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Step 8

Your account & community profile

There are two different things with the word "profile" nearby, and it helps to keep them apart. One is just the basics Yuimaru needs to reach you. The other is how you show up to other people at an event. Let's take them one at a time.

Two different things

• Your account — the basics Yuimaru needs to reach you: your name, your email, and a couple of preferences. This is private and just for the app.
• Your community profile — how you appear to other people at an event, under "Who's coming". This is the fun, social one.

You don't have to fill in the community profile at all if you'd rather not. Your account is the only part Yuimaru really needs.

Your account

You reach this from the Account link in the top-right corner. It opens a screen called "Profile & preferences". Here's what's on it.

A profile photo

You can add a picture of yourself. If you don't have one yet, you'll see an Add photo button; tap it and your phone or computer opens its picture picker so you can choose one. Once you have a photo, the buttons change to Replace and Remove, so you can swap or clear it later.

1. Tap Add photo

   It's near the top of the "Profile & preferences" screen.

2. Pick a photo from your device

   Your phone or computer opens its picture picker. Choose the photo you'd like to use, and it uploads and appears straight away.

3. Swap or remove it any time

   To change it later, tap Replace and pick a different one, or Remove to clear it.

A cover image (optional)

Just below your photo there's an optional Cover image — a banner shown behind your community profile. Add one the same way, or leave it empty: Yuimaru then gently tints the space with the average colour of your photo, so it always looks tidy.

Display name, email & switches

Below the photo you'll find these fields:

Your Display name is what Yuimaru calls you. You can change it whenever you like. Your Email is shown but can't be edited here; underneath it Yuimaru explains why: "Used to sign in and to reach you about your registrations."

Under Notifications there are three on/off switches, the same three you'll find in the app:

• "Registration opens" — a nudge when a festival you follow opens sign-ups. Handy if a favourite event tends to sell out.
• "Schedule changes" — a room or time change to a workshop you saved. It's wise to leave this on.
• "Weekly digest" — a round-up of new editions and teachers across all series. Off unless you turn it on.

When you've made your changes, press Save changes. The button shows "Saved ✓" to confirm.

At the very bottom there are two links onwards: Your acro profile →, which opens the community profile described below, and Privacy & data →, which takes you to how you sign in, what you consent to, and the tools for getting a copy of your data or deleting your account — we cover those next, in chapter 8.

Your community profile

This is your acroyoga/acrobatics identity — the little card other people see when they look at "Who's coming" to an event. It's entirely up to you how much you share. You open it from the profile editor. Here's what you can fill in.

• Display name — the name others see.
• Pronouns — for example, "she / her".
• Home city — where you're travelling from.
• Preferred role — choose Base, Flyer, or Both. (In acro, the base is the person supporting; the flyer is the person being lifted.)
• Experience — a simple 0-to-5 scale you tap, with words to guide you from "New to it" up to "Advanced". If you base and fly, you can rate each separately.
• Skill tags — tap the ones that fit you, such as Freestanding handstand, Straddle press, Forearm stand, Bridge / wheel, Basing a static bird, Flying a foot-to-hand, Washing machines, or Icarian.
• About you — a free note to say hello or add anything you like.
• Visibility — who gets to see all this. More on that just below.

When you're happy, press Preview to see exactly how you'll look to others, then Save changes to store it.

Who can see it: Visibility

The Visibility setting decides who sees your community profile. There are three choices, and they're all in your hands:

• Public — you show up in "Who's coming", and other people at the event can see your profile. Pick this if you'd like to connect with people beforehand.
• Hide email — you're visible to others, but your email address stays private.
• Private — only you can see it. You won't appear in "Who's coming" at all.

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