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. The service supports the principles of the U.S. Center for SafeSport's Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies (MAAPP): no private one-on-one electronic communication between adults and minor athletes.
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 911. Suspected child abuse should also be reported to your state's child protective services (CPS) or local law enforcement; sexual misconduct and abuse in sport can be reported to the U.S. Center for SafeSport (uscenterforsafesport.org). Help and advice for children and adults: Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline — 1-800-422-4453 (24/7). Online sexual exploitation of children can be reported to the NCMEC CyberTipline (report.cybertip.org).
Background checks for coaches
In the United States, the club is responsible for background checks and abuse-prevention training of coaches, staff and volunteers who work with minors, following U.S. Soccer's Safe Soccer framework, the requirements of its state association and, where the club is covered, the Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017 (including the duty of covered adults to report suspected child abuse to law enforcement within 24 hours). Talent ID does not carry out background checks itself, but lets the club record that a check has been done (with its date). Background check reports 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.