Place & Space

Always Free · Never Sold

Verified Person: Proof You Are Real, Without Giving Yourself Away.

One real adult, one check. People who have met you face to face vouch for you. Apps you choose only ever see yes or no, never your name, email or where you live.

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Why Validation Is What Connection Apps Are Missing

Fake Profiles Hurt Real People

Romance scams and fake profiles thrive where anyone can sign up as anyone. A real-human check stops most of it before it starts.

Validation Without Exposure

Most identity checks ask for your licence, your face and your address. This asks for none of that. Real people who met you vouch instead.

Trust Grown Locally

Vouches come from City Conversations and Circles, where people meet face to face in public. Trust is earned, never sold.

Three Levels, All Earned

  1. Step 1 · Declared

    Email Checked

    Said they are a real adult and confirmed a working email. Nobody has vouched yet.

  2. Step 2 · Confirmed · 1 In-Person Vouch

    Vouched

    One person who met them face to face has confirmed they are real.

  3. Step 3 · Confirmed · 2+ In-Person Vouches

    Verified Person

    2 or more different people who met them face to face have confirmed they are real.

Vouches come from people you meet at a City Conversation or through your local Circle. Share your vouch link with them one to one. Nobody can vouch for themselves, and every vouch is confirmed by email.

Start Your Free Check

First name and email only. We email you a confirm link and your private manage page.

We never ask for your surname, address, suburb, photo or ID.

The Rules

  • • Always free, on every plan. It can never be bought, and paying for anything never changes your level.
  • • It never affects search ranking, Presence levels or trust levels anywhere in Place & Space.
  • • One real adult, one check. Nobody can vouch for themselves.
  • • Vouches only come from people who have met you face to face, and each one is confirmed by email.
  • • Apps you share with see yes or no and your level. Never your name, email, suburb, city or business.
  • • You control it: pause sharing, change your code or delete everything whenever you like.

Your Safety

  • • Your check never reveals where you live, work or meet. There is no map, no suburb and no Circle name in any answer.
  • • Your share code is random. Change it any time and old copies stop working straight away.
  • • If you are leaving a controlling relationship, you do not need to vouch publicly or join a local group. Email Checked still works.
  • • Meet new people in public places first. City Conversations and Circles meet in public by design.
  • • In danger now? Call 000. For support, 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) or Lifeline (13 11 14), any time.

For Partner Apps, Such As Hearth

Partner apps, such as Hearth, ask the person for their share code and call the yes/no check. They never receive personal details, and a paused, changed or unknown code simply answers no.

GET /api/verified-person/check?code=VP-XXXXXXXX

{ "verified": true, "level": "VERIFIED_PERSON", "since": "2026-10", "checkedAt": "…" }

level: NONE | EMAIL_CHECKED | VOUCHED | VERIFIED_PERSON

Free, no key needed, 60 checks per 10 minutes per connection. Partners must not store or display anything beyond the level.

Already started? Vouch for someone you have met