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Hunch Community Guidelines

We have created the Community Guidelines (‘Guidelines’) to ensure that Hunch remains a safe, inclusive, and respectful Platform for anyone who accesses and creates an account on Hunch (‘Users’). These Guidelines outline what is considered unacceptable content and behavior on Hunch, as well as the actions that may be taken in the event of any violation. By using Hunch, you agree to abide by these Guidelines.

These Guidelines apply to all types of Content (which includes all polls, poll options, descriptions, comments, user profiles, profile photos, videos, bios and any other form of communication, like text, chats, images, generative AI, links or attachments, emojis, and other creative tools) or behavior on the Hunch App and Website (‘Platform’) — and to all Hunch Users around the world.

These Community Guidelines, read with the Hunch Terms of Use and Privacy Policy form the User Agreement. Any terms not defined in these guidelines shall have the same meaning as defined in the Hunch Terms of Use or anywhere else in the User Agreement.

Overview

At Hunch, we are committed to maintaining a safe and respectful community for all our Users. To support this commitment, we provide robust reporting mechanisms and a diligent enforcement approach.

We encourage you to report any behavior or content that violates our Community Guidelines using our reporting feature available on the Platform. Our team rigorously reviews all reports to identify violations of our Guidelines. In case of violations of these Guidelines, we may take several actions, including removal of content, terminating or restricting access to Hunch, and if required, notifying law enforcement agencies of potential violations of law. In case we determine that a User poses a danger to others, either on or off Hunch, we reserve the right to remove, restrict, or terminate their account access.

If your account is terminated for breaching our Guidelines, you are prohibited from using Hunch again or attempting to circumvent this termination.

To further safeguard our community, our product design includes features that limit potentially harmful behavior. These features include requiring Users to follow each other before messaging each other, the ability to block Users whose content you may find inappropriate, and an option to turn on a sensitive content filter on the Platform. By integrating these features into our Platform, we aim to proactively prevent behaviors that contravene these Guidelines, ensuring Hunch remains a secure and enjoyable Platform for everyone.

SAFETY

  1. Sexual Abuse and Exploitation

    1. General Restrictions

      • Fetish Content: Content that involves extreme fetishes like acts leading to death, dismemberment, cannibalism, masochism, incest, bestiality, and necrophilia is prohibited. This includes any text or imagery depicting violence associated with sexual acts, such as rape or violent sexual assault.
      • Non-Consensual Sharing: Posting, sharing, or threatening to share intimate photos or videos produced or distributed without the consent of the individuals involved is strictly prohibited. Content that depicts, promotes, or glorifies non-consensual sexual touching, forced stripping, or any form of sexual assault is not allowed. This includes sharing real or digitally manipulated (fake) photos or videos, sharing or threatening to share imagery, descriptions, statements of intent, calls for action, or mocking victims.
      • Commercial Sexual Activities/Sexual Solicitation: Any commercial activity related to pornography or sexual interactions, whether online or offline, is not allowed. We restrict content that offers or solicits adult commercial services, including escort services and paid sexual fetishes or domination activities. Offering or asking for sex, sexual partners, sex chats, or nude photos is not allowed.
      • Sexual Harassment, Exploitation, and Abuse: Hunch prohibits content that threatens or promotes sexual violence, sexual assault, or any form of sexual exploitation, including sex trafficking and coercive behavior that pressures or threatens members of the community. Coercing money, favors, or intimate imagery with threats is prohibited. Threatening or stating an intent to share private sexual conversations without consent is not allowed. Content that identifies victims or survivors of sexual assault will be taken down when reported by the victim or survivor.

    2. Context-Specific Allowances/Exceptions

      • Victims Sharing Experiences: Content where victims share their own experiences of sexual violence or exploitation is allowed. This includes narratives and statements containing descriptions of non-consensual sexual touching, provided they are shared by the survivor or in support of the survivor.
      • Awareness Raising: Content shared to raise awareness about non-consensual sexual touching or exploitation is allowed if it is shared without entertainment or sensational context, the survivor is not identifiable, and the content does not involve nudity.
      • Real-World Art: Imagery depicting non-consensual sexual touching or forced stripping in real-world art depicting non-real people is allowed if it includes a condemning caption.
      • Educational and News Reporting Contexts: Content discussing sexual violence, exploitation, sex worker rights advocacy, or sex work regulation in educational, awareness-raising, or news reporting contexts is allowed. This includes content expressing desire for sexual activity, promoting sex education, discussing sexual practices or experiences, or offering classes or programs that teach about sex.

  2. Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Nudity

    These guidelines on child sexual exploitation, abuse, and nudity are designed to create a safe online environment for Hunch Users.

