Your boundaries come first
BeAnon is an anonymous social chat app for adults aged 18 and over. Being at college or university doesn’t change this: everyone must be at least 18.
You never owe anyone a reply, a photo, a voice note or more of your time. If a conversation makes you uncomfortable, you can end it. No safety system can stop every harmful interaction, so the tips below are worth keeping in mind.
Want a shorter version to save or share? Start with the anonymous conversation safety checklist.
Coming soon. BeAnon is preparing to launch. This page describes the safety features we intend to offer at launch, and availability may vary by platform.
Protect your identity
Keep your home address, live location, college or university, workplace, identity documents and financial details private. Never share passwords, OTPs or account recovery codes.
What “anonymous” means on BeAnon
- Seen by chat partners, and not untraceable. People you chat with see your chosen display name, gender, bio, interests, optional profile photo and any mood you make visible. Details you choose to share can identify you. BeAnon still processes some data to run the service, and information can be disclosed where the law requires it.
- Messages aren’t end-to-end encrypted. Authorised staff and service providers may access content where needed, for example to review a report.
- What you share can identify you. Photos, voice notes, backgrounds, reflections and personal details can all reveal who you are.
- Selfie filters and screenshot restrictions have limits. Where selfie filters are available, they do not guarantee anonymity or verify identity or age. A profile photo is optional, and an unfiltered photo can be used. Screenshot restrictions can’t stop someone recording their screen with another device. Assume anything you send could be saved.
The Privacy Policy explains this in more detail.
Report, block and leave
In Android test builds, the available controls depend on whether the chat is anonymous or with a friend. They do different things, and you can use more than one:
- Report tells BeAnon about a message, photo or account that breaks the Community Guidelines. Choose the reason that fits best and add any context that helps. A report sends your reason and can include a snapshot of up to 25 of the most recent chat entries visible to you, from both people, including system events. Media files are not copied. The snapshot can include message text and captions, attachment type, view-once status, sender role, timestamps and system events.
- Block is available in friend chats. It stops contact from that account and deletes your chats with them for both of you. Report first if safe; previously submitted report evidence may remain.
- Leave ends anonymous messaging and shared-media access. What stays afterwards depends on the app version: the text may be deleted for both people, or kept read-only for the other person. A pending friend request can keep the ended chat listed for both people for a limited time. Leaving does not report the person; if safe, report first.
You don’t have to wait for a report decision before ending an anonymous chat or blocking someone in a friend chat.
If you can’t use the app, email grievance@beanon.app. Include the account or chat reference, the approximate date and time, what happened, and how we can reply. Don’t send passwords, OTPs or identity documents.
Read how reporting works and complaint and appeal rights in India.
Scams and threats
Scams often begin as a friendly chat. Keep yourself safer by following a few rules:
- Never send money, OTPs, recovery codes, card or bank details, or UPI PINs to anyone you meet on BeAnon.
- Be careful with links you didn’t ask for, investment or trading tips, and pressure to move to another app.
If someone threatens to share your photos or videos, or demands money, it isn’t your fault and you don’t have to deal with it alone:
- Stop replying. Don’t pay, and don’t send more photos or videos.
- If it’s safe to do so, save the threatening messages, the account or chat reference and the dates and times before you lose access to them.
- Report the account before you block it or end the chat, if it’s safe to do so. Blocking a friend deletes your chats with them for both of you.
- Get help from someone you trust, and report the threat to the police or on cybercrime.gov.in.
Don’t forward intimate images, even as evidence. Our guides explain what to do if someone threatens to leak your photos and how to spot an online scam.
Protect children
BeAnon is only for adults. Anyone under 18 is not allowed to use it. The following are strictly prohibited:
- use of BeAnon by anyone under 18
- grooming, or any attempt to contact a child for sexual purposes
- child sexual abuse and exploitation, including sextortion and trafficking
- sexual content involving minors, including drawn, edited or AI-generated material
If you think an account belongs to someone under 18, report the account in the app. If you can’t use the app, email grievance@beanon.app with the account or chat reference and why you’re concerned.
Never download, forward or email suspected child sexual abuse material. Report where you saw it, or the message or account reference, instead. You can also report it on cybercrime.gov.in, and if a child is in immediate danger, call 112.
Read BeAnon’s Child Safety Standards. Suspected offences that must be reported are referred to the appropriate authorities. In India, this includes the local police or Special Juvenile Police Unit under POCSO.
Get urgent help
BeAnon is not an emergency service. In India:
- Immediate danger: call 112.
- Money lost to online fraud: call 1930 as soon as possible.
- Other cybercrime: report it on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal.
Outside India, contact your local emergency services.
What happens to report information
When you report something, we keep your reason, the account identifiers involved and a copy of up to 25 recent visible chat entries so that we can look into it. Media files are not copied. Authorised staff and service providers may access this information where needed to review the report, keep people safe or meet legal duties.
Relevant evidence can be kept after a chat ends, and may be shared with authorities where the law requires it. We aim to limit sharing information that could identify the person who made the report.
The Privacy Policy explains how we keep and delete data.
Contact BeAnon
BeAnon is operated by RR AI Labs Pvt. Ltd., India.
- support@beanon.app: account-access guidance, technical issues, billing assistance and privacy questions. Account deletion is requested inside the app, not by email.
- grievance@beanon.app: abuse and child-safety reports, formal complaints, appeals and unresolved concerns.
For other help, visit Support.