Trendly Community Rules and Terms of Use Last Updated: September 17, 2025 Welcome to Trendly! Our mission is to create a safe, respectful, and enjoyable environment for everyone. To achieve this, we require all users to adhere to the following community guidelines and terms. By creating an account or using the Trendly app, you agree to these rules. Violating these rules can result in content removal, account suspension, or a permanent ban. --- ### **1. Community Safety and Respect** The safety of our users is our top priority. We are committed to fostering a positive community. * **No Harassment or Bullying:** Do not engage in personal attacks, insults, threats, stalking, or any form of targeted harassment. This includes encouraging others to harass an individual or group. * **No Hate Speech:** Content that promotes violence, discrimination, or disparages on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, caste, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, serious disease, disability, or immigration status is strictly forbidden. * **Respect Privacy:** Do not share another person's private information without their explicit consent (doxxing). This includes, but is not limited to, addresses, phone numbers, private photos/videos, or other personal identifying data. ### **2. Content Guidelines: What Not to Post** To keep Trendly safe and appropriate for a diverse audience, the following content is not allowed: * **Sexually Explicit or Adult Content:** Do not post pornography, nudity with a sexual purpose, or any sexually explicit material. * **Graphic Violence and Gore:** Do not post content that is excessively gory or depicts extreme violence, except in a newsworthy or documentary context with clear warnings. * **Self-Harm and Dangerous Acts:** Do not post content that encourages, glorifies, or provides instructions for self-harm, suicide, or dangerous acts that could lead to serious injury. * **Spam and Misleading Content:** Do not post repetitive, irrelevant, or unsolicited content. Spreading misinformation, impersonating others, engaging in fraudulent schemes (phishing), or manipulating engagement metrics is prohibited. * **Intellectual Property Infringement:** Respect copyrights and trademarks. Only post content that you have created or have explicit permission to share. Give proper credit where it is due. ### **3. Prohibited Malicious and Illegal Use** Trendly is not a platform for illegal activities or for causing harm. Any attempt to misuse our app for malicious purposes will be met with a zero-tolerance policy. * **No Promotion of Illegal Activities:** Do not promote, encourage, or provide instructions for illegal acts. This includes topics such as illicit drugs, illegal weapons, and piracy. * **No Coordinated Harm or Criminal Activity:** You may not use Trendly to organize, promote, or participate in any criminal activity or to coordinate real-world harm against individuals, groups, or property. This includes promoting terrorism, organized crime, or hate groups. * **Compliance with Local Laws:** You are responsible for complying with all laws and regulations in your country. If you engage in illegal activity on our platform that violates the laws of your jurisdiction, you are subject to prosecution by the authorities in your country. We will cooperate with law enforcement agencies as required by law. ### **4. Our Intellectual Property and Your License to Use Trendly** We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable license to use the Trendly application for your personal, non-commercial use. Your use of our service is governed by the following restrictions: * **Our Assets Are Protected:** The Trendly name, logo, source code, user interface, branding, and all other assets ("Our Assets") are the exclusive property of Trendly and are protected by intellectual property laws. * **No Modification or Reuse:** You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, decompile, reverse-engineer, or create derivative works from Our Assets or any part of the application. The app is for you to use, not to remake. * **Permission Required for Other Uses:** If you wish to use any of Our Assets for any purpose not explicitly permitted by these rules, you must obtain our prior written consent. * **Consequences of Violation:** Unauthorized use, modification, or distribution of Our Assets is a serious breach of these terms. If we discover any such activity, we reserve the right to pursue all available legal actions against the responsible parties to the fullest extent of the law. ### **5. Help Us Keep the Community Safe: Please Report Violations** You are a vital part of keeping the Trendly community safe. We strongly encourage you to report any post, user, or behavior that you believe breaks our community rules. * **How to Report:** Use the in-app reporting feature to flag content. This is the fastest way to bring potential violations to the attention of our moderation team. * **Why Reporting Matters:** Your reports help us identify and remove harmful content and protect other users from negative experiences. By working together, we can maintain a healthier community. * **No False Reporting:** Please use the reporting feature responsibly. Submitting false reports or targeting users with malicious reporting is a violation of these rules and may result in action against your own account. ### **6. Account and Age Requirements** * **Age Requirement:** You must be at least **13 years old OR the minimum age required to consent to data processing in your country** to use Trendly. * **Account Responsibility:** You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account. Keep your password secure and do not share your account credentials. --- ### **7. Moderation and Enforcement** * **Our Rights:** We reserve the right to review, moderate, and remove any content or user account that we believe violates the letter or spirit of these rules, with or without prior notice. * **Changes to Rules:** These rules may be updated as our community evolves. We will do our best to notify you of significant changes, but it is your responsibility to review them periodically. Your continued use of the app after changes have been made constitutes your acceptance of the new rules. Thank you for being a part of the Trendly community and for helping us create a positive and engaging space for everyone!