Online Safety
1. Your Password Do not disclose your ignite password to anyone. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your username.
2. Shared Computers When using a shared computer do not allow your browser to save your login details and always remember to logout. After all, we don't want brothers and sisters or school friends logging in pretending to be you!
3. Personal Details Do not post personal information online. This includes your mobile number, home address and telephone no, email address and even school name. You can't guarantee who is going to see this information and how they are going to use it.
4. Meeting Up Do not meet up with anyone you have met online face to face unless you have it OK'd it first with your parents or guardians. Never go alone.
5. Viruses & Firewalls Always make sure you have an up to date virus checker and firewall active on your computer. New viruses are released all the time and so it is essential to make sure your computer is protected against these. Only download files from trusted internet sources.
SU Scotland is committed to making ignite a safe online environment in which secondary-aged teenagers can be themselves, make new friends and socialise online.
We believe our commitment to online safety has positively influenced ignite's community structure as follows:
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Face to face relationships - An invite only membership means that SU Scotland have an existing face to face relationship with every member on ignite. 
No anonymous members - Every member on ignite is known by their real name and their age is clearly disclosed on the site. This means you know exactly you are talking to at all times. 
More privacy - No public users can access your profile, view your avatar or any other community pages/features. 
Make more friends - The majority of our members are teenagers and with all adult members clearly identified this means our teenage members can get on with making friends their own age.
A safer environment - All adult members of ignite go through SU Scotland's Volunteer application process and subsequent annual updates. This includes character references and an enhanced CRBS disclosure (i.e. a nationwide Police-check).