Neighbouroo's mission is to continually find ways to help build a sense of community in your neighbourhood. We believe a strong neighbourhood is one of the most important and useful communities in a person's life and we want all of our members to be proud of their small slice of Ireland !
- We respect the privilege given to us to be part of the neighbourhoods we help build online
- We're for safer, stronger, friendlier neighbourhoods
- We're for using the power of modern technology to drive real world connections
- We believe neighbours should be much more than “the people next door”
- We are all for neighbours sharing good times together, and lending a hand during the not so good.
- We believe a lost cat doesn't need to be a catastrophe when a community is looking out for it
- We're for safer streets and street parties
- We're about sharing a summer bbq together, helping out with looking after the kids, and collecting the mail when you are away on holiday.
- We're about neighbourhood watch, emergency response and keeping an eye out for each other.
- We believe fences are sometimes necessary, but online privacy is always necessary.
- We're for helping our members build communities they're proud to be living in
- We believe strong neighbourhoods improve each of our lives and we all have an obligation to do our part to build our own community
Privacy
Our goal is to create more over the fence conversations. But we will never forget the need to protect your privacy online. Neighbouroo makes it safe to share the sort of things you feel comfortable sharing in person with your neighbours.
- Every neighbour must sign up with their real name, and provide real contact information.
- Neighbouroo.ie is protected by a password and encrypted by HTTPS.
- We will never share your info with advertisers
- We don't use dreaded cookies or track your online comments or history
Safety
The safety of you and your family is paramount to everything we do at Neighbouroo. We have developed a website and app that achieves this by:
- Every neighbour to sign up with their real name, and provide real contact information.
- You choose where your information is shared.
- Neighbouroo.ie is protected by a password and encrypted by HTTPS.
- Information shared will never show up in Google or other search engines.
- Information will never be shared with advertisers without your permission.
Using Social Networks Safely By connecting neighbours with their fellow neighbours and local organisations, Neighbourly can help us all feel safer and more secure in our communities. However it’s important that members of Neighbouroo also do what they can to keep themselves safe and secure online.
These eight simple tips ensure that you’ll be doing all you can to stay safe while using Neighbouroo and any other social networking websites you enjoy using.
- Use Neighbouroo settings to help you manage your Neighbouroo profile in a positive way. You can choose how much or how little you share with the good folk who live around you.
- Always use common sense when posting. If you wouldn’t tell your neighbours something in person, then it’s generally best not to tell them online. Only share personal information that you are happy for your neighbours to know.
- Only use private messages to tell your neighbours that you’re going to be going away or leaving your home empty for any period of time. You may also wish to consider whether you alert your community to the fact that you live alone.
- Neighbouroo is designed to be a constructive positive environment, If you have a problem with a fellow member's behaviour, simply contact us and we'll let you know how we can help. Remember, once your post is online it can be found by anyone in your neighbourhood, unless you remove it. Your online reputation is worth protecting so think before your post.
- Keep an eye on Neighbouroo Site Announcement emails. These include important website and app updates and general site information. Important safety and privacy information will be included in these as well as posted on the Neighbouroo noticeboard.
- Your Neighbouroo password shouldn’t be shared with anyone - and should also be changed on occasion. We recommend choosing a password with a mix of alphabetical (upper and lower case), numerical and symbol characters. Neighbouroo staff will never ask you to disclose your Neighbouroo password.
- If you feel harassed, threatened or uncomfortable on Neighbouroo, please talk to your neighbouroo ambassador. You can also mute a user if you don't want to hear from them.
- Parents or guardians of younger Neighbourly members are encouraged to monitor their Neighbouroo usage, read through the Neighbouroo Guidelines for Neighbouroo Behaviour and ensure they understand and abide by these.
Neighbouroo Guidelines
We created Neighbouroo because we all want to be part of communities we are proud of. And we believe that a neighbourhood is one of the most important and useful communities in an individual's life.
We believe neighbours should want to look out for each other, and ultimately be neighbourly!
To us being Neighbouroo means:
Respecting your neighbours
- Provide truthful information about yourself – use your real name (not an alias, pseudonym or abbreviation) and upload an appropriate photo of yourself to your profile
- Be honest, authentic, and straightforward in all actions
- Show tolerance to each other, even if you don't share similar opinions. Assume good intentions in others
- Practice moderation and do not post in a way that dominates conversation
- Send a private message or post to a Group if a limited audience is more appropriate
- Answer your fellow neighbours' questions
- Share information about crime and safety issues
- Discuss community-wide issues without campaigning
- Spread the word about neighbourhood events and make all feel welcome
- Sell, share, or give away items that you no longer want or need
- Recommend great local businesses and service providers without spamming or self promotion
- Strengthen your community by inviting your neighbours to join Neighbouroo
- Create neighbourhood interest Groups (and invite your neighbours to join!)
- Provide support to neighbours in need
Bullying, name-calling, harassment, offensive language, threats, breaching the privacy of another member, spamming or discrimination of any kind is considered un-Neighbourly and will not be tolerated.
Any photos, comments and/or any other material deemed unproductive or offensive by a Neighbouroo Lead or the Neighbouroo team will be removed at our discretion.
Breaching the Guidelines for Neighbouroo Behaviour may result in your Neighbouroo account being temporarily or permanently deactivated.
