Safety

Kind, private, and in your control

Secret Inbox is for honest, friendly messages. Here is how we keep it that way.

How anonymity works

• Senders never sign in, and the owner never sees who wrote a message.
• Messages and private replies are encrypted end to end on the sender’s and owner’s phones; we cannot read them.
• We never send fake messages and never sell “hints” about senders.

Your tools

• Block sender: messages from that sender’s network to your link are refused. People on the same network (for example a shared mobile connection) may be blocked too, and someone who switches network can get round it, so the filter and pause are there as well.
• Word filter: hurtful words go to a separate Filtered tab.
• End conversation: stops replies in one thread.
• Pause or delete your link at any time.
• Report: tell us about threats, hate or abuse.

Rules

• 16+ only.
• No threats, bullying, hate, sexual messages, or sharing anyone’s private information.
• Links that break the rules are removed.

If you feel unsafe

Take a screenshot, block the sender and report it to us. If someone threatens you, tell a parent, teacher or someone you trust, and contact the police. In Pakistan you can also call the Digital Rights Foundation’s Cyber Harassment Helpline, 0800-39393 (free).