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Community Guidelines

Welcome to the Tethxr community safety guidelines and principles. Please read these carefully to understand our expectations and rules.

1. The Tethxr Ethos

Tethxr is a proximity-based social networking platform for discovering and connecting with like-minded people nearby for professional and personal networking, collaboration, and friendships. It is not a hookup app; dating may arise only as a natural, consensual subset of genuine networking, never as the primary goal or expectation of any interaction.

On Tethxr, you are expected to:

  • Treat every person with respect, regardless of their background, identity, or beliefs.
  • Approach connections with curiosity, kindness, and professionalism, not entitlement or pressure.
  • Be honest about who you are, what you’re looking for (e.g., mentorship, co-founders, study buddies, community projects), and what you are not looking for.

Our community is built on mutual consent, boundaries, and respect. If someone says no, changes their mind, or wants to disengage, you must accept it and move on.

2. Zero Tolerance Policy

Tethxr has a strict zero tolerance policy for harmful behavior. Certain actions will result in immediate account termination and a permanent ban from the platform.

The following are explicitly forbidden:

  • Hate speech or discrimination: Attacks, slurs, or demeaning comments based on race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, caste, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or serious disease.
  • Bullying, harassment, and threats: Repeated unwanted messages, name-calling, personal attacks, intimidation, or incitement to self-harm or violence.
  • Sexual content and NSFW behavior: Sexually explicit messages, images, or videos; unsolicited sexual advances; requests for sexual favors; fetishization; or any content that would reasonably be considered NSFW. Pressuring others into sexual conversations or meetups is strictly prohibited.
  • Graphic violence or gore: Content that depicts or glorifies extreme physical injury, torture, or violent acts.
  • Spam, scams, and commercial misuse: Mass messaging, link farming, fraud, phishing, multi-level marketing pitches, or using Tethxr primarily for unsolicited advertising.
  • Impersonation and misrepresentation: Pretending to be another person, brand, or organization, or using fake identities with the intent to mislead, manipulate, or harm.
  • Doxxing and privacy violations: Sharing someone’s personal or identifying information (home address, workplace, phone number, private profiles, etc.) without their explicit consent.

Consequences: Any serious violation of these rules may lead to: immediate removal of content, immediate account termination and permanent ban without prior warning, and escalation to relevant authorities if there is a credible risk of harm or illegal activity.

Your tools: Use the in-app Report feature to flag users, messages, or profiles that break these rules. Use Block to stop specific users from viewing your profile or contacting you. Reporting and blocking help protect you and strengthen the community for everyone.

3. Real-World Safety: Meeting Offline

Meeting someone from Tethxr in person can be rewarding, but your safety comes first. Always prioritize your personal safety over politeness or curiosity when transitioning from online to offline.

3.1 Take Your Time

  • Do not rush into an offline meetup.
  • Chat within the app first and get a sense of the person’s behavior, consistency, and respect for boundaries.
  • If you wish, consider a voice or video call before meeting to feel more comfortable.

3.2 Meet in Public

For all first meetings:

  • Choose busy, well-lit public spaces such as coffee shops, tech hubs, coworking spaces, libraries, or popular public parks.
  • Never meet at a private residence, hotel room, or secluded area for a first meetup.
  • Arrange your own transport to and from the location so you can leave at any time. Do not rely on the other person for a ride.

If the other person pressures you to meet somewhere private or isolated, decline and consider reporting them.

3.3 Daytime Preferred

  • Whenever possible, schedule first meetings during daytime or early evening.
  • Avoid late-night meetups or situations where you are likely to be isolated or feel rushed to make decisions.

3.4 Tell a Friend or Family Member

Before going to meet someone:

  • Tell a trusted friend or family member who you are meeting (share their name/username), where, and when.
  • Share your live location with them, if possible, and agree on a time when you’ll check in.
  • Consider arranging a “safe call” — a pre-agreed call at a certain time that gives you a natural exit option if you feel uncomfortable.

After the meetup, message or call your trusted contact to confirm you are safe.

