You're arranging who travels with your children. Here's exactly how we protect their privacy, keep the community trusted, and put you in control.
We can't confirm that someone is who they say they are, or that they really have a child at your school. So treat every new contact like a stranger: meet in person at the school gate, talk a few times, and only share lifts once you're genuinely comfortable. Never feel pressured, and always trust your instincts.
Every member verifies a mobile number by text before they can connect, and we ask for it precisely to make fake and throwaway accounts harder to create. Treat that as a small safeguard, not a guarantee: a verified number shows the phone is real, but it does not prove who someone is or that they are safe to trust with your children. Nothing replaces meeting in person and using your own judgement.
While you browse, you see only another parent's approximate area - never an exact address - and their first name with a surname initial. The same is true of you. When you both accept a connection, your verified phone number is shared so you can reach each other; sharing your email and full name is optional. We ask for the minimum we need, and nothing more.
Connections are mutual - nobody gets your details unless you agree. You can ignore or block anyone, and pause or leave at any time, no explanation needed. Blocking someone closes your conversation and removes you from each other's matches.
Every profile and message has a Report option. Reports go to the School Run team, and accounts can be suspended. In an emergency, or if a child is at risk, contact An Garda Síochána on 112 or 999 first - then tell us.
This is deliberate. In Ireland, taking payment for a lift can turn it into a taxi-like service and may invalidate your motor insurance. Lifts here are neighbourly and goodwill-based. If parents choose to share fuel costs privately, keep it to genuine cost-sharing and check with your own insurer that you're covered to carry other people's children.
We treat anything connected to children as especially sensitive, and we're built around GDPR: clear purposes, minimal data, EU hosting, and the right to see or delete your data any time. The full detail is in our Privacy policy.