Community Guidelines

Community Standards of Conduct Guidelines

Welcome to PurposelyDating.com! Being part of our global community means that you have a commitment from us to help ensure that you feel welcomed, safe, and free to be yourself.

When you’re part of a global tribe in which you’re free to be yourself, it also asks that you be responsible for your behavior and actions. When each member takes responsibility for their behavior, it creates an enjoyable and safe experience for all.

Being successful on PurposelyDating.com means that your behaviors are aligned with the standards conduct:

  1. Be Kind
  2. Be Respectful
  3. Be Safe
  4. Be Real
  5. Be Protected
  6. Be Honest
  7. Be Truthful
  8. Be Fearless – Win Friends, Talk
  9. Be Purposely Dating

BE KIND

Champion kindness in all of your interactions. Treat others how you expect to be treated.

HARASSMENT
Don’t be rude. Do not bully, intimidate, defame, harass or stalk other members. PurposelyDating.com has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and harassment. Reports of harassment, intimidation and assault are taken very seriously.

If someone blocks you or states, they do not want to communicate with you anymore be understanding of other member choice to disengage from getting to know you and that communication. Please do not attempt to circumvent the block by creating additional and false accounts/profiles to communicate.  Be respectful of their wishes and stop the communication!

VIOLENCE AND PHYSICAL HARM
You should never threaten to harm anyone through your words or physical actions regardless of meeting them on PurposelyDating.com or meeting in a social location off our website. Physical, emotional, and verbal violence are not tolerated on our dating website.  Inclusive of this, any content depicting violence, graphic or gory content is not allowed and will result in your account being moderated and may lead to your account being permanently deleted.

DISCRIMINATORY BEHAVIOR & HATE SPEECH
You should be respectful in every interaction with other members. There is no place in our community for hate speech, racism, or bigotry towards any individual or group, and will result in your account in your name or any other pseudo name being permanently banned.

BE KIND ON YOUR PURPOSELYDATING.COM PROFILE
Your profile should not contain content that is violent, abusive, rude, or defamatory. If you’re looking for some tips on how to craft a great dating profile that reflects who you really are, you welcome to purchase one of our dating eBooks. The Dating Profile eBook would be a great start for you.  

BE KIND IN THE MESSAGES YOU SEND
Your messages to other members should always be kind. If your message is reported by another member, the offense will be investigated. Serious offenses will result in your account being banned.

BE RESPECTFUL

The foundation of all great relationships is respect. Lead with it.

NUDITY/SEXUAL CONTENT
Do not upload content that contains any nudity, sexually explicit or pornographic content to PurposelyDating.com. If you upload this type of content, we will delete your member profile. Additionally, if you make reference of someone meeting you on a porn website or your private website; your profile will be deleted!

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT
You should not post content that violates or infringes on anyone’s rights, rights of publicity, privacy, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property.

CUSTOMER CARE
Our team is here to support you and help make your PurposelyDating.com experience as enjoyable as possible. You should never abuse or threaten Customer Care Representatives under any circumstances.

Be respectful on your PURPOSELYDATING.COM Profile.

PROFILE IMAGES
There are ground rules we expect you to observe when it comes to the types of images we allow on our platform.

Images that contain the following content will result in your account being permanently banned:

  • Nudity or sexually explicit imagery
  • Shows of violence, violent gestures, or gruesome imagery
  • Depictions of criminal activity or drug use
  • Racist or hate imagery

Images that contain the following are not allowed and will result in your account being moderated or deleted:

  • Shirtless photos out of context (shirtless on a beach is okay, but not in your bathroom)
  • Bikinis or swimwear out of context
  • Lingerie or underwear
  • Shirtless/underwear mirror selfies

We have a zero-tolerance policy where minors feature in photos. Please refrain from posting as we will remove them from your profile.

ATTACHING IMAGES TO MESSAGES
We understand that part of getting to know another person is through sharing images that speak to your personal and unique experiences. With that understanding in mind, you may attach any image you like, so long as it does not contain:

  • Nudity or sexually explicit imagery
  • Shows of violence, violent gestures, or gruesome imagery
  • Depictions of criminal activity or drug use
  • Racist or hate imagery
  • Image that references meeting you on a Porn website

Be respectful in the messages you send.

Do not send a message containing unwelcome sexual propositions or sexually explicit content.

If you are married, or part of a couple looking for someone to join you, PurposelyDating.com is not the place for you.

PROSTITUTION, ESCORTING, SOLICITATION, AND TRAFFICKING
Promoting or advocating for commercial sexual services, human trafficking or non-consensual sexual acts on PurposelyDating.com is not tolerated and will result in your account being permanently banned.

PRIVATE INFORMATION
You should never solicit another member for their private information, which includes, but not limited to, information such as passwords, SSN / SIN, financial information, and home or work address. Any information regarding a member, public or private, shall not be used for business/commercial use or any other unlawful or nefarious purpose.

To protect yourself and other members, you should never publicly or privately share private information that belongs to you or someone else.

ILLEGAL USAGE
This should go without saying, but do not use PurposelyDating.com to do anything illegal. Any profile or message content depicting criminal activity will be taken very seriously and will result in your account being permanently banned.

BE SAFE

Use your best judgement and keep your personal safety top of mind. Always.

MINORS
You must be 18 years of age or older to use PurposelyDating.com. If you are found to be underage, your account will be immediately removed and banned. In the event you encounter someone that has indicated they are under the age of 18, we ask that you please file a report to keep both them and our community safe.

Never display sensitive personal information on your profile and your photos that could compromise the personal privacy and safety of yourself or someone else.

When messaging other members on PurposelyDating.com, don’t share more than you are comfortable with. When in doubt, keep your communication within the PurposelyDating.com app or website. If you choose to share your personal information, stick to sharing basic contact information only.

