Community Guidelines

This Policy forms part of your agreement with Tapp’d and applies to your use of the platform and all content on the platform.

Users may not post or share content that is hateful, fraudulent, defamatory, illegal, discriminatory, or that promotes violence or other unlawful activity. Examples of prohibited content include but are not limited to content that:

• Promotes or facilitates illegal goods, substances, or activities
• Contains or exposes another person’s private or personal information without their express written consent
• Constitutes unsolicited sexual content or non-consensual intimate imagery, including digitally manipulated content (“deepfakes”)
• Promotes hate speech, terrorist organizations, criminal organizations, or organized hate
• Is deceptive, inauthentic, or designed to mislead other users
• Gives the impression of being approved, licensed, or endorsed by Tapp’d when it is not
• Is used to extract money or benefits from another person in exchange for its removal

Users may not offer monetary raffles, lotteries, or giveaways that may constitute gambling under applicable law. If you are unsure whether a reward violates this policy, contact us at help@tappdapp.com before proceeding. You should also consult legal counsel and familiarize yourself with the laws in your jurisdiction.

Users may not use Tapp’d to stalk, bully, harass, threaten, or intimidate others, or to engage in misleading or deceptive conduct.

Users may not violate the rights of others, including intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or personality rights, or impersonate any person, company, or Tapp’d employee.

Users may not engage in any activity that compromises the security, integrity, or performance of the platform, including introducing malicious code, using automated tools to scrape content, or attempting to reverse engineer Tapp’d.

Users may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from content on Tapp’d except as permitted under the Terms of Service.

Tapp’d does not permit nudity or sexually explicit content of any kind. This includes full or partial nudity and the depiction of sexual acts or stimulation. We recognize that some nudity exists in artistic or educational contexts, but we are unable to accommodate exceptions to this policy on our platform.

We have zero tolerance for content that promotes, glorifies, or incites violence, or that attacks individuals or groups on the basis of protected attributes. Accounts that violate this policy may be suspended or banned, and where there is a credible threat to public safety, we will report it to the relevant authorities.

Threats & Incitement to Violence

Examples of prohibited content and behavior include but are not limited to:

• Threats of physical violence against any individual or group
• Content that encourages, incites, or directs others to commit violence
• Instructions on how to make or use weapons with intent to cause harm

Dangerous Individuals & Organizations

We do not permit content that supports or promotes individuals or organizations engaged in terrorism, organized hate, or criminal activity, including terrorist organizations, hate groups, and criminal networks.

Examples of prohibited content and behavior include but are not limited to:

• Content that praises, promotes, or glorifies dangerous individuals or organizations
• Content that recruits or encourages participation in dangerous organizations
• Symbols, logos, flags, slogans, or imagery associated with dangerous individuals or organizations

Hate & Discrimination

We define hate speech as content that attacks, threatens, dehumanizes, or incites violence or hatred against an individual or group based on protected attributes, including: race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, caste, sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender identity, disability, serious disease, or immigration status.

Examples of prohibited content and behavior include but are not limited to:

• Content that dehumanizes individuals or groups based on protected attributes
• Content that calls for or justifies violence or discrimination against a protected group
• Content that promotes, glorifies, or represents hateful ideologies
• Conspiracy theories used to justify hatred or violence toward protected groups

Violent & Graphic Content

We do not allow content that is gratuitously graphic, sadistic, or that normalizes extreme violence or suffering.

Examples of prohibited content and behavior include but are not limited to:

• Violent content depicting human death or injury
• Content depicting animal cruelty or harm
• Content that promotes or glorifies extreme violence

Cosplay, gaming, or performance content that depicts simulated violence may be permitted provided it is clearly labeled as fictional and could not reasonably be mistaken for real-world violence.

We work to ensure Tapp’d is not used to facilitate activities that violate applicable laws or regulations. We prohibit the promotion, trade, or facilitation of illegal goods, services, or criminal activity.

Criminal Activities

Examples of prohibited content and behavior include but are not limited to:

• Depicting or promoting physical harm, exploitation, or endangerment of others
• Promoting human trafficking, smuggling, or forced labor
• Promoting the poaching or illegal trade of wildlife
• Facilitating the purchase, sale, or trade of counterfeit or unlawfully obtained goods
• Providing instructions for criminal activity or the acquisition of illegal substances

Fraud & Scams

We do not permit content designed to deceive users for financial or personal gain.

Examples of prohibited content and behavior include but are not limited to:

• Promoting phishing, impersonation scams, or fraudulent schemes
• Promoting Ponzi, pyramid, or multi-level marketing schemes
• Promoting investment scams or guaranteed-return schemes

The wellbeing of our users is important to us. We remove content that promotes, normalizes, or glorifies suicide, self-harm, or dangerous activities that may lead to serious injury or death. Users who wish to share personal experiences with these topics for the purpose of awareness or community support are welcome to do so.

