Guidance - Safety

Potential risks in joining Cinnaminta

The potential risks in joining Cinnaminta and being an active member will depend on:

• where you live or are currently located;
• your status as a national / migrant;
• how liberal the government is;
• what the local legal, political, religious and social constraints might be;
• what you write / read;
• where you write / read it;
• other issues which are specific to your circumstances.

Cinnaminta cannot advise on the specific risks that you will be exposed to. It is up to you to find out and assess the risks for yourself.

Please remember that in some locations it may be illegal to upload images or material relating to certain subjects and that the penalties for dosing so can be harsh. Please find out before you start to use Cinnaminta especially if you want to log on to Cinnaminta while on holiday or working away from home in an unfamiliar country.

Please read the next section which sets out general safety advice for members, writers, readers and recorders.

General safety advice for members, writers, readers and recorders

When you join Cinnaminta, keep your log in details secret.

If you search the archives then the following is general good practice:

• make sure that you have appropriate filters set and immediately update your filters if you accidentally see something which you feel is inappropriate;
• young people should have an adult with them when searching;
• do not write down or reveal your passwords, especially at public access computers;
• do not view or offer to read material which is illegal in your location;
• do not offer to read or print out material which might compromise your safety if you were to be discovered to be carrying it;

If you decide to make a request then the following is general good practice:

• do not request readings which might compromise your safety if you were to be found to be the requester;
• do not request readings / encourage others to perform readings which are illegal in your location or the location you have chosen for the reading;
• do not ask others to do anything dangerous for the reading;
• do not ask others to go alone into remote areas to perform readings, remind them to take a friend and a mobile phone;
• do not reveal any personal details such as real names, telephone numbers, house numbers, e-mail addresses, log-in details, etc.

If you perform readings and make recordings then the following is general good practice:

• young people should take and adult with them;
• do not carry written material which might compromise your safety if you were to be found to be carrying it;
• do not read, record or upload material which is illegal in your location;
• do not do anthing dangerous for the reading;
• do not go alone into remote areas to perform readings, take a friend and a mobile phone;
• be suspicious of repeat requests, or requests with very specific times in remote locations as these might be an attempt at entrapment;
• do not reveal any personal details such as real names, telephone numbers, house numbers, e-mail addresses, log-in details, etc.;
• do not show your face, especially if young (male or female).

Please note that Cinnaminta cannot advise on the specific risks that you will be exposed to. It is up to you to use good common sense, use best Internet practice, adopt appropriate behaviour and find out and assess the risk for yourself before doing anything through Cinnaminta. We suggest that you read through our security page for some relevant advice and links to other useful web sites.