As Snapchat has grown over the years, your privacy and safety have always been top of mind. That said, there are some steps you can take to make sure you stay extra safe!

The Keys is an interactive online safety program specifically designed for teens and their parents. Developed in collaboration with Common Sense Media, informed by safety experts, and reviewed by members of Snap’s teen Council for Digital Well-Being, this program aims to educate teens about four key risks they may face online—bullying, illicit drug activity, nude and intimate images, and sextortion—and teaches platform-specific skills for helping to stay safe on Snapchat. The 45-minute program is designed for flexibility and can be completed all at once or paused and finished later.

Be kind and respectful to other Snapchatters. Be thoughtful about what you Snap, and don't send people anything they wouldn't want to receive.

Remember, even though Snaps are designed to delete by default, a friend can still grab a screenshot or take a picture with another device.

Check your privacy settings to choose who can send you Snaps, or view your Stories and location on Snap Map.

Snapchat was made for keeping in touch with your close friends, so we'd suggest against friending anyone you don't know in real life.

Read up and follow our Community Guidelines, and try to help your friends follow them too!

If you come across something upsetting, or if anyone asks you to do something inappropriate or that makes you uncomfortable, please report the Snap to us — and talk to your parent or a trusted adult about it.

• If you ever need to report something, just press and hold on whatever Snap you're viewing, and then tap the 'Report Snap' button to reach out to us. You can also report a Snapchat safety concern on the web.

If someone is bullying or harassing you, report the Snap to us — and talk to your parent or a trusted adult about it. You can also always block that person and leave any group chat where bullying is taking place.

• Additional Help: Snapchat is also partnered with the Crisis Text Line to provide additional support and resources to Snapchatters in the US. Just text KIND to 741741 to chat with a live, trained crisis counselor at Crisis Text Line. This service is free and available 24/7!

Keep your password safe and don't share it with any other people, applications, or websites under any circumstances. We also suggest using a different password for every service you use.

This Discover Channel was created to increase digital literacy and educate Snapchatters about safety and privacy tips and tricks.

On Discover, you can watch friends' Stories, Publisher Stories, Shows, and Snap Map to learn about things going on around the world! You can also decide what Discover content you'd like to see.

• Friends: Friends' Stories are sorted based on who you keep in touch with the most, so you'll usually see mainly the people you care about. Learn more on how to manage your friends or add new friends.

• Subscriptions: Right below the Friends section, you'll see your favorite content from publishers, creators, and other channels that you've subscribed to. These are sorted by which Story was updated most recently.

• Discover: Here you'll find a growing list of recommended Stories from publishers and creators you don't subscribe to yet — as well as Sponsored Stories, and Stories from our community around the world. If you really don't like a certain Story you come across, you can always hold down on it and tap 'Hide' to hide that Story and others like it.

• Hiding Stories on Discover: You can always hide any Story that you don't want to see. Just press and hold on a Story, and tap 'Hide'.

• Reporting Stories on Discover: If you come across something inappropriate on Discover, please reach out to us! Just press and hold on the inappropriate Snap, and tap the 'Report Snap' button to report it.

Snapchat requires individuals to be 13 (or the minimum age at which a person may use the platform according to local law), and if we determine an account belongs to someone younger than that age, we take action to terminate it.