Child Safety Standards

• Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (CSAE): Any content or behavior that sexually exploits, abuses, or endangers children, including grooming, sexual extortion, trafficking, or any other form of sexual exploitation of minors.
• Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM): Any visual depiction, including photos, videos, and computer-generated imagery, involving a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
• Minor/Child: Any person under the age of 18.

Walking Up strictly prohibits:

• Sharing, distributing, requesting, or possessing CSAM in any form
• Grooming or attempting to groom minors for sexual purposes
• Sexual solicitation of minors
• Sextortion or blackmail involving minors
• Content that sexualizes minors in any form
• Any communication intended to facilitate the sexual exploitation of children

This policy applies to all content shared through Walking Up, including profile photos, messages, activity descriptions, and any other user-generated content. Violations result in immediate account termination.

If you encounter any content or behavior on Walking Up that you believe involves child exploitation or abuse, report it immediately.

All reports are treated as urgent and confidential.

When we receive a report of potential CSAE:

• We review all child safety reports as a priority
• Content that violates these standards is removed immediately
• Accounts in violation are permanently terminated
• We preserve relevant data as required by law
• We report confirmed or suspected CSAM to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) via the CyberTipline, as required by U.S. law (18 U.S.C. Section 2258A)

Walking Up cooperates fully with law enforcement investigations related to child exploitation, including responding to valid legal process and emergency disclosures when there is imminent risk of harm to a child.

Walking Up is built with a friends-only architecture:

• Users can only connect with people they explicitly approve
• No public profiles or discoverability by strangers
• All connections require mutual consent via friend codes or QR scans

For child safety inquiries, including from law enforcement or NCMEC:

If you or someone you know is a victim of child sexual exploitation: