1.Our Commitment
We are committed to preventing the use of our site for human trafficking, sexual exploitation, forced labor, coercion or the abuse of minors. This commitment reflects the law (including the US Trafficking Victims Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. §§1591 and 2421A, the PROTECT Act, and Thailand's Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act B.E. 2551 (2008) and Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act B.E. 2539 (1996)) and our own values.
WE HAVE ZERO TOLERANCE FOR ANY CONTENT, LISTING, ADVERTISEMENT OR USER THAT INVOLVES A MINOR IN ANY SEXUAL CONTEXT, OR THAT PROMOTES OR FACILITATES TRAFFICKING, COERCION OR EXPLOITATION. WE REMOVE IT IMMEDIATELY, BAN THOSE RESPONSIBLE PERMANENTLY AND REPORT THEM TO THE AUTHORITIES.
Our site publishes information; it does not arrange meetings or take any payment for them. Nothing on the site may be used to promote or facilitate prostitution, which is illegal in Thailand, or any other illegal activity.
2.How Contact Directory Listings Are Reviewed
The Contact Directory lists independent companions who have asked to be listed. Before a listing is published, and whenever it is changed, we review it. We require, and check for:
- a confirmation from the person listed that they are at least 18 years old, are listing themselves voluntarily, control their own listing and contact details, and keep their own earnings;
- photographs that show only the person listed, contain no nudity or sexual content, and show nothing suggesting the person could be under 18;
- text that describes time and companionship only: no offer of sexual services, no prices for sexual acts, and no language suggesting youth (for example "young", "fresh", "schoolgirl" or age-play terms);
- contact details that belong to the person listed, not to a third party managing several people; and
- no signs of third-party control, such as the same phone number, photographs or wording across several listings, restrictions on movement or references to debts owed.
We refuse or remove any listing that fails these checks or raises any other concern, and we do not need to give a reason. We re-review listings when we receive a report and periodically at our discretion, and a listed person can have their listing removed at any time on request.
3.Warning Signs We Act On
- any indication that a person is or may be under 18, whatever they say about their age;
- a person who seems fearful, controlled, unable to speak for themselves, or who does not hold their own passport or phone;
- someone else speaking, negotiating or taking payment on a person's behalf;
- references to debts to repay, confiscated documents, or being unable to leave an establishment; and
- multiple listings or reports connected to the same third party.
If you see these signs in Thailand, do not intervene directly if it could put you or the person at risk. Report it to the hotlines below.
4.How to Report
To report a listing, advertisement, review or user on our site, email editor@bangkokpunters.com with the subject line "Urgent safety report" and the page address. We review these reports immediately and remove the material as soon as the concern is verified, without waiting where a minor may be involved. You may report anonymously.
Hotlines and Authorities
- US National Human Trafficking Hotline
- Call 1-888-373-7888, text 233733, or visit humantraffickinghotline.org. Free, confidential and available 24/7 in more than 200 languages.
- NCMEC CyberTipline (child sexual exploitation)
- Report online at report.cybertip.org or call 1-800-843-5678. This includes suspected child sex tourism by US citizens abroad.
- Thailand anti-trafficking hotline
- Call 1191 (Royal Thai Police Anti-Human Trafficking) or 1300 (Ministry of Social Development and Human Security Prachabodi Center).
- Thailand Tourist Police
- Call 1155 for English-speaking officers, 24 hours. For emergencies call 191.
- Emergencies elsewhere
- Call the local emergency number, or 911 in the United States.
5.Cooperation with Law Enforcement
We report apparent child sexual abuse material to NCMEC as required by 18 U.S.C. §2258A, and we report suspected trafficking or exploitation to the appropriate authorities in the United States and Thailand. We preserve relevant records when we make a report or receive a valid preservation request, and we respond promptly to lawful requests from law enforcement.
Law enforcement agencies can contact us at editor@bangkokpunters.com with the subject line "Law enforcement request". We prioritize requests involving a risk to life or to a minor and can respond to emergency disclosure requests without formal process where the law allows.
6.Our Staff, Writers and Advertisers
Everyone who writes for us or advertises with us must follow this policy. Advertisers and directory listers must confirm that they do not engage in trafficking or exploitation, and we end the relationship immediately if we find otherwise. We report any warning signs we observe, and we never review an establishment where we see signs of minors or coercion except to warn readers away from it.
7.Changes to This Policy
We may update this Zero-Tolerance Policy from time to time. The date at the top of the page shows when it was last changed. If a change is material, we will give notice before it takes effect (by a notice on the site and, if you have an account, by email to the address on the account) at least 30 days in advance unless the change is required sooner by law or to address a safety or legal risk.
Previous versions are available on request from editor@bangkokpunters.com.
8.Contact Us
Reports under this policy are read and acted on as a priority. For anything involving immediate danger, contact the emergency services first.
- Business
- Bangkok Punters LLC, 242 Mercure Arcade, Newark, Delaware 19702, United States
- Website
- www.bangkokpunters.com
- Subject line
- Urgent safety report
Email is our official contact channel for all legal, privacy and copyright matters. A notice sent by email to the address above is received when it arrives in our inbox, and we will acknowledge it in writing.