Badoo Richtlijnen voor de gemeenschap (Community Guidelines)

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FIRST SEEN 2026-09-12 · VERSION 20260912_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20260811_rev01

What changed, in plain language

This update only changes spelling (American to British English, e.g. "behavior" to "behaviour", "sexualizes" to "sexualises", "organizations" to "organisations") and fixes a broken link to the Terms and Conditions page. No rules, rights, or obligations changed for members.

This change appears to be cosmetic (formatting, typos, or contact details).

Changelog

± CHANGEDSpelling standardized to British English
Several words were changed from American to British spelling (like "behavior" to "behaviour" and "organizations" to "organisations"). This doesn't change what the rules mean.
content or behavior that makes any individual or group feel harassed
content or behaviour that makes any individual or group feel harassed
± CHANGEDTerms and Conditions link fixed
The link to Badoo's Terms and Conditions was updated from an outdated web address to a working one.
https://badoo.com/en-us/terms/
https://badoo.com/en/terms/

Full text changes — 20260811_rev01 to 20260912_rev01

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26	26	#### Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity
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28	28	We don't permit nude, sexually explicit, or sexually vulgar profile content. We also don't allow the commercial exchange of any romantic or sexual activity, content, or services, including attempts to sell, advertise, or buy adult sexual content. [Learn more.](https://badoo.com/guidelines/nudity-sexual-activity)
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30	30	#### Bullying and Abusive Conduct
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32		Our community is for creating kind connections. We don't allow content or behavior that makes any individual or group feel harassed, bullied, or targeted. This includes belittling, insulting, or intimidating behavior; making unsolicited comments about someone's appearance; engaging in emotional abuse; blackmail; repeated unwanted contact; or wishing, encouraging, or praising acts of violence. [Learn more.](https://badoo.com/guidelines/bullying)
	32	Our community is for creating kind connections. We don't allow content or behaviour that makes any individual or group feel harassed, bullied, or targeted. This includes belittling, insulting, or intimidating behaviour; making unsolicited comments about someone's appearance; engaging in emotional abuse; blackmail; repeated unwanted contact; or wishing, encouraging, or praising acts of violence. [Learn more.](https://badoo.com/guidelines/bullying)
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34	34	#### Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
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36		We have a zero tolerance policy towards any form of child sexual exploitation and abuse. We don't allow content that sexualizes or endangers children, real or fictional (e.g. anime, media, text, illustrations, or digital images). This includes any visual depictions or discussions of sexually explicit conduct involving a child. For the purposes of this policy, a child is anyone under the age of 18. It's prohibited to upload, store, produce, share, or entice anyone to share child sexual abuse material, even if the intent is to express outrage or raise awareness about this issue. [Learn more.](https://badoo.com/guidelines/child-exploitation-abuse)
	36	We have a zero tolerance policy towards any form of child sexual exploitation and abuse. We don't allow content that sexualises or endangers children, real or fictional (e.g. anime, media, text, illustrations, or digital images). This includes any visual depictions or discussions of sexually explicit conduct involving a child. For the purposes of this policy, a child is anyone under the age of 18. It's prohibited to upload, store, produce, share, or entice anyone to share child sexual abuse material, even if the intent is to express outrage or raise awareness about this issue. [Learn more.](https://badoo.com/guidelines/child-exploitation-abuse)
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38	38	#### Commercial and Promotional Activity
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40	40	Our platform is not a marketplace. We don't allow using Badoo for unsolicited commercial or promotional purposes. [Learn more.](https://badoo.com/guidelines/commercial-promotional)
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42	42	#### Controlled Goods and Substances
54	54	#### Inauthentic Profiles
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56	56	Badoo celebrates authenticity, and we expect all our members to represent themselves accurately on their profile. We don't allow impersonation or misrepresentation on our platform. This includes [catfishing](https://badoo.com/en/the-blog/catfishing-fake-profiles) (i.e. creating an online persona that isn't you) or falsely stating facts about yourself (including name, gender, age, and permanent location). [Learn more.](https://badoo.com/guidelines/inauthentic-profiles)
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58	58	#### Misinformation
