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Child Safety & Security

Last updated: June 2025

Trendspot is a video contest platform that allows users to submit and share short-form video content. The safety of all users — especially minors — is a core priority. This page outlines our policies and measures to prevent exploitation, abuse, and harmful content on the platform.

1. Zero Tolerance for Child Exploitation

Trendspot has a strict zero-tolerance policy toward any content or behavior that sexually exploits, endangers, or inappropriately depicts minors. This includes, but is not limited to:

Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) of any kind
Grooming, solicitation, or inappropriate contact with minors
Content that sexualises, humiliates, or harms minors
Sharing of personal information of minors without consent

Any account found to be engaged in such activity will be permanently banned and reported to the relevant authorities, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) as required by law.

2. Age Requirements

Users must be at least 13 years old to create an account. Users between 13 and 17 require parental or guardian consent. We do not knowingly allow children under 13 to register or use the Service. If we identify an underage account, we will immediately suspend it and delete any associated data.

3. Content Moderation

All user-generated content (UGC) on Trendspot is subject to our community guidelines and moderation processes. We employ the following measures:

In-app reporting — Every post and user profile includes a report button accessible to all users.
Manual review — Reported content is reviewed by our team within 24 hours.
Account blocking — Users can block any other user to prevent further interaction.
Content removal — Content violating our policies is removed immediately upon confirmation.
Account suspension — Accounts in violation are suspended or permanently banned.

4. How to Report

To report abusive, exploitative, or illegal content, contact us immediately at loucas.pignataro@trendspot.com. Include as much detail as possible (username, content URL, description). We respond to all safety reports within 24 hours.

5. Cooperation with Authorities

Trendspot cooperates fully with law enforcement agencies and child protection organisations in any investigation involving illegal content or the exploitation of minors. We comply with all applicable legal obligations, including mandatory reporting requirements under COPPA, the EU Digital Services Act, and national child protection laws.

In cases involving CSAM, we report to:

NCMEC CyberTipline (National Center for Missing & Exploited Children)
Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
Local law enforcement as required

6. Security Practices

We implement the following security measures to protect our users:

All data transmitted between the app and our servers is encrypted via HTTPS/TLS
Authentication is managed via Google Firebase with token-based sessions
User-uploaded content is stored on private Microsoft Azure infrastructure with access controls
Regular security reviews and dependency audits are performed on our codebase
Rate limiting is applied on all API endpoints to prevent abuse

7. Legal Framework

Our policies are designed in compliance with:

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act)
GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation — minors)
EU Digital Services Act (DSA)
French law on child protection (Loi n° 2024-449)

8. External Resources

9. Contact

For safety concerns or to report harmful content: loucas.pignataro@trendspot.com

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