Code of Conduct

1. Purpose

This Code of Conduct sets the standards for participation in Social Seconds. It applies to applications, memberships, events, event-night interactions, At First Light introductions, chat or digital continuation tools, partner experiences, Signature Experiences Concierge interactions, support communications, and off-platform conduct that reasonably relates to Social Seconds participation.

2. Core Standard

• Treat participants, staff, hosts, venue employees, partners, contractors, and third parties with respect.
• Respect boundaries, privacy, consent, and personal space.
• Accept rejection, non-match, silence, lack of interest, declined invitations, or ended communication gracefully.
• Follow host, curator, venue, and safety instructions promptly.
• Keep votes, preferences, match outcomes, messages, participant information, and event attendance confidential.
• Use Social Seconds honestly and only for its intended purpose.
• Report safety concerns, harassment, fraud, impersonation, or serious misconduct promptly.

3. Prohibited Conduct Summary

• Harassment, intimidation, stalking, surveillance, or unwanted conduct.
• Discrimination, hateful conduct, degrading comments, or exclusionary conduct.
• Violence, threats, coercion, unsafe behaviour, or physical intimidation.
• Impersonation, false identity, false relationship status, or material misrepresentation.
• Fraud, payment abuse, partner-perk abuse, or deceptive conduct.
• Privacy violations, confidentiality breaches, unauthorized recording, disclosure of participant information, or misuse of member-only content.
• Commercial solicitation, recruiting, marketing, lead generation, audience-building, or competitive research.
• Circumvention of policies, restrictions, safety measures, member-card controls, NFC credentials, or technical controls.
• Retaliation against another participant, staff member, reporter, witness, or Social Seconds because of rejection, non-match, complaint, report, boundary-setting, or moderation action.

4. Harassment, Stalking, and Unwanted Contact

Participants must not engage in stalking, surveillance, monitoring, tracking, following, intimidation, harassment, or behaviour that could reasonably cause another person to feel unsafe, threatened, pressured, or harassed.

Participants must immediately respect another person’s decision to decline, disengage, pause communication, block, end contact, or refuse to provide personal information. Repeated messaging, contacting through third parties, excessive contact across platforms, or punishing someone for not responding is prohibited.

5. Physical Boundaries and Consent

Participants must obtain and respect consent for all physical interactions. Unwanted touching, inappropriate physical advances, blocking movement, physical intimidation, continuing contact after consent is withdrawn, or violating personal boundaries is prohibited.

6. Intimidation, Coercion, and Pressure

Participants must not pressure, manipulate, threaten, shame, embarrass, coerce, or attempt to influence another participant through fear, guilt, social pressure, or unwanted persistence. This includes pressure to disclose private information, reveal event preferences, reveal match selections, continue communication, meet privately, or provide contact details.

7. Privacy and Confidentiality

Social Seconds is intended to provide a privacy-conscious environment. Without express consent of the affected participant, members must not:

• Publish or distribute attendee lists.
• Publicly identify, disclose, or reveal another participant’s attendance, participation, membership status, introduction status, or involvement with Social Seconds.
• Share screenshots, photographs, videos, profiles, communications, or information obtained through member-only areas.
• Disclose another participant’s event preferences, voting choices, introductions, matches, relationship outcomes, media preference, or participation details.
• Disclose another participant’s contact information, workplace information, social media accounts, or identifying information.
• Use information obtained through Social Seconds to embarrass, harass, intimidate, exploit, or harm another person.

8. Recording, Photography, and Posting

Participants may not record, photograph, film, livestream, post, tag, identify, or distribute another participant’s image, conversation, attendance, vote, profile, table assignment, match status, media preference, or contact information without consent.

9. Commercial Solicitation and Recruitment

Social Seconds events, introductions, memberships, communication tools, and community features are intended for genuine social connection. Participants may not use the Services primarily for commercial, promotional, recruiting, marketing, fundraising, audience-building, or lead-generation purposes.

Participants may naturally discuss professions, careers, businesses, interests, or personal projects as part of genuine conversation. Repeated, targeted, unsolicited, or strategic business promotion, sales activity, recruitment, marketing, MLM/network marketing, audience-building, or lead generation is prohibited.

10. Reputation, Privacy, and Community Harm

Participants must not publish or share information that is false, misleading, defamatory, harassing, malicious, invasive of privacy, or reasonably likely to cause reputational harm to another participant or to Social Seconds. Nothing in this section restricts good-faith reports to Social Seconds, law enforcement, regulators, legal counsel, or appropriate authorities.

11. Retaliation Prohibited

Retaliation is prohibited. This includes harassment, threats, online attacks, negative campaigns, public shaming, disclosure of private information, reputational attacks, interference with participation, or attempts to discourage reporting because of a declined introduction, declined invitation, lack of interest, non-match, ended relationship, blocked communication, complaint, report, or moderation action.

12. Reporting and Enforcement

Social Seconds may investigate reports of prohibited conduct whether the conduct occurs during an event, through Social Seconds communication tools, or in interactions that arise from participation in the Services. Participants are expected to cooperate with reasonable investigations.

Where appropriate, Social Seconds may take action including warnings, coaching, event removal, match withholding, chat restrictions, membership suspension, account termination, permanent exclusion, referral to venue security, referral to law enforcement, or any other action reasonably necessary to protect participant safety, community standards, and event integrity.

Social Seconds is not required to disclose investigation methods, evidence, moderation criteria, complaint details, reporting sources, safety assessments, or the reasons for an enforcement decision.