MergeUs Child Safety Standards

Effective date: September 16, 2026

Why Child Safety Warrants a Separate Statement

Risk tends to lurk where attention is least focused. For a social application built for adults, the gravest danger does not come from the product's own features; it comes from the small number of users who attempt to circumvent the age threshold and use the platform to reach minors. This document is therefore not organized along internal management lines. It is written in the order of "identify the risk — build the safeguards — cooperate in enforcement," setting out for users, parents, and regulators alike exactly where MergeUs stands on child safety and what it actually does about it.

MergeUs is open only to adults aged 18 or above. No minor may register for or use the platform. Every measure below remains in force from the effective date of this document.

A. The Risks We Have Identified

Drawing on publicly documented industry cases and our own risk-control experience, we focus on the following risk scenarios:

• Age circumvention: a minor misstates their date of birth, or an adult registers on their behalf or lends them an account.
• Improper contact: an adult uses chat, direct messages, or matching features as a channel to approach a minor and attempt to establish a private relationship.
• Influx of harmful content: sexualized material involving a minor is uploaded, forwarded, or solicited.
• Overflow into the offline world: an in-platform conversation is steered toward a physical meeting, creating a real-world safety hazard.

The moment any of these scenarios arises, it constitutes a safety incident as defined in this document, and we will not downgrade it to an ordinary violation.

B. Our Zero-Tolerance Policy

MergeUs maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward any content or conduct involving child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSAE). This stance admits no exceptions, no grace period, and no variation based on the publisher's identity, location, or stated justification. No sexualized content directed at minors, no improper contact, and no grooming behavior is tolerated on the platform. Once discovered, we will proceed through the channels set out in Parts E and F below, and we reserve the right to refer the matter to law enforcement in accordance with law.

C. Expressly Prohibited Conduct

The platform strictly forbids any user from engaging in the following:

• Any media depicting sexual conduct involving children, whether in image, video, audio, or textual form;
• Sexualized language or role-play directed at children, including such interactions in private and group chats;
• Attempts to establish private offline contact with a child, including soliciting a home address or school details, or arranging a meeting;
• Disseminating intimate imagery of a minor, whatever its source;
• Facilitating, driving traffic to, storing, or technically supporting any of the above.

In concrete terms, no user may produce, upload, disseminate, or store any content involving child sexual exploitation or abuse. Any conduct that breaches child safety requirements will, once confirmed, be dealt with immediately — without indulgence of any kind.

D. How We Prevent Harm

Safeguards operate simultaneously at the product and operational levels:

• Age restriction measures: registration requires a date of birth, and applications below the age threshold are not accepted. Anomaly rules additionally flag unusual age patterns, raising the verification burden on bursts of registrations sharing near-identical birth dates.
• Content moderation: user-uploaded text and images pass through automated detection combined with human review, and any suspicious content touching on minors is routed to a priority queue.
• Behavioral detection: detection models are trained on behavioral signals such as high-frequency direct messaging, abnormal follower relationships, and suspected grooming scripts; a triggered alert is escalated to human assessment.
• Account security: where an account is suspected of being used by a minor, additional age verification may be required; if verification fails, account features will be restricted and ultimately closed.

It must be acknowledged that no technical measure is ever absolutely complete. We narrow the blind spots through continuously iterated rules and the shared vigilance of our users.

E. How to Report to Us

If you encounter a suspected minor's account on MergeUs, content involving harm to children, or harassment or grooming directed at minors, please report it through either of the following channels:

• In-app reporting: tap "Report" on the relevant user profile, chat session, or content page, select the "Involving a minor" category, and submit. Reports in this category enter the review queue on a priority basis.
• Reporting by email: write to service@mergeus-chat.com. To enable swift handling, please state when the incident occurred and where the account or content can be found, and attach screenshots if available.

Good-faith reports are welcomed and protected. Reports concerning child safety are reviewed on a priority basis upon receipt, and we will feed the outcome back to the reporter where necessary.

F. Consequences and Enforcement Measures

Users who breach this document will face one or more of the following measures, proportionate to the severity of the conduct:

• Removal of the offending content and prevention of its re-upload;
• Restriction of account features or suspension of account use;
• Permanent banning of the account, with re-registration under the same or a linked identity refused;
• Retention of necessary violation records for later tracing and risk identification;
• Reporting suspected criminal conduct to law enforcement and cooperating with the investigation, providing necessary information within lawful limits.

These measures may be applied in combination. Where the conduct is serious in nature, a warning will not be substituted for a ban.

G. Cooperation with Parents, Guardians, and Regulators

If a parent or guardian suspects that a minor is using MergeUs, they may contact us at service@mergeus-chat.com and provide information sufficient to locate the account concerned. After completing the necessary verification, we will restrict or close that account and handle any personal information involved in accordance with the MergeUs Privacy Policy .

We will cooperate, to the extent permitted by law, with inquiries and assistance requests lawfully made by regulators, child protection bodies, or law enforcement agencies.

H. Continuous Improvement and Contact Information

The risk landscape in child safety keeps shifting. We will continue to track legal and regulatory updates, changes to Google Play platform policy, and the evolution of industry safety standards, and will revise this document and the corresponding product mechanisms accordingly. Any update to this document will be marked with a new effective date at the top of the page.

If you have questions, suggestions, or complaints regarding these Standards, our measures for protecting minors, or a related outcome, please contact us as follows:

Reporting and Support Email: service@mergeus-chat.com

Application: MergeUs

Developer: Gm Sadiuzzaman

Legal Entity: The Staffing Solution LLC

Registered Address: 6045 Teesdale Ave, North Hollywood - 91606-4422, United States (US)