Safety Tips

1. General Best Practices

• Stay on-platform: Keep conversations in Shiraz until you feel comfortable. Be cautious if someone pressures you to move to private channels quickly.
• Protect personal information: Avoid sharing your home or work address, specific locations you frequent, phone number, email, financial information, or any details that could identify you personally. Stay on the Shiraz platform until you are confident and ready to share information privately.
• Verify & assess: Look for inconsistencies, money requests, pressure, or threats. Trust your instincts and report suspicious behavior in-app.
• First meetings: Meet in public places. Tell a friend your plan, arrange your own transport, and keep your phone charged.
• On-date safety: Watch your drinks, maintain situational awareness, and leave if you feel uncomfortable.
• Aftercare & reporting: Use in-app reporting/blocking tools. For emergencies or immediate danger, contact local authorities.
• Location awareness (Area Sharing): the radar shows a dot at a random point about 100 meters (≈330 ft) from a person’s real location, refreshed periodically. In sparse areas, a dot may still be identifying (e.g., if you’re the only user nearby)—consider turning Area Sharing off.
• Do not attempt to de-obfuscate locations: Trying to identify a person’s exact address or movements from radar dots violates our rules and may lead to removal or a ban.

2. Reporting & Support

Use in-app tools to report accounts or content. You can also contact us at support@shirazdate.com. This is not an emergency service.

3. Regional Resources (Non-exhaustive)

In an emergency, call your local emergency number (e.g., 911 in the U.S., 112 in the EU and many countries). The resources below are for additional support and may change over time.

United States

• Emergency: 911
• National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 800‑656‑HOPE (4673), rainn.org
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800‑799‑SAFE (7233), thehotline.org
• Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 988, 988lifeline.org

Canada

• Emergency: 911
• Talk Suicide Canada: 1‑833‑456‑4566, talksuicide.ca
• Kids Help Phone (youth): 1‑800‑668‑6868, kidshelpphone.ca
• ShelterSafe (find shelters): sheltersafe.ca

European Union / United Kingdom

• Emergency: 112 (EU), 999 (UK)
• Victim Support (UK): 08 08 16 89 111, victimsupport.org.uk
• Victim Support Europe: victimsupport.eu
• Samaritans (UK & ROI emotional support): 116 123, samaritans.org

International

• Emergency: Check your local emergency number (often 112 or 911).
• Your embassy/consulate: If you’re traveling abroad and need assistance.
• Local victim support services: Search for government or recognized NGOs in your country.

These links are provided for convenience and may change without notice. Inclusion does not imply endorsement. For immediate danger, contact local emergency services.