3.5 Keep Communications on Tethxr

  • Keep initial conversations inside Tethxr rather than immediately switching to personal phone numbers, email, or other messaging apps.
  • This gives you more control, preserves a clear record if something goes wrong, and allows Tethxr to better support you if you report an issue.
  • Only share personal contact details once you are confident in the connection and comfortable with the other person.

3.6 Protect Your Personal Information

  • Avoid sharing sensitive information (home address, exact workplace, daily routine, financial details, ID numbers, etc.) with someone you have just met online.
  • Do not share intimate photos or videos; these can be misused or used to blackmail or pressure you.
  • If someone repeatedly asks for private information or media you do not want to share, stop engaging and consider reporting them.

3.7 Trust Your Gut and Have an Exit Plan

  • If something feels off — their behavior, inconsistencies, pressure to change plans, or simply your intuition — you can leave, immediately.
  • You owe nobody your time, explanations, or politeness at the expense of your safety.
  • Before you go, plan how you can leave quickly: know the exits, have transport options ready, keep your phone charged and accessible.

4. Respecting Privacy

Tethxr is designed with privacy in mind, including a bucket-based distance system that shows approximate proximity rather than precise GPS coordinates. This system helps users connect while protecting their exact locations.

4.1 Do Not Doxx or Expose Others

You must not:

  • Share screenshots of someone’s profile, messages, or photos outside the app without their consent.
  • Post or distribute their personal details (full name, address, workplace, phone number, social handles, or other identifying info) without permission.
  • Threaten to reveal someone’s private information as leverage or retaliation.

This behavior is considered doxxing and is strictly forbidden; it may also be illegal in your jurisdiction.

4.2 Do Not Bypass Location Protections

  • Tethxr’s bucket-based distance feature intentionally obscures exact locations to protect users. You must not try to “triangulate” or reverse-engineer where someone lives or works based on what the app shows.
  • Do not pressure anyone to share their exact coordinates, home address, or workplace, especially early in a connection.
  • Respect users who choose to keep their location or real-world identifying details vague or private.

Any attempt to stalk, follow, or otherwise track someone offline based on information from Tethxr can result in a permanent ban and may be reported to authorities.

4.3 Respect Boundaries and Consent

  • Always ask before sharing or reposting someone’s content outside the app.
  • If someone declines to share information or changes their mind, respect their decision immediately.
  • Consent is ongoing and can be withdrawn at any time — online and offline.

5. Enforcement and Reporting

We take safety and rule enforcement seriously. Here is what you can expect when you report something to Tethxr.

5.1 What Happens When You Report

When you use the in-app Report feature:

  • Our safety team reviews the report, which may include messages, profiles, and other relevant activity.
  • We assess whether the reported behavior violates Tethxr’s Community Guidelines or applicable law.
  • Where appropriate, we may temporarily restrict the reported account while we investigate.

Based on our review, we may:

  • Issue warnings or education for minor first-time violations.
  • Remove offending content (messages, photos, posts).
  • Temporarily suspend accounts.
  • Permanently ban accounts involved in serious or repeated violations, especially those involving hate, harassment, threats, sexual exploitation, or privacy abuse.

To protect the privacy and safety of all users, we may not be able to share all details of our investigation or actions taken, but your reports are always taken seriously.

5.2 Using Block and Safety Tools

  • Block: Use this to stop specific users from contacting you, viewing your profile, or seeing when you are nearby. Blocking is immediate and does not notify the other person.
  • Report: Use this to alert Tethxr about behavior that violates these guidelines, even if you have already blocked the user. Reports help us detect patterns and remove bad actors from the platform.

We encourage you to report: harassment, hate, or threats; NSFW or sexually explicit content; impersonation, scams, or suspicious behavior; and attempts to bypass location privacy or obtain your personal information.

5.3 Building a Positive Ecosystem

Tethxr only works when the community chooses to uphold these standards. You help keep Tethxr safe and meaningful when you:

  • Treat others the way you want to be treated.
  • Respect boundaries, privacy, and consent — both online and offline.
  • Use block and report instead of engaging with harmful or toxic behavior.

If you ever feel unsafe, see something concerning, or have questions about these guidelines, please contact Tethxr Support through the app. We are here to help you stay safe while you build real, respectful, and inspiring connections.