Community guidelines

STAND exists so that young people can pray for one another. Everyone here agrees to these.

Be kind

• Speak to people the way you would if you were praying beside them.
• No bullying, mocking, arguing about someone’s request, or pressuring anyone.
• Encourage. If you disagree, pray instead of debating.

Keep it safe

• Never post phone numbers, addresses, emails, social handles or school timetables. The app blocks most of these automatically.
• Ask for prayer about your own life. If a request involves someone else, leave out their name and details.
• There is no private messaging here. If someone asks you to move to another app to talk privately, say no and report it.
• Meet in person only in public places like church or school, in a group, and with a parent or youth leader knowing.

Photos and videos

• Only post photos or videos of people who are happy to be in them. Ask first, especially with younger people.
• Nothing that shows where someone lives, a school uniform or name badge, or a car number plate.
• Keep it modest and kind. If you wouldn’t show it in church, don’t post it here.

Keep it honest

• One account each, with your real first name.
• No selling, fundraising or advertising.
• Invite people because you want to pray with them, not to grow a number.

If something is wrong

• Use Report in the ⋯ menu on any post, comment, message or profile. Only moderators see reports, and the person is not told who sent it.
• Use Block to stop seeing someone, and to stop them seeing you.
• If you or someone else is in danger, tell a trusted adult or call your local emergency number straight away. Don’t wait for a moderator.

What moderators do

• Read prayer wall posts before they appear.
• Delete comments, and remove Feed posts, photos or videos, that break these guidelines. The author is told why.
• Check every new circle before it opens.
• Review every report, and remove content or pause accounts that break these guidelines. A pause always comes with a reason, usually for a set time, and every moderator action is recorded.
• Can see who wrote a post with a hidden name, so that hidden names are never used to hurt people.

Your information

• We keep your first name, email, birth year and what you choose to post. We never keep a full date of birth, and we don’t use photos.
• Your email is never shown to other members.
• If you are under 18, a parent or guardian must give permission before you can post, your profile is not open to the whole community, and your town is never shown.
• You can delete your account, and everything you posted, at any time from Settings.
• The full details are in the privacy policy.