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Privacy Controls

Easy settings that put you in charge of your data.

Privacy is not all-or-nothing. We give you fine-grained controls so you can share what you want and keep the rest private.

Profile Privacy

Choose who can see your profile—everyone, members, or only you. You can also hide specific fields like your location or join date.

Activity Privacy

Hide your reviews from public feeds while keeping them on the ads themselves. Or hide them everywhere. The setting takes effect right away.

Contact Privacy

Block direct messages from non-friends. Block replies from people you have not interacted with. Block all messages while you take a break.

Quick tips

  • Check your privacy settings once a quarter.
  • Tighter settings hurt nothing—you can loosen them any time.
  • Use Private Mode for short-term boosts in privacy.
  • Tell our team if a setting is missing—we add what users need.

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