Child Protection
Principles
Children do not have accounts and do not message adults in the service. All messages are between the coach, the club and the parents. Photos of children are not used in profiles. The best interests of the child are the primary consideration, in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.
Restrictions for adults
Clubs see only anonymous profiles. Parents' contacts — only after consent. Advertising to children is prohibited.
Report a concern
If you notice an adult behaving unsafely towards a child, write to safeguarding@talent-id.org or use the «Report» button in the service. We respond within 24 hours and restrict access during the review. If a child is in immediate danger, call the police on 117, the gendarmerie on 113 or the emergency number 112. Concerns about a child's welfare can also be reported to the social services of the Ministry of Social Affairs. Online sexual exploitation of children is a criminal offence under Law No. 2010/012 on cybersecurity and cybercriminality and should be reported to the police or the gendarmerie. Concerns in football can also be raised with FECAFOOT.
Screening of coaches
In Cameroon, the club is responsible for screening coaches, staff and volunteers who work with children — for example, an extract of their criminal record, identity verification and references — and for applying FECAFOOT and FIFA Guardians safeguarding standards. Talent ID does not carry out checks itself, but lets the club record that a check has been done (with its date). Certificates are not uploaded to the service.
Designated person
The Talent ID child protection officer will be appointed before launch; contact details will be published on this page.