Safety center

Dating with care. Every tool on this page is free, for everyone.

In immediate danger? Contact your local emergency services first, then tell us in the app.

Before and during a date

Simple habits that keep meeting someone new relaxed.

Be kind, be real
Use recent photos of yourself and treat people the way you’d like to be treated.
Take your time
Keep chatting in Avela until you feel ready. You never owe anyone your number or socials.
Keep details private
Hold back your address, workplace and daily routine until you trust someone.
Meet in public
Pick a busy place, tell a friend where you’ll be, and arrange your own way home.
Never send money
Anyone asking for money, gift cards or crypto should be reported, however good the story.
Consent, every time
Yes to one thing isn’t yes to everything, and anyone can change their mind. Leave if it feels wrong.

A short selfie check shows people your photos are really you.

How it works: You take three selfies in poses the app asks for, such as turning your head or smiling. We compare them with your approved profile photos.
What the badge means: Your selfies matched your photos. It isn’t an identity, age or background check.
What we keep: The selfies are deleted once we’ve decided. We keep the result and when it happened.
Your choice: Verification is optional and needs your consent each time. You can ask for messages only from verified people.

Open someone’s profile or your chat, tap the menu and choose Report or Block.

Reports are private: The person you report isn’t told it was you.
People review every report: Our team looks at each one and can suspend accounts that break the rules. We let you know once it’s reviewed.
Block hides you both: You won’t see each other anywhere on Avela, and any match ends. They aren’t notified.
Unmatch any time: It ends the match and removes the conversation for both of you.
Illegal content: Choose “Illegal content (EU Digital Services Act)” to tell us which law you think it breaks.

In the app under Settings, then Privacy.

Pause your profile
Turn off Show me in Discover. New people stop seeing you; your chats continue.
Hide what you like
Distance, age, gender, orientation and activity status each have their own switch.
Block contacts
Avoid people you know. Numbers are turned into codes on your phone; your contact list is never uploaded.
Incognito
With a membership, only people you’ve liked can see you.

Local helplines for each country we launch in: [TODO: add national helplines (domestic abuse, sexual assault, mental health) per launch country]