Photo Guidelines

Your photos are how people meet you here. We'll always encourage you to show your face. Connection is easier when people can see who they're talking to. But we know that's not a small ask in this community. Revealing your identity takes trust, and trust takes time. So this isn't a demand. It's an invitation, with the reasons laid out, so you can decide what you're ready for.

Showing your face: encouraged, never required

A clear photo of your face will always get you further here. People connect with people, not avatars. If you're ready for that, it's the best thing you can do. If you're not yet, that's okay. What we'd ask is this: a photo should still be you. A picture of your teacup, your car, or an empty chair tells no one anything. You don't have to show your face before you're ready. But give people something real to meet.

What makes a good photo

What we don't accept

Some things aren't allowed, for everyone, every time:

  • No nudity or sexually explicit images in public-facing photos.
  • No real or simulated sex acts. This is a hard line, and it is not negotiable.
  • No one under 18, ever. No images of anyone who hasn’t consented to being there.
  • No photos that identify someone else without their agreement.

Why some of this is out of our hands

Some of these limits aren't only our preference. They're the conditions we operate under. helloPOLY is distributed through the Apple App Store and Google Play, and both set firm rules about explicit content. Staying available to you means staying within them. We'd rather be here, within those lines, than not be here at all.

We make the final call

We review photos, and we reserve the right to decline or remove any image at our discretion. Even one not covered by a rule above. If something doesn't belong here, it goes. That keeps this a place people can trust.

If you see a photo that breaks these rules

Use the in-app report button to flag it. Reports are confidential, and we act on them.