When Cheryl Drury, our amazing founder, decided to create a dating and friendship app for NDIS participants, there were a few non-negotiables for our app. We wanted it to be;

• An exclusive place for people with disabilities to connect online,
• A place where people can be authentically themselves
• An online space where safety is our top priority, so you know who people say they are (no CatLady25 as Cheryl would say!)

The reason for these inclusions is because traditional friendship and dating platforms do not have regulations around identity and inclusivity. A few of Cheryl’s Financial Literacy clients spoke about meeting people online and being scammed out of money, and when trying to recover the money, it became obvious that those people had been using fake names because they couldn’t be found.

The Cliq Connection was born out of an opportunity to create a safe place exclusively for NDIS participants to connect.

So, how can we be sure people are who they say they are?

Simple: we ask for their NDIS number when they register and check it against their profile.

By including your NDIS number as part of the sign-up process, we can confirm;

• You are who you say you are by checking your Cliq Connection profile against your NDIS profile
• You are in Australia (because NDIS is only in Australia)

We know it might seem like a lot of information to sign up for a dating and friendship app, but our top priority is to keep YOU, as our Cliq, completely safe online. You can also be sure that we will never sell your information to a third party, as user privacy is also essential to us when we talk about safety.

Hopefully this answers your question as to why we need your NDIS number, but remember, if you need any help or have any questions, you can reach out to our team by emailing he***@********************om.au or sending a message to our Facebook page.