Assume HIV-positive by default
Most members of 448 are living with HIV. Treat everyone here as part of that community — respect their privacy and never share anyone's HIV status outside the app. Disclosure is theirs to make, on their own terms.
Be a real person
Use your own name and your own photos. Don't impersonate anyone, real or fictional. You must be 18 or older to use 448.
- No fake profiles. Catfishing, bots, and stolen photos lead to permanent removal on first report we can verify.
- No multiple accounts. One person, one account. If you delete and rejoin, that's fine — but no parallel profiles.
- Underage accounts are removed immediately. 448 is an 18+ community without exception.
Be kind
Dating is vulnerable. Living with HIV is more vulnerable still. The bar here is higher than "don't break the law."
- No harassment. Slurs, threats, sexual harassment, or repeated unwanted contact get accounts removed.
- No hate. Targeting people for their race, religion, gender, orientation, disability, or HIV status has no place here.
- No sexually explicit content directed at others. Unsolicited nudes, graphic propositions, or coercive sexual messaging are removable on sight.
- No solicitation. Sex work recruitment, MLM, crypto, sugar arrangements, or any commercial outreach is not welcome.
- No medical claims. Don't tell other members what treatment to take, what to test for, or what their results mean. We are not a clinic.
- No off-platform recruitment. "Add me on Telegram" or "DM me on IG" right out of the gate is almost always a scam signal.
Privacy is non-negotiable
Anything anyone shares on 448 — their status, their treatment, their photos, their stories — stays on 448. Screenshotting someone's profile or chat to share elsewhere is a removable offense.
- Don't out anyone. Ever.
- Don't share photos, screenshots, or details outside 448 without explicit permission.
- Don't ask anyone to disclose their status outside the app's prompts or their own choice to share.
Reporting and what happens next
Every profile, post, and conversation has a report button. Use it whenever something feels wrong — we'd rather you over-report than carry it alone.
- We review reports within 24 hours. Real human review, not just automated keyword flags.
- We can remove content, suspend accounts, or permanently ban users. Repeat offenders are removed permanently.
- We never tell the reported person who reported them. Your report stays anonymous.
- You can block any user at any time. Blocked users disappear from your feeds, chats, and matches — and you disappear from theirs.
If you or someone you're talking to is in immediate danger, please contact local emergency services. 448's moderation team is not a crisis service. For HIV-specific support, the CDC maintains a directory of crisis lines and clinics at cdc.gov/hiv.
What we expect of ourselves
These rules apply to 448, the company, too. We commit to:
- Reading every report from a real human within 24 hours.
- Removing content that breaks these rules as soon as we verify it.
- Explaining account decisions when we make them.
- Building privacy in at the data layer, not as a setting. Your HIV status, location, and conversations are never sold, never used to train models, never shared outside the systems that run 448.
Updates
We may update these guidelines as the community grows. Material changes will be announced in the app and via email at least 14 days before taking effect. Continued use after the effective date means you accept the updated guidelines.
Contact
Questions, feedback, or appeals: info@448datingapp.com.