Safety tips
OCKA DOES NOT CONDUCT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ITS USERS.
We do not know who people are outside the app. A profile can be fake. Today, "verified" on Ocka only means the person confirmed a phone number or an email. It does not confirm who they are or that the photo is theirs.
Three rules that always apply
1. Be careful with any stranger who wants to meet you.
2. Do not put anything in your profile that shows who you are or where you live, such as your last name, address, phone number or workplace. Stop talking to anyone who pressures you for personal or financial information.
3. Before you meet, tell someone where you are going. Get there and back on your own, do not let the person pick you up at home, and meet in a public place with lots of people around.
Before you meet
Talk in the app first. Be careful with anyone who rushes you off it.
Do not share your home address, workplace, last name or documents with someone you just met.
Never send money, SMS codes or bank details. No one from Ocka will ever ask for them.
If something feels off, trust yourself and stop.
When you meet
Meet in a busy public place. A Gather at a place you know is a good option.
Get yourself there and back on your own.
Tell someone you trust where you will be and who with.
Watch your drink and your things.
You can leave at any time.
Protect your location
On the map, others see an approximate area and distance in steps, never your exact spot.
You decide when you show up. Use Disappear from the map for 24 hours, 72 hours, 7 days or until you turn it off. You choose whether no one sees you or only your connections.
In Presence › Safety you choose who can find you: only people with a photo, or only people you share a connection with.
If something goes wrong
Block: they can no longer see your profile, presence or posts, and cannot message you.
Report in the app. A report does not tell the person who reported them.
Disappear from the map: you disappear from the map and the people list and stop getting new Nods, until you turn it off. People you already talk to can still message you. To stop a conversation, block the person.
In danger right now? Call 911 in the US or 190 in Brazil. Ocka is not an emergency service.