Terms of Use
Eligibility
You must be 18 or over and a current University of Manchester student with a valid @manchester.ac.uk email address. One account per person.
Zero tolerance for abuse
There is no tolerance for objectionable content or abusive users. Do not harass, bully, threaten, or discriminate against others. No spam, scams, impersonation, sexual or illegal content, or sharing others’ private information. Treat the community as you would in person at a university event.
Your content
You own the content you post. You grant us a licence to display it within the app to other members. You are responsible for what you post.
Reporting and moderation
An automatic filter refuses posts that contain common profanity, slurs, sexual language, threatening phrases or that urge someone to harm themselves; it cannot catch everything, so report anything it misses. You can report any question, answer or poll from the post itself, and any person from their profile or from your chat with them; a post you report is removed from your feed at once. You can also block the author of a post from the post itself, or a person from their profile or your chat. Blocking removes everything they post from your feed at once, ends any match between you, and tells Sermo's moderators about the post; the person is not told who blocked them. Sermo's moderators act on every report within 24 hours: content that breaks these terms is removed and the account that posted it is banned. Anonymous posts can still be traced to your account for moderation.
Meeting other members
Mentor matching and events help you connect with other students. We are not responsible for interactions between members. Meet in public, look after yourself, and report anyone who makes you uncomfortable.
Not professional advice
Careers information, opportunities, and community answers are for general guidance only and are not legal, financial or professional advice. Always check official sources and deadlines.
Independence
Sermo is not affiliated with or endorsed by the University of Manchester or any student society. Events and opportunities from societies and employers are listed for information; the organisers are responsible for them.
Availability & liability
The app is provided "as is" without warranties. To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any loss arising from your use of the app or interactions with other members.
Ending your use
You can delete your account at any time in Settings. We may suspend accounts that breach these terms. These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales.
Contact
To report abuse or a safety concern, or with questions about these terms, contact support@sermocampus.com (also under Settings > Contact & support).