Keep the Planet Safe and Fun!
Planet Cazmo is a cool place to play games and meet friends, but safety is important, too! A lot can happen in the virtual universe, so you need to be careful.
Keep these safety tips in mind:
Never share your password. Planet Cazmo staff and mods will never ask you for it. Don’t be fooled by imposters!
Never share details like your email address and phone number or say any personal information that will help somebody identify you.
Always be cautious about what information you give out. The person you are chatting with may not be who they say they are. Report suspicious or dangerous people to the moderators immediately.
Help keep Planet Cazmo clean! The Cazmo word filter blocks many bad words—as some of you already know. Please report bad or offensive language right away. Planet Cazmo wants to protect you, so please be sure to Report Abuse. (Click contact us below.)
There’s more info in the Planet Cazmo Terms and Conditions.
(Law Enforcement officials, please contact us at info@planetcazmo.com)
Cazmo Code of Conduct
There’s a lot of fun stuff to do on Planet Cazmo and we promise to keep adding even more cool things for you to do. In return, we ask you to be safe, protect the planet, and follow these few, simple rules:
Be Respectful
Planet Cazmo is a big world filled with all different kinds of people, with all kinds of hobbies, interests, and beliefs. Always be respectful of other people’s opinions! You don’t have to agree with them, but you do have to show them respect. If you see somebody being rude or disrespectful, make sure they know it’s against the rules. Please report abusive behavior or bullying to the mods right away.
Be Nice to Newbies!
New people join Planet Cazmo every day. Why not show them around? It takes a few seconds to tell somebody how to add buddies or to help them find outer space. You might make a new friend by helping, too.
Be Clean
Planet Cazmo wants you to be an active part of our online community. Chat, sing, make videos for our contests—express your creativity and have fun! However, you are responsible for every word you write. Keep in mind that other people are seeing your words and images—including players who might be a lot younger than you are. Planet Cazmo will not tolerate inappropriate content, bad words or pictures, or hateful messages of any kind. Any player who violates this rule may be permanently banned from the website.
Planet Cazmo for Parents
Here are a few tips about keeping our virtual world safe:
- Talk to your child about the site and be sure to visit it yourself.
- Become familiar with your child’s online routines and friends.
- Check to see the ESRB rating of games or visit websites to see if they are age-appropriate for your child.
- Make sure that both you and your child are familiar with the site’s safety settings and features—like the “ignore” feature on Planet Cazmo that prevents bullying behavior.
- Web safety advisors recommend keeping the computer in a public space in your home—not in your child's bedroom.
- Many kids go online at their friends’ houses, so be sure you know what other parents’ policies are.
Planet Cazmo wants to work with parents to keep our site a safe place for your children. We are constantly adding new features and technology to protect players and weed out offenders, but we need your help. We welcome your feedback and are always happy to work with parent on safety issues and concerns.
Protecting your child means understanding that the computer is a social outlet for kids. As adults, we tend to use the computer for tasks like banking or shopping. Our kids use it to chat, network, play games, and date.
The virtual world holds many dangers, just like the real world does. You wouldn’t send your child out the front door of your house without advice about avoiding “stranger danger” or traffic rules; you should give your child the same good advice about safety online. When your children come home, and you ask about their day at school, ask about their online day, too. Who did they talk to? Where did they go? What are their plans for tomorrow?
The two most important steps you can take to keep your child safe online are to educate yourself and to educate your child. Make sure you and your kids know what you’re doing online. Your kids may know more about technology than you do, but they don’t know as much about the dangers of the world. They might not be prepared for some of the situations they will encounter online. It’s your job to help them understand how to guard their personal information and protect themselves.
Remember: people are not always who they say they are online. Get to know your kids’ online friends. Kids should never give out their real names or personal information like phone numbers or addresses. Also exercise caution about the information and pictures you post on blogs. Communicate with your kids often about their activities online and make resources available to them for further safety guidance.
To help you, we at Planet Cazmo will provide the safest environment possible. We have many tools in place to protect your children:
- Planet Cazmo moderators patrol the site for trouble makers. Even when moderators are not in plain sight, they monitor activities and traffic as “undercover” players.
- Players can report bad behavior through our feedback system. Any player shown to be violating the site’s rules will be warned or banned. Repeat offenders or severe violators will be banned permanently.
- Players can adjust account settings to ignore bullies and block messages from them. Additionally, a “Safe Chat” option is available that permits players to only speak in pre-approved snippets of chat: “Let’s be friends!” or “I like your house!” Safe Chat is the default setting for children under age 13 and it must be turned off manually in-game by you or your child.
- Planet Cazmo has a profanity filter that blocks swear words, hate language, email addresses, and other code infractions.
- In addition to this brief guide, we provide links to online safety sites. We regularly review and update the site list to keep abreast of the latest online safety concerns. Parents should require their children—especially minors—to read this guide and visit our recommended sites.
- Please also have your child read our code of conduct and adhere to its guidelines. If you learn that your child has behaved badly on our site, please treat the infraction with the same seriousness you would treat bad behavior in the real world.
Planet Cazmo and parents can work together to keep our online world safe. Please contact us with any questions or comments.
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