Child Safety Standards

1. Prohibited Content & Activities

The following content and activities are strictly prohibited on PollBharat:

• Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM): Any visual depictions of minors engaged in sexual conduct or sexually explicit imagery.
• Child Exploitation: Content that depicts, promotes, or glorifies the exploitation of children in any form.
• Grooming: Any attempt to establish a relationship with a minor for the purpose of sexual abuse or exploitation.
• Solicitation: Soliciting minors for sexual activity, inappropriate relationships, or sharing personal information.
• Sexualization of Minors: Content that sexualizes minors, even if not explicitly sexual.
• Child Endangerment: Content that promotes activities that could physically or emotionally harm children.
• Predatory Behavior: Any behavior that could be considered predatory towards minors.

2. Our Commitment

PollBharat is committed to:

• Proactive Monitoring: We actively monitor content on our platform to identify and remove CSAE material.
• Swift Action: Any CSAE content identified will be removed immediately, and the account will be permanently banned.
• Law Enforcement Cooperation: We will report all instances of CSAE to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and cooperate fully with law enforcement agencies.
• Age Verification: We implement measures to verify user age where applicable.
• Regular Policy Review: We regularly review and update our child safety policies to ensure compliance with the latest standards and regulations.

3. Reporting Mechanisms

We provide multiple ways for users to report child safety concerns:

4. Enforcement Actions

When a violation of our Child Safety Standards is identified, we take the following actions:

1. Immediate Content Removal: Offending content is removed immediately upon identification.
2. Permanent Account Ban: Users found to be in violation are permanently banned from the platform with no appeal process.
3. Evidence Preservation: All relevant evidence is preserved for law enforcement purposes.
4. NCMEC Report: We file a CyberTipline report with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC).
5. Law Enforcement Notification: We cooperate fully with law enforcement agencies in their investigations.

5. User Feedback

We welcome feedback from our users to help us improve our child safety measures. You can provide feedback through:

• The in-app feedback feature
• Email at admin@pollbharat.com

6. Compliance

PollBharat complies with:

• Google Play Child Safety Standards Policy
• COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act)
• Applicable local and international child protection laws
• NCMEC reporting requirements