Terms & community rules

3. Respect consent and personal boundaries.

You are responsible for the content you share and your interactions on and off the service. A like, a rating, or a match is not consent to sexual activity, contact outside the app, or an in-person meeting. Respect a refusal, silence, a block, and a request to stop. Harassment, stalking, threats, hate, violence, scams, extortion, non-consensual intimate images, and sharing private information without permission are prohibited. Do not manipulate ratings, spam members, automate abusive activity, evade a ban, or access another person’s account or conversations.

4. Share only content you have the right to share.

Upload only photos you own or have permission to share, with the consent of every adult pictured. Do not submit nudity, sexual content, violence, hate, private documents, another person’s contact details, or misleading impersonations and non-consensual deepfakes. Photo submission is voluntary. You retain ownership and give Hot or Not a non-exclusive permission to host, store, process, review, and display your content as needed to operate and protect the service. This is not a transfer of ownership.

You can remove photos or delete your account. Our permission to display removed content ends after removal, except for copies needed in backups, legal records, or safety investigations. Other people may have saved copies. Approved rating photos, your chosen display name and username, vote counts and average ratings are public. A general Public rating location is also public when you choose to enter it; you can clear that optional field in Edit profile. Dating discovery is optional; see the Privacy Policy for visibility controls.

5. Free connections and account controls.

Visitors can rate public, active, approved photos without an account after confirming that they are 18 or older and accepting these rules. Guest votes use a private browser cookie and count toward the same community scores as member votes. One vote per photo is stored per guest browser; another tap updates that vote. Cookies and limits do not establish that every vote came from a unique person. Clearing cookies or switching browsers can reset that browser identity. You can remove the guest votes associated with your current browser using Remove my guest ratings on the rating page. Creating a profile, sharing photos, dating, likes and messaging require an account. Rating, dating profiles, filters, likes, matches, and messaging are currently free. No card, subscription, or message credits are required. Conversations open when both members like each other and remain subject to account restrictions and blocks. You can stop a conversation or block a member at any time. Optional ID-and-selfie verification is planned at USD 4.99 as a one-time fee and is not currently available to purchase. Country and document eligibility, the provider, and the purchase terms will be shown before payment. A badge requires a successful verification result; paying alone does not establish identity or age. Other future optional paid offers, such as a profile boost, will display their price and terms before purchase. There is no automatic conversion to a paid account.

Keep your password private. You can edit your profile, manage dating visibility, and delete your account in Settings. A hidden dating profile does not erase previously shared content or existing conversations.

6. Moderation and reports.

Photos are reviewed before publication, but automated and human reviews can make mistakes. Reporting and blocking tools help us respond; they do not guarantee that all harmful conduct will be detected or prevented. Reports are not monitored as an emergency service. We may remove content, limit features, or suspend accounts for violations, safety concerns, or legal requirements. We may retain relevant reports and records for community safety, lawful requests, or applicable preservation duties. Do not submit false or abusive reports.

7. Member conduct and limits of responsibility.

Members act independently. Hot or Not is not a party to their private arrangements and does not direct, endorse, or guarantee their messages, statements, meetings, or other conduct. You decide whether and how to interact with another person. Do not send money or sensitive documents to someone you meet here, and take appropriate care before meeting in person.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Hot or Not and its operators are not responsible for another member’s content or conduct, or resulting losses, and the service is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties that it will be uninterrupted, error-free, or safe in every interaction. To that same extent, we exclude liability for indirect or consequential losses arising from use of the service.

These limits do not exclude liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, excuse our own unlawful conduct, waive mandatory consumer rights, or remove applicable duties concerning child safety, exploitation, trafficking, privacy, or reporting. Local law may give you additional rights that these terms cannot restrict.

8. Changes and continued access.

Features may change, be interrupted, or be discontinued. We may update these terms and will post the current version and date here. For material changes, we will seek renewed acceptance or provide notice where required by applicable law. If a provision cannot be enforced, the remaining provisions continue to apply to the extent permitted by law. These terms do not authorize activity prohibited by the law where you are located.