User Safety Tips & Info

We care about your dating safety. Please ensure you read these safety tips and understand our background check policy. In accordance with state laws in NJ, FL, NY, TX, CT, CA, MI, OH, VA, IL, and other states with similar laws, we are disclosing the following to users in those jurisdictions:



REGARDING YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER MEMBERS: NO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND OR IDENTITY VERIFICATION CHECKS. PLEASE NOTE THAT DOWN DOES NOT CONTROL ANY OF THE THINGS OUR USERS SAY OR DO. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USE OF THE DOWN SERVICES AND YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER USERS (WHETHER ON OR OFF THE DOWN SERVICES). DOWN MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO THE CONDUCT, IDENTITY, INTENTIONS, LEGITIMACY, OR VERACITY OF ANY USERS.

  • DOWN DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONDUCT CRIMINAL OR OTHER BACKGROUND SCREENINGS OF OUR USERS. DOWN RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONDUCT ANY CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK OR OTHER SCREENINGS (SUCH AS SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION SEARCHES) AT ANY TIME AND TO USE AVAILABLE PUBLIC RECORDS FOR ANY PURPOSE.
  • DOWN DOES NOT INQUIRE INTO THE BACKGROUNDS OF OUR USERS OR ATTEMPT TO VERIFY THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OUR USERS IN CONNECTION WITH ACCOUNT CREATION, INCLUDING THE ACCURACY OF THE DATE OF BIRTH REPORTED FOR AGE VERIFICATION PURPOSES.
  • DOWN DOES NOT VERIFY THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY USERS WITH RESPECT TO USERS' IDENTITY, HEALTH, PHYSICAL CONDITION, OR OTHERWISE.
  • DOWN IS A SEX-POSITIVE PLATFORM. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU MAY RECEIVE ACCESS TO USER-GENERATED CONTENT THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED OBJECTIONABLE IN CERTAIN CONTEXTS.
  • YOU UNDERSTAND THAT DOWN IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTIVITIES OR LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR USE IN LOCATIONS WHICH MAY ATTEMPT TO CRIMINALIZE OR LIMIT YOUR PERSONAL INTERACTIONS. YOU MUST MAKE YOUR OWN INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT USE OF THE APPLICATION IN YOUR LOCATION AND ASSESS ANY POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES.

DOWN strongly suggests the following safety tips to our users:

  • “Use caution when communicating with a stranger who wants to meet you.”
  • “You should not include your last name, electronic mail address, home address, phone number or any other identifying information in your online dating profile or electronic mail messages or communications until you feel comfortable with the other user. Stop communicating with anyone who pressures you for personal or financial information or attempts in any way to coerce you into revealing such information.”
  • “If you choose to have a face-to-face meeting with another user who you met on the online dating platform, tell a family member or friend where you will be meeting and when you will return. You should not agree to be picked up at your home. Always provide your own transportation to and from your date and meet in a public place with many people around.”
  • “Anyone who is able to commit identity theft can also falsify a dating profile.”

Our standards and terms for child safety and to combat CSAE:

  • CSAE refers to child sexual abuse and exploitation, including content or behavior that sexually exploits, abuses, or endangers children. This includes, for example, grooming a child for sexual exploitation, sextorting a child, trafficking of a child for sex, or otherwise sexually exploiting a child. It is illegal and our Terms of Service prohibit using our products and services to seek, aid, or otherwise participate in CSAE.
  • CSAM stands for child sexual abuse material. It is illegal and our Terms of Service prohibit using our products and services to store or share this content. CSAM consists of any visual depiction, including but not limited to photos, videos, and computer-generated imagery, involving the use of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
  • We proactively participate in official projects, such as the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, to report and combat suspected instances of CSAE and CSAM.
  • As the preferred method, users may report any profile or chat in our services (i.e. Down App, Inc.’s apps on Apple App Store & DOWN Dating App’s apps on Google Play) if they suspect such instances. Alternatively, they may also use our contact form on this site.