Safety Policy

Effective Aug 20, 2026

This Safety Policy describes how AfroMax LLC ("AfroMax", "we", "us", or "our") works to keep Members safe on AfroMax and on AfroMax Love, our dating feature. It is published in accordance with Colorado's Online Dating Services Safety Act, C.R.S. § 6-1-731.5, and applies to all Members wherever they live.

Prohibited Content and Conduct

Our Community Guidelines set out what is not permitted on AfroMax. Conduct that threatens public or personal safety is prohibited without exception, including violence, abuse, and criminal exploitation; threats; harassment and abusive behavior; nudity and sexual content; content that endangers minors; fraud, scams, and misinformation; impersonation and identity fraud; sharing another person's personal information; dangerous goods and services; dangerous activities; and content promoting suicide or self-harm.

Conduct that harms the Global Black Community is also prohibited, including tribalism and ethnic discrimination, content that pits Black communities against each other, ragebait, and the creation of a false Black identity.

Criminal Background Screening

AFROMAX DOES NOT CONDUCT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND SCREENINGS ON ITS MEMBERS.

We do not check Members against criminal record databases, and we do not exclude a person from membership on the basis of a criminal conviction. A Member you meet on AfroMax may have a criminal record that we do not know about.

Identity and Age Verification

You must be at least 18 years old to use AfroMax.

To publish a profile on AfroMax Love, a Member must complete identity verification. The Member records a short video of themselves holding a government-issued identity document showing that they are 18 or older, and that recording is reviewed by a person at AfroMax against the Member's profile. A Member who has not completed this verification cannot publish on AfroMax Love.

Verification confirms that an identity document was presented and reviewed. It is not a criminal background check, and it does not tell you anything about a Member's conduct or character.

Reporting Prohibited Content and Conduct

You can report a Member or a piece of content from anywhere you encounter it — a profile, a video, or a chat. Select up to five reasons that describe what happened, and add any detail that would help us understand it. You can block the Member at the same time you report them, and blocking does not require a report.

Every report is reviewed and acted on under the enforcement framework below.

Suspension and Removal

Violations are enforced on a three-strike track: three strikes on any single offense result in a permanent ban, and each offense is tracked independently.

Some violations result in immediate permanent removal with no strikes, including identity fraud and the creation of a false Black identity to infiltrate, deceive, or cause harm to this community.

Suspensions are issued within published ranges. The specific duration is set by the severity of the individual violation:

  • Misinformation: 7 days – 6 months
  • Harassment: 30 days – 1 year
  • Hate speech: 90 days – 2 years
  • Sexual content: 90 days – 3 years
  • Threats: 6 months – 5 years
  • Child safety violations: 5 years – 10 years

Any child safety violation that exceeds the upper bound of its range results in a permanent ban and a report to the relevant authorities.

Appeals

If your account is suspended or banned, you may appeal by writing to help@afromax.app within 30 days of the decision. Tell us your account name and why you believe the decision was wrong. We will review the appeal and tell you the outcome within 14 days. A decision on appeal is final.

Identity fraud, the creation of a false Black identity, and child exploitation violations result in a permanent ban with no appeal.

Notice to Other Members

When we receive a report about a Member, we do not currently notify other Members who have been in contact with that Member that a report was made. If we adopt such a practice, we will update this Safety Policy before we begin.

Sexual Consent

Sexual activity requires the freely given, ongoing consent of everyone involved. Non-consensual sexual conduct — including sexual contact without consent, sharing intimate images of a person without their consent, and any sexual conduct involving a person under 18 — violates this Safety Policy and is a crime under state and federal law. We remove Members for it and report to law enforcement where required.

Consent to one thing is not consent to another, and consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Support Resources

If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

These lines are free, confidential, and staffed 24 hours a day:

  • Colorado Crisis Services — 1-844-493-8255, or text TALK to 38255
  • National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN) — 1-800-656-4673
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline — 1-800-799-7233
  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988

These Colorado organizations maintain directories of local advocacy and support services. Their offices are not 24-hour crisis lines:

  • Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault — ccasa.org
  • Violence Free Colorado — violencefreecolorado.org

Safety Measures on AfroMax

These are the measures we take to make online and in-person dating safer for Members:

  • Verification before publishing. Nobody can publish a profile on AfroMax Love without completing identity and age verification.
  • Your first 30 days stay here. When you match with someone on AfroMax Love, keep the conversation on AfroMax for the first 30 days. Do not share your phone number, your address, or other contact details during that period. Scammers move conversations off-platform quickly, where nobody can help you.
  • Nobody reaches your inbox without your permission. A Member cannot message you on AfroMax Love unless you have matched with them.
  • Block from anywhere. You can block a Member from a profile, a video, or a chat, at any time, without explaining why and without reporting them.
  • Report in context. Reporting is available wherever you encounter content or a Member, and you can block in the same step.

When you decide to meet someone in person, meet in a public place the first time, tell someone you trust where you are going and who you are meeting, arrange your own transport there and back, and stay in control of your own drink. If something feels wrong, leave. You do not owe anyone an explanation.

Contact Us

Questions about this Safety Policy, or about a safety concern on AfroMax, can be sent to help@afromax.app.

AfroMax LLC
767 Broadway #1524
Manhattan, NY 10003
United States