Safety and culture

Three habits

• Meet in a public place first. A coffee before a stay is normal here, not rude. Tell someone where you are going.
• Keep your messages on EduFabTech. Nobody at EduFabTech reads them, but if something goes wrong, a report can show a moderator the conversation. A member who pushes you to another app quickly is a signal.
• No money, ever. Hosting is free; everyday costs are shared between the two of you. Anyone who asks you to pay — through the site, for a deposit, to “hold” a place — is not following the rules, and you should report them.

What the site enforces

Every member who travels or hosts has declared they are 18 or over, and the age range on a profile comes from a year of birth we keep private. Contact details, links and phone numbers are refused in trip notes, offers and home cards — people reach each other through the site. A first message from someone you have not talked to is limited until you reply.

Blocking hides you from a member and them from you — trips, offers, radar, messages — without telling them. Reporting a trip, an offer, a message or a reference goes to a moderator; a moderator who is themselves involved cannot decide. A member who breaks the rules can be stopped from announcing trips, from messaging, or from events, while keeping the rest of the site.

Culture

Say no freely, and take a no gracefully — the system is built so that a declined offer costs nothing and tells nobody. Be exact about dates: a host is keeping days for you. Share costs as you agreed, and leave a place as you found it. Write references that someone else can use: what the stay was actually like, not a score.