Before your first Connection
Connections are designed to help two people communicate privately and discover where their choices meet. They never replace communication between people, and using CSent does not determine whether legal consent exists.
A few important principles before you begin.
Consent must be freely given.
Consent is specific to each activity.
Consent can change at any time.
Consent can be withdrawn at any time, without explanation.
Consent to one activity does not automatically mean consent to another.
A person never needs CSent to say stop.
Consent needs capacity — someone who cannot understand or agree cannot consent.
A previous choice, or anything recorded in CSent, does not establish continuing legal consent.
Consent can change
You can say yes, say no, ask for a change, pause or withdraw at any time.
CSent does not replace communication between participants, and it does not determine whether consent legally existed.
Before you start a Connection with someone
Nothing here is a required step — it is simply what using CSent responsibly looks like.
- Using CSent is voluntary for both people.
- Nobody should be pressured into starting, joining or answering a certain way.
- Your choices are yours, and the other person's are theirs.
- Choices can change at any time, including after a Connection has started.
- You still need to communicate with each other in the real world.
- If consent is withdrawn, stop — in the app or not.
- CSent is not a substitute for respecting someone's boundaries.
Consent also needs capacity. Someone asleep, unconscious or significantly affected by alcohol or drugs may not be able to consent, and CSent cannot assess that.