Child Safety Standards

Our Commitment

FamiVox is a private, invite-only family tree application developed and operated by Kannaiyan Natesan ("we", "our", or "us"). We have a zero-tolerance policy toward child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE), including the creation, storage, distribution, solicitation, or sharing of any child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or content that sexualizes, endangers, or exploits minors in any form.

This document describes the standards, controls, and reporting mechanisms FamiVox maintains to comply with our child safety obligations under applicable laws and the Google Play child safety standards policy.

How FamiVox Works

FamiVox is not a social network or a dating application. It is a closed, invite-only family-tree platform with the following properties:

• No public discovery. Trees and profiles are not publicly searchable or browsable. There are no open feeds, public profiles, or public groups.
• No direct messaging. FamiVox does not provide a chat, direct-message, or comment system for user-to-user communication.
• Invite-only access. A new user can only join a tree by receiving an invite link generated by an existing, verified member of that tree.
• Email-verified accounts. All accounts are authenticated via one-time password (OTP) sent to a verified email address.
• User-uploaded content is limited to family data. Users upload names, relationships, dates, and optional photographs of family members.

Because FamiVox does not support anonymous interaction, public discovery, or stranger-to-stranger communication, the platform has an inherently low risk profile for grooming or CSAM distribution. Nevertheless, we maintain active controls described below.

Prohibited Content

The following content is strictly prohibited anywhere in FamiVox, including in names, photos, biographical notes, and any other field:

• Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in any form.
• Sexualized depictions of minors, whether real, drawn, animated, or AI-generated.
• Content that grooms, solicits, or endangers minors.
• Content that identifies, locates, or exposes minors in a manner that could enable their exploitation.
• Links to external content that violates any of the above.

Detection and Moderation

FamiVox maintains the following controls to detect and remove prohibited content:

• Image moderation. Uploaded photographs pass through automated image-safety screening before being made available in the tree.
• User reporting. Any user can report content they believe violates these standards through the in-app support flow or via the reporting channel below.
• Manual review. All reports are reviewed manually. Content confirmed to violate these standards is permanently removed, the associated account is suspended or terminated, and evidence is preserved as required by law.
• Audit logging. All moderation actions are recorded in an immutable audit log (7-year retention, object-locked storage) to support law-enforcement cooperation.

Reporting CSAE Content

If you encounter content in FamiVox that you believe involves the sexual abuse or exploitation of a child, please report it immediately using the channel below. Reports are treated with the highest priority and reviewed within 24 hours.

Our Response Process

Upon receiving a credible report:

1. The reported content is removed from user-facing views within 24 hours.
2. Evidence is preserved in the immutable audit log, including uploader account metadata, upload timestamps, and associated IP addresses where available.
3. Confirmed CSAM is reported to the NCMEC CyberTipline pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2258A, and to equivalent authorities in the jurisdictions of the uploader and the reporter.
4. The uploader's account is suspended pending investigation and permanently terminated upon confirmation.
5. All linked accounts and invite chains are reviewed for further violations.
6. We cooperate fully with valid law-enforcement requests and legal process.

Legal Compliance

FamiVox complies with applicable child-protection laws in the jurisdictions where we operate, including but not limited to:

• United States: 18 U.S.C. § 2258A (mandatory reporting of apparent CSAM to NCMEC), 18 U.S.C. § 2252A.
• India: The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO); The Information Technology Act, 2000 and associated Intermediary Guidelines.
• United Kingdom: The Online Safety Act 2023; cooperation with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).
• European Union: Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 on the temporary derogation for combating online child sexual abuse; Digital Services Act where applicable.

Employee and Contractor Standards

FamiVox is currently operated by a single developer with no employees or contractors with access to user-uploaded content. Any future employees, contractors, or moderators will be required to (a) pass a background check where legally permitted, (b) complete training on CSAE detection and the response process described above, and (c) sign a binding code of conduct that includes zero-tolerance provisions.

Transparency

We intend to publish an annual transparency report summarizing the number of CSAE reports received, the number of items removed, and the number of referrals made to NCMEC or equivalent authorities. The first report will be published at the end of the first full calendar year of operation.

Contact

Questions about these standards or about child safety on FamiVox:

Report or question: Open an issue on GitHub with the label child-safety.
Data controller: Kannaiyan Natesan (independent developer, India)
General support: support page

As noted above, GitHub issues are public — do not attach or describe any suspected illegal imagery. For urgent reports involving imminent harm to a child, contact local law enforcement directly and escalate to the national authorities listed in the Reporting CSAE Content section above.