Kinship

Terms & Community Guidelines

Effective October 3, 2026

Kinship exists so adults can find people who feel like family: a mother figure, a brother, a mentor, a whole chosen family. These guidelines keep it warm, respectful and safe. By creating an account, you agree to them.

Community guidelines

🔞 Adults only

You must be 18 or older to use Kinship.

💛 Platonic only

Kinship is not for dating. No romantic or sexual messages, requests or content, ever. Family-role labels describe non-romantic relationships.

🤝 Be kind and respectful

No harassment, bullying, hate, threats or discrimination of any kind, including based on race, religion, gender, sexuality, disability or age.

🙋 Be yourself

Use your real first name, age and recent photos of yourself. No fake profiles or pretending to be someone else.

💸 Never ask for money

Don’t ask for or send money, gifts, banking details, passwords or identity documents. Report anyone who does.

🙏 Respect boundaries

Consent matters. If someone declines, ends a connection, leaves a circle or blocks you, accept it and don’t try to reach them another way.

🔒 Keep it private

Don’t share other members’ messages, photos or personal details outside Kinship without their permission.

🚫 No spam or selling

Kinship isn’t a place to advertise, recruit or promote businesses or causes.

Meeting safely

Take your time, and get to know people through Kinship first.
Meet in public places for the first few times, and tell someone you trust where you’re going.
Arrange your own transport, and leave if anything feels wrong.
Use Report and Block; you never owe anyone an explanation. In an emergency, contact your local emergency services first.

Terms of use

Your account

Keep your password private, and keep your profile information truthful. You’re responsible for what happens under your account. You can delete your account at any time from My profile.

Your content

You own the photos, words and messages you share. By posting them, you allow Kinship to store and show them to the people you’ve chosen to share them with, only to run the service. Only post content you have the right to share.

Safety and enforcement

We review reports and may remove content, limit features, or suspend or delete accounts that break these guidelines or put others at risk, with or without notice. Serious threats or illegal activity may be shared with the authorities.

About Kinship

Kinship helps people meet. We don’t run background checks, and we can’t guarantee how any member will behave, online or in person. Please use your judgement and follow the safety tips above. Kinship is provided “as is”, and to the extent the law allows, we aren’t liable for the actions of members or for losses arising from use of the service.

Changes

We may update these terms as Kinship grows. If we make important changes, we’ll update the date above and let members know inside Kinship. Continuing to use Kinship means you accept the updated terms.