Buddy Safety and the First Cafe Meetup

For a first Buddy meetup, choose a busy public cafe, keep control of your own arrival and departure, tell someone you trust, and keep sensitive information private. A match or confirmed plan is never a guarantee of identity or safety.

Choose a public cafe

Keep your own exit plan

Block or report pressure

Prepare without oversharing

Use the in-app plan to agree on a cafe, time, and session type. Avoid sending passwords, payment information, identity documents, a home address, or unnecessary live-location detail.

Tell a trusted person where you are going and when you expect to finish.

Keep the first meeting simple

Arrive and leave independently. Keep the first session time-bounded and in a public part of the cafe. Protect your drink, device, and belongings.

You can leave at any time. Politeness does not require staying in an uncomfortable situation.

Use the platform controls

Stop communication when someone ignores a boundary, pressures you to move off-platform, asks for money, or behaves deceptively. Use block and report controls where appropriate.

For immediate danger, leave and contact local emergency services. An in-app report is not an emergency channel.