Safety Tips

Background checks

EYETAG DOES NOT CONDUCT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS OR IDENTITY CHECKS ON ITS MEMBERS. A CHECK MARK ONLY MEANS A SELFIE MATCHED THE PROFILE PHOTOS.

Safety awareness notice

• Anyone who is able to commit identity theft can also falsify a dating profile.
• There is no substitute for acting with caution when communicating with any stranger who wants to meet you.
• Never include your last name, e-mail address, home address, phone number, place of work, or any other identifying information in your Internet profile or initial e-mail messages. Stop communicating with anyone who pressures you for personal or financial information or attempts in any way to trick you into revealing it.
• If you choose to have a face-to-face meeting with another member, always tell someone in your family or a friend where you are going and when you will return. Never 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.

Protect your information

• Anyone can create a fake profile. Be careful with people you have not met.
• Do not put your last name, phone number, home or work address, or daily routine in your profile, notes or early messages.
• Keep conversations in EyeTag until you trust someone. Scammers often push to move to text or other apps quickly.
• Never send money, gift cards, crypto or financial details to someone you met online, however convincing their story is. Report anyone who asks.
• Be careful sharing intimate photos. Once sent, you cannot control where they go.

Before you meet

• Video chat first to make sure they are who they say they are.
• Look them up, and trust your instincts if something feels off.
• Tell a friend who you are meeting, where, and when, and share your live location with them.

When you meet

• Meet in a busy public place and stay in public places for the first few dates.
• Arrange your own transportation to and from the date.
• Know your limits with alcohol. Do not leave your drink or belongings unattended, and do not accept a drink you did not see poured.
• If you feel uncomfortable, leave. You do not owe anyone an explanation.

Using the green light

• The green light works only at events, and only members who are at the same event can see it. Your phone checks whether you are there; your location is never stored or shown to anyone.
• Turn off Show your profile, or choose Liked profiles, any time you do not want to be approached by others.
• A "no" ends it. Never follow someone or wait for them.

At events

• Check the host and event details before you buy a ticket.
• At an event, you appear in that event’s Your Event list only while you are there (ticket, event time and your phone near the venue). Leave, and you disappear from it.
• Follow venue rules and staff instructions. Tell venue staff and report in the app if anyone makes you feel unsafe.

Report and block

Report anyone who breaks our rules, asks for money, pressures you, or makes you feel unsafe: tap the ••• menu on their profile, post or message. You can also email [safety email]. We never tell the person who reported them.

Get help

• Emergency: call 911.
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988.
• RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233.
• Report romance and online scams to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov.