Online Safe Guarding
Famallama understands the importance of children being able to use the internet for education and personal development. This includes social media platforms, games and apps. We aim to support children and young people whilst using our platform which included our Minecraft Server, our social medias and our discord server. We recognise that safeguards need to be in place to ensure children are kept safe at all times.
The purpose of this policy statement.
Famallama works with children and families as part of its activities. These include: Minecraft Server and Discord for the over 13's. The purpose of this policy statement is to: • ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and young people is paramount when adults, young people or children are using the internet, social media or mobile devices • provide staff and volunteers with the overarching principles that guide our approach to online safety • ensure that, as an organisation, we operate in line with our values and within the law in terms of how we use online devices. The policy statement applies to all volunteer staff and players involved in Famallama's activities.
Legal framework
This policy has been drawn up on the basis of legislation, policy and guidance that seeks to protect children in the United Kingdom. Summaries of the key legislation and guidance are available on:
• online abuse - learning.nspcc.org.uk/child-abuse-and-neglect/online-abuse
• bullying - learning.nspcc.org.uk/child-abuse-and-neglect/bullying
• child protection - learning.nspcc.org.uk/child-protection-system
We believe that:
• children and young people should never experience abuse of any kind
• children should be able to use the internet for education and personal development, but safeguards need to be in place to ensure they are kept safe at all times.
We recognise that:
• the online world provides everyone with many opportunities; however it can also present risks and challenges
• we have a duty to ensure that all children, young people and adults involved in our organisation are protected from potential harm online
• we have a responsibility to help keep children and young people safe online, whether or not they are using Famallama’s Server, social media or discord.
• working in partnership with children, young people, their parents, carers and other agencies is essential in promoting young people’s welfare and in helping young people to be responsible in their approach to online safety
• all children, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, have the right to equal protection from all types of harm or abuse.
We will seek to keep children and young people safe by:
• appointing an online safety coordination team, in our case it is the admin team.
• supporting and encouraging the young people using our service to use the internet in a way that keeps them safe and shows respect for others
• supporting and encouraging parents and carers to do what they can to keep their children safe online
• developing clear and robust procedures to enable us to respond appropriately to any incidents of inappropriate online behaviour, whether by an adult or a child or young person
• reviewing and updating the security of our systems regularly, including adding in safety plugins to keep our members safe when playing.
• ensuring that user names, logins, email accounts and passwords are used effectively
• ensuring personal information about the adults and children who are involved in our organisation is held securely and shared only as appropriate
•examining and risk assessing any new technologies before they are used within Famallama.
If online abuse occurs, we will respond to it by:
• having clear and robust safeguarding procedures in place for responding to online abuse within our organisation
• providing support and advice to our volunteer staff dealing with all forms of abuse, including bullying or cyberbullying, emotional abuse, sexting, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation
• making sure our response takes the needs of the person experiencing abuse, any bystanders and our organisation as a whole into account
• reviewing the plan developed to address online abuse at regular intervals, in order to ensure that any problems have been resolved in the long term.
Famallama understands the importance of children being able to use the internet for education and personal development. This includes social media platforms, games and apps. We aim to support children and young people whilst using our platform which included our Minecraft Server, our social medias and our discord server. We recognise that safeguards need to be in place to ensure children are kept safe at all times.
The purpose of this policy statement.
Famallama works with children and families as part of its activities. These include: Minecraft Server and Discord for the over 13's. The purpose of this policy statement is to: • ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and young people is paramount when adults, young people or children are using the internet, social media or mobile devices • provide staff and volunteers with the overarching principles that guide our approach to online safety • ensure that, as an organisation, we operate in line with our values and within the law in terms of how we use online devices. The policy statement applies to all volunteer staff and players involved in Famallama's activities.
Legal framework
This policy has been drawn up on the basis of legislation, policy and guidance that seeks to protect children in the United Kingdom. Summaries of the key legislation and guidance are available on:
• online abuse - learning.nspcc.org.uk/child-abuse-and-neglect/online-abuse
• bullying - learning.nspcc.org.uk/child-abuse-and-neglect/bullying
• child protection - learning.nspcc.org.uk/child-protection-system
We believe that:
• children and young people should never experience abuse of any kind
• children should be able to use the internet for education and personal development, but safeguards need to be in place to ensure they are kept safe at all times.
We recognise that:
• the online world provides everyone with many opportunities; however it can also present risks and challenges
• we have a duty to ensure that all children, young people and adults involved in our organisation are protected from potential harm online
• we have a responsibility to help keep children and young people safe online, whether or not they are using Famallama’s Server, social media or discord.
• working in partnership with children, young people, their parents, carers and other agencies is essential in promoting young people’s welfare and in helping young people to be responsible in their approach to online safety
• all children, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, have the right to equal protection from all types of harm or abuse.
We will seek to keep children and young people safe by:
• appointing an online safety coordination team, in our case it is the admin team.
• supporting and encouraging the young people using our service to use the internet in a way that keeps them safe and shows respect for others
• supporting and encouraging parents and carers to do what they can to keep their children safe online
• developing clear and robust procedures to enable us to respond appropriately to any incidents of inappropriate online behaviour, whether by an adult or a child or young person
• reviewing and updating the security of our systems regularly, including adding in safety plugins to keep our members safe when playing.
• ensuring that user names, logins, email accounts and passwords are used effectively
• ensuring personal information about the adults and children who are involved in our organisation is held securely and shared only as appropriate
•examining and risk assessing any new technologies before they are used within Famallama.
If online abuse occurs, we will respond to it by:
• having clear and robust safeguarding procedures in place for responding to online abuse within our organisation
• providing support and advice to our volunteer staff dealing with all forms of abuse, including bullying or cyberbullying, emotional abuse, sexting, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation
• making sure our response takes the needs of the person experiencing abuse, any bystanders and our organisation as a whole into account
• reviewing the plan developed to address online abuse at regular intervals, in order to ensure that any problems have been resolved in the long term.
Data Protection
This privacy policy sets out how Famallama uses and protects any information that you supply when you using this website.
Famallama is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. We ask for contact information when applying to be added to our whitelist by using the embedded forms on this website. Please note that information will only be used in accordance with our privacy statement.
From time to time the policy may change in accordance with updated laws or policies and rules that affect Famallama. Please check this policy regularly for any changes.
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
– Name and Minecraft name
– Contact information including email address
– Demographic information, usually what country one is based in and postal/zip code.
– Other information relevant to our whitelist application such as being removed from another Minecraft Server and connection with Neurodiversity.
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
– Internal record keeping and whitelist application processing,
We may periodically send emails relating to server events using the email address that was provided in the whitelist application.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 2018. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please email us at [email protected]
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, contact us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
We want you to be confident that we treat your personal data responsibly and making sure that the only people who can access that data have a genuine need to do so.
Famallama is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. We ask for contact information when applying to be added to our whitelist by using the embedded forms on this website. Please note that information will only be used in accordance with our privacy statement.
From time to time the policy may change in accordance with updated laws or policies and rules that affect Famallama. Please check this policy regularly for any changes.
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
– Name and Minecraft name
– Contact information including email address
– Demographic information, usually what country one is based in and postal/zip code.
– Other information relevant to our whitelist application such as being removed from another Minecraft Server and connection with Neurodiversity.
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
– Internal record keeping and whitelist application processing,
We may periodically send emails relating to server events using the email address that was provided in the whitelist application.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 2018. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please email us at [email protected]
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, contact us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
We want you to be confident that we treat your personal data responsibly and making sure that the only people who can access that data have a genuine need to do so.
