Profile Guidelines
We don’t allow profiles that contain any of the following:
- Abusive language of any kind: including profanity, vulgarity, racism, illegal activity, etc.
- Contact information: including email addresses, URLs, instant messenger IDs, phone numbers, addresses, etc.
- Unauthorized use of copyrighted or trademarked material
- Business or political advertisements or solicitations
- References to illegal activities or drug use
- Languages other than English, Spanish, or French
- Material that exploits or solicits personal information from individuals under the age of 18
- Overt solicitation for sex or descriptions of sexual activity, anatomy, etc.
- Solicitation of multiple or additional partners
- Insufficient or illegible content
Approving a Profile
- When you update your profile text, we’ll review it before it gets posted, which can sometimes take up to 1 hour.
- Whenever you make an update, the new text is reviewed before it becomes visible to other members.
- We review every section of the profile, including the main profile essay, short answers to other profile questions, first name, occupation, etc.
- You’ll be notified via email once your profile has been reviewed and approved.
Pending Approval
- When you submit an update to your profile text, it will go into “Pending” status. That means it’s waiting for us to review the changes.
- Your previous profile text will still be posted during this time, unless you don’t have any previously approved text.
Profile Approved
- If your profile is Hidden, it will become Visible when your updated profile text is approved. This only happens when your profile is Hidden.
- If you want to keep your profile Hidden, then you’ll need to adjust your visibility settings again after your profile update is approved.
- If you’re using Private Mode, your profile will not become Visible when an update is approved.
Profile Rejected
- If your new profile text doesn’t meet our guidelines, it won’t be approved or displayed on the site and we’ll send you an email to let you know why.
- If your previous profile text was approved, it will remain posted on your profile in most cases.
- Sometimes, a profile rejection will cause your profile to become Hidden instead.