Safety Guidelines
Shown before your first confirmed date and always available in Help. Written to inform, not to
guarantee — no screening system catches everything, and verification is not a character reference.
Before you meet
— Keep conversations on Marlow until you've met. Members who push to move off-platform fast —
especially toward payment apps, crypto, or "investment opportunities" — are the #1 scam
pattern. Report anyone who asks for money; that's removal, no exceptions.
— Video-date first when it's easy (it's built in). Thirty minutes on video answers questions a
week of texting can't.
— Tell a friend the who/where/when. Use the in-app date check-in: it shares your date's
first name, venue, and time window with a contact you choose — location is shared only if
you turn it on, and never with your date.
Where to meet
— Public venue, arrive and leave under your own steam. Don't get picked up at home for a first
date; don't share your home address yet.
— If concierge planned the date, the venue is already vetted and staff-visible — still your
call to change it; your comfort outranks the reservation.
During
— Keep your phone charged and with you. The check-in tool has a discreet
"I need an exit" action that calls you with a scripted out, and an emergency action that
dials local emergency services.
— Watch your drink; it's fine to keep it boring on a first date.
— Mismatch between profile and person — age, identity, marital signals? You can leave without
a speech. Report it after; concealed identity is an immediate-removal offense.
After
— No-shows: file the bond claim; it exists so your evening wasn't free to waste.
— Anything that made you uncomfortable — report it, even if it feels small. Patterns are how
we catch people before they escalate.
— If something serious happened: your safety first, authorities first. Then tell us —
safety@marlowlove.com reaches a human with a 4-hour target, and we preserve records and
cooperate with law enforcement per our Privacy Policy.
Long-distance & travel dates
— First meeting in a new city: book your own accommodation; keep it unknown until you've met.
— Meeting during Trip Mode travel: same rules, plus share your itinerary with someone at home.
— Marlow never shares your live location or accommodation with a match — anyone claiming the
app gave them that is lying; report immediately.
Emergencies: local emergency services (US: 911). US crisis line: call/text 988.
US domestic-violence hotline: 1-800-799-7233. More regional resources in Help.
Draft — under legal review · legal@marlowlove.com