10 Easy Rules to Help You Stay Safe
For information on our privacy policy regarding children under the age of 13, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
- When using email, instant message, message boards, comments or any feature that allows you to enter text or talk, never give out personal information, such as your last name, home address, phone number, social security number, or the name and location of your school or favorite place to hangout.
- Your username is your member name, which is displayed throughout the site for people to see. Don’t use your last name or hometown in your username. This will keep people you don’t know from finding out more about you.
- Your password is your secret. You don’t want to give the scary neighborhood kid who never says “hi” access to your information, right? Of course not! Keep your password safe.
- Please read our Privacy Policy.
- The Internet is open to anyone. Only upload and add content you don’t mind other people seeing. If you’re not sure whether you should upload or say something, then don’t.
- Kids, never agree to meet someone (in public) you met online without first asking your parents. If your parents are cool with it, meet in a public place and bring your mom or dad along.
- Don’t respond to any messages that in any way make you feel uncomfortable. It‘s not your fault if you get a message like that. Let us know and we’ll take care of it for you.
- If someone sends you something to download, check with your parents. You never want to download anything or install software provided to you from people you don’t know.
- If anyone makes you feel unsafe anywhere online, tell someone you trust. Ask them to help you report the event to the Web site or proper authorities.
- Finally, display good sportsmanship here and across the Internet. Be an example and don’t do anything that might hurt someone’s feelings.