Safety Tips

Safety Tips:

NormanNow makes it easy to express yourself, connect with friends and make new ones, but please remember that what you post publicly could embarrass you or expose you to danger. Here are some common sense guidelines that you should follow when using NormanNow:

  • Don't forget that your profile and NormanNow forums are public spaces. Don't post anything you wouldn't want the world to know (e.g., your phone number, address, IM screens name, or specific whereabouts). Avoid posting anything that would make it easy for a stranger to find you, such as where you hang out every day after school.
  • People aren't always who they say they are. Be careful about adding strangers to your friends list. It's fun to connect with new NormanNow friends from all over the world, but avoid meeting people in person whom you do not fully know. If you must meet someone, do it in a public place and bring a friend or trusted adult.
  • Harassment, hate speech and inappropriate content should be reported. If you feel someone's behavior is inappropriate, react. Talk with a trusted adult, or report it to NormanNow or the authorities.
  • Don't post anything that would embarrass you later. Think twice before posting a photo or info you wouldn't want your parents or boss to see!
  • Don't mislead people into thinking that you're older or younger. If you are under 14 and pretend to be older, customer service will delete your profile. If you are over 18 and pretend to be a teenager to contact underage users, customer service will delete your profile.
  • Don’t get hooked by a phishing scam.  Phishing is a method used by fraudsters to try to get your personal information, such as your username and password, by pretending to be a site you trust. Click here to learn more.

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Guidelines for Parents

For teens, NormanNow is a popular online hangout because the site makes it easy for them to express themselves and keep in touch with their friends.

As a parent, please consider the following guidelines to help your children make safe decisions about using online communities.

  • Talk to your kids about why they use NormanNow, how they communicate with others and how they represent themselves on NormanNow.
  • Kids shouldn't lie about how old they are. NormanNow members must be 14 years of age or older. We take extra precautions to protect our younger members and we are not able to do so if they do not identify themselves as such. NormanNow will delete users whom we find to be younger than 14, or those misrepresenting their age.
  • NormanNow is a public space. Members shouldn't post anything they wouldn't want the world to know (e.g., phone number, address, IM screen name, or specific whereabouts). Tell your children they should avoid posting anything that would make it easy for a stranger to find them, such as their local hangouts.
  • Remind them not to post anything that could embarrass them later or expose them to danger. Although NormanNow is public, teens sometimes think that adults can't see what they post. Tell them that they shouldn't post photos or info they wouldn't want adults to see.
  • People aren't always who they say they are. Ask your children to be careful about adding strangers to their friends list. It's fun to connect with new NormanNow friends from all over the world, but members should be cautious when communicating with people they don't know. They should talk to you if they want to meet an online friend in person, and if you think it's safe, any meeting should take place in public and with friends or a trusted adult present.
  • Harassment, hate speech and inappropriate content should be reported. If your kids encounter inappropriate behavior, let them know that they can let you know, or they should report it to NormanNow or the authorities.
  • Don’t get hooked by a phishing scam.  Phishing is a method used by fraudsters to try to get your personal information, such as your username and password, by pretending to be a site you trust. Click here to learn more. 

Instructions for Deleting a NormanNow Account

Below are instructions detailing how to delete a NormanNow profile.  This is the fastest and most efficient manner in which to have a profile removed from NormanNow.

To delete an account on NormanNow:

First login as the user with the email address & password. If you don’t know your child’s password, you can retrieve it by clicking the “Forgot Password?” link on the login box of NormanNow.com. The password will be sent to the email address used to login to NormanNow.

Once you’ve logged in, click “Account Settings.”

Next, click “Delete Account” (the link is near the top of the account settings page).

You will now see the Cancel Confirmation Page.

Click the Red button “Delete My Account”.

You will be asked to enter a reason for canceling NormanNow. You may skip this if you wish.

Click “Cancel My Account” A cancel email will be sent to the email address of the user. In the email there will be a link to confirm the cancellation of the account.

Note: allow up to 24 hours for delivery of the email. If it doesn’t arrive, check your SPAM/BULK mail folder. It may have been incorrectly routed to protect you from receiving junk mail.


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