Child Safety Standards

Last updated November 2, 2026

Valentree is an adults-only service. We prohibit child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE) everywhere on Valentree, we act on every report we receive, and we report confirmed material to the authorities. These are our published standards against CSAE.

Valentree is for adults only

You must be at least 18 years old to create a Valentree account, attend an event, or create one. This is stated in our Terms of Service. If we learn that an account belongs to someone under 18, we remove that account.

What we prohibit

We have zero tolerance for child sexual abuse and exploitation. The following are never allowed on Valentree, in profiles, event listings, Neighbourhood postings, businesses, photos, chat (listing chats and chats with friends included), or at the meetups themselves:

Child sexual abuse material (CSAM), in any form and for any reason.
Sexualizing, soliciting, or sexually propositioning a minor.
Grooming a minor, or using Valentree to arrange contact with a minor for a sexual purpose.
Sextortion, or threatening to share a person's intimate images.
Trafficking of minors, or advertising or arranging it.
Content that promotes, normalizes, or glorifies any of the above.

These rules apply whether or not the person involved has a Valentree account, and they are part of our Community Guidelines.

The Neighbourhood's Marketplace has a Kids category for children's things, and its Jobs space has a Childcare category for adults who look after children. Nothing in either may sexualize a child or be used to reach one, and every job applicant must be 18 or older.

How to report CSAE

Anyone who shares an event with a person can report them to us from inside the app: open their profile from the event and tap Report this person. You can add a reason and attach the photos you are reporting as evidence. A member can also tap Report this person on anyone else's profile, choose Report posting, Report business or Report profile from the three-dot menu on a Neighbourhood posting, a business or a posting profile, or choose Report chat from the three-dot menu in a chat about a posting or a chat with a friend; each opens the Send feedback screen with what is being reported filled in. Reports go to our moderation team. Anyone, member or not, can also report by email: give the posting's title and the member's username, or the name of the business or posting profile, or, for a chat with a friend, their username.

You can also email us at moderation@valentree.com. If a child is in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services first. In the United States you can also report to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) at report.cybertip.org or 1-800-843-5678.

How we respond

We review every CSAE report we receive. When a report is substantiated we remove the content, permanently remove the account and block the person from creating a new one, preserve the relevant records as required by law, and refer the matter to NCMEC and to law enforcement where appropriate. We may take these steps immediately, before a review is complete, when we believe a child is at risk.

Legal compliance

Valentree LLC complies with applicable child safety laws in the places where we operate, including United States federal reporting obligations to NCMEC under 18 U.S.C. Section 2258A. We cooperate with valid law enforcement requests relating to child safety.

Child safety point of contact

Google, law enforcement, and child safety organizations can reach our designated child safety contact at moderation@valentree.com. Valentree LLC is based in Washington, United States. We aim to respond to child safety inquiries within 3 business days.