    1. General Restrictions

      • Child Sexual Exploitation: Any Content that involves, supports, or encourages sexual exploitation or abuse of minors is strictly prohibited. This includes real minors, AI-generated content, fictional characters, and dolls. Strict action will be taken against any Content or Users that promote(s) the sharing of child sexual exploitation imagery, child grooming, sextortion, trafficking, or any other inappropriate interaction targeted at a child. For the purpose of these Guidelines, child grooming means befriending a child online to facilitate, either online or offline, sexual contact and/or exchanging sexual imagery with that child.
      • Illustrated or Computer-Generated Content: Realistic depictions of a human child in a sexually explicit context are prohibited.
      • Solicitation: Content that solicits sexual content or activity involving children, including Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), is not allowed. This includes advertising or solicitation of a child for commercial sexual exploitation.
      • Inappropriate Interactions: Content that facilitates inappropriate interactions with minors, such as arranging sexual encounters or exposing children to sexually explicit material, is prohibited.
      • Sextortion: Content that attempts to exploit minors by threatening or blackmailing them into providing explicit content, extorting money or favors is not allowed.
      • Child Nudity: Content depicting child nudity, even if shared with good intentions, is generally removed to prevent potential abuse by others.
      • Sexualized Commentary: Comments about or directed at a known or unknown minor in a sexualized manner are not permitted.
      • Links to Third-Party Sites: Sharing links to sites that host child sexual exploitation material is also a violation.
      • Child Abuse: Imagery depicting non-sexual child abuse is also prohibited, unless it serves a specific purpose like bringing a child back to safety.
      • Any other Content in any form which depicts sexualization and sexual exploitation of minors, in any form.

    2. Context-Specific Allowances/Exceptions

      • Help-Seeking Behavior: Conversations about individuals who may struggle with an attraction to minors may be permitted if they seek help and are not violating these Guidelines.
      • Advocacy: Advocacy against illegal or harmful activity involving minors is allowed, provided no material associated with children as listed above is shared.

  3. Harassment and Bullying

    Hunch’s Guidelines are designed to balance freedom of expression with the need to protect individuals from abuse and harassment. We take a proactive stance against behaviors that could lead to emotional or physical harm, with specific rules against targeted harassment.

    1. General Restrictions

      • Targeted Harassment: Malicious and repeated targeting of individuals or a group of individuals with the intent to degrade or humiliate them is prohibited.
      • Encouraging Harassment: Calls for others to harass individuals or groups, either online or offline, are not allowed.
      • Threats and Attacks: Calls for self-injury, suicide, or attacks based on sexual assault experiences are banned. This includes statements of intent to engage in bullying or harassment and calls for exclusion based on any characteristic.
      • Degrading Content: Content that degrades individuals during private moments is prohibited, or expresses disgust toward individuals depicted in vulnerable situations, such as menstruating, urinating, vomiting, or defecating, is prohibited.
      • Insults and Abuses: Severe or repetitive use of insults or abuses to intimidate others is not allowed. This includes but is not limited to derogatory terms related to sexual activity, appearance, and claims about sexual orientation or gender identity.

    2. Context-Specific Allowances/Exceptions

      • Condemning Bullying and Harassment: Content shared to condemn or draw attention to bullying and harassment is allowed if the context and intent are clear.

  4. Suicide and Self-Injury

    1. General Restrictions

      • Promotion and Encouragement: Content that promotes, glorifies, or encourages suicide, self-harm, or eating disorders is not allowed.
      • Explicit Encouragement: Content that explicitly encourages someone to harm themselves or commit suicide is prohibited.
      • Seeking Partners: Content that seeks encouragement or partners for self-harm or suicide is banned.
      • Methods and Instructions: Providing detailed methods or instructions for self-harm or suicide is prohibited.
      • Graphic Self-Injury Imagery: Content depicting graphic self-injury imagery is not allowed.
      • Mocking Victims or Survivors: Content that mocks victims or survivors of suicide, self-injury, or eating disorders is prohibited.
      • Real-Time Depictions: Content depicting a person who engaged in a suicide attempt or death by suicide is prohibited.

    2. Context-Specific Allowances/Exceptions

      • Personal Stories: Sharing personal stories about self-harm or suicide for educational or advocacy purposes is allowed.
      • Coping Mechanisms: Discussing coping mechanisms and providing resources for support is permitted.
      • Educational and Research Discussions: Educational and research discussions on suicide prevention are encouraged.
      • Recovery Context: Content about recovery from suicide, self-injury, or eating disorders is allowed but may be placed behind a sensitivity screen if it contains imagery that could be upsetting, such as healed scars.

  5. Support Resources

    When Users post or search for suicide or self-injury-related content, they will be directed to the Hunch Trust and Safety Centre, where Users can contact us on the provided email address to seek support.

  6. Posting Someone’s Private or Personal Information

    We do not allow sharing of Content that belongs to another person, that contains personal information as defined below or as per the Privacy Policy, whichever is applicable. We respect the privacy and personal information of individuals, ensuring a safe and secure environment for all Users.

