Safe Dating Guide

• Complete your profile verification. Every user has completed identity and liveness checks, dramatically reducing fake profiles and impersonation.

• Trust your instincts. If something about a profile feels off, it is completely fine to decline or end a call.

• Keep your personal details private until you are confident. Your contact information is only shared when you explicitly choose to share it during a call.

• You can end the call at any time by simply closing it. You do not need to give a reason.

• If someone makes you feel uncomfortable, threatened, or harassed, use the block & report button immediately.

• Do not share your address, workplace, financial details, or other sensitive personal information.

• Recording a video call without consent may be illegal in your state or territory.

• Only share what you are comfortable with the other person having permanently.

• Once shared, you cannot unsend contact information. The other person may save or use it outside the app.

• Consider sharing a messaging app username (e.g. Instagram or WhatsApp) rather than your mobile number as a first step.

• Do not share your home address, workplace, or financial information.

• Always meet in a public place, cafe, restaurant, or busy public area.

• Tell a trusted friend or family member where you are going, who you are meeting, and when you expect to be back.

• Organise your own transport so you are not dependent on the other person.

• Keep your phone charged and with you.

• Trust your instincts. If you feel unsafe, leave. You do not owe anyone a second date or an explanation.

Romance scams are a serious risk on all dating platforms. Warning signs:

• Strong feelings quickly, then pushing to move conversations off-platform.

• A reason they cannot meet in person (overseas, military, oil rig).

• Requests for money, gift cards, cryptocurrency, or banking details, even small amounts.

• Stories that keep changing or contain inconsistencies.

• Links to investment platforms, crypto exchanges, or business opportunities.

If any of these happen, stop communicating immediately and report via hello@theminglemovement.com. Do not send money under any circumstances.

• Review your privacy settings regularly.

• Be cautious about sharing your surname, employer, or suburb early, these can be used to locate you.

• Sharing another person's personal information without consent may be a criminal offence (doxxing).

• Screenshot or save evidence of threatening messages before blocking, in case you need to report to police.

• You control what you share and with whom. You are never obligated to disclose your identity to anyone on the platform.

• QLife offers free, confidential LGBTQIA+ peer support: 1800 184 527, 3pm to midnight daily.

• If you experience targeted abuse related to your identity, report it. This constitutes prohibited conduct under our Terms.

• Use the in-call or rating-screen block & report button, or email hello@theminglemovement.com.

• Call 000 if you or anyone else is in immediate danger.

• Call 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) for 24/7 confidential support following sexual assault or violence.

• Visit esafety.gov.au for image-based abuse, online stalking, or adult cyber abuse.

You will never be penalised for making a genuine, good-faith report. See our Safety & Support Resources for the full list.