We delete the group (public) messages approximately every 60-200 minutes. These messages are NOT retained, logged or kept by NEVERALONECLUB.ORG unless they are "reported."
When reported, those messages are scored by outside third party AI. One of your human mods (eventually) checks it to make sure we agree with the decision that was made by our automoderator.
At this time the automoderator is only empowered to delete an “inappropriate” message and make it vanish from everybody’s screen in real time.
The automoderator is not “empowered” to ban or silence you without human review and intervention.
Please use the automated report function. Do NOT gossip/complain to staff about others simply because you do not get along with them. You can visit their profile, IGNORE them and no longer engage them.
PRIVACY OF GUEST ACCOUNTS
"Guest Login" accounts go offline and disappear all on their own. There is no need to sign off or cancel or delete your guest account. We run a job that purges guest accounts and any IP/session/login data associated with them.
Please consider chatting anonymously with a Guest Login if you need to vent about your job or spouse or anything else that could be compromising , jeopardize your livelihood or relationships with others if it were tied to you.
COMPLIANCE WITH CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS ACT (CPRA)
You are in control of your data. You are free to use a "burner" Guest Login that will be erased by a cron job and clear our cookies from your browser cache. You can also visit us in a "new private tab" and use a Guest Login. In this situation, we retain no data about you where CPRA even applies.
For registered accounts, you can edit your own profile and select "Deactivate Profile: Yes."
Any accounts that have remained in a deactivated status for over 30 days will be purged. You can ask us in chat or via a blog comment to delete everything immediately upon receipt if you wish.
TRACKERS FOR CDN AND MEDIA PLAYBACK
We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking
technologies when you visit our website, including any other media form,
media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or
connected thereto (collectively, the "Site") to help customize the Site
and improve your experience. We reserve the right to make changes to
this Cookie Policy at any time and for any reason. Any changes or
modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated
Cookie Policy on the Site, and you waive the right to receive specific
notice of each such change or modification. You are encouraged to
periodically review this Cookie Policy to stay informed of updates. You
will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will
be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Cookie Policy by
your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Cookie Policy
is posted.
SHARING SOCIAL MEDIA OR PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION IN OPEN CHAT: IT’S NOT AGAINST THE RULES. IT’S JUST DUMB.
Our official position is that even if most social media companies were not absolutely *cancer* , you could be putting yourself at risk by sharing links to your social media profiles. We strongly discourage this.
If you take things off the site we cannot “protect” you with features like friending/unfriending/blocking or by taking actions such as range/CIDR banning them or their VPN provider etc if you keep your personal information to yourself until you at least get to know someone well enough to know that they mean well.
Make sure we’re all here to get better, before you start giving out this kind of information.
Every single one of these “recovery” sites — whether they take a public position on it or not, we’ve met several of the other owners and founders of them at conventions — are plagued by many of the same problems whether they publicly acknowledge it or not — someone needs to — which can be summed up as 1) some of us are just here to get better— and if that’s you, welcome. 2) We ALL get sex pests ,serial cyber sexers , financial predators, serial harassers/cyberstalkers. And they “need to go.”
STAFF ACCOUNTABILITY
Nia (aka Pickles) is the only staff member who can see who reported what / whom. You are assured that if you report a message from anyone —including our staff, volunteers, and moderators or anyone purporting to be on our staff— the “report” is the only “proof” you need.
This behavior will be dealt with confidentially and promptly. When we say “we are going to get rid of these people”, this includes the immediate termination of staff of this very website if they are attempting to engage our visitors in financial or sexual activity.
We have a zero tolerance policy for this from staff and volunteers.
Keep your private and social media/contact information away from strangers — do not accept theirs when they post it — do not “assume positive intent” , so that you can avoid being victimized by this type of behavior.