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60		We prohibit the sharing of demonstrably false or substantially misleading content that's likely to cause serious harm or negatively impact individual or public safety. This includes content that directly contradicts information and guidance from leading and reputable global health organizations and public health authorities, false or misleading information on any civic process, and dangerous and unproven conspiracy-type theories. [Learn more.](https://badoo.com/guidelines/misinformation)
	60	We prohibit the sharing of demonstrably false or substantially misleading content that's likely to cause serious harm or negatively impact individual or public safety. This includes content that directly contradicts information and guidance from leading and reputable global health organisations and public health authorities, false or misleading information on any civic process, and dangerous and unproven conspiracy-type theories. [Learn more.](https://badoo.com/guidelines/misinformation)
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62	62	#### Physical and Sexual Violence
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64	64	We don't tolerate any content, imagery, or behavior that commits or threatens credible acts of physical or sexual violence. This includes physical stalking, using our platform to assist, facilitate or support exploitation or human trafficking, and sexual assault of any kind, which we define as unwanted physical contact or attempted physical contact that is sexual in nature. [Learn more.](https://badoo.com/guidelines/physical-sexual-violence)
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66	66	#### Scams, Fraud, and Theft
88	88	We foster a community built on genuine connections. To protect our community, we don't allow unauthorized automated behaviors that undermine or interfere with our platform. These behaviors can include scraping, scripting, or artificially influencing connections or interactions of our member experience, including automations that may interact with profiles or messages.
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90	90	We also prohibit ban evasion. To protect our community, we don't allow the creation of new accounts or use of VPNs or other methods to circumvent a restriction or ban applied to an account. We remove accounts that attempt to circumvent bans when identified.
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92	92	### Safety Reporting
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94		Safety is a top priority at Badoo. We use a combination of human moderators and automated systems to monitor and review Badoo accounts and interactions for content that may be against our Community Guidelines, against our [Terms and Conditions](https://badoo.com/en-us/terms/), or otherwise harmful.
	94	Safety is a top priority at Badoo. We use a combination of human moderators and automated systems to monitor and review Badoo accounts and interactions for content that may be against our Community Guidelines, against our [Terms and Conditions](https://badoo.com/en/terms/), or otherwise harmful.
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96	96	Our members play a critical role in the safety of Badoo by [reporting](https://badoo.com/en/the-blog/badoo-block-and-report) content or behavior that may violate our Community Guidelines. If anything happens that makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe, we highly encourage you to [Unmatch](https://badoo.com/en/the-blog/how-to-unmatch-on-badoo) with - or [Block & Report](https://badoo.com/en/the-blog/badoo-block-and-report) - the member. [See this article](https://badoo.com/en/the-blog/badoo-block-and-report) for more info on what happens when you report something to Badoo.
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98		However, please consider that disagreeing with or disliking a member or their content is not necessarily a reason to report them. We may take action against a member if we'e found them to be intentionally creating false or inappropriate reports against other members solely based on their protected attributes. This includes reporting transgender or nonbinary members for no reason other than their gender identity or expression or repeatedly sending false reports of bad behavior.
	98	However, please consider that disagreeing with or disliking a member or their content is not necessarily a reason to report them. We may take action against a member if we'e found them to be intentionally creating false or inappropriate reports against other members solely based on their protected attributes. This includes reporting transgender or nonbinary members for no reason other than their gender identity or expression or repeatedly sending false reports of bad behaviour.
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100	100	### Enforcement Philosophy
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102	102	All members must comply with the platform rules described and referenced in our Community Guidelines. If you behave in a way that goes against Badoo's Community Guidelines, values, or otherwise act in any way we believe to be potentially harmful to Badoo or its members, we may take a range of actions on your account. When determining the penalty for violating our community guidelines, we consider a number of factors.
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104	104	For example, we may: