Trust & safety
Communicate clearly. Move forward safely.
A short guide for everyone who publishes, explores, or discusses an opportunity on StreetUpper.
Practical guidance · Pilot edition1. Be clear and honest
Explain what you have, what you need, and what you can genuinely offer. Do not promise guaranteed profit, funding, or success.
2. Keep the conversation respectful
Ask specific questions, answer calmly, and give the other person time to decide. Pressure, threats, discrimination, and abusive language are not acceptable.
3. Protect private information
Keep initial communication inside StreetUpper. Never share passwords, verification codes, banking credentials, identification numbers, or unnecessary personal data.
4. Reveal information gradually
Do not publish or immediately disclose trade secrets, confidential documents, customer lists, or potentially patentable technical details. Share only what is necessary for the current stage.
5. Verify before you trust
A published listing, profile review, view count, reaction, or comment is not proof of identity, financial capacity, legality, or viability. Check important claims independently.
6. Do not pay because of a message
Do not transfer money or accept financial commitments solely because of a listing or private conversation. Serious transactions require appropriate legal, financial, and tax review.
7. Put important terms in writing
Before moving forward, define roles, contributions, ownership, payments, percentages, deadlines, confidentiality, and the way either side may withdraw.
8. Move serious discussions to a Deal Room
The initial chat is for exploration only. When both sides independently confirm that they want to continue, StreetUpper opens a structured Deal Room and makes the exploratory chat read-only. Its records help organise negotiation but do not replace a signed contract or professional advice.
9. Watch for warning signs
Stop when someone demands urgency, secrecy, advance payment, access codes, off-platform communication, or makes claims that are too good to be true.
10. Report and step away
If a conversation feels suspicious, misleading, illegal, or unsafe, do not continue. Block it and report it to StreetUpper through the available controls.