Confidentiality and anonymity varies from platform to platform. It is the responsibility of the AlAnon member to understand how to maintain personal anonymity when participating in an online AlAnon meeting and to understand the privacy issues with the various service provider.

ELECTRONIC MEETING BEST PRACTICES

Some meetings are specific to Men and Women. We ask that you honor their Group conscience by not attending a meeting that you would not choose to attend in person.

* When you sign in, type in your first name only to protect your anonymity.

Beware: If you call in to a video conference, your phone number is displayed for all to see.

Be sure you are in a private space so that people who are not in Al-Anon don't see or hear the meeting.

If you want to be visible to others you'll need to call in with a smart phone or a computer that has a camera. Or you can choose to not allow video and just use the audio option. Mute yourself when you're not talking - whether you are in a telephone or video meeting. To mute yourself in video meetings, hover over the meeting with your cursor or touch the screen with your finger and it will show you the options at the bottom, top, or side of the screen, depending on your device. You can mute/unmute, have video or no video. If you joined by phone, use *6 to mute/unmute.