Privacy and student safety

Teams Mode gives each member their own fundraising page, which is a great way for a school to run a class-vs-class campaign. When your members are students, you will want to control what is shown publicly. Here are the settings that help.

Privacy mode

Turning on Privacy mode hides teams and members from your public fundraiser page. There is no public list of members, no public leaderboard, and no picker at checkout.

To make sure every order is credited to a member, keep Team/member selection required turned on as well. It is on by default. With both on, supporters buy or donate through a member's direct link, which the member shares with the people they know. Privacy mode on its own hides the public lists but does not stop someone checking out from the main page without picking a member.

Use privacy mode when you do not want student names or a member list visible to anyone browsing the fundraiser.

What supporters see

When a supporter opens a member's page, they see a short banner: "You're supporting [Name] from [Team]". They do not see contact details or other personal information. You control the name that appears (see below).

Choose the name that is shown

Each member has a display name. You can set this to a first name only, initials, or any label that suits your school's policy. Members can adjust their own display name from their dashboard, so it is worth telling them what to use.

Adding members without an email

Younger participants often do not have their own email address. You can add a member with a name only. They are tracked and can raise money through their page, but they do not receive any emails and do not log in to a dashboard. A parent, caregiver, or teacher can share the member's link on their behalf.

Age confirmation on self-registration

If you invite members with a join link, the sign-up form asks the person to confirm they are at least 16 years old, or that a parent or legal guardian is giving consent. For younger students, adding members yourself (individually or by CSV) avoids the self-sign-up step entirely.

The leaderboard

A public leaderboard shows team and member rankings on your fundraiser page. If you would rather not show rankings publicly, turn off Public leaderboard, or turn on Privacy mode, which hides the leaderboard as well. Members can see their own rank in their dashboard once they have their first order.

Recommended setup for schools

• Turn on Privacy mode if you do not want a public member list.
• Ask members to use first names or initials as their display name.
• Add younger students without an email, and have a parent or teacher share their link.
• Decide as a school whether a public leaderboard suits your community, and turn it off if not.