“Let neighbors find me”
Hide yourself from people search, the people page and suggestions, and what stays public when you do.
- In the app
- On zinola.in
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Let neighbors find me decides whether you show up when people look for others on Zinola. It's on unless you turn it off.
Open the setting
In the app, tap your photo › Settings › Area & location. On the website, open Settings from the menu under your photo.Turn Let neighbors find me on or off
In the app it saves straight away. On the website, tap Save changes.
When it's off
You're hidden from:
- people search;
- the people page, such as Neighbors near me;
- follow suggestions, such as “People you may know”.
Search engines are also told not to list your profile page.
What it doesn't hide
- People who already follow you still follow you.
- Your profile page still opens for anyone who has its link, or who taps your name on a post.
- Circles you're in still show you to their members.
Want more privacy?
- To approve each follower yourself, make your account private. See Private accounts and follow requests.
- To stop one person seeing you at all, block them. See Block or unblock someone.
- To disappear for a while, deactivate. See Deactivate your account.
Related: Find people on Zinola and Who can see what you share.
Common questions
How do I hide my profile from search on Zinola?
Turn off Let neighbors find me in Settings › Area & location in the app, or in Settings on the website. You'll be hidden from people search, the people page and suggestions.
If I turn off Let neighbors find me, are my posts hidden?
No. Posts and reviews you've already published stay public. Only you as a person to find is hidden.
How do I stop showing up in People you may know?
Turn off Let neighbors find me. You'll stop appearing in follow suggestions.
Related articles
- Make your account privateTurn on Private account so people must ask to follow you, and accept, decline or block follow requests.
- Why does Zinola suggest people I may know?Where people suggestions appear, why each person is suggested, and how to keep yourself out of suggestions.
- Who can see what you share?What on Zinola is public, what stays inside a circle or chat, what only you see, and the settings that change it.
