Child Safety Standards for Awaaz
Last updated: 12 August 2026
Effective date: 26 June 2026
Summary (the short version)
Awaaz has zero tolerance for child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE) and for child sexual abuse material (CSAM). It is strictly prohibited on Awaaz. When we find it, we remove it, we permanently ban the accounts responsible, and we report it to the appropriate authorities as required by law.
Awaaz is not intended for anyone under 13, and we take active steps to keep under-age users off the platform and to keep all users safe. If you encounter content or behaviour that endangers a child, report it immediately — see “How to report” below.
This document is our published Child Safety Standard, as required by Google Play’s Child Safety Standards policy for social apps.
1. Definitions
- CSAE (Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation) — any act that sexually abuses or exploits a person under the age of 18. This includes grooming, sextortion, trafficking, sexualisation of minors, and the production, possession, solicitation, or distribution of CSAM.
- CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material) — any depiction of sexually explicit conduct involving a minor. Because all user content on Awaaz is audio, this includes any voice recording that depicts, describes, solicits, or facilitates the sexual abuse or exploitation of a minor, as well as any text (such as a post title or bio) that does the same.
- Minor / Child — any person under the age of 18.
2. Our zero-tolerance standard
The following are strictly prohibited on Awaaz and result in immediate content removal and a permanent ban:
- Uploading, sharing, describing, or linking to CSAM in any form, including audio.
- Sexualising, grooming, or soliciting a minor.
- Sextortion — threatening to release intimate material to coerce a minor.
- Trafficking, or facilitating the trafficking, of a minor.
- Any other content or conduct that sexually exploits or endangers a child.
There are no exceptions to this standard and no warnings for these violations. A single confirmed CSAE violation results in a permanent ban and a report to the authorities.
3. How we prevent and respond to CSAE
- Awaaz is rated and listed for users 13 and older. Our store listing, content rating, and target-audience declarations reflect this.
- We do not knowingly allow accounts belonging to children below this age. If we learn that an account belongs to an underage user, we remove it.
3.2 In-app reporting and blocking
- Every post and every user on Awaaz can be reported directly from inside the app. Reports are stored in a protected moderation queue that is readable only by administrators.
- Every user can be blocked, which immediately hides their content from the reporting user and is not disclosed to the blocked user.
- Reports relating to child safety are treated as our highest priority.
3.3 Review and enforcement
- Administrators review reports and may remove content, suspend accounts, or permanently ban accounts.
- Confirmed CSAE content is removed promptly upon discovery.
- Accounts responsible for CSAE are permanently banned, and the associated identifiers are retained (as described in our Privacy Policy) to help prevent re-registration and to support any law-enforcement investigation.
4. Reporting to authorities and legal compliance
Awaaz complies with applicable child safety laws in the jurisdictions in which it operates, including:
- India — the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, and Section 67B of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
- Internationally — applicable laws requiring the preservation and reporting of CSAM.
When we identify apparent CSAM or CSAE, we:
- Preserve the relevant evidence as required by law;
- Report it to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) CyberTipline (report.cybertip.org) and/or India’s National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (cybercrime.gov.in); and
- Cooperate with valid legal requests from law enforcement.
We maintain a point of contact for child safety matters, including questions about this standard, reports from users or guardians, and requests from regulators and law enforcement.
- Child safety contact: awaazappofficial@gmail.com
- Developer: Awaaz
- Jurisdiction: India
- Response time: we aim to acknowledge child-safety reports within 24 hours and to act on confirmed CSAE without delay.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe a child is using Awaaz or is at risk on the platform, contact us at the address above and we will act promptly.
6. Emergencies
If a child is in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services first. In India, you can also call the national child helpline 1098 (Childline). Reporting to us does not replace contacting law enforcement in an emergency.
7. Changes to this standard
We may update this standard over time. The “Last updated” date above will change, and the full version history is available in the public repository where this document is hosted. This standard is referenced from the Awaaz Google Play listing and from within the app.
This Child Safety Standard is published to comply with Google Play’s Child Safety Standards policy and is hosted publicly so that its version history is auditable.