CHILD SAFETY STANDARDS
Last updated: September 19, 2026
Seduct Pty Ltd (ACN 668 842 028) operates the Seduct dating platform (the Seduct Platform), available at https://www.seduct.com.au/ and through our iOS and Android applications.
Seduct is an adults-only platform. The safety of children is paramount to us. We have zero tolerance for child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE) and child sexual abuse material (CSAM). This document sets out the standards we publish in compliance with Google Play's Child Safety Standards Policy, the Australian Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) and the Basic Online Safety Expectations, and equivalent obligations under applicable international law.
1. Minimum age and age assurance
Seduct is strictly an 18+ platform. Users must be at least 18 years of age to register or use the Seduct Platform. This requirement is set out in our Terms and Conditions.
Age is asserted at registration and reinforced through a layered approach which may include, where technically feasible:
- Self-declaration of date of birth, with rejection of any registration that does not meet the minimum age threshold.
- Verification of age through identity, payment, or device-level signals supplied at registration or in-app.
- Behavioural and content-based signals indicating that an account may belong to a minor (for example, language, profile photos, or self-declarations within messages).
- Secondary age-assurance checks (such as government-ID or third-party age estimation) where a user is reasonably suspected of being a minor or where required by law.
Where Seduct has reasonable grounds to believe an account belongs to a person under 18, the account is suspended pending review and, if confirmed or where age assurance is refused, is permanently terminated and reported to the relevant authorities where required by law.
2. Prohibited content and conduct
The following are strictly prohibited on the Seduct Platform:
- CSAM in any form, including photographs, video, livestreams, audio, written material, drawings, animations, virtual or AI-generated content, and content that has been altered, deepfaked, or "de-aged" to depict a minor in a sexual context.
- Any sexualised, suggestive, or exploitative content involving a person who is, appears to be, or is represented as being under the age of 18.
- Content that solicits, advertises, glorifies, normalises, or facilitates the sexual abuse, exploitation, or trafficking of minors.
- Grooming behaviour, including any attempt to contact, befriend, sexualise, build a relationship with, or solicit content or meetings from a person known or believed to be a minor.
- Solicitation of CSAM, signposting to CSAM, or sharing of links, codes, or contact details intended to facilitate access to CSAM.
- Impersonating a minor, misrepresenting one's own age as a minor, or registering, holding, or using an account on behalf of a minor.
- Profile photos, descriptions, or media that primarily focus on or sexualise children, even where the account holder is an adult.
3. Detection, proactive moderation, and human review
Seduct combines automated tooling with trained human review to identify, remove, and prevent violating content. Measures may include, where technically feasible:
- Screening of profile media and other uploaded content prior to publication or shortly thereafter.
- Hash-matching against industry-standard CSAM hash lists (such as those maintained by NCMEC, the Internet Watch Foundation, or equivalent providers) where supported.
- Automated classifiers and signal-based detection of nudity, apparent age, grooming language, and other indicators of CSAE risk.
- Manual review by our Trust & Safety team of escalated content, reports, and accounts.
- Rate limits, friction, and integrity controls designed to reduce abuse and the creation of repeat-offender accounts.
- IP, device, and account-level blocking of confirmed offenders to the extent technically feasible.
Detection systems are reviewed regularly to align with current best practice and applicable regulatory guidance.
4. In-app reporting
Members can report child safety concerns directly within the Seduct app. Reporting is available:
- From any user profile.
- From inside private conversations.
- From the Profile → Settings menu under "Report a child safety concern".
Reports concerning suspected minors, grooming, CSAE, or CSAM are routed to our Trust & Safety team and triaged as the highest priority.
Members and members of the public may also email reports at any time, including without an account, to safety@seduct.com.au.
5. Response process for child safety incidents
Each category of report follows a defined response pathway:
- Suspected minor on the platform. The account is restricted pending review. Where the user cannot satisfy age assurance, or where review confirms the user is under 18, the account is permanently terminated and associated content is removed. Reports are escalated to authorities where required by law.
- Grooming and child-safety risk behaviour. Conversations and accounts identified as exhibiting grooming behaviour are reviewed urgently. Confirmed cases result in account termination, content removal, and reporting to law enforcement and the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) where appropriate.
- CSAE (off-platform conduct or threats). Credible reports of off-platform child sexual abuse, exploitation, or imminent risk to a child are reported to law enforcement and the ACCCE without undue delay.
