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Vol. I, No. 01 Filed · Spring 2026
Trust & Safety
Section D Pages 01–08

What your campus
should've built.

We treat safety the way they should have. Six pillars. No exceptions. No fine print.

S.01 · The Front Door

Verified.
Every login.

Campus ID upload. Live selfie match every time you log in. .edu email lock. Stored encrypted, deleted on account close. No strangers, no unknowns, no exceptions.

What we store01.01
ID hash, encrypted selfie embedding, .edu email.
What we don't store01.02
Raw ID image. Real selfie. Social handles.
How we verify01.03
Two-factor: document match + liveness check.
How long01.04
Re-verified every login. Not just signup.
S.02 · The Data

Your data is yours.

Location shares end the moment you confirm you're home. Past walks aren't stored beyond 30 days. We will never sell your data to your school, to advertisers, to anyone.

We collect02.01
Live location during active walks. Nothing else.
We don't track02.02
Off-walk location. Browsing. Anything between walks.
We don't share02.03
Anything with your university. Not even aggregates.
You can02.04
Download all your data. Delete your account in one tap.
S.03 · The SOS

One tap. Three places.

Hit SOS and your live location streams to your trusted circle, the sidexside 24/7 response team, and your campus safety office at the same time. Faster than running to a blue-light phone. Travels with you.

47sec
avg sidexside response
45min
avg campus escort
Who hears03.01
Trusted circle. sidexside response team. Campus safety.
What they see03.02
Your live location. Your name. No mystery.
How fast03.03
Under 60 seconds from tap to acknowledged.
What we don't do03.04
Triage. Escalate. Wait for office hours.
S.04 · The Ratings

Real ratings.
Real consequences.

Every walk is rated, both ways. Three flags and you're off the platform. No moderation. No PR appeal. No second chances on safety.

Reportable04.01
Harassment. No-show. Live-location violation.
Also reportable04.02
Pressure to deviate from route. Anything that made you feel unsafe.
The bar04.03
Three flags. No appeal. No re-application.
Anonymity04.04
Anonymous to the rated. Visible to the platform.
S.05 · The Fine Print

What sidexside is.
What it isn't.

Plain-language T&Cs. No hidden clauses. If we wouldn't show our parents, we don't ship it.

What we are05.01
A peer-matching app for verified women walking the same route.
What we aren't05.02
A security service. A police substitute. A guaranteed escort.
Coverage05.03
Active walks carry general liability coverage during the walk.
In an emergency05.04
Our team and your campus safety are notified at the same time.
S.06 · The Coverage

No business hours.

Weekends. Finals at 4 a.m. Thanksgiving break. Spring break. The Tuesday before midterms when everyone's at the library til close. We don't close.

Operating hours06.01
24 / 7 / 365. No exceptions.
Holidays06.02
All of them. Including yours.
Geographic coverage06.03
On campus. Off campus. Wherever you're walking.
Response team06.04
Live humans. Not a chatbot. Not an after-hours voicemail.
§ The Commitments

What you can count on us for.

We will never

  • Sell your data.
  • Let men on the platform.
  • Close at midnight.
  • Moderate ratings into silence.
  • Charge for SOS.

We will always

  • Verify every user with ID + selfie.
  • Be on. 24 / 7 / 365.
  • Respond in under 60 seconds.
  • Tell you what we collect.
  • Let you delete it all.
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