a minor is prohibited absolutely. This includes sexualised imagery of minors, sexualised commentary about minors, and any attempt to solicit, groom or arrange contact with a minor.

4.3 We remove such content, terminate the accounts responsible, and report to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and to law enforcement as required by law. Our approach is set out in full in the Child Safety Standards Policy below.

4.4 If you become aware of content or behaviour that puts a child at risk, report it immediately. If a child is in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services first.

5. Look After Each Other, But Do Not Rely on MyPosse in a Crisis

5.1 The mood and Vibe Check features exist so that your circle can check in with one another. Use them kindly. Do not pressure anyone to record a mood or to explain one.

5.2 MyPosse is not a crisis service and is not monitored for emergencies. If you or someone in your Posse is in danger or in crisis, contact your local emergency services or a qualified professional immediately. Do not rely on a mood entry or a message in the app to bring help.

5.3 Do not encourage, glamorise, instruct or provide assistance in relation to suicide, self harm or disordered eating. If a member of your Posse shares something that worries you, respond with care and encourage them to seek support from a person or service equipped to help.

5.4 Do not present yourself as qualified to give medical, psychological or therapeutic advice unless you are, and never do so in a way that discourages someone from seeking proper help.

6. Share Content That Belongs in a Private Circle

6.1 Do not share content that is sexually explicit or pornographic.

6.2 Do not share content that is gratuitously violent or graphic, that glorifies violence, or that celebrates or promotes terrorism, violent extremism or a violent organisation.

6.3 Do not use MyPosse to organise, promote or facilitate criminal activity, including the sale of drugs, weapons, stolen goods, counterfeit items or other regulated or unlawful products.

6.4 Do not share content that is knowingly false and likely to cause real world harm, and do not impersonate another person or misrepresent who you are.

6.5 Do not share content that infringes copyright, trademark or other rights. If you did not create it and do not have permission, do not upload it. Copyright complaints are handled under the Copyright and DMCA Policy.

7. Keep MyPosse Free of Spam and Misuse

7.1 Do not use MyPosse to advertise, promote or solicit, including multi level marketing, fundraising appeals and unsolicited commercial messages.

7.2 Do not create multiple accounts, use automated tools or bots, scrape content, or attempt to interfere with the security or operation of the Service.

7.3 Do not attempt to manipulate streaks, leaderboards, quizzes or virtual items, and do not attempt to obtain paid features without paying for them.

7.4 Do not attempt to access a Posse you have not been invited to join.

8. Reporting and Enforcement

8.1 You can report content or a member from within the Service, and you can block a member. You can also contact us at support@myposse.app.

8.2 When we receive a report we assess it against these Guidelines, the Acceptable Use Policy and applicable law. What we do depends on the seriousness of the breach, whether it is repeated, and the risk to others.

8.3 Possible outcomes include a warning, removal of content, restriction of a feature, removal from a Posse, temporary suspension of an account, or permanent termination of an account.

8.4 We act immediately and without warning where there is a risk to a person's safety, particularly the safety of a child, or where the law requires it.

8.5 If we take action against you, we will tell you where it is practicable to do so, and you may ask us to review the decision by writing to support@myposse.app. We will look at it again in good faith.

8.6 Blocking a member is your own tool and does not by itself result in any action by us. If you want us to look at something, report it.

9. Updates

9.1 We may update these Guidelines as the Service develops and as we learn from how it is used. We will post the updated version and change the Effective Date, and we will give notice of material changes in accordance with the Terms of Use.

9.2 Questions about these Guidelines can be sent to support@myposse.app.

1. Our Commitment

1.1 MyPosse has zero tolerance for child sexual abuse and exploitation. This Policy sets out the standards we apply, the mechanisms available to users, and the action we take. It forms part of the Terms of Use.

1.2 This Policy is published in order to state our standards clearly to users, and to meet the child safety standards expected of applications distributed through the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.

1.3 In this Policy, "child sexual abuse and exploitation" means any content or conduct that sexualises, exploits, endangers or abuses a person under the age of 18, and includes child sexual abuse material, sexualised depictions of minors whether real or generated, sexualised commentary concerning a minor, sexual solicitation of a minor, and grooming.

