TruffleLive Community Standards

 

Last revised: September 2021

Welcome to trufflelive!

This is a place to express, create, share and connect. We want to harness the power of a global community of people that feel good and safe about expressing themselves when posting content, broadcasting videos, messaging each other and even when simply consuming content!

Creativity and personal expression matter most to us, but we also want to make everyone feel at home. Understand that here you are free to be yourself, as long as you do it legally and do not harm other people's rights in the process.

As such, these Community Standards, in addition to our Agreement, provide some clarification on what you should not post, share or promote. Violation of these standards may result in your account and/or content being removed or suspended.

 

You should not broadcast, post, share, or promote any of the following content:

Harassment, Bullying, or Hateful Speech

• Discriminatory or hateful remarks towards gender, religion or faith, race or ethnicity, age or disability, physical appearance, or sexual orientation is forbidden;
• Altering images of another individual shared with intent to publicly shame or bully is not permitted;
• Profanity intended to hurt another individual is not permitted;
• Blackmail or harassment of any kind is not permitted;
• Endangering minors, including but not limited to inappropriate comments made in a live broadcast, are not permitted.

 

Intellectual Property and DMCA

• Broadcasting or posting of content that infringes a third party’s copyrights and/or trademarks is forbidden. This includes, but is not limited to broadcasting professional sporting events, concerts and cinematic presentations, as well as sharing other user's broadcasting content, television shows, movies, content from other websites, pictures, etc.;
• Before broadcasting, ask yourself if the content is original and if you are authorized to broadcast. Search for signs in places that might indicate you are not allowed to broadcast, but mostly use your good sense;
• Avoid using copyrighted background music, as it will inevitably cause a copyright complaint;

• You should only share content that you own, or that you are otherwise authorized to share. We encourage you to assess your content for adherence to applicable intellectual property laws and the proper application of principles such as fair use, and to secure all appropriate rights needed, before sharing your content. Any unauthorized content you share may be subject to a takedown. Multiple violations may lead to a permanent suspension of your account.

 

Respect Other People's Rights and Privacy

• Avoid filming other people without their approval or consent, even if implicit. Make sure they understand that they are being filmed and that it will be broadcasted live;
• Do not invade the privacy of others. It is prohibited to share content that may reveal private personal information about individuals, or their private property, without permission;
• Do not post content or information that would violate your employer’s internal policies.

Violence, Self-Mutilation or Self-Destructive Behavior

• Encouraging any form of physical violence against an individual or any group of people, including threatening or promoting terrorism is strictly forbidden. We will carefully review any reports of threats;
• Self-mutilation and/or bodily harm, or animal abuse is forbidden;

• Any activity that may endanger your life or lead to your physical harm is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: suicide threats, intentional physical trauma, illegal use of drugs, illegal or dangerous consumption of alcohol, and dangerous or distracted driving.

 

Impersonation

• Pretending to be another individual with the intent to deceive others is forbidden;
• Using a 3^rd party trademark in a manner that may mislead or confuse is forbidden.

 

Criminal Activities

• Predatory behavior, stalking, threats, harassment, intimidation, invading privacy, revealing other people’s personal information, and inciting others to commit violent acts are taken very seriously. We report any sexually predatory behavior to the competent authorities for further criminal action, and intend to fully cooperate with authorities in such cases;
• Violence or harm towards people, businesses, property, or animals is not permitted;
• The use or display of drugs and/or drug related paraphernalia is not permitted;
• The promotion of illegal products or services including, but not limited to, counterfeit goods and illegal drugs is forbidden;
• The sale or promotion of goods that you are unauthorized to sell, including but not limited to, pharmaceutical products and services and tobacco products is not permitted.

 

Nudity or Sexualized Content

• Nudity and sexually suggestive content and/or behavior is forbidden;
• The offering of sexual services (including escort services and/or filmed sexual activity) is forbidden.

Dress Code for Broadcasters

• Lingerie, panties, see-through garments, fishnet stockings, or any clothing that is sexually suggestive is prohibited;
• Swimsuits are only allowed in pools or nearby outdoor waters.

 

Content Labeling

• Help us and other users by accurately labeling your content to the best of your ability. When choosing a category or tag, please choose whichever best describes your content.

 

Reporting Abuse

Because trufflelive is a community, we rely heavily on all of your support and we welcome you to report any content or activity that you believe may be in violation of our Community Standards. If you come across any such abusive content or activity, please report the activity to us via email at: help@Trufflelive.com or using the dedicated reporting button.

Remember to include a brief description of the violation and also a screenshot showing the offender’s username and the abusive content or activity.

Government authorities may also sometimes ask us to remove content that violates local laws, but does not violate our Community Standards. If we find, after careful legal review, that the content is illegal under local law, then we may choose to make it unavailable in that specific country or territory.

Please also keep the following in mind:

• We reserve the right to take discretionary action at any time if we believe that any activity on trufflelive violates any of the Community Standards outlined above. Remember, not all disagreeable or disturbing content violates our Community Standards. trufflelive reserves the right to allow sensitive content when it is deemed to be artistic, educational, scientific or newsworthy, so reporting potentially abusive content doesn't guarantee that it will be removed because it may not in fact violate our Community Standards, in our discretion.
• We take your reports seriously, and in most cases, will rely upon you for information about why a broadcast, user account, or user activity may be violating our Community Standards. Therefore, if you report any abusive content, please also tell us why you think that content should be removed (e.g., does it involve sexual, illegal, or violent activity?).
• Note that our review decisions may change from time to time, after receiving additional context about a specific broadcast, user account, or user activity, or after seeing new, violating content appearing in a broadcast or on a user account page.
• The penalty for violating our Community Standards may vary, in our sole discretion, based on the severity of the violation, and the user’s history on trufflelive. For example, we reserve the right to issue a warning for a first violation, with continued or more severe violations resulting in a user’s suspension (e.g. temporarily restrict a user’s ability to broadcast, or view or comment on a trufflelive broadcast) or permanent ban from trufflelive.