I own and run a forum that is focussed on cheerleading. We have a large and passionate group of readers and posters, and have found ourselves to be quite influential in the industry. I wanted to find out what types of things I should be doing legally to protect myself in case someone had a bad experience at my forum.
First, I have started an LLC and had them purchase everything for the forum. Does that even matter to protect myself personally?
Because it is a cheerleading forum there is a large percentage of females on it, as well as minors. I have the rule of no one under 13, but because of the nature of the sport it would be possible for kids under the age of 13 to be reading. Is there anything I should be doing?
We have recently had two people sign up and try to contact females for personal encounters. When the admins were informed the individuals were banned. Could I be held responsible if an encounter were to happen? What can I do to protect myself and other individuals? People on the board would 'like' to start a blacklist of those in our industry who are 'creepy' (can elaborate further if needed) or have been accused of possibly molesting minors. I feel like that can't go well.
What else should I be doing or looking at?
First, I have started an LLC and had them purchase everything for the forum. Does that even matter to protect myself personally?
Because it is a cheerleading forum there is a large percentage of females on it, as well as minors. I have the rule of no one under 13, but because of the nature of the sport it would be possible for kids under the age of 13 to be reading. Is there anything I should be doing?
We have recently had two people sign up and try to contact females for personal encounters. When the admins were informed the individuals were banned. Could I be held responsible if an encounter were to happen? What can I do to protect myself and other individuals? People on the board would 'like' to start a blacklist of those in our industry who are 'creepy' (can elaborate further if needed) or have been accused of possibly molesting minors. I feel like that can't go well.
What else should I be doing or looking at?