Yes. All the services provided by the InterPals Penpal Net are completely free.

Interpals is funded completely by advertisers like the one at the top of this page. This brings in just enough revenue to keep the site up and running.

If you see a banner that you are interested in, please don't hesitate to click it. You will be helping us improve the site, and you are never obligated to buy anything.

This shouldn't be as much of a problem as it once was, as we have drastically reduced the number of intrusive pop-up ads on the web site. However, if the existing ads are driving you crazy, you can often block them in you browser settings (but remember that InterPals is funded by the ad revenue you generate when you view our sponsors' ads).

You can either start by searching the penpal database, or by signing up. Once you are signed up, you can create a profile with information about yourself for other penpals to see.

When you see a penpal profile that interests you, you can send a private message (you need to sign up first) introducing yourself. If you create your own profile, it will be posted on the InterPals web site and you will start getting messages from other people as well.

good idea is to post on the InterPals Forum where other knowledgeable users may be able to help you more quickly than we can respond.

If you would like to contact us, please use our feedback form.

If you forgot your username or password, we will send it to your email address.
Go to the password retrieval page.

If you've got enough penpals for the moment, you can remove your profile from the penpal search results from your privacy settings and then re-insert it when you're ready.

To permanently remove your account from the InterPals web site, visit the account deletion page.

Currently, the only way to change your username is to delete your account and then sign up again with a new username. Please be advised that all your messages and wall posts will be deleted permanently.

InterPals lets you upload photos and create photo albums to share photos with other InterPallers. To begin uploading visit your photos page, where you can create albums and begin adding photographs.

Another way to add photos and images to your profile is by using the [img][/img] BBCode tags in your profile descriptions. This lets you link to externally-hosted images without having to upload anything to InterPals. Learn more about BBCode.

Every user starts out with one empty album -- the "Profile Photos" album, which contains the photographs that visitors will see on the left side of your profile. The album cover becomes your main thumbnail image and is what other users will see when they come across your profile in search results, bookmarks, etc.

Private messages are like emails between InterPals members, but they are sent and received on the InterPals web site. You can read, delete, and reply to them from your private message inbox.

When you receive a private message, you will be notified instantly as long as you are on the web site. You can also be notified by email when you receive a private message on InterPals. You can turn this option on or off from your notification settings.

Get started with private messages: go to your inbox or search for penpals to private message.

Bookmarks are usernames that you can choose to save and view the profiles at your convenience. Click "Add bookmark" at the bottom of any profile to add it to your bookmarks. You can edit your bookmarks to delete old ones or view your entire list.