Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) Labels

At Feverbox we realise the importance of protecting minors from unsuitable content. That's why we use ICRA labels on every file we serve from our website. We also try to promote ICRA labelling in the industry through greater awareness and a clear indication that the Feverbox website is ICRA labelled.

Who is the Internet Content Rating Association?

The Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) is an international, non-profit organization of internet leaders working to make the internet safer for children, while respecting the rights of content providers. ICRA has long believed the best approach to protecting children online is through "user empowerment" - giving families the tools to control their online experience. When used voluntarily, tools like ICRA's empower families to match their online experience with their values, without compromising free expression or undermining other users' access to information.

The ICRA Descriptive Vocabulary

The centrepiece of the organization is the descriptive vocabulary, often referred to as "the ICRA questionnaire." Content providers check which of the 45 elements in the questionnaire are present or absent from their websites. This then generates a short piece of computer code known as an ICRA label that the webmaster then adds to his/her site.

The descriptive vocabulary was drawn up by an international panel and designed to be as neutral and objective as possible. Most of the items in the questionnaire allow the content provider to declare simply that a particular element, such as bare breasts, gambling or chat facilities, is present or absent. The subjective decision about whether to allow access to that content is then made by the parent.

Filtering Software

Users, especially parents of young children, can use filtering software to allow or disallow access to web sites based on the information declared in the label.

Examples of filtering software include:

• CyberPatrol
• Cyber Sentinel
• CYBERsitter
• ICRA Plus
• Net Nanny

What Labels have been given to Feverbox?

The Feverbox website does not contain extreme content - in fact we aim to be as non-pornographic as possible - however most of the content is not suitable for minors. We label our content as:

• Nudity:
  • Exposed breasts
  • Bare buttocks
  • Visible genitals
• Sexual material:
  • Obscured or implied sexual acts
  • Explicit sexual language
  • Erotica
• Violence:
  • No violence
• Language:
  • Mild expletives
• Potentially harmful activities:
  • No potentially harmful activities
• User generated content:
  • No user-generated content

For further information about ICRA labelling see About ICRA on the Family Online Safety Institute website. There is no charge to label a site with ICRA labels.