Jazzed Safety Tips

Making Your Jazzed Experience Safe & Successful

Finding love online is more than just possible, every month it happens for millions of people. However, no matter where you meet someone—online or offline—it’s important to use sound judgment and trust your instincts to protect yourself. At Jazzed, we are dedicated to helping you learn about yourself, decide what’s important in a potential partner and make informed choices about your profile, communication and dating. What follows are essential 'rules-of-the-road' for safely navigating online relationships.

1. Always Use Your Best Judgment

While we routinely monitor site activity and investigate all complaints we receive, we do not conduct background checks when a new user sets up a profile. As with any personal interaction, it is always possible for people to misrepresent themselves. Take the time to get comfortable that the person you’ve met is being truthful with you. Don't ignore any facts that seem inconsistent or “off.” Trust your instincts. If something doesn't feel right, stop communicating. If you’re on a date, you can always leave. You're in control and you can choose a comfortable pace for your relationship.

Watch out for someone who:

Asks for money or any type of financial assistance, especially if you have never met in person.
Asks you to assist with personal transactions (depositing funds, shipping merchandise, etc).
Wants to speed up the pace of the relationship beyond your comfort level.
Reports a sudden personal crisis and pressures you to provide assistance, especially if they are asking for money or big-ticket items, such as airfare.
Asks inappropriate questions.
Tells grandiose or inconsistent stories.
Gives vague answers to specific questions.
Urges you to compromise your principles.
Constantly blames others for troubles in his or her life.
Insists on getting very close, very fast.

2. Be Cautious When Sharing Personal Information

We strongly encourage you to be cautious when sharing personal information that could reveal your identity. Take full advantage of our secure and completely anonymous communication process, and resist the urge to provide a personal email or phone number right away, no matter how strong a connection you may feel to another member. Once you've given out personal information, you cannot take it back!

Speaking on the phone with the other person can be useful in getting to know each other better. But before you share phone numbers, make sure you have discussed the need to respect each other's privacy, and if either of you decide to end communication in the future, you will not use the phone number as a means to contact someone against their will. For added security, try using your phone's privacy features when you call, like private number blocking.

3. Do Your Own Research

As mentioned above, it is important to note that Jazzed does not typically perform background checks on members. Jazzed does not perform criminal background checks on all users because there is no national database of criminal convictions in the United States that can be used as a reliable data source. It is important to use caution and common sense when using the Service.

It is also important to note we rely on the honesty of our members when filling out their Jazzed profile to supply us with their accurate date of birth, marital status, city and state of residence, occupation, educational background and a myriad of additional items. Regardless of the connection you feel with any of our members, we encourage you to do your own research before meeting in person. This can range from typing the member’s name into a search engine, looking them up on a social media service, contacting your state or local municipalities to obtain public information, or using a paid service to obtain a full background report. Above all else, use common sense. Pay attention to the details someone shares and if you find anything that doesn't seem to add up, follow your intuition and stop communicating with that member.

4. Make Your First Date Safe and Successful

Meeting in person is exciting. Most of all you just want to have fun and explore the level of chemistry that you share with your date. But don't let high hopes cloud your ability to exercise reasonable caution.

Do:

Choose the time and place of your date wisely. Meet in a public place at a decent hour during which lots of people will be around. Lunch dates work especially well.
Limit alcohol consumption or abstain entirely until you know the person better.
Use your own transportation, even when meeting someone who lives a great distance away from you. It's never a good idea to get into someone's personal vehicle on a first date. Wherever possible, drive yourself or take a taxi.
Tell at least one friend or family member about your plans, and arrange to check in with them after each of the first few dates.
Carry a fully charged mobile phone with easily accessible emergency numbers.

Don't:

Don’t be careless with any personal belongings, such as purses, wallets, jackets or cell phones that may either reveal more personal information than you want to share or leave you exposed to identity theft.
Don’t meet at your house or place of work or give that information out until you have had a good opportunity to know the other person better.
Don’t incur large expenses on a date without first discussing how the cost will be divided
Don’t go home with someone early in the relationship, even if it feels like everything's going great. You may not have spent enough time with that person to determine whether your personal safety could be at risk.

5. Take Your Time

While online communication can accelerate one's sense of comfort and intimacy, we can't stress enough how important it is for you to take your time getting to know each other. We encourage you to use Jazzed's anonymous communication process as long as necessary to find out as much about the member you’ve connected with as is reasonably possible.

After meeting a member using the Service, it is important to date and get to know each other better. The more experiences you share, the better your chances of avoiding hidden and sometimes unpleasant surprises. So allow time for a variety of experiences together, particularly the simple everyday routine. In cases of long-distance relationships, if possible, you should consider living in the same area for a significant time before committing to a more serious relationship. Move slowly, learn about and pay attention to the reality of your new relationship, as well as your relationship goals.

6. Always be Respectful and Kind

Always be respectful and treat your dates from Jazzed as you would want them to treat you. Not every member is going to be right for you. Ending communication with member and having members end communication with you is a natural and healthy part of the process. After commencing communication with a member, you still need to carefully consider whether this particular person is one with whom you would like to further a relationship. If you feel the need to end communication, then be honest, direct and polite.

If someone feels the need to close communication with you, please respect their wishes.

7. Report Concerns About a Member to Jazzed

We are using state-of the art systems and processes to find and close accounts opened by individuals who misrepresent who they are on our site, and we take member complaints seriously. If you have concerns about a particular member on Jazzed, please do not hesitate to contact us so that appropriate steps can be taken to keep Jazzed the safest and best place to start a relationship on the web. Email your concerns to us at: reportauser@jazzed.com.

Never give anyone money or send goods requested such as laptops, gift cards or other items of value. If a member asks you for money, a loan or any other merchandise, please report this as a member concern so Jazzed can investigate this matter. This type of request is almost always a warning sign for bad intentions.

If we close an account for suspect activity, inappropriate behavior or falsified identity, you may be notified via email to discontinue communicating with the member in question. We strongly encourage all of our members to review emails received from Jazzed to ensure this communication is received promptly.

We hope these guidelines will help to make your Jazzed experience a success, and that you will find exactly the relationship you’re looking for.

Sincerely,
Jazzed Customer Care