Child Safety

Child Safety & Anti-CSAE Policy

Effective Date 2025-11-10 Last Updated 2026-07-18 Next Scheduled Review 2026-08-17

TL;DR

Tipi has zero tolerance for child sexual abuse or exploitation.

Use in-app reporting first when possible; the report-processing system assigns CSAE reports its highest priority.

We attempt to preserve relevant report evidence and evaluate external reporting obligations with the appropriate operational and legal owners.

ZERO TOLERANCE: Tipi has absolutely no tolerance for Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (CSAE) content and behavior. CSAE content and behavior are prohibited; Tipi may take action under these Terms and applicable law.

Our Commitment

Tipi is committed to:

  • Protecting children and teens who use our platform
  • Preventing the creation, distribution, or possession of CSAE material
  • Cooperating with law enforcement and child protection organizations when required or appropriate
  • Providing clear reporting mechanisms for users and the public

This policy applies to all users, content, and interactions on Tipi, including public and private chat rooms, direct messages, profile content, and all user-generated content.

Prohibited Content and Behavior

The following are STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Reports may be triaged, evidence may be preserved, and Tipi may take action consistent with these Terms and applicable law.

1. Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)

  • Any visual depiction of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct
  • Computer-generated or AI-generated content depicting minors in sexual situations
  • Drawings, cartoons, or other non-photographic depictions of child sexual abuse

2. Grooming and Predatory Behavior

  • Attempting to establish a relationship with a minor for sexual purposes
  • Soliciting sexual content from minors
  • Attempting to arrange in-person meetings with exploitative intent

3. Exploitation and Trafficking

  • Recruiting, advertising, or facilitating child trafficking
  • Sharing information that could lead to child exploitation
  • Soliciting or offering child sexual abuse material

4. Sexualization of Minors

  • Sexually suggestive comments about or to minors
  • Requesting or sharing nude or partially nude images of minors
  • Facilitating inappropriate adult-minor contact

Protections for Minors (Ages 13-17)

Tipi is designed for people 13 and older. Our safeguards for teens include:

  • Age verification: During signup, Tipi checks the date of birth supplied for age verification and stores a one-time minor-status flag rather than the actual birthdate
  • Guardian awareness: In-app reminders that minors should only use Tipi with parental permission
  • Private data minimization: We only store the minimum information needed to operate the service and never store location history
  • CSAE triage: In-app reports categorized as CSAE are assigned P0 priority by the report-processing system
  • Account controls: Tipi may restrict, suspend, or terminate accounts under its Terms and applicable law; this page does not promise device-identifier blocking

Users under 13 are not permitted to create an account. If we learn that someone under 13 is using Tipi, we handle the account and associated data under applicable law and our published privacy and retention policies.

How to Report CSAE Content

If You See Something, Say Something

In-App Reporting (P0 triage for CSAE reports)

  1. Long-press on any message, room, or profile
  2. Select "Report"
  3. Choose "Child Safety / CSAE"
  4. Add any additional context
  5. Submit

Reports in the CSAE category are assigned P0 priority by the report-processing system. Delivery of notifications and operational follow-up depend on configured services and case handling; do not rely on this page for an emergency response.

Email Reporting

  • Email: safety@tipi.zone
  • Subject: "CSAE Report"
  • Include: Screenshots, user IDs, room names, timestamps
  • We do not publish a guaranteed email response time.

Reporting privacy

In-app reports require an authenticated Tipi account. If you need to report a concern by email, contact safety@tipi.zone; do not include more personal information than is necessary to explain the concern.

External Reporting Organizations

If you witness CSAE content, you can also report directly to:

  • United States: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
  • International: Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
  • Local Law Enforcement: Call emergency services in your country

Our Response Process

1. High Priority Action

  • Assign a CSAE report P0 priority and urgent escalation in the report-processing system
  • Attempt to preserve target-specific report evidence using a minimized field set
  • Write a report-created audit event
  • Attempt configured urgent-alert and routing-email channels; external delivery depends on their configuration and availability

2. Review and operational follow-up

  • Operational review and any account or content action are case-specific and follow the Terms, applicable law, and approved internal procedures
  • This page does not promise a 24-hour investigation or response deadline

