Optional family involvement, with member consent intact
Some members want a wali, family member, mentor, or trusted adult involved early. Others do not. Guardian mode is optional and is designed to support—not override—the adults using Yahalaly.
Invitation and acceptance
The member sends an invitation to a specific email address and selects a mode. The invitation expires after seven days. The invited person must sign in with the same email address before accepting, which helps prevent a forwarded link from connecting the wrong account.
Two modes with different purposes
- Silent viewer creates a guardian connection but cannot be added as a chaperone to the group conversation.
- Chaperone mode can support a guardian group conversation after a mutual match when the required consent is present.
Consent still belongs to each adult
A guardian cannot like, accept a match, approve a photo reveal, or consent to marriage on behalf of a member through Yahalaly. Enabling a guardian conversation also requires the other matched member's guardian-consent preference.
Members should discuss who will be added, what the guardian will see, and when direct or group conversation is appropriate before enabling the feature.
What a guardian connection does not prove
- It does not prove a religious or legal wali relationship.
- It does not verify the guardian's government identity.
- It does not make a member, match, or conversation safe by itself.
- It does not replace local religious guidance where a member seeks it.
Privacy and respectful use
Do not use guardian access to control, intimidate, monitor secretly, or share private information outside its intended context. Group participants remain subject to the Terms and Community Guidelines, and misuse can be reported.