Safety Guide

LAST UPDATED: 13 JUNE 2026 · VERSION 2.0

CruiseCtrl gives you tools to meet safely — but your safety comes first, always. Here's how to look after yourself and each other.

Before you meet

Use Safe Meet. Nominate a trusted buddy and a "safe by" time. If you don't check in, they get your meeting details and location.
Video or voice first. A quick Voice Vibe or call helps confirm someone is who they say.
Tell a friend where you're going, who with, and when you'll be back — and share a screenshot of the profile.
Trust your gut. If something feels off, cancel. You never owe anyone a meeting.

When you meet

Meet in public first and arrange your own transport so you can leave whenever you want.
Stay sober enough to make decisions, and keep an eye on your drink.
Protect your privacy — don't share your home address, workplace or financial details early on.

Your privacy & being out on your terms

You decide who knows. Use Ghost Mode and our privacy controls; keep identifying details (full name, workplace, recognisable backgrounds) out of public photos.
Be careful with explicit images. Assume anything you send can be screenshotted. Never feel pressured to send nudes.
Outing is abuse. Don't out anyone, and report anyone who threatens to expose you. We never share your orientation or HIV status with advertisers.
Travelling? Same-sex relationships are still criminalised in 60+ countries and dangerous in others. Check a current map (e.g. ILGA World) before you go, and consider turning location off while you travel.

Scams & sextortion

Watch for anyone who rushes intimacy, pushes you to move to WhatsApp/another app, or asks for money, gift cards or crypto.
Sextortion is real and often targets closeted or queer men with threats to "out" them. If it happens: don't pay (they usually escalate anyway), stop contact and block, don't delete — keep screenshots/evidence — and report to us and the police.
Get intimate images removed: if you're 18+, StopNCII.org can hash and block them across partner platforms (your image never leaves your device). For images of someone who was under 18, use Take It Down.

Sexual health

Talk openly about testing, status and protection — it's normal, and it's caring.
Know your local sexual-health and PrEP/PEP services.
HIV status is private. Never out anyone's status, and don't expect anyone to disclose.

Get help

Report or block anyone in two taps inside the app, or email safety@cruisectrl.eu. In an immediate emergency, call your local emergency number — 112 or 999 in Ireland and the UK.

Ireland — An Garda Síochána: 112 / 999, and Garda stations take sextortion reports. Report illegal content (incl. image-based abuse) to hotline.ie. Crime Victims Helpline: 116 006.
UK — Galop (LGBT+ anti-abuse): 0800 999 5428, help@galop.org.uk. Switchboard LGBTQ+ helpline: 0800 0119 100.

CruiseCtrl does not conduct criminal background checks on users and cannot guarantee anyone's identity or conduct. Always meet safely.