RustMatch is a teammate finder for the video game Rust, for players aged 16 and over. It is run by Logan Murphy from Scotland, United Kingdom. This page sets out our standards against child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE) and applies to the RustMatch website and the RustMatch apps for iPhone and Android.
Zero tolerance for CSAE
We do not allow any form of child sexual abuse or exploitation on RustMatch. This includes:
child sexual abuse material (CSAM) of any kind, including drawn or AI-made images, and links to it;
grooming: building trust with a young person in order to abuse or exploit them;
sexual messages, requests for images, or sexual contact with anyone under 18;
sextortion, or threatening to share images of anyone;
trying to move a young person to another app or a private chat for any of the above.
How we protect younger players
16 and over only. Sign up asks your age. Anyone who says they are under 16 cannot continue.
Age separation. Players aged 16 and 17 are never shown to players aged 30 and over, and the other way round. This applies to the swipe deck, likes and clans.
Age groups only move up. Once set, an age group can only change to an older one and can never be changed to 16-17, so an adult cannot switch groups to reach younger players.
Filtered text. Usernames, bios, clan names and messages are checked for banned words, and text that fails is blocked.
Chat needs a match. Players can only message each other after both have shown interest.
Report and block. Any player can be reported or blocked from inside RustMatch.
Reporting a concern
If you are worried about a player, report them in RustMatch: open the menu on their profile or chat, choose Report, then pick Underage (shown as "Underage user"). Use it for anyone under 16, or anyone who seems to be targeting young players. You can also email hello@rustmatch.com at any time.
We review every report within 24 hours. Child safety reports go first.
If a child is in immediate danger, call the police now: 999 in the UK, 911 in the US, or your local emergency number.
What we do
We remove CSAM and any content that sexualises or endangers a child as soon as we find it.
We ban the account straight away. A banned account cannot message anyone, is hidden from everyone, and cannot come back.
We report CSAM and child exploitation to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), and we work with the police.
We keep the evidence that the law requires, even after the account is deleted.
We follow the child safety laws that apply to us, including the UK Online Safety Act 2023.
Help and support
UK: report online child abuse to CEOP, or talk to Childline on 0800 1111.