Reporting users who do not adhere to our terms of service is straightforward and important, and can be done on the PURPOSELYDATING.COM app by clicking “Report User” on the drop down menu when viewing the profile they wish to report. On the web, members can find the “Report User” button at the very bottom of the profile they wish to report.

For more safety tips, including access to The Safer Dating Report, a resource that empowers members with information and tips to date more safely, please visit our Safety Page.

BE REAL

When you’re free to be yourself, the right people take notice. Let’s take a stand for genuineness.

SCAMMING
Be human. Do not use PurposelyDating.com to spam people, solicit money or business, or defraud people. Do not create accounts that impersonate another person or entity.

MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS
Do not create multiple accounts on PurposelyDating.com, unless permission has been granted by our Customer Support Service staff. Inclusive of this, do not attempt to use an account that isn’t yours.

BE REAL ON YOUR PURPOSELYDATING.COM PROFILE
All of the information in your profile should be truthful and about you only. Never attempt to mask characters, content, or game the system to get around our rules for content.

PROFILE IMAGES
All your profile images should be focused on you, with your face clearly visible. We may remove images if your face is not clear or overly obscured. We review profiles daily and a common theme is our members want to see your face and without a hat on your head.

Some exceptions are:

  • Sunglasses and hats are allowed as long as your entire face is visible in the image
  • Pets are acceptable as long as your face is clearly visible in the image

Group shots:

  • Images that contain multiple people are confusing to other members as they cannot tell who you are. For that reason, we may remove them. Equally, it is advisable that you make sure you focus the attention on you and NOT your friend, family, or others in your upload photos.

Filters:

  • We ask all members to represent themselves truthfully through the use of clear unedited images. For this reason, images that are heavily edited or use filters (e.g. Snapchat) will be removed

Memes, Cartoons, and Text:

  • Memes certainly have a time and a place, but it’s not here. Images that contain overlaid text or watermarks are not allowed either and will be removed. Again, you need to focus the attention on you and not a poem, graphic art, or cartoon of you.

BE REAL IN THE MESSAGES YOU SEND

Be mindful in your first messages to someone. In real life you wouldn’t introduce yourself with your phone number, email address, Instagram handle, Snapchat or FaceBook or any other social media page or profile, so don’t do that here either.

PurposelyDating.com is not the place to promote external links in your messages or on your profile. Same goes for solicitation or commercial promotion of any kind.

BE PROTECTED

This is very important in the dating arena regardless of meeting a person on Purposely Dating.com or in the grocery store. Be Protected at all times in public while on a dating. During the communication process set the stage and tone of the date; well lighted location, public place, have an exit plan if the date does fill right or make that first date location a local coffee shop during the daytime. Be protected is not just physical safety it extends to emotional and safe sex safety. 

Transportation:  On your first or ten date have your own transportation to and from the date. It is best to play it safe and drive yourself to the date. If you need to opt out of the date early you can do so with feeling trapped on the date.
Safety Back-up Plan:  Another helpful tip is to always, always tell a friend or family member where you’re going and to whom you are going with; name, photo, e-mail, car, and any other identifiers.  Additionally, have a friend ready to pick you up just in case, or a taxi on speed-dial.

Additional Tool To Support A Safe Dating Experience: The Noonlight app has a built-in panic button to hit in case of emergencies.  A neat feature of this APP is you can add friends to your Safety Network so they can request a check-in. If you don’t respond, the app will help your friend(s) trace your steps and send police if you’re in danger.

 BE TRUTHFUL

 Being TRUTHFUL in your communication is very important in the dating communication; I know this to be true! I have been on many dating websites and got “Catfished,” many times. If you start out not being truthful you can’t move forward in dating someone. Move past insecurity and ask the tough questions during the first conversation but keep it lighthearted in nature.  After the dating has start don’t go long in wondered how the person, you’re dating feels about you; ask! Didn’t fear the appears of being insecure, needy, or pushy because the opposite you want know the truth about how your dating is going and you risk not knowing how to course correct?

BE FEARLESS – WIN FRIENDS – TALK

Why can’t we be more relaxed and free-spirit when talk to date interest? What are we afraid of? What danger do we seek to protect ourselves from what seeking out someone to date? From my research conversations, we have found that most singles give entirely too much weight or meaning to the outcome of each dating interaction.  When people take risks and show up real, they get lighter, brighter, more radiant, and more magnetically attractive. 

BE PURPOSELY DATING

Purposely dating online is simple if you already know what you are looking for in a relationship and know how to select the right person to date. There are many desirable singles on Purposely Dating.com looking for meaningful relationships so be proactive when contacting a member. If you know your “deal-breakers” and “must have” then don’t communicate with those that does not fall within your purpose. It is just that simple. If you wish to increase the likelihood of meeting the right person, consider seeking out one of our Dating Experts and purchase one of our eBooks to help you create an appealing profile that compliment your personality.  However, the most important part of finding the right person is for you to do the self-care, self-esteem, and self-worth improvement work.

PURPOSELY DATING DISCLOSURE AND BEHAVIOR

ACCOUNT TERMINATION
PurposelyDating.com reserves the right to investigate and, if necessary, terminate your account should one or more of the Community Standards of Conduct Guidelines have been proven to be violated.

PurposelyDating.com also reserves the right to terminate accounts, without refund, if these Community Guidelines were abused or our service was misused in any way.

OFFLINE BEHAVIOR / REAL LIFE
The ten standards of conduct for the community applies online and your offline purposely dating experience. With that said, our Purposely Dating Standards of Conduct Guidelines apply, and are enforced, both on PurposelyDating.com and in real life. If you’ve experienced bad behavior with another member in real life, we take that seriously and want to hear about it. Please contact us through our Help Center.