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Memorial Community Guidelines & Privacy

Please read these before adding a memorial. They keep this space peaceful and safe for grieving families.

What belongs on the Remembrance Wall

A respectful photograph of a pet — your own, or one you have explicit permission to publish. The Remembrance Wall exists to honor the animals who waited for us and left paw prints on our hearts.

What is never allowed

Nudity or sexual content, sexualized minors or child sexual abuse material, graphic violence or gore, terrorist or extremist propaganda and symbols, weapons in threatening contexts, hate symbols, self-harm or suicide imagery, abuse, torture, cruelty, or any image you do not have the right to publish. Content clearly unrelated to a pet memorial is also not permitted.

How submissions are reviewed

Every uploaded image and every piece of text is screened by automated safety systems before it can be published, and may also be reviewed by MyEcho administrators. Clearly safe pet photographs may be published automatically. Anything uncertain stays private until a person reviews it. Clearly prohibited content is rejected and never shown publicly.

Your text

Pet names, memorial messages, and display names are checked for sexual content, threats, hate, harassment, graphic descriptions, malicious links, and personal information about other people (phone numbers, emails, addresses, credentials). Text is shown as plain text only — it is never rendered as HTML.

Privacy

We do not use your uploaded images to train models unless you give separate, explicit consent. We do not sell or share them with advertisers. Moderation data, scores, and abuse-prevention signals are never shown publicly. Rejected or quarantined images are retained only for the minimum period necessary for safety, appeals, legal compliance, and abuse prevention.

Reporting

If you see a memorial that should not be public, use the discreet 'Report this memorial' control. Reports are reviewed by administrators. Reported content is hidden from public view while it is under review. Reporter identity is never revealed publicly.