- CSAM detected on the platform. Detected CSAM is removed from public surfaces immediately. The associated account is terminated and access is blocked. The material is preserved in a controlled manner consistent with applicable law and platform requirements solely to enable lawful reporting and investigation. CSAM is not redistributed internally and access is strictly limited to the minimum personnel necessary to investigate and report.
6. Reporting to authorities and evidence preservation
Where Seduct identifies suspected CSAM, CSAE, or a credible threat of harm to a child, we make a report to the appropriate authority without undue delay:
- In Australia, to the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) and to the eSafety Commissioner under the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) and the Basic Online Safety Expectations as applicable.
- Internationally, to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) CyberTipline where required or appropriate.
- To local law enforcement in the jurisdiction of the affected user where required by law or in cases of imminent risk to life.
Evidence (which may include account information, message metadata, IP and device data, hashes, and references to the relevant material) is preserved in accordance with applicable legal requirements and is provided to authorities pursuant to lawful process or as otherwise authorised by law. CSAM imagery itself is not redistributed; preservation exists solely for the purpose of lawful reporting and cooperation with authorities.
Members of the public who become aware of CSAM should report directly to the ACCCE at https://www.accce.gov.au/, the eSafety Commissioner at https://www.esafety.gov.au/, or the NCMEC CyberTipline at https://report.cybertip.org/.
7. User responsibilities and safety guidance
Every member shares responsibility for keeping the Seduct community safe. Members must:
- Use the Seduct Platform only if they are 18 years of age or older.
- Report any user they reasonably believe is under 18, or any account, message, or content they believe involves CSAE or CSAM.
- Not share personally identifying information about minors, photographs of minors, or content sexualising minors, regardless of context or stated intent.
- Cease contact immediately and report the user if another member discloses or implies that they are under 18.
- Avoid sharing personal contact details, or moving conversations to other platforms, with anyone whose age cannot be reasonably confirmed.
Members must not test, probe, or intentionally generate prohibited content for any reason, including curiosity, "research", or attempts to evaluate the platform. Failure to report known CSAE or CSAM, or any attempt to circumvent these standards, is itself a serious violation and may result in account termination and referral to authorities.
8. Trust & Safety team and staff training
Our Trust & Safety function includes designated personnel responsible for child safety matters. Staff handling child safety reports:
- Receive training on identifying CSAE and CSAM, grooming behaviours, age-related signals, and applicable Australian and international child safety law.
- Operate under documented internal procedures covering triage, escalation, evidence handling, reporting to authorities, and member communication.
- Are subject to confidentiality requirements, role-based access controls, and wellbeing support given the nature of the work.
- Receive refresher training on at least an annual basis and whenever law, policy, or operational practice materially changes.
Engineering, product, and customer-support teams receive proportionate training on the recognition and escalation of child safety concerns.
9. Appeals (non-CSAM enforcement decisions)
Members whose accounts have been actioned for non-CSAM child safety reasons (for example, a suspected-minor suspension, content removal, or behaviour-based restriction) may request a review by emailing safety@seduct.com.au with the registered account email and a brief description of the basis for review. Where age assurance is required, members may be asked to complete additional verification.
Appeals will be handled by a reviewer not directly involved in the original decision wherever practicable. We will respond within a reasonable time, typically within 14 business days of receiving sufficient information.
Appeals are not available in respect of decisions involving CSAM. CSAM-related terminations are final, and corresponding accounts and content will not be restored under any circumstances.
10. Designated point of contact
Our designated point of contact for child safety matters is reachable by law enforcement, regulators, NGOs, civil society organisations, and the public at:
Email:
safety@seduct.com.au
Postal: Seduct Pty Ltd, Australia
This contact is monitored during Australian business hours. Reports concerning immediate or imminent risk of harm to a child should additionally be made to local emergency services (in Australia, dial 000) and to the ACCCE.
11. Compliance, governance, and review
Seduct seeks to comply with all applicable child safety laws, including the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) and Basic Online Safety Expectations (Australia), the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (United States) where applicable, and the United Kingdom's Online Safety Act 2023 where applicable, as well as Google Play's Child Safety Standards Policy and Apple's App Store Review Guidelines.
These standards are reviewed and updated at least annually and whenever applicable law, regulator guidance, or platform requirements materially change. Material changes will be reflected on this page and, where appropriate, communicated in-app.