Stopgap – Usage Policy 

Updated as of: October 2, 2025

A. Your Responsibilities

You agree to:

  1. Follow the Terms: Regularly check for updates and comply with these Terms.
  2. Obey Laws: Follow all applicable laws, including privacy, intellectual property, and anti-spam laws.
  3. Use Current Versions: Use the latest version of the Website and/or App.
  4. Protect Your Login: Take reasonable steps to secure your login information.

B. Prohibited Actions

You agree not to:

  1. Age Restrictions: Create an account or use our services if you are under the age of 18, or if you are below the age of majority in your country of residence (whichever is higher).
  2. False Representation: Misrepresent your identity, age, or affiliations. Represent yourself truthfully. Use current photos and honest descriptions in your profile. Do not use fake photos, impersonate others, or create multiple profiles.
  3. Service Disruption: Use the Services in a way that damages or interferes with their use by others.
  4. Illegal Activities: Use the Services for illegal purposes, including money laundering.
  5. Exclude your face from the front facing camera during verification: By using our services, all users agree to take the same risks in sharing authentic images of themselves in the moment. Excluding your face breaks trust in this shared risk. We may use AI to detect faces and to detect pictures of pictures rather than a current picture of your face.
  6. Harassment: Harass, bully, stalk, intimidate, or harm others. Always respect the personal boundaries and consent of others. Do not pressure or coerce anyone into sharing personal information, meeting in person, or engaging in any form of communication they are uncomfortable with.
  7. Prohibited Content: Transmit or share prohibited content. Communicate respectfully and courteously. Avoid lewd, offensive, or inappropriate language and behavior, which may lead to a permanent ban. Refrain from sending unsolicited explicit content in Direct Messages such as nudity or engaging in sexually explicit conversations. You may not include nudity in your public profile images. Unsolicited explicit content or sexually explicit conversations are prohibited. No adult may transmit or engage in any form of inappropriate contact with a minor under any circumstances. 
  8. Unlawful Solicitation: Solicit passwords or personal information for illegal purposes or share someone’s personal information without permission. Do not share personal contact information (like phone numbers, home addresses, or email addresses) until you feel comfortable and confident in the person you are communicating with. We have no control over in person meetings and do not recommend that you meet other users in person. 
  9. Non-Discrimination: Engage in discriminatory behavior or speech based on race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or age. Treat everyone with equal respect and dignity.
  10. Financial Solicitation: Solicit money or items of value from other users. Similarly, do not promote businesses, services, or commercial ventures.
  11. Account Misuse: Use someone else’s account.
  12. Fraud and Schemes: Engage in fraud, pyramid schemes, or similar practices.
  13. Political Campaigns: Use the Services for political campaign financing or influencing elections, except sharing your own political opinions.
  14. License Violations: Violate the terms of the license granted to you.
  15. Unauthorized Disclosure: Disclose private or proprietary information you do not have the right to disclose. Respect the privacy and confidentiality of others. Do not share or post personal or private information about others without their explicit consent.
  16. Intellectual Property Violations: Copy, modify, or distribute our content or intellectual property without our consent.
  17. False Endorsements: Imply that your statements are endorsed by Stopgap.
  18. Encouraging Violations: Encourage or promote activities that violate these Terms.
  19. Creating New Accounts: Create a new account after suspension or termination without permission from Stopgap.
  20. False Reports: Submit false or misleading reports about other users.
  21. Third Party Communications: Share or promote external links, advertisements, or content that redirects users away from the app without proper authorization.

Your license to use the Services is automatically revoked if you violate any of these rules.

C. INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT AND MISCONDUCT; REPORTING

Stopgap does not tolerate inappropriate content or behavior on our Services.

We are committed to maintaining a positive and respectful community, and we do not tolerate any inappropriate content or misconduct, whether on or off of the Services (including, but not limited to, on services operated by our affiliates). We encourage you to report any inappropriate user profiles or communication that violates these Terms or misconduct by other users. You can report a user through our in-app reporting tools:

  •  Before you connect: You can access the report option from a user’s profile.
  • After you connect: You can report a user directly from their profile within your messaging experience.

You may also contact Customer Support at support@stopgap.io. 

As set forth in our Privacy Policy, we may share data between our affiliates, and collaborate with law enforcement in their investigations to ensure the safety and security of our users. If we believe you have violated these Terms, we may take any necessary actions, including banning you from our Services and/or our affiliates’ services and/or preventing you from creating new accounts. You understand and agree that we may not share information with you regarding your account if doing so would potentially impair the safety or privacy of our other users.

User Contributions subject to the terms and conditions of Sections 512(c) and/or 512(d) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1998. To submit a complaint regarding User Contributions that may constitute intellectual property infringement follow the steps as outlined in Stopgap’s Terms of Service.