Community Guidelines

Welcome to chemistry! Our guidelines help ensure our community feels safe and welcome. We expect our users to:

Be Kind
Be Respectful
Be Safe
Be Real

Be Kind

Harassment

Don't be rude. Don't bully, intimidate, defame, harass or stalk other members. We have a zero-tolerance policy for abuse. Reports of harassment, intimidation and assault are taken very seriously.

If someone blocks you, do not attempt to circumvent the block feature or try to communicate with them.

Violence and physical harm

You should never threaten to harm anyone through your words or physical actions. Inciting any form of physical or mental harm will not be tolerated. Inclusive of this, any content depicting violence, graphic or gory content is not allowed and may lead to your account being permanently banned.

Discriminatory behavior and hate speech

You should be respectful in every interaction, including in your interactions with chemistry and with other members. There is no place in our community for hate speech, racism, or bigotry towards any individual or group, and will result in your account being permanently banned.

Be kind in the messages you send

Your messages to chemistry and to other members should always be kind. If your message is reported by another member, the offense will be investigated. Serious offenses will result in your account being banned.

Be respectful

Copyright and trademark infringement

You should not submit any content that violates or infringes on anyone's rights, rights of publicity, privacy, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property.

Customer care

Our very small team is here to support you and help make your experience on chemistry as great as possible. You should never abuse or threaten members of our team under any circumstances.

Profile images and user content

There are ground rules that everyone needs to follow when it comes to the types of content we allow on our platform.

Submitting any images to chemistry or other members that have any of the following content will result in your account being permanently banned:

Nudity or pornographic imagery
Shows of violence, violent gestures, or gruesome imagery
Depictions of criminal activity or drug use
Racist or hate imagery

We have a zero tolerance policy with respect to minors being featured in photos. Please don't post photos with minors in them, because we will remove them.

Inappropriate messages

Don't send a message that includes unwelcome sexual propositions or sexually explicit content.

Prostitution, escorting, solicitation and trafficking

Promoting or advocating for commercial sexual services, human trafficking or non-consensual sexual acts on chemistry is not tolerated and will result in your account being permanently banned.

Private information

You should never solicit another member for their private information, which includes, but is not limited to, information such as passwords, SSN / SIN, financial information, and home or work address. Any information regarding a member, public or private, shall not be used for business/commercial use or any other unlawful or nefarious purpose.

To protect yourself and other members, you should never publicly or privately share private information that belongs to you or someone else.

Illegal usage

This should go without saying, but don't use chemistry to do anything illegal. Any profile or message content depicting criminal activity will be taken very seriously and will cause your account to be permanently banned.

Be safe

Minors

You must be 18 years of age or older to use chemistry. If you are found to be underage, your account will be immediately removed and banned. In the event you encounter someone who has indicated they are under the age of 18, we ask that you please file a report to keep both them and our community safe.

In general

Never share sensitive personal information with chemistry that could compromise the personal privacy and safety of yourself or someone else.

When messaging other members on chemistry, trust your instincts and only share your personal information when you feel genuinely comfortable doing so. Consider using a secondary phone number or messaging app for added privacy. If you're not ready to exchange phone numbers yet, communicate your boundaries politely and respectfully. A genuine connection will respect your pace and comfort level.

*Reporting bad actors and users who do not adhere to our Terms of Use is straightforward and important, and can be done within chemistry directly from their profile or your DM window or by emailing support@chemistryu.com.

For more safety tips, please visit our Safety Guide.

Be real

Scamming

Be human. Do not use chemistry to spam or defraud people. Do not create accounts that impersonate another person or entity.

Multiple accounts

Do not create multiple accounts on chemistry, unless permission has been granted by our staff. Inclusive of this, do not attempt to use an account that isn't yours.

Be real on your profile

All of the information you share with chemistry should be truthful and about you only. Never attempt to mask characters, content, or game the system to get around our rules for content.

Profile images

All your profile images that you upload should be focused on you, with your face clearly visible. We may not approve images if your face is not clear or overly obscured.

Some exceptions are:

Sunglasses and hats are allowed, as long as your entire face is visible in the image.

Pets are acceptable, as long as your face is clearly visible in the image.

Group shots:

Images that contain multiple people are confusing to other members, as they cannot tell who you are. For that reason, we may not approve them.

Filters:

We ask all members to represent themselves truthfully through the use of clear, unedited images. For this reason, images that are heavily edited or use filters will not be accepted.

Memes, cartoons, and text:

Memes certainly have a time and a place, but it's not here. Images that contain overlaid text or watermarks are not allowed either and will not be accepted.

Be real in the messages you send

Be mindful in your first messages to someone.

chemistry isn't the place to promote external links in your messages. The same goes for solicitation or commercial promotion of any kind.

Before you go

Account information

chemistry reserves the right to investigate and, if necessary, terminate your account should one or more of the Community Guidelines have been proven to be violated.

chemistry also reserves the right to terminate accounts, without refund, if these Community Guidelines are abused or our service is misused in any way.

Offline behavior (IRL)

Being kind, safe, respectful, and real applies to not only your online experience, but also to your offline experience. With that said, our Community Guidelines apply, and are enforced, both on chemistry and in real life. If you've experienced bad behavior with another member in real life, we take that seriously and want to hear about it. You can report someone from your past interactions by navigating to their profile or your in-app DM with them or by emailing support@chemistryu.com.