3. External reporting and enforcement

  • P0 Priority: All CSAE reports are marked highest priority
  • External reporting: Tipi evaluates reporting obligations with the responsible Trust & Safety and legal owners; the reviewed system does not automatically submit CyberTipline or law-enforcement reports
  • Account action: Tipi may remove content or restrict, suspend, or terminate an account under its Terms and applicable law
  • Re-registration controls: This page does not promise device-fingerprint or IP bans

Evidence Preservation & Data Handling

What We Preserve

  • For a reported message, user, or room, the system attempts to retain target-specific details such as message text, identifiers, timestamps, and a minimized snapshot
  • The minimized snapshots omit specified non-essential fields such as phone hashes, email, location, contacts, settings, room participants, and room location
  • Evidence-capture errors are logged and do not stop report triage, so a complete snapshot is not guaranteed
  • The reviewed report path records report creation and cleanup events; it does not establish logging of every evidence access

Retention Policy

  • Resolved reports: The reviewed cleanup path selects eligible resolved reports after 90 days from resolution, not exactly 90 days from creation
  • Legal holds and preservation requests: Eligible cleanup skips reports recorded as subject to a legal hold or active preservation request
  • Deletion scope: Cleanup deletes the report and its evidence subcollection when the eligible conditions are met; its schedule and execution are operationally verified separately
  • Secure deletion: This page does not promise a storage-level secure wipe

Access Controls

  • Report access: The reporter may read their own report; users with trust_safety or admin roles may read and update reports
  • Client deletion: Clients cannot delete report documents
  • Evidence access: The reviewed client rules do not grant access to the nested evidence collection; backend administrative access is governed separately
  • Personnel controls: This page does not make a claim about MFA, background checks, or access-log review procedures

Age Verification & Minor Protection

Age Requirements

  • Minimum age: 13 years old (strictly enforced)
  • Users ages 13-17 are classified as minors through a one-time age-verification flow
  • Tipi asks for a date of birth during age verification, then stores a minor-status flag rather than the actual birthdate

Minor Safety Features

  • Parental or guardian permission is required by the Terms for users aged 13-17
  • Minor-status classification supports age-aware product decisions; this page does not promise a specific profile-visibility or content-filtering control
  • In-app safety and privacy controls are documented separately in the product and privacy materials

Under-13 Detection

If we learn a user is under 13:

  1. We review the account and information available to us under applicable law, the Terms, and the Privacy Policy
  2. We may restrict or terminate access and handle associated data under those requirements
  3. This page does not publish a fixed suspension, deletion, or notification deadline

User Rights

Case-specific enforcement

Tipi may take enforcement action under its Terms and applicable law. This page does not promise an automatic permanent ban or define an appeals outcome for every report.

Reporter Protection

  • Access limits: The reviewed client rules allow the reporter to read their own report and restrict report updates to Trust & Safety and admin roles
  • Report handling: Do not include unnecessary sensitive personal information in a report; the evidence path minimizes selected snapshot fields where possible
  • Good-faith reports: Tipi encourages users to report safety concerns in good faith

Emergency Resources

If You Are a Minor in Danger:

  • Emergency: Call local emergency services (911 in US, 112 in EU)
  • NCMEC: 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) - 24/7 hotline
  • Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 (US) for immediate support
  • Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453

Parent Resources:

If You Are Concerned About Your Own Behavior:

  • Stop It Now: Help for people concerned about sexual thoughts toward children

Transparency & Accountability

Public reporting

Tipi does not currently publish a schedule or scope for transparency reports on this page. Any future report will be reviewed for privacy, safety, and legal requirements before publication.

Industry collaboration

This page does not claim membership in a child-safety cooperative, participation in a hash-sharing program, or deployment of known-content hash matching.

Contact Us

For questions about this policy or to report concerns:

Thank you for helping us keep Tipi safe for everyone, especially children and teens.

If you see something, say something. Together, we can create a safer online community.

Legal Framework

This policy is informed by the following resources. Applicable reporting duties and the legal effect of this policy require review by qualified counsel and the responsible Trust & Safety owner:

  • United States: 18 U.S.C. 2258A (CSAM reporting requirements)
  • European Union: EU Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (proposed)
  • United Kingdom: Online Safety Act 2023
  • International: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Need immediate help? Contact local emergency services if someone is in immediate danger. You may also email safety@tipi.zone with relevant information; we do not publish a guaranteed response time.

Effective Date: 2025-11-10
Last Updated: 2026-07-18
Next Scheduled Review: 2026-08-17