Community Guidelines

Effective and last updated: 23 September 2026.

Yapaa is for honest daily connection between people who choose each other. These Guidelines apply to profiles, answers, photos, reactions, invitations, reports, and every other use of Yapaa.

Be respectful

• Do not bully, humiliate, threaten, shame, or repeatedly target another person.
• Do not attack people based on protected characteristics.
• Do not encourage violence, suicide, self-injury, or dangerous conduct.
• Do not share non-consensual intimate material or sexually exploit another person.

Protect young people

Child exploitation, grooming, sexualized content involving minors, and any attempt to obtain such material are prohibited. Reports involving a young person receive elevated safety attention. See our Child & Teen Safety Policy.

Respect privacy

• Do not expose another person's private or sensitive information without permission.
• Do not use a person's answers or photos to harass, blackmail, or exploit them.
• Do not attempt to bypass answer locks, blocks, age checks, or access controls.
• Do not use a mention to pressure someone to answer, reveal content, or engage with you.

Be authentic and lawful

• Do not impersonate, defraud, scam, or manipulate another person.
• Do not automate accounts, scrape content, send spam, or misuse reporting tools.
• Do not upload malware, probe private data, or interfere with Yapaa's systems.
• Only submit content you have the right to share.

Reporting and blocking

Use the in-app report action on an answer or account for the fastest review. Use the block action to end mutual access and notification eligibility immediately. Reports do not notify the reported person. If you cannot access the app, email safety@yapaa.co with the account or content involved, why it is harmful or illegal, and only the supporting information needed for review.

Enforcement and appeals

Depending on the nature, severity, and history of a violation, Yapaa may remove content, warn an account, restrict features, suspend access, or permanently terminate an account. We may preserve and disclose information when lawfully required, including for serious safety matters.

To appeal an eligible content or account decision, email safety@yapaa.co from your account email, identify the decision, and explain why it should be reconsidered. An authorised reviewer will assess the available context and applicable rules.

Urgent help

Yapaa is not an emergency service. If someone is in immediate danger, contact the emergency services for their location or a trusted person nearby.