Community Guidelines

Seeking’s Community Guidelines

What you do or say off our platform is not our business, as long as you do not break any laws. However, while on Seeking.com, we need you to abide by our guidelines and keep our community classy.

The Seeking platforms may be used only for lawful purposes by individuals looking for romantic relationships. As one of the conditions of your use of our platforms and services, you represent, warrant, and agree that you will not use (or plan, encourage or help others to use) our platforms or services for any purpose or in any manner that is prohibited by the Seeking Terms of Use or by applicable law. It is your responsibility to ensure that your use of the Seeking platforms and services complies with the applicable Terms of Use, and to seek prior written consent from Seeking for any uses not permitted or not expressly specified herein. Seeking specifically prohibits any use of its platforms or services, and you hereby agree not to use the Seeking platforms or services, for any of the following:

Using the platforms and services as an escort or prostitute or using the platforms and services to promote, solicit, or engage clients for an escort or prostitution service, or to engage or facilitate human trafficking of any kind, including past escort activities or affiliation with an escort site or service;
Posting or sending material that exploits people under the age of 18, soliciting personal information from anyone under 18, failing to report a person suspected to be under the age of 18 to [email protected], or continuing to use the site to interact in any way with anyone you know or have reason to suspect is under the age of 18. Any violation of these prohibitions will result in termination of your membership and possible referral to law enforcement or other agencies, such as the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Posting any incomplete, false, misleading or inaccurate content about yourself and/or your profile;
Posting any content that is not entirely your own or which you do not have full rights to use;
Impersonating or otherwise misrepresenting an affiliation, connection or association with any person or entity;
If you have a password, allowing any other person to access a non-public area of the Seeking platforms or services, disclosing or sharing your password to or with any third parties or using your password for any unauthorized purpose; using meta tags or code or other devices containing any reference (express or implied) to the Seeking platforms or services (or any trademark, trade name, service mark, logo or slogan of our platforms or services) to direct any person to any other website for any purpose;
Soliciting, from other members, passwords or personal identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes, or for any other reason that would constitute a violation of Seeking’s Terms of Use;
Engaging in advertising to, or solicitation of, other members to send money, or buy or sell any products or services. You may not transmit any chain letters or junk/spam email to other members. If you breach the terms of this subsection and send or post unsolicited bulk email, spam, or other unsolicited communications of any kind through Seeking’s services, you acknowledge that you will have caused substantial harm to Seeking;
Initiating contact with members off site by any other means without first obtaining explicit permission from them to do so via the Seeking platform;
Posting advertisements or solicitations of employment, business or schemes or on behalf of any organizations;
Using Seeking for activities that violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation;
Using Seeking to encourage, promote, facilitate or instruct others to engage in illegal activity;
Engage in any activity that violates criminal laws of the jurisdiction in which the member resides, visits or contacts members;
Bullying, stalking, intimidating or otherwise harassing any other members or Seeking’s employees or representatives;
Framing or mirroring any part of the Seeking platforms or services without Seeking’s prior written authorization;
Using our services in order to damage Seeking or any related websites, affiliates or subsidiaries;
Using the Seeking platforms and services for any competitive purpose, including copying, soliciting, competitive or market analysis or any other use by a competitor;
Recruiting for any other purpose, including for pornography, modeling, or escort sites or brothels;
Using the Seeking platforms or services for commercial use. This includes but is not limited to selling products, promoting a business, or recruiting for jobs, offering paid services such as selling photos, personal promotions, or modeling gigs. Our platforms and services are for personal use only. Profiles engaging in commercial activity will be denied, and further action may be taken under the User Violation Guidelines;
Seeking strictly prohibits any form of compensated companionship, including references to or arrangements involving companionship, dating, or intimacy in exchange for money, gifts, financial support, mentorship, or other valuable benefits. This includes, but is not limited to:
- References to “sugar dating,” including terms like “sugar daddies,” “sugar mamas,” or “sugar babies.”
- Mentions of “PPM,” “allowance,” or specific monetary amounts in relation to companionship or relationships.
- Offers or requests for paid dates, financial arrangements, or transactional intimacy.
- Promotion of services such as escorting, prostitution, intimate massage, cuddling services, or any other form of paid companionship.
- Attempts to facilitate or negotiate any type of compensation for personal interaction.
Profiles containing such content will be denied, and any attempts to engage in these activities may result in suspension or termination of your account, with potential further action in accordance with the User Violation Guidelines;
Any other use that violates any applicable law, including without limitation, laws related to export controls.

Seeking’s Photo & Video Guidelines

When uploading either a public or private photo, please follow the rules listed below. Photos that violate the guidelines will be denied, and your account may be suspended.

All photos must include yourself.

Acceptable photos include:

Bottom nose to chin photos.
Partially blurred or masked photos.
Clothed photos of your body without your face.
Photos featuring luxury items (houses, cars, yachts) if you are also in the photo.
Photos of your body where all private areas are fully covered.

Photos that will NOT be accepted:

Photos without you in them (e.g., stock images, celebrities, objects, landscapes).
Extreme close-ups (focused solely on lips, hands, feet, chest).
Photos featuring minors (including family photos, childhood pictures, or any images where minors are visible in the background).
Nude or sexually explicit photos (this includes full nudity, see-through clothing, exposed pelvic regions, sheer lingerie, body paint coverage, or sexually suggestive poses).
Photos containing illegal or inappropriate content (e.g., weapons, drug paraphernalia, graphic injuries, violence, currency).
Duplicate photos (repeated uploads of the same image).
Photos sourced from third parties, other Seeking members or copyrighted content (e.g., photos taken from social media or professional shoots with visible watermarks).
Improperly rotated or cropped images (images that are sideways or incomplete).
Photos with personal contact information or business logos (email addresses, phone numbers, social media handles, watermarks).

Your primary profile photo is the first image other users see and must meet higher visibility standards.

Primary Photo Guidelines:

Must feature your unobstructed face (no masks, extreme shadows, or far-distance shots).
Must only include you (no group photos, even if you are the main focus).
Should be an authentic representation of you (overly edited or AI-generated photos may be denied).

Primary Photos that will NOT be accepted:

Provocative poses or suggestive imagery are not permitted (e.g., bending over, excessive body contact, fully clothed but touching private regions).
Indoor swimwear, lingerie, or shirtless photos are not allowed as a primary profile photo.

If you believe a photo violates these guidelines or someone is misusing your image, please report it to customer support via a support ticket here. Seeking reserves the right to deny any content at our discretion.