Boundaries and date safety for students
Agree your boundaries before you meet.
So much of meeting someone now starts on a screen. WeOK lets students say privately what they are comfortable with, see only what both people agree, and stay safe on the day. The record stays on their own phones, not with us.
In development · seeking UK university pilot partnersUK registered companyFalkenmark Services Group Ltd
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No agreement data heldRecords stay on users' phones
18+ onlySpecialist age check
WeOK in three steps
- 1Set your boundariesPrivately, on your own phone.
- 2See what you both agreeOnly the overlap shows. A no is never shown as a rejection.
- 3Get home safeCheck-ins, a trusted contact, and stop at any time.
How it works
Conditions, not just a yes.
Most conversations about boundaries happen too late, or not at all. WeOK makes the conversation easy to have beforehand, and easy to change at any moment.
Set your boundaries privately
Before meeting, each person chooses what they are comfortable with on their own phone: protection, no photos or filming, meeting somewhere public first, a stop word.
- Nobody sees the other person's answers
- Change your choices at any time
What are you comfortable with?
Only you can see this.
See only what you both agreed
The phones pair by tap, QR code or Bluetooth, and only while both people have the pairing screen open. The two lists are matched and only the overlap appears.
- A mismatch is never shown as a rejection
- Each person confirms on their own phone
- Nobody is discoverable at any other time
Confirm for yourself
- Use protection
- No photos or filming
- Meet in public first
- Kissing
For now. You can stop at any time. Jordan has confirmed too.
Stay safe, and change your mind at any time
Check-ins and a trusted contact cover the day itself. Either person can withdraw with one tap, or simply by saying so. An earlier yes never counts as a yes now.
- A missed check-in alerts your trusted contact
- Withdrawal updates both phones instantly
If you miss it, Sam is alerted.
Trusted contact · live location on
Help, right where you stop
Get help sits on the Stop at any time screen, next to Withdraw now. It puts the student's own university support and reporting contacts first, with a link to the university's harassment and sexual misconduct policy page. National services and 999 sit alongside.
- University contacts confirmed with each university every term
- WeOK never takes reports; it sends students to the people who do
- On the same screen as Withdraw now, when it matters most
- "I think I've been spiked": one tap alerts your trusted contact and shows what to do next
Speak to a trained adviser
0808 500 2222 · Rape Crisis England & Wales
For universities
Built with universities, for students.
Your training teaches the principles. WeOK helps students use them at the moment it matters, before and during a meeting with someone, and points them straight to your support when they need it.
From training to practice
The Office for Students' guidance on condition E6 says students should be "appropriately informed to ensure understanding in practice".
WeOK builds on your E6 training; it does not replace it, and it does not make a university compliant. Pilots include an independent evaluation, giving you evidence for your prevention work.
- Free for students
- Your support and reporting contacts in the app, confirmed every term
- No student data held by us or by you
The main flow comes first, so students are never slowed down. The extras below are optional and offered after use, on a single page that appears when a student taps "I'm home safe".
Start of term, three days only
For the first three days of each term, one card on the home screen shows your updated support contacts and a link to your policy page. It never pops up or blocks anything.
Refreshers in your words
Optional, offered after use: a 60-second refresher on consent, withdrawal, alcohol and harassment, written from your own training and signed off by you.
Look out for a friend
Optional, offered after use: friends can be each other's trusted contact, with short, practical steps for stepping in safely, taken from your bystander training.
Independent evaluation
An academic partner designs and runs the evaluation, including an optional 2-minute anonymous survey offered after use. We never see individual answers.
Accessible and inclusive
Designed to the WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standard, written in plain English, and inclusive of every gender and sexuality.
Safe from misuse
A WeOK record is not proof of consent, and the app is designed to be hard to use to pressure someone or discredit a complainant. How we design against misuse.
See how WeOK supports condition E6Why WeOK is needed: the data
Privacy by design
Built to hold nothing.
The less we keep, the less there is to lose. Everything that matters stays with the students who use it.
What stays on the user's phone
- The boundaries they agreed
- Their own confirmation, and any withdrawal
- Backups only to their own cloud account, if they choose
What we keep
- An account and a "verified: yes" for age and student status, never the ID document, selfie or fingerprint
- No records, no chat, no reviews of other people
WeOK is not a contract and not proof of consent. It helps people communicate clearly and meet more safely, and it never replaces support, reporting or the law.
Questions
Frequently asked
Is a WeOK record proof of consent?
No. Consent can be withdrawn at any moment, and an earlier agreement never counts as agreement now. WeOK is a record of the conversation two people had about their boundaries, kept by each of them. It helps people communicate clearly; it does not replace support, reporting or the law.
Can WeOK see what people agreed?
No. Boundaries are matched between the two phones, and each person's record stays on their own phone. Our servers hold an account and the results of the age and student checks, nothing about any agreement.
How do you know someone is really a student, and really them?
When a student opens an account, they sign in once with their usual university login, which confirms they are a current student. This is re-checked silently once a year. Everyone, including guests, confirms they are 18 or over once, with a specialist provider. Face ID or fingerprint is switched on at the same time, and is used to open the app and to confirm an agreement, so only the real account holder can do either. It never leaves the phone. If a new face or fingerprint is added to the phone, WeOK locks until the age check is done again. People who cannot use Face ID or fingerprint can use their phone's passcode.
Can other users find me nearby?
No. Bluetooth is used only to pair two phones while both people have the pairing screen open. Nobody is discoverable, and there are no nearby alerts, at any other time.
Does WeOK make a university compliant with condition E6?
No. Compliance is the university's responsibility. WeOK builds on a university's E6 training and points students to its policy, support and reporting services. See how it supports E6.
Could a WeOK record be used against someone who reports?
It is not proof of consent, and the app says so clearly. We hold no records, so there is nothing for us to hand over about any agreement. How we design against misuse.
Where can I get help right now?
If you are in danger, call 999. The 24/7 Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Line, run by Rape Crisis England & Wales, is free on 0808 500 2222. Your university's own support and reporting contacts are under Get help on the app's Stop at any time screen. More help.
Can I use WeOK with someone who isn't a student?
Yes. Send them an invite link from the app. They download WeOK, pass the same 18+ age check, and can then agree boundaries with you. A guest can pair only with the student who invited them, and the link works once and expires after 48 hours.
What if I think I've been spiked?
Under Get help, on the app's Stop at any time screen, one tap on "I think I've been spiked" alerts your trusted contact, with your location if you have turned it on, and shows what to do next: tell bar staff or security, stay with people you trust, don't drink any more, call 999 if you are very unwell or in danger or NHS 111 if you are worried, and get tested soon. Another tap notes the time and place, kept only on your phone, in case you want to report it later. No app can tell whether a drink has been spiked.
Who pays for it?
Students use WeOK free, funded by university and partner licences. Guests invited by a student also use it free.
When will it be available?
WeOK is in development. We will run pilots with a small number of UK universities before launch.
Pilot WeOK with us.
We are looking for a small number of UK universities to shape WeOK before launch. Email us to arrange a conversation.