- What is Pedigree?
- Pedigree is the family-building mode of The One. People who want a child meet the people who can help them have one: donors, surrogates, co-parents and partners. Members say who they are and what they hope for, then match, talk and decide together.
- What is Pedigree not?
- Pedigree is not a clinic, not a sperm or egg bank, and not a catalog. Nobody is listed, priced or sold. We do not provide medical treatment, store or ship anything, arrange procedures, or act as an agency between members. What happens after two people meet is up to them and the professionals they choose.
- Who is Pedigree for?
- Adults who want to build a family or help someone build one: sperm donors, egg donors, surrogates, co-parents, people looking for a partner, and hopeful parents. A member can hold more than one role.
- Who can join?
- Adults only. You must be 18 or older to hold an account.
- What does "known and unpaid" mean?
- Known means people here meet as themselves: you talk to the person, not to a profile number, and you decide together how much contact there will be later. Unpaid means nobody on Pedigree asks for or offers payment for sperm, eggs or surrogacy. Every member accepts that pledge when they join.
- Is there a free plan?
- No. Pedigree runs on the same account and paid membership as The One. Paying for a plan pays for the app. It never buys a person, a donation or a place in a queue.
- What goes on a profile?
- Your role, what you are looking for, and what you hope for: how involved you expect to be after birth, which methods of conception you are open to, and your timeline. "Open to discuss" is an answer too. Filters and the Explore tabs let you find people by role.
- How does Near You work?
- Near You is a map of areas. Each area shows a range for how many members are there, never an exact count and never a pin on a person. Nobody's exact location is shown.
- What is a Meet First request?
- It is how one member asks another to meet before anything is decided. Pedigree uses Meet First requests where other modes of The One use date requests. A first meeting belongs somewhere public and busy, with a friend who knows where you are.
- What does the green Verified pill mean?
- It means the member completed identity verification, so the person in the photos is the person holding the account. It says nothing about health, fertility, screening results, character or intentions. Those are things to find out by talking, meeting and asking for evidence.
- Does Pedigree check health or screening details?
- No. Anything a member writes about their health, blood type or testing is self-declared, and it never carries the verified mark. Health details need your separate consent before they are added, and you can withdraw that consent in Settings, which removes them from your profile. Ask to see recent results directly, and ask a doctor or a fertility clinic which screening makes sense for you.
- What is in Resources?
- Plain-language questions and answers for donors, hopeful parents, co-parents and surrogates; an agreement checklist to work through together; a clinic finder; a safety guide; and stories members share in their own words.
- Does Pedigree recommend a clinic?
- No. The clinic finder shows fertility clinics near you, or in a city you choose, from Google Maps, so you can contact them and ask. Pedigree does not recommend, rank or endorse any clinic.
- Does Pedigree give medical or legal advice?
- No. Everything in Pedigree is general information to help you ask good questions. Who the law treats as a parent, and which screening is right for you, depend on where you live and on your own situation. Speak to a doctor, a fertility clinic and your own family lawyer before going ahead.
- Is the agreement checklist a contract?
- No. It is a record of a conversation between two people about involvement, contact, expenses, screening, method and what the child will be told. You can print it and take it to your own family lawyer. It is not a legal document.
- What if someone asks for money or pressures me?
- Report them. Pedigree has report reasons for exactly this: "Asking for or offering payment" and "Pressure about how to conceive". You can also block anyone, and you can slow down, say no or walk away at any point. Never send money, bank details or identity documents to someone you met here.