How trust works on BuddyAlly

Buddy Verified means a member has completed three checks: their email address is confirmed, their phone number is confirmed via a one-time code over SMS or WhatsApp, and a short on-device selfie liveness confirms a real human is behind the account. None of the data is shared publicly, and the whole flow is free.

How to get it: from your profile, open Verifications and complete each step — email confirmation, phone code, and the short selfie liveness prompt.

Buddy Line shows a member joined through a trusted invitation path. Invite identities stay private.

Why Buddy Line exists

Buddy Line helps strengthen trust by showing whether someone joined through existing human connections, while keeping those connections private.

Buddy Line is a core trust layer, not a cosmetic badge. We never show who invited whom, and we never display trust depth or chain length — on the badge or anywhere else.

ID Verified is an optional, paid identity check provided by a third party. It is extra assurance — not a requirement to use BuddyAlly, and not a substitute for using good judgement.

Provider: Stripe Identity (or a comparable verified-identity service). BuddyAlly does not store your ID image — only the pass/fail status and the timestamp of verification.

Use the Report button on any profile, activity, or message. Reports go into a moderation queue reviewed by our team — not automatic systems alone. Urgent safety situations should also be reported to your local emergency services.

What we look at: the report itself, the reported account’s history, the reporter’s history (to filter retaliation patterns), and any related signals. We never share who filed a report with the person reported.

BuddyAlly uses a mix of automated signals and human review to surface risky behavior — patterns of spam, abuse, fraudulent invites, and harassment. None of these signals are visible to other members; we don’t publish reputation numbers, ranks, or tiers.

We also limit what one account can do at a time (rate limits on messages, invites, group joins) to keep the platform feeling like a community, not a marketing channel.