2. Minimum Age

2.1 MyPosse is not directed to children under 13 and a person under 13 may not create an account or join a Posse.

2.2 We collect a date of birth at registration in order to apply this restriction. Providing a false date of birth in order to obtain access is a breach of the Terms of Use.

2.3 A Posse designated as a Family Posse is subject to the same minimum age. Members must not invite any person under 13 to a Posse.

2.4 Where a user is between 13 and 18, or is otherwise a minor in their jurisdiction, use of the Service requires the knowledge and consent of a parent or legal guardian.

2.5 If we learn that an account belongs to a person under 13, we terminate the account and delete the associated personal information as described in the Privacy Policy.

3. Prohibited Content and Conduct

3.1 The following are prohibited absolutely and without exception: (a) child sexual abuse material in any form, including images, video, audio, text, drawings, animation and artificially generated material; (b) content that sexualises a minor, including content that focuses on the body of a minor in a sexualised manner; (c) sexual solicitation of, or sexual communication with, a minor; (d) grooming behaviour, including establishing trust with a minor for the purpose of sexual exploitation, and encouraging a minor to conceal a relationship or communication from a parent, guardian or other trusted adult; (e) attempting to arrange offline contact with a minor for a sexual purpose; (f) trading, advertising, requesting or providing access to child sexual abuse material, including through coded language, links or invitation codes; and (g) sextortion or the threatened disclosure of intimate images of a minor.

3.2 These prohibitions apply regardless of whether the content is shared inside a private Posse, whether the sharer claims a legitimate purpose, and whether any other member of the Posse consented.

4. How to Report

4.1 In application reporting tools allow any user to report content or another user. Reports concerning the safety of a child are treated as the highest priority.

4.2 Reports may also be sent directly to our child safety contact at childsafety@myposse.app.

4.3 If a child is in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services first. In the United States, suspected child sexual exploitation may also be reported to the CyberTipline of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at https://www.report.cybertip.org or by telephone on 1-800-843-5678.

4.4 You do not need to preserve or forward suspected child sexual abuse material in order to make a report, and you should not do so. Report the location of the content and the account concerned, and let us retrieve it.

5. How We Respond

5.1 On receipt of a report concerning child safety we act immediately, without prior notice to the account holder, and without waiting for the outcome of any wider review.

5.2 Our response includes removing the content, disabling the account or accounts involved, and preserving relevant records for law enforcement.

5.3 We report apparent child sexual abuse material to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children as required under 18 U.S.C. section 2258A, and cooperate with law enforcement requests made in accordance with applicable law.

5.4 We may remove other members from an affected Posse, or disband a Posse, where necessary to protect a child.

5.5 An account terminated for a child safety breach is not eligible for reinstatement, and the person concerned may not create a further account.

6. Internal Measures

6.1 We maintain an internal point of contact responsible for child safety matters and for liaison with law enforcement and reporting bodies.

6.2 We restrict access to reported material to the minimum number of personnel necessary to assess and escalate a report.

6.3 We keep records of child safety reports and of the action taken, in accordance with applicable law and our retention practices.

6.4 We review this Policy and our reporting mechanisms periodically and update them as the Service develops.

7. Guidance for Parents and Guardians

7.1 MyPosse is designed for closed groups. The content of a Posse is visible to all of its members, and anyone with a valid invitation code or link may be able to join and see retained content.

7.2 If you are a parent or guardian of a user aged between 13 and 18, we encourage you to discuss with them who is in their Posses, what is appropriate to share, and how to use the reporting and blocking tools.

7.3 A parent or guardian who believes that a child under 13 holds an account, or that personal information has been collected from a child under 13, may contact us at childsafety@myposse.app to request review, deletion and termination of the account.

8. Contact

8.1 Child safety matters may be raised with us at childsafety@myposse.app. We monitor that address and prioritise reports received there.

8.2 This Policy operates alongside the Terms of Use, the Community Guidelines above, the Acceptable Use Policy and the Privacy Policy.