Examples of prohibited content and behavior include but are not limited to:

• Content that promotes, normalizes, or glorifies suicide or self-harm
• Instructions or methods for suicide or self-harm
• Content that frames suicide as heroic or honorable
• Suicide games, dares, pacts, or hoaxes
• Content that promotes or glorifies eating disorders

We do not tolerate harassment, abuse, or violations of personal privacy on Tapp’d. This includes threats, degrading behavior, and the unauthorized sharing of personal information. Critical commentary on public figures may be permitted; serious abusive behavior is not.

Harassment & Abusive Behavior

Examples of prohibited content and behavior include but are not limited to:

• Content that threatens, intimidates, or encourages coordinated harassment of any individual
• Content that mocks, humiliates, or degrades victims of violent tragedies
• Content that wishes death, serious illness, or harm upon any individual
• Content that cyberstalks or persistently targets another user

Sexual Harassment

Examples of prohibited content and behavior include but are not limited to:

• Unsolicited explicit content directed at another user
• Content that pressures or coerces another user into sexual activity or sharing sexual content
• Content that manipulates or alters an image of another individual to imply sexual activity
• Content that threatens to expose another person’s private sexual life, sexual history, or sexual orientation without their consent

Privacy & Personal Information

We do not allow content or behavior that exposes or threatens to expose another person’s private or personally identifiable information (PII) without their express consent. This applies to all activity on Tapp’d, including direct messages and public posts.

Examples of prohibited content and behavior include but are not limited to:

• Sharing another person’s private contact details, financial information, identity documents, or residential address without their consent
• Threatening to expose another person’s personal information for the purposes of harassment or blackmail
• Encouraging others to hack or expose another person’s account or personal data

We do not allow spam, fake engagement, impersonation, or misinformation on Tapp’d. These behaviors undermine trust in our platform and harm our users.

Spam & Fake Engagement

Examples of prohibited content and behavior include but are not limited to:

• Sending mass unsolicited messages or engaging in spam-like behavior
• Artificially manipulating engagement metrics on the platform

Impersonation

Users may not pose as another person or entity using their name, likeness, or profile information in a deceptive manner. When impersonation is confirmed, we will ask the user to revise their profile, or suspend or ban the account.

Misinformation

We do not permit misinformation that causes harm to individuals or the broader public, regardless of intent.

Examples of prohibited content and behavior include but are not limited to:

• Misinformation that incites hate or prejudice
• Misinformation related to emergencies that may induce panic
• Medical misinformation that could cause physical harm
• Content that misleads users about elections or civic processes

We encourage users to share original content. Content that infringes on the intellectual property rights of others is prohibited and will be removed.

Copyright protects original works such as music, images, and video. Trademarks protect words, symbols, and designs that identify a product or service. Use of copyrighted or trademarked material may be permitted under applicable doctrines such as fair use, or for purposes of commentary, criticism, parody, or fan content.

Users may not share content that violates or infringes on the copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights of others.

We prohibit any activity that undermines the security or reliability of Tapp’d.

Examples of prohibited content and behavior include but are not limited to:

• Attempting to hack, compromise, or bypass the security measures of Tapp’d’s website, app, or associated networks
• Distributing malicious files, including viruses, trojans, worms, or logic bombs
• Reverse engineering, decompiling, or attempting to extract the source code of Tapp’d
• Using automated scripts or tools to collect information from Tapp’d

Tapp’d is intended for users aged 18 and over. Users under the age of 18 are not permitted on our platform.

We are committed to ensuring Tapp’d is never used to produce, distribute, or engage with content that sexually exploits or abuses minors. Any content depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of a minor, including digitally created or manipulated content, is strictly prohibited and will be removed immediately upon detection.

If we identify suspected child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on Tapp’d, we immediately remove it and make a report to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) via their CyberTipline, and to any other relevant legal authorities. NCMEC reviews these reports and shares them with the relevant law enforcement agencies so they can investigate and combat CSAM. We immediately investigate any user who attempts to share suspected CSAM on Tapp’d and take appropriate action. Any user found to have shared, distributed, or attempted to share CSAM will be permanently banned from the platform.

Users who have been convicted of sexual offenses against children are not permitted to hold an account on Tapp’d. Any self-disclosed indication that an account holder is a minor sex offender may result in immediate account removal.

Examples of prohibited content and behavior include but are not limited to:

• Content that depicts, promotes, or glorifies the sexual exploitation or abuse of minors
• Content that solicits, produces, or distributes child sexual abuse material (CSAM)

If you believe a user is in breach of these Community Guidelines, please report it to us at help@tappdapp.com. We take all reports seriously and are committed to keeping Tapp’d a safe and trustworthy platform for everyone.