AUP (Acceptable Use Policy)
Here are some common-sense rules that'll help you steer clear of trouble. Please take these rules seriously and take them to heart. Don't try to look for loopholes or try to lawyer your way around the guidelines—just understand them and try to respect the spirit in which they were created.
Harassment and Cyberbullying
We want you to use Shortfundly without fear of being subjected to malicious harassment. In cases where harassment crosses the line into a malicious attack it can be reported and will be removed. In other cases, users may be mildly annoying or petty and should simply be ignored.
Harassment may include:
- Abusive videos, comments, messages
- Revealing someone's personal information
- Maliciously recording someone without their consent
- Deliberately posting content in order to humiliate someone
- Making hurtful and negative comments/videos about another person
- Unwanted sexualization, which encompasses sexual harassment or sexual bullying in any form
Impersonation
Activities such as copying a user's channel layout, using a similar username, or posing as another person in comments, emails, or videos may be considered harassment. In cases where our team determines that an account was established to impersonate another channel or individual, the account will be removed.
There are two ways that impersonation can happen on Shortfundly:
- Impersonation of a channel
A user copies a channel's profile, background, or text, and writes comments to make it look like somebody else's channel posted the comments. If you feel that your channel is being impersonated, please contact us.
- Impersonation of an individual
A user creates a channel or video using another individual's real name, image, or other personal information to deceive people into thinking they are someone else on Shortfundly. If you feel that you are being impersonated, please contact us.
Nudity or Sexual Content
Shortfundly is not for pornography or sexually explicit content. If this describes your video—even if it's a video of yourself—don't post it on Shortfundly. Also, be advised that we work closely with law enforcement and we report child exploitation.
Violent or Graphic Content
It's not okay to post violent or gory content that's primarily intended to be shocking, sensational, or disrespectful. If posting graphic content in a news or documentary context, please be mindful to provide enough information to help people understand what's going on in the video. Don't encourage others to commit specific acts of violence.
Hateful Content
Our products are platforms for free expression. But we don't support content that promotes or condones violence against individuals or groups based on:
- Race or ethnic origin
- Religion
- Disability
- Gender
- Age
- Nationality
- Veteran status
- Sexual orientation/gender identity
If the primary purpose of your content is to incite hatred on the basis of these characteristics, it crosses the line.
Spam, Misleading Metadata, and Scams
Everyone hates spam. Don't create misleading descriptions, tags, titles, or thumbnails in order to increase views. It's not okay to post large amounts of untargeted, unwanted, or repetitive content, including comments and private messages.
Harmful or Dangerous Content
Don't post videos that encourage others to do things that might cause them to get badly hurt—especially kids. Videos showing such harmful or dangerous acts may get age-restricted or removed depending on their severity.
Threats
Things like predatory behavior, stalking, threats, harassment, intimidation, invading privacy, revealing other people's personal information, and inciting others to commit violent acts or to violate the Terms of Use are taken very seriously. Anyone caught doing these things may be permanently banned from Shortfundly.
