Child Safety
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. No private one-on-one electronic communication between adults and children.
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; where we obtain knowledge of a possible sexual offence against a child, we report it to the police as required by the POCSO Act, 2012. If a child is in immediate danger, call 112 (emergency). Help for children in distress and their families: Childline 1098 (24/7, free). Under the POCSO Act anyone who knows of or suspects sexual abuse of a child must report it to the Special Juvenile Police Unit or the local police; complaints can also be made to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (ncpcr.gov.in, POCSO e-Box). Online abuse, sexual images of children or cyber fraud: National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal — cybercrime.gov.in, helpline 1930.
Police verification of coaches
In India, the club is responsible for safeguarding checks of coaches, staff and volunteers who work with children: under the AIFF Child Safeguarding Policy and Framework — two references, identity and qualification checks, a self-declaration and a police check before starting the role and at least once every five years, plus a Safeguarding Focal Point who reports concerns to the AIFF Child Safeguarding Officer. Talent ID does not carry out police verification itself, but lets the club record that a check has been done (with its date). Police verification certificates are not uploaded to the service.
Designated person
The Talent ID child safety officer will be appointed before launch; contact details will be published on this page.