Community for First Steps

Acceptable Use

The rules that keep Community safe and worth trusting, for everyone.

1. THE SHORT VERSION

Be honest, be respectful, use the platform for what it is for: real local work experience. We remove people who put young people at risk or abuse the platform's trust.

2. EVERYONE MUST NOT

  • Give false information or impersonate any person or business.
  • Harass, threaten, discriminate against or abuse anyone.
  • Post unlawful, sexual, violent or otherwise inappropriate content.
  • Attempt to take conversations with under 18s off platform before an offer, or ask anyone for unnecessary personal information.
  • Interfere with the platform's operation or security, scrape data, or create accounts by automated means.

3. BUSINESSES MUST NOT

  • Post listings that are not genuine work experience placements, or that misdescribe the role, location, hours or pay.
  • Use the platform to recruit for anything other than the placement listed, to advertise unrelated services, or to collect applicant data for other purposes.
  • Contact applicants outside the platform before making a formal offer through it.
  • Charge applicants anything in connection with a placement.

4. APPLICANTS MUST NOT

  • Apply using another person's identity or documents.
  • Accept placements with no intention of attending, or repeatedly no show without withdrawing.

5. ENFORCEMENT

We may remove content, withdraw listings, suspend or permanently close accounts, and, where behaviour may be unlawful or puts someone at risk, report it to the police or relevant authorities. We do not owe anyone a warning first where a young person's safety is involved.

6. REPORTING

If you see any of this happening, use Report a concern. Reports are reviewed by our team.

7. RELATED POLICIES

This policy works alongside our Terms of Service, Safeguarding, and Report a concern page.

Questions: [CONTACT EMAIL].