1. Our commitment
Go Outside exists to help adults find real people and real activities without getting stuck on a screen. That only works when people feel respected, safe, and free to set boundaries. Treat others with the same care you would expect in person.
We may remove content, remove activities, limit visibility, issue warnings, suspend accounts, permanently ban accounts, block re-registration, and report serious violations to law enforcement or appropriate authorities.
2. Zero-tolerance and instant-ban offenses
The following conduct can result in an immediate permanent ban, with no refund for paid features, subscriptions, boosts, virtual items, or unused account value. Serious or illegal behavior may be reported to authorities.
- Threats, intimidation, or violence: any threat of violence, intimidation, coercion, or encouragement of harm toward another person is prohibited.
- Harassment, stalking, bullying, hate speech, or discrimination: harassment, stalking, bullying, targeted abuse, slurs, dehumanizing language, or discrimination based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, body type, or any protected or personal characteristic is not allowed.
- Sexual content involving minors: sexual content involving minors or anyone under 18 is strictly prohibited and reported immediately to authorities. Do not request, share, imply, joke about, or organize anything involving sexual exploitation of minors.
- Illegal, dangerous, or harmful activities: soliciting, organizing, promoting, or encouraging violence, drugs, weapons, trafficking, self-harm encouragement, exploitation, vandalism, theft, or other harmful conduct is prohibited. Creating or promoting inappropriate or illegal activities/events on the app is grounds for an immediate ban.
- Non-consensual sharing of intimate images: sharing, threatening to share, requesting, or distributing intimate images without consent is prohibited.
- Doxxing and private information: doxxing, sharing another person's address, workplace, phone number, private photos, location, identity documents, or other private information without consent is prohibited.
- Scams, fraud, phishing, financial solicitation, prostitution/escort solicitation: do not solicit money, investments, gifts, sexual services, escort services, paid companionship, login codes, payment details, or financial information.
- Impersonation, fake profiles, catfishing, or using others' photos: represent yourself honestly. Do not pretend to be another person, use someone else's images, misrepresent your age, or create deceptive profiles.
- Spam, bots, or platform manipulation: automated accounts, scraping, mass messaging, fake engagement, attempts to evade bans, or manipulation of matching, reporting, reviews, or safety systems are prohibited.
3. Be respectful
Profiles, messages, group chats, and in-person behavior must be honest, respectful, and consensual.
- Use your own photos and accurate profile information.
- Respect boundaries. If someone says no, stops responding, blocks you, or leaves an activity, do not keep pushing.
- Do not send unsolicited explicit content, sexual messages, graphic content, or repeated unwanted messages.
- Do not pressure anyone to meet, drink, share personal information, send money, change transportation, or go somewhere private.
- Behave online the way you should behave in person: considerate, accountable, and aware that there is another human being on the other side.
4. Activities and events safety
Activities are for genuine, legal, safe meetups. Hosts are responsible for creating activities that are appropriate, lawful, accurately described, and respectful of participants.
- Only create real meetups with a clear purpose, place, time, and expectations.
- Do not create inappropriate, sexual, exploitative, adult-only-disguised, illegal, dangerous, or misleading activities.
- Do not use activities to lure people into private, unsafe, or undisclosed locations.
- Do not promote weapons, drugs, violence, criminal conduct, trafficking, gambling, scams, paid companionship, or any activity that could reasonably put users at risk.
- We may remove activities and ban hosts or participants who break these rules, including before an activity occurs.
5. Meeting in person safely
Go Outside can help you meet people, but you are responsible for making careful choices before and during meetups. Consider these safety tips:
- Meet in public places, especially for a first meetup.
- Tell a friend where you are going, who you are meeting, and when you expect to return.
- Consider video chatting or messaging enough first to feel comfortable.
- Arrange your own transport so you can leave whenever you want.
- Do not share financial information, login codes, exact home address, or sensitive personal information.
- Stay sober and aware enough to make decisions and leave safely.
- Trust your instincts. If something feels wrong, leave, block the person, and report the incident.
6. Reporting and blocking
Users can report profiles, messages, group chats, activities, and behavior that appears unsafe or violates these rules. Users can also block other users to stop contact. Reports are reviewed, and we may act based on the report, account history, available evidence, safety risk, and applicable law.
When you report, include clear details if you can: what happened, when it happened, screenshots if available, activity names, usernames, and whether anyone is in immediate danger. We do not promise a specific outcome, but we take reports seriously and act on violations.
7. Enforcement
Enforcement depends on severity, context, history, risk, and available evidence. We may act at our discretion to protect users and the community.
Serious or illegal behavior can lead to immediate permanent ban and possible referral to law enforcement. Bans may apply across re-registrations, linked accounts, devices, payment methods, or other identifiers. Attempts to evade enforcement may result in further action.
8. Crisis resources
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services right away. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, self-harm risk, stalking, domestic violence, exploitation, or sexual violence, contact local emergency services, crisis hotlines, or trusted regional support organizations.
Region-specific emergency numbers and hotlines should be added here before launch: [REGION-SPECIFIC CRISIS RESOURCES].
For non-emergency safety reports related to Go Outside, contact support@gooutside.app.