Tinder now lets you run background checks on your matches

For close to a year now, the dating app has been testing a feature that will allow you to run background checks on your matches. The Safety Center of the app is where all of the members of the dating app can access it.

Up to half a million free searches will be given to each user for the launch of the app. All funds will go towards bolstering Garbo's operations and the fees connected to record searches, and each search costs $2.50.

Garbo will be available to the general public in the U.S. today.

The organization aims to prevent harm in the digital age by allowing users to access public information about violent or harmful behavior. Garbo wants to make it easier for the public to know about such information for the sake of public safety. It works with experts and advocates from the National Center for Victims of Crime.

We want to protect those most vulnerable to experiencing harm both online and offline and this is just the first step in delivering on our mission to help prevent harm in the digital age, according to the founder of Garbo.

The National Domestic Violence Hotline has a partnership with Match Group to give survivors access to its resources and information, which includes a live chat on Garbo with an advocate from the hotline.

The Safety Center can be reached by tapping on the blue shield icon on the app. A link to a Garbo article will lead to a page where you can fill out basic information about a match. First name and phone number are all that is required.

The head of safety and social advocacy at Match Group said that women and traditionally marginalized groups have faced many barriers to resources and safety.

This update is the latest in the evolution of features geared towards safety and support. ID verification was made available on the dating app in order to improve safety. In January of this year, the app worked with RAINN to redesign the way reports of sexual violence and harassment are handled.