Child Safety Standards
Our commitment
Agyata has zero tolerance for child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE), including child sexual abuse material (CSAM), grooming, solicitation of minors, and any content that sexualises or endangers anyone under 18. This page sets out the standards we hold ourselves to, the technical controls that enforce them, and how to reach us when something is wrong. We publish this document because Google Play requires it of every app in our category; we also believe that operating a site that accepts public reader comments places a duty of care on the operator, and that the best way to honour that duty is to be explicit about what we do.
Who the site is for
Agyata is a news and markets-information site for a general audience. It has no accounts, and readers can leave comments under a random handle. It is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child is at risk on Agyata, or has shared personal information, email safety@agyata.com.
Prevention — how we make CSAE less likely
No accounts, no profiles, no avatars: there is no persistent identity for a minor to impersonate or a predator to cultivate. No file uploads anywhere in the app; reader contributions are short text comments only, so there is no surface to share images, videos, or documents. No contact list, address book, or location sharing. No direct-message inbox: readers cannot contact or select one another, and comments appear under a random handle beneath a news story. These are product choices, not settings.
Detection — how we find CSAE content and behaviour
Every comment is screened before publication by Meta Llama Guard 3 (run on Cloudflare Workers AI) plus a rule-based classifier that flags self-harm, sexual content involving minors, grooming-style language, and solicitation patterns. Posts matching hard rules are rejected; borderline signals soft-hide for human review. Cloudflare CSAM Scanning is enabled zone-wide as a further safety net on any cached content.
Response — what happens when CSAE is detected
If child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is reported to us or found, we remove it immediately, block the originating session, preserve the evidence we hold, and report it to the relevant authority: in the United States the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) CyberTipline, in the United Kingdom the Internet Watch Foundation, and in India the national cyber-crime reporting channel. We cooperate with law-enforcement preservation requests.
In-app reporting — how users report CSAE
To report a comment, a story, or anything that sexualises or endangers a minor, email safety@agyata.com with the link to the page; the address is also linked in the footer of every page as "Report abuse". Reports can include a free-text note. We read every report within 24 hours; minors-related reports are escalated immediately regardless of queue depth.
Compliance with law
United States: we report verified CSAM to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) via the CyberTipline, in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §2258A. United Kingdom: we accept reports from and cooperate with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF). European Union: we comply with the Digital Services Act, including the CSAM-related articles and the independent audit obligations when applicable to our size. India (our operating jurisdiction): we comply with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO), the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, and related regulations; we maintain a designated Grievance Officer whose contact details are on our Contact page at /contact. Where national law requires it, we preserve data relevant to a reported incident until the applicable investigation concludes.
Contact for law enforcement and child safety organisations
Law-enforcement preservation requests, subpoenas, and child-safety organisation inquiries: le@agyata.com (monitored; 24-hour response target). Legal escalation: legal@agyata.com. User reports of suspected child-safety violations on Agyata: safety@agyata.com. Our designated child-safety contact (also our Grievance Officer under the Indian IT Rules, 2021): Agyata Technologies Pvt Ltd, Telangana, India. We do not charge any fee for law-enforcement requests relating to child safety.
Technical controls referenced on this page
Comments are screened before publication by Meta Llama Guard 3 (run on Cloudflare Workers AI) plus a rule list, and reports are reviewed by people. This page describes our commitments; it does not list internal systems.
Changes to these standards
These standards change when the underlying product or law changes — never in isolation. Material changes are versioned at the top of this page and announced to all active sessions via a site-wide banner for at least seven days before taking effect. Historical versions of this document are available by emailing safety@agyata.com.
Contact
Child-safety concerns: safety@agyata.com. Law-enforcement: le@agyata.com. Legal: legal@agyata.com. General: hello@agyata.com.