Safety Policy

REVdating is designed with safety at its core. We operate under UK law, including the Online Safety Act 2023, the UK GDPR, and applicable ICO guidance for online dating services. We take a proactive approach to platform safety — not just reactive.

We are committed to:

• Preventing harm before it occurs through design, moderation, and verification
• Acting quickly when harm is reported
• Co-operating fully with law enforcement when required
• Being transparent with users about how we manage safety

REVdating is strictly for users aged 18 and over. We enforce this in multiple ways:

• Date of birth is collected at registration and validated in our database with an 18+ constraint
• Users must confirm they are 18 or older when agreeing to our Terms of Service
• Our moderation team flags profiles that appear to belong to minors
• Accounts credibly identified as belonging to minors are disabled; concerns involving abuse or exploitation are escalated and reported where required by law

If you believe a minor has registered on REVdating, please report it immediately to andrew@heimdell-tech-ai.co.uk.

All photos uploaded to REVdating are reviewed using automated content detection tools before becoming visible to other users. Our systems check for:

• Nudity and sexually explicit content
• Suspected child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and sexual exploitation
• Graphic violence or disturbing imagery
• Spam watermarks or commercial advertisements

Photos that fail automated checks are withheld or queued for authorised human review. Confirmed violations may be removed and the account may be restricted, suspended, or banned. Urgent child-safety concerns are prioritised.

You can report users, profiles, photos, messages, or suspected illegal content from within the app. Reports are triaged according to severity, with credible threats and child-safety concerns prioritised.

When you make a report, we may:

• Review the reported content and the context
• Look at the reported user's history on our platform
• Issue a warning, restrict features, suspend, or permanently ban the reported user
• Preserve evidence and refer to law enforcement where legally required

We may contact the reporter for more information or provide an outcome where it is safe and lawful to do so.

REVdating has zero tolerance for child sexual abuse and exploitation, CSAM, human trafficking, terrorism, credible threats of violence, and other illegal content.

When we obtain credible knowledge of suspected illegal content, we may remove or disable access, restrict the account, preserve information where lawful, and report to the appropriate authority as required by applicable law. We do not knowingly investigate or redistribute suspected CSAM.

Use the in-app reporting controls or contact andrew@heimdell-tech-ai.co.uk. If anyone is in immediate danger, call 999 first.

REVdating provides built-in safety tools for every user:

• Selfie verification — optional photo verification helps confirm you're talking to the person in the photos
• Ride Check-In — record your route and expected return time as a personal safety reminder. REVdating does not currently send automatic alerts, so tell a trusted contact your plans directly
• Emergency contact — store trusted-contact details for your own reference. REVdating does not contact that person automatically
• Hide exact location — only approximate distances are ever shown to other users; your precise coordinates are never shared
• Block and report — block any user instantly from their profile. Blocked users cannot see your profile or contact you

All safety tools are available in Settings → Safety Centre.

We collect your location to enable distance-based matching. Your precise GPS coordinates are stored securely server-side and are never shared with other users. Other users see only an approximate distance (e.g., "within 10 miles").

You can enable "Hide exact location" in your settings to prevent even your city name from being displayed to other users.

All personal data collected by REVdating is processed in accordance with the UK GDPR. For full details of what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights, see our Privacy Policy.

You have the right to:

• Download a portability export of your account information and the data you provided (Settings → Download my data)
• Delete your account and all associated personal data (Settings → Delete account)
• Complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk

REVdating will co-operate with law enforcement requests in accordance with applicable UK law. When we receive a lawful request (court order, police production order, etc.), we will:

• Preserve the relevant data while the request is reviewed by our legal team
• Respond within any legally required timeframe
• Notify the affected user (unless prohibited from doing so by court order)

Law enforcement can contact us at andrew@heimdell-tech-ai.co.uk.

REVdating operates as a "user-to-user" service under the UK Online Safety Act 2023. We are subject to the duties set out for providers of such services, including:

• Risk assessment of illegal content and content harmful to adults
• Proportionate safety measures based on our risk assessment
• Clear and accessible user reporting mechanisms
• Documented moderation decisions and proportionate transparency as the service develops

Our Trust & Safety team is available by email:

• General safety concerns: andrew@heimdell-tech-ai.co.uk
• Urgent/illegal content: andrew@heimdell-tech-ai.co.uk (subject: URGENT)
• Law enforcement: andrew@heimdell-tech-ai.co.uk
• Data protection: andrew@heimdell-tech-ai.co.uk

If someone is in immediate danger, always call 999 first.