    1. General Restrictions

      • Personally Identifiable Information (PII): Sharing any content that includes personally identifiable information about oneself or others without consent is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to:
        • Personal identification numbers and identity documents such as Adhaar Card numbers, Social Security Numbers (SSN), passport numbers, government IDs, and civil registry documents (e.g., birth, marriage, death certificates).
        • Digital identity information, such as passwords, pins, or codes that authenticate access to online identities, including email addresses, social media accounts, and streaming services.
      • Contact Information: Posting personal contact information of others, including phone numbers and email addresses, without consent is not allowed.
      • Financial Information: Sharing non-public financial records or statements, bank account numbers with security or pin codes, credit or debit card information with validity dates or security pins or codes, and digital payment method information is prohibited.
      • Residential Information: Posting private residential addresses, GPS pins, or images of private residences without consent is forbidden.
      • Medical Information: Sharing medical, psychological, biometric, or genetic information of others when it is clear that the information comes from medical records or other official documents is prohibited.
      • Hacked Information: Sharing content obtained from hacked sources, regardless of whether the affected person is a public figure or a private individual, is prohibited.

    2. Context-Specific Allowances/Exceptions

      • Public Information: Links to publicly available profiles or information that has been made public by the individual themselves may be shared.
      • Promoting Charitable Causes: Contact information and partial addresses shared to promote charitable causes are allowed.
      • Finding Missing People, Animals, or Objects: Contact information and partial addresses shared to facilitate finding missing people, animals, or objects are allowed.

OBJECTIONABLE CONTENT

  1. Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity

    We at Hunch aim to create a balanced environment where discussions and artistic expressions involving adult nudity and sexual activity are allowed under specific, regulated contexts.

    1. General Restrictions

      • Explicit Sexual Content: Display of explicit sexual activities, including sexual intercourse and stimulation is strictly prohibited. This encompasses any visual depictions, such as videos, images, and live streams, showing sexual intercourse, genital stimulation, oral-genital contact, or penetration with any object.
      • Implicit Sexual Content: Implied sexual activities, which suggest or insinuate sexual acts without showing them directly, are prohibited. This includes content that implies sexual activities through gestures, sounds, or partial nudity suggesting sexual intercourse or stimulation.
      • Pornographic Content: Pornographic content, defined as material intended to cause sexual arousal, including explicit nudity and sexual acts, is strictly prohibited. This includes any form of media—videos, images, texts, or links—designed to sexually arouse the viewer, such as pornographic films, explicit erotic literature, and images showing sexual acts. Nudity intended to cause sexual arousal is also considered pornographic and is prohibited. Additionally, sharing or promoting links to external pornographic websites or platforms that host pornographic content is strictly prohibited. Any promotion, solicitation, or advertisement of commercial pornographic services, such as paid subscriptions to adult content websites or services, is likewise prohibited.
      • Sexually Explicit Language: Graphic descriptions of a state of sexual arousal, sexual intercourse, or fetish scenarios are not allowed unless shared in a humorous, satirical, or educational context, as a sexual metaphor, or as sexual cursing.

    2. Context-Specific Allowances/Exceptions

      • Artistic and Public Interest: Nudity for artistic expression or in the context of current or historical events that are in the public interest is allowed. This includes photographs of paintings, sculptures, and other art forms that depict nude figures.
      • Medical or Health Context: Imagery of genitalia, anus, or sexual activity is allowed if it serves a medical or health-related purpose, such as gender confirmation surgery or cancer prevention. Images that include female nipples are allowed in the context of breastfeeding and post-mastectomy scarring.
      • Birth and After-Birth Moments: Visible genitalia is allowed in the context of giving birth and moments immediately after.
      • Humorous, Satirical, or Educational Contexts: Sexually explicit language is allowed if shared in a humorous, satirical, or educational context, as a sexual metaphor, or as sexual cursing.
      • Recognized Fictional Media: Content from established media (movies, TV shows, literature) where implied sexual activities are part of the narrative but are not the primary focus is allowed.
      • Recognized Advertisements: Advertisements that adhere to advertising standards and do not focus on sexual acts but may imply adult content in a non-explicit manner are permitted.

  2. Hate Speech

    Hunch emphasizes free expression as a human right and aims to represent diverse perspectives. These Guidelines aim to protect individuals from being attacked based on protected characteristics to promote freedom of expression without intimidation or exclusion. Hate speech is defined as direct attacks on marginalized or vulnerable groups, including groups based on their religion, race, ethnicity, place of origin, gender, disability, and more. 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.

    1. General Restrictions

      • Hateful References: Content that references violence or violent events primarily targeting a protected category is prohibited. This includes dehumanizing comparisons (e.g., likening to animals, pathogens, or criminals) and mocking victims of hate crimes.
      • Incitement: Behavior