Community Guidelines

(Date of Last Revision: April 11, 2024)
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Scope
The Fide Community Guidelines apply to any  venue that is part of the Fide community, including but not limited to  the Fide mobile apps and any other event or forum hosted by Fide (we’ll  refer to all of these together as “Fide” going forward).
All content you post on Fide is subject to these Community Guidelines.

Spirit
We want to provide a friendly, safe, and  welcoming environment for all. These Community Guidelines are intended  to help you understand the kinds of things we don’t want or permit on  Fide, and we may remove you or your content for violating the spirit if  not the letter of the Guidelines.

Before you post anything please consider whether it might hurt or offend someone, and don’t post it if so.

We want to hear from you and the community if  you think our rules aren’t fair or effective, but we will act in our own discretion to take down content when we think the spirit of the  Guidelines has been violated, if we encounter new, unforeseen harms or  threats that aren’t explicitly covered, or if we believe people are  being harmed by you or the content you’re creating.

A Note on Context
Context matters when it comes to determining  if content violates our guidelines, and we will use context in making  our enforcement decisions. When creating content, including posting  comments, consider your intention: is it to shock, insult, harass,  deride, mock, or incite? If so, don’t post it.

Even if a word or image may not in and of  itself violate our guidelines, using it in a way that may reasonably  harm, insult, or shock others, for example as a slur, is not permitted.
We may consider off-platform behavior and other context when assessing content for violations of our Community Guidelines.

Enforcement
If you violate our Community Guidelines, the actions we may take in response to reported content or behavior include:

• Issuing a warning / educating on the Community Guidelines

• Removing offending content

• Terminating or limiting the visibility of your account or content

• Notifying law enforcement
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If your account is terminated for violating  our Terms of Service or these Community Guidelines, you are not allowed  to use Fide again.
Blocking and Reporting

Community reporting helps us keep Fide safe.  Please use the reporting flag and blocking tools in the app to report  problematic content or behavior, or contact us at hello@fide.co.

Content Policies
Sexually Explicit Content

• We prohibit the use of our app to promote or distribute pornographic content.

• We report all instances of child sexual exploitation to  authorities. Never post, save, or send nude or sexually explicit content involving anyone under the age of 18 — even of yourself. Never ask a  minor to send sexually explicit content.

• Breastfeeding and other depictions of nudity in certain non-sexual contexts may be permitted.
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Harassment & Bullying

• We prohibit bullying or harassment of any kind. If someone blocks you, you may not contact them from another account.

• You may not engage in targeted deadnaming or misgendering of any other user.

• Sharing another person’s private information and  pictures of people in private spaces — like a bathroom, bedroom, locker  room or a medical facility — without their knowledge and consent is not  allowed.

• If someone is depicted in your content and asks you to remove it, please do! Respect the privacy rights of others.
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Threats, Violence & Harm

• Encouraging violence or dangerous behavior is prohibited — never intimidate or threaten to harm a person, a group of people, or  someone’s property.

• Content showing gratuitous or graphic violence, including animal abuse, is not allowed.

• We don’t allow the glorification of self-harm, including the promotion of self-injury, suicide, or eating disorders
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Impersonation, Deceptive Practices & False Information

• We prohibit pretending to be someone (or something) that you’re not, or attempting to deceive people about who you are. This  includes impersonating your friends, celebrities, brands, or other  organizations.

• We prohibit spreading false information that causes harm or is malicious, such as denying the existence of tragic events,  unsubstantiated medical claims, undermining the integrity of civic  processes, or manipulating content for false or misleading purposes.

• We disallow spam and deceptive practices, including imitating Fide or Focal App Inc.
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Illegal Activity

• Don’t use Fide for any illegal activity — including to  promote criminal activity; facilitate or participate in cybercrime; or  to buy, sell or facilitate sales of illegal or regulated drugs,  contraband, weapons, and counterfeit goods or documents.

• We prohibit the promotion of regulated goods or industries, including illegal gambling, tobacco products, and alcohol.
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Hate Speech, Hate Groups, and Terrorism

• Hate speech or content that demeans, defames, or  promotes discrimination or violence on the basis of race, color, caste,  ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender  identity, disability, or veteran status, immigration status,  socio-economic status, age, weight or pregnancy status is prohibited.

• Terrorist, extremist and hate groups are prohibited from using our platform. We have no tolerance for content that advocates or  advances violent extremism or terrorism.
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Intellectual Property and other Rights

• Don’t share content that violates anyone’s intellectual property or other rights.

• You agree that your content will not contain material  subject to copyright or other proprietary rights, unless you have  necessary permission or are otherwise legally entitled to post the  material and to grant Fide the license to use it.