Block, any time
Blocking ends contact straight away: the chat closes, a call in progress ends, and neither of you appears to the other again. The other person is never told. Unblocking never reopens an old chat.
Room to be yourself,
with clear boundaries.
AshtaSetu is an 18+ dating app in development. Safety is built into how it works, not added on later. This page describes the app as it stands in testing; the service is not launched and safety review remains in progress.
Community guidelines
Everyone agrees to these before they start. They are how we expect people to treat each other.
- Adults only. AshtaSetu is for people 18 and over. Dating stays closed on an account until its age check passes.
- Kindness first. No insults, threats or pressure. AshtaSetu has no room for hate or discrimination.
- Consent, always. Ask before raising anything intimate, and take no for an answer.
- Be yourself. Your own photos and your real age. No pretending to be someone else.
- No money, no schemes. Never ask a match for money, gift cards, crypto or investments, and never sell anything.
- Respect a goodbye. If someone unmatches or blocks you, let it be. Contacting them another way is not allowed.
Breaking these can lead to a suspension. A suspended member can appeal, and a different moderator decides.
Safety tools in the app
Photos checked first
Every profile photo is checked by a person before anyone else sees it, and the location data hidden inside photos is removed.
Photos in a chat, on your terms
Someone can send you a photo only if you allow photos from them. Each one is checked, arrives blurred, and shows only when you tap it.
Warnings when it matters
If a match asks for money or gift cards, pushes you to another app or sends a link, you see a quiet warning with a Report button. Only you see it.
Calls when you’re both ready
A voice or video call is possible only when both of you have turned on “Open to a call” for that match. Calls are never recorded, and Report and “End call and block” work from inside the call.
Distance, not location
Distance is optional and shown only as a band such as “5–10 km away”. Your exact location never leaves your phone, and you can hide your distance near private places such as home.
Take a break
Turn off “Show me on Discover” to stop appearing to new people. Your matches and chats stay, and it is free.
Free, always
Blocking, reporting and every safety control are free. Safety is never a paid feature.
Reports and moderation
- Private. The person you report is never told who reported them.
- Only what’s needed. Moderators see the reason you chose and, if you add it, the one message you reported. They never read your other conversations.
- Decisions by people. A moderator reviews each report and can dismiss it or suspend the account. Suspending signs the person out everywhere and closes their chats.
- A fair appeal. A suspended member can explain what happened; a different moderator from the one who suspended them decides.
Meeting safely
- Take your time. Keep chatting in AshtaSetu until you’re ready. A call needs you both to opt in.
- Money talk is a red flag. Nobody genuine asks a new match for money, gift cards or crypto. You can say no and leave.
- Meet in public. Choose a busy place, tell a friend where you’ll be, and get there and home your own way.
- Trust your instincts. If something feels wrong, leave, block and report. You don’t owe anyone an explanation.
If you are ever in danger, contact your local emergency number first.
AshtaSetu is in development and not a live dating service. The people shown on this site are labelled test profiles. How AshtaSetu handles your data →