These Guidelines and our Terms & Conditions are designed to ensure every user has a safe and enjoyable experience on Switchback. Failure to adhere to these guidelines may result in losing access to our platform.

Upload only your own photos
We take copyrights seriously. If you don’t own the rights to a photo or video, please don’t post it.

Respect all users
We’re a diverse community. This means you should respect other people’s beliefs, interests and property while on Switchback. Switchback takes a strong stance against hate speech, rude or abusive behavior, bullying, and misogyny. You should behave the same way on Switchback as you would in real life. Additionally we encourage all of our users to report anyone who does not follow these behavioral guidelines. As a community rooted in kindness and respect, we expect all of our users to respect each other, themselves, and the Switchback staff.

Send original messages to other users
We strongly advise against copying and pasting the same message to every connection. We encourage our users to read profiles, learn about other people’s interests, and send an appropriate, relevant message to each match. We promise this will increase your chances of engaging in interesting conversations.

Don’t pretend you’re someone you’re not
As previously stated, do not post photos that are not of you. We also recommend using our photo verification tool to let other users know that your profile is legit.

Switchback photo guidelines:
No kids on their own. They must be in the photo with an adult, and fully clothed.
No photos in bikinis/swimwear indoors.
No pictures in underwear.
No Shirtless/underwear Mirror Selfies.
Face must be clearly visible in all photos.
No watermarks or text overlaid.
No pornographic material.
No graphic hunting photos.

Switchback Friends specific guidelines:
Switchback Friends is for friendship only. Anyone seeking romantic connections must use Switchback Fire instead.
No kids on their own. They must be in the photo with an adult, and fully clothed.
No photos in bikinis/swimwear indoors.
No pictures in underwear.
No Shirtless/underwear Mirror Selfies.
Face must be clearly visible in at least one photo.
No watermarks or text overlaid.
No pornographic material.
No graphic hunting photos.

Don’t do anything illegal on our site
Illegal activity will not be tolerated on Switchback. This may result in being banned from the site, and/or being reported to the authorities.

No soliciting
Switchback isn’t for selling things. If you try to use it as a marketplace, you’ll be banned.

No kids on their own, they must be in the photo with an adult & fully clothed
Switchback is for 18+ years, therefore we don’t allow kids to be alone in photos as representatives of their parents on Switchback. In addition, all children must be completely clothed. This is safer for both children and their parents.
If you don’t follow these guidelines, you’ll receive a warning (unless our team decides to block without warning at our discretion). If you ignore this warning, you risk losing your account. These guidelines are designed to make Switchback a friendly and safe place for all our users.