Trust
KinPod is about meeting people in real life. That's the whole point — and it means safety matters more here than on a platform where nobody ever leaves the screen. Here's how we think about it, and what we ask of you.
Last updated August 22, 2026
If you are in immediate danger
Contact your local emergency services first. In the United States, call 911. Report to us afterward at hello@joinkinpod.com so we can act on the account.
Being honest about our limits is part of keeping you safe. KinPod does not:
Treat everyone you meet on KinPod as someone you don't know yet — because you don't. That's true of any platform that connects strangers, and it's true here.
No legitimate KinPod member will ask you to send money, buy gift cards, invest in something, or move the conversation to a payment app. Requests like that are scams. Don't engage — stop replying and report it.
Checking in tells people at that pod you're there right now, and it stops after 3 hours. You can clear it whenever you want. Seeing that someone participated somewhere is not an invitation to contact them, follow them, or show up when they're there. Using KinPod to track another person is a serious violation and results in removal.
You never have to accept a connection request, and you can leave a pod or community at any time. You can also mute a pod or community in Settings → Notifications so it stops reaching you.
If someone is making you uncomfortable, you can block them from their profile. Blocking is immediate and private — they aren't told. A blocked member can't connect with you, follow you, or send you anything, and you stop being suggested to each other. You'll still both be able to attend shared public pods. Manage your list in Settings → Blocked members.
If blocking isn't enough, report them. Reporting brings the account to us directly, and we can restrict or remove it. We treat this as a priority, not a formality.
Open the member's profile, tap the safety menu, and choose Report member. Pick a reason — harassment, inappropriate content, hate, spam, a fake profile, a safety concern, or something else — and add anything that helps us understand what happened. It takes a few seconds and the person is never told.
Reporting and blocking are separate on purpose: report so we can act on the account, block if you also want them out of your experience straight away. You can do both.
You can also raise a concern with a community organizer, use in-app feedback for anything non-urgent, or email hello@joinkinpod.com if you can't reach the profile.
We keep safety reports after review so we can spot repeat behavior. If either person deletes their KinPod account, we keep the report itself but remove the identifying details for that person after 180 days.
Reporting in good faith never counts against you. Deliberately false reports do.
If you were harmed at or after a KinPod meetup, please contact local law enforcement. Then tell us at hello@joinkinpod.com. We'll act on the account and cooperate with valid legal requests.
Read our Community Guidelines for the norms we hold each other to, our Privacy Policy for how your information is handled, and our Terms of Service for the rules of the platform.
