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Safety and privacy

Thoughtful introductions require thoughtful safeguards.

Zugi is being designed around member-controlled sharing, private decisions, public first dates, clear reporting tools, and human review for serious concerns.

No dating service can guarantee another person’s identity, intentions, or behavior. Zugi’s safeguards are designed to support informed decisions and clear ways to get help.

Safety is part of the product, not an afterthought.

  • Adults only

    Zugi is designed for adults age 18 and older. Age and identity-verification methods will be finalized before member access opens.

  • You control what is shared

    Members review and approve profile information before it appears in an introduction.

  • Private decisions

    Acceptance and declines remain private unless both people choose to meet.

  • Public first dates

    Zugi recommends public venues for first meetings and does not suggest private homes or isolated locations.

  • Block and report

    Members can block interaction and report concerns from introductions, messages, dates, feedback, and account settings.

  • Human review

    AI may organize or summarize a report, but serious safety decisions require an identified human reviewer.

Privacy, permanently

Start with enough context, not unnecessary exposure.

Zugi never shares your surname, private address, email, workplace, social accounts, identity documents, private interview content, full availability, or staff notes with another member. This holds before matching, after mutual acceptance, during scheduling, at the meeting, after the date, and after the introduction closes.

Zugi coordinates a public meeting without exchanging personal contact details. After the date, phone numbers are shared only if both people privately choose to exchange them.

  • An introduction may show

    • Chosen first name
    • Age
    • General location
    • Approved photos
    • Approved profile information
    • Reasons the introduction may be worthwhile

The first meeting belongs in a public place.

  • Meet in a public, populated venue
  • Arrange your own transportation
  • Tell a trusted person where you are going
  • Keep your phone charged
  • Protect your home address
  • Avoid sharing financial information
  • Leave if you feel uncomfortable
  • Use reporting and blocking tools when needed
  • Contact local emergency services in immediate danger

Zugi product rule

First-date venue suggestions must be public.

General safety guidance

Members remain responsible for their personal choices and should use their own judgment.

Clear ways to raise a concern

Reporting must lead to accountable review.

Planned report categories

  • Immediate safety concern
  • Harassment or threats
  • Discrimination or hate
  • Impersonation or false information
  • Scam or solicitation
  • Sexual pressure
  • Stalking or unwanted contact
  • Privacy violation or nonconsensual recording
  • Unsafe date conduct
  • Underage concern
  • Other

How a report is handled

  • Blocking prevents new interaction without revealing who initiated it.
  • Serious reports are assigned to trained human reviewers.
  • Staff access to sensitive evidence is restricted and audited.
  • AI may assist with triage but does not make final serious-case decisions.
  • Evidence uploads will remain disabled until secure storage, validation, and malware scanning are connected and verified.

AI assists. People remain accountable.

AI may

  • Categorize a report
  • Identify potentially urgent language
  • Summarize long descriptions
  • Redact unnecessary private details
  • Identify missing operational information

AI may not

  • Decide that an allegation is true or false
  • Permanently ban someone for a serious allegation
  • Close a serious case without human review
  • Diagnose a member
  • Give emergency or clinical advice
  • Infer intent from appearance, accent, identity, or background

Your information should remain yours to manage.

  • Review and edit approved profile information
  • Mark selected interview answers private
  • Pause matching
  • Control notification channels
  • Request eligible data export
  • Request deletion
  • Withdraw optional consent
  • Delete an incomplete interview

Retention qualification

Some records may need to be retained for security, fraud prevention, safety, legal obligations, or audit requirements. Final details will appear in the attorney-approved Privacy Notice.

Zugi is not an emergency service.

If you are in immediate danger

If you are in immediate danger, contact local emergency services. Do not wait for a response through Zugi.

Learn the process before you join.