Safety & Dating Guidelines

Getting to know someone takes time. Do not feel pressured to move a conversation off Confidant Hearts, share personal information, or meet in person before you are comfortable.

Be cautious if someone immediately pressures you to communicate through another service or attempts to move the relationship unusually quickly.

Never send money, cryptocurrency, gift cards, bank information, account credentials, or other financial assets to someone because you met them through Confidant Hearts.

Be especially cautious of emergency stories, investment opportunities, travel expenses, medical emergencies, requests for loans, or promises to repay you later.

Avoid sharing sensitive information such as passwords, banking information, Social Security numbers, authentication codes, or other information that could be used to access your accounts or steal your identity.

Consider waiting until trust has developed before sharing your home address, workplace details, or other information that reveals where you can routinely be found.

Keeping early conversations within Confidant Hearts can make it easier to preserve account context and use available reporting or safety features if a problem occurs.

Be cautious when someone immediately insists that you move to private text messaging, another messaging application, or another website.

Confidant Hearts may provide profile, phone, selfie, photo, video, or other verification features intended to improve authenticity.

A verification indicator does not guarantee a member's identity, intentions, honesty, criminal history, relationship status, or personal safety.

Use additional caution if someone:

• Refuses reasonable attempts to confirm their identity.
• Provides stories or personal details that repeatedly change.
• Requests money, investments, cryptocurrency, or gift cards.
• Claims to have an emergency that requires your financial help.
• Pressures you to provide financial or highly sensitive information.
• Attempts to isolate you from friends, family, or other people you trust.
• Threatens, manipulates, blackmails, or intimidates you.

Consider having sufficient conversation with the person before deciding to meet. You may also choose to use available video calling features before meeting in person.

Tell a trusted friend or family member where you are going, who you are meeting, and when you expect to return.

For an initial meeting, choose a populated public location. Avoid meeting for the first time at your home, the other person's home, or an isolated location.

Consider choosing a location where other people and staff are present.

Maintain your own ability to leave a meeting. Consider arranging your own transportation rather than depending entirely on the person you are meeting.

Keep your phone sufficiently charged and accessible.

Alcohol or other substances can impair judgment. Maintain awareness of what you consume and do not leave drinks unattended.

Never pressure another person to consume alcohol or substances.

Consent must be voluntary. Every person has the right to establish and change their personal, physical, and sexual boundaries.

Dating or meeting someone does not create an obligation for physical or sexual contact.

Respect another person's decision to stop an interaction or decline further contact.

If something feels unsafe, inconsistent, manipulative, or suspicious, you are not required to continue the conversation or meeting.

Leave an unsafe situation when you can safely do so and seek assistance if necessary.

Use Confidant Hearts reporting features or available support channels to report suspected scams, harassment, impersonation, threats, exploitation, or other conduct that may violate our Community Guidelines.

Reporting a member does not replace contacting emergency services or law enforcement when immediate assistance is required.

If you or another person is in immediate danger, contact the appropriate local emergency services.

Confidant Hearts is not an emergency response service and cannot provide immediate physical assistance.

Confidant Hearts may provide verification, moderation, reporting, account restrictions, and other safety features, but no dating service can eliminate every risk associated with interacting with other people.

Members should continue using reasonable judgment both online and when meeting another member in person.