AURELIATrust & Safety
Clear answers about application review, verification, privacy, reporting and data retention.
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An Aurelia reviewer assesses every membership application. No application is accepted automatically.
The review covers eligibility, authenticity, completeness, alignment with Aurelia’s membership criteria and any safety concerns. Automated tools may flag an application for attention, but a person makes the decision.
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These checks unlock Introductions and the other Full Membership benefits, and apply equally to men and women. Identity verification also establishes age, so the two are normally completed together. Every other check — photo, professional and wealth — is optional.
Age and identity verification will open with Full Membership. Until then, no member holds the Verified badge.
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Verification opens with Full Membership. The checks below describe what each one will confirm once it is available. No profile is shown as verified until the check has been completed.
A specialist provider confirms that the member meets Aurelia’s 18+ requirement, using a current photo taken at the time of the check to estimate age. It estimates age only — it does not identify the member, and it is not compared with the profile photo. This baseline check is not an identity, professional or financial verification.
Confirms that an independent provider validated a government-issued identity document, which also establishes the member’s age. This is a check of the document itself. It is not a comparison with the member’s profile photo — that is the separate, optional photo check below.
Optional. Confirms that a live person completed a prompted check at the moment it was taken. It is not compared with the profile photo. It does not confirm identity, age or future conduct.
Optional. Confirms only the specific professional fact or credential named with the badge. It does not confirm income or seniority beyond that fact. Wealth is a separate optional check.
Optional. Confirms that Aurelia reviewed independent evidence that the member holds substantial personal wealth. It is a general confirmation only: it names no amount, band or source, and it does not verify anything a member has written on their profile. Financial answers a member declares themselves are never shown as verified.
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Once the required Full Membership checks are complete, the profile shows a single Verified badge. That one badge covers all three mandatory checks together — age, the current photo taken for the age check, and identity — because a member either completes all three or holds none of them. It says nothing about the optional checks: Verified on its own never implies photo, professional or wealth verification. A profile may also show Photo verified, Professional detail verified or Wealth verified where the member has completed those optional checks. Each badge shows its last-check month and explains only the specific fact confirmed. A Wealth verified badge never discloses an amount.
Identity verification expires when the supporting document expires or after three years, whichever comes first. Professional detail and wealth verification each expire after 12 months, since both can change. Expired badges are removed until renewed. Where a member has completed the optional photo check, it is repeated after 12 months or when their primary appearance changes materially.
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Approved Members and Full Members can view member profiles. Profile visibility is controlled separately from verification and membership level. Members choose one of three visibility settings:
An Approved Member may not send, accept or respond to Introductions. An Approved Member may be notified when an eligible Full Member requests an Introduction, but the request remains unavailable until Full Membership is enabled.
After the required verification, Full Members can participate in Introductions and use the other benefits included with their membership. Men may request an Introduction from an eligible woman and include one short note. Women may accept, decline or instead send an eligible man a Private Invitation. Acceptance or a Private Invitation opens a private conversation. A declined Introduction cannot be resent, and an unanswered request cannot be followed by another request from the same man. When Introductions open, members will be able to block another member. Blocking will take effect immediately for both members, and neither will be notified.
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Anyone can report a profile or photo by emailing hello@aurelia.dating with the subject “Safety concern”, by phone or by post. Report buttons on profiles and conversations will be added when Full Membership opens. Aurelia does not disclose the reporter’s identity to the reported member.
A person reviews the report and relevant evidence. Possible outcomes are no action, a warning, a restriction, suspension or a ban. Credible immediate risk may result in suspension while the report is investigated.
We aim to review and resolve every report within 24 hours, and reports involving minors, trafficking, coercion or immediate danger are handled first.
Members whose content is removed, or who are suspended or banned, receive the reason category and an appeal route. To appeal, email hello@aurelia.dating with the subject “Moderation appeal”. Appeals are considered separately, may uphold, reduce or overturn the original decision, and are decided within 7 days.
Our Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) sets out prohibited conduct and reporting routes. Authorised agencies can find request procedures in our Law Enforcement Protocols.
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Verification confirms only the fact named by the check or badge. It is not an endorsement, a background check, or a guarantee of a member’s honesty, financial position, intentions or future conduct.
Members should still protect personal and financial information, keep early conversations on Aurelia, meet in public initially and report anything concerning.