Code of Conduct – Upinion

UPINION – CODE OF CONDUCT

Last updated: May 23 2018

We want all our users to have a positive experience using Upinion. We therefore ask you to respect these guidelines.

Honesty: We want our Platform to be a safe place for people to share their opinions. Abusing the trust of our Respondents or making false or inaccurate statements about your skills, experience or activities is not permitted.

Your account: Do not create an account for anyone other than yourself without their permission. Do not create or use multiple accounts. You will not share your password, let anyone else access your account, or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of your account. If we disable your account, you will not create another one without our permission. We reserve the right to remove or reclaim usernames or other identifiers if we believe it is appropriate to do so – for example, if you are infringing someone else’s trademark.

Spam, viruses and malware: We hate spam. You must not use your account to pass on directed commercial information or advertising of any kind. You must not collect users’ content or information or otherwise access our Platform using automated means (such as harvesting bots, robots, spiders, or scrapers) without our explicit permission. You must not engage in unlawful multi-level marketing, such as pyramid schemes. You will not upload viruses or other malicious code.

Appropriate language: Conversations must not contain inappropriate or offensive language, and should be conducted in a professional, friendly tone. Conversations should never contain hate speech that promotes or condones violence against individuals or groups based on race, ethnic origin, religion, disability, gender, age, nationality, sexual orientation or gender identity. Do not use our Platform to harass or threaten Respondents, and do not encourage others to engage in those activities. We have a zero-tolerance policy against bullies.

Age: It is not permitted to invite children under the age of 12 to join Groups, and you must not target Respondents of 18 years or younger, either directly or indirectly. Please take special care when having Conversations with people between the ages of 12 and 28. Do not upload or share Content that involves the exploitation or abuse of children. We will remove such Content and take appropriate action.

Personal and confidential information: Do not ask for or share other people’s personal and confidential information such as credit card details, ID numbers, passwords or pin codes.

Targeting certain demographics and subjects: Conversations that request sensitive personal data such as ethnicity, race, immigration status, sexual behaviour or orientation are not allowed. We reserve the right to block Conversations at our discretion.

Intellectual Property: Do not infringe on any intellectual property rights, including, without limitation, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets.

Gambling: We do not allow you to create Conversations that contain images, videos, web links or messages that promote gambling behaviour, gambling websites or gambling related services.

Adult content: We do not allow Conversations that are sexually oriented, related to pornography or contain nudity.

Violence: Conversations must not refer to any crime, war or gruesome situation that will likely offend, shock or disturb any Respondent.

Illegal activities: Do not use our Platform to engage in illegal activities or to promote dangerous or illegal activities.

Alcohol, tobacco and drugs: Conversations that relate to the use of alcohol, tobacco or tobacco-related products, or to illegal drugs or substances claiming to provide unsubstantiated health benefits, are not permitted.

Health care & medicines: Conversations that relate to the use of pharmaceutical products, prescription drugs, false health claims, miracle cures or suggested surgery are not allowed.

Regulated goods & services: Conversations that promote regulated goods or services including, but not limited to, tobacco, alcohol, gambling, pharmaceuticals, fireworks, weapons, health/medical devices, investment consulting, credit card services, insurance and surveillance equipment are not permitted.

Report a violation: You must not facilitate or encourage any violations of this Code of Conduct. If you notice any violation, please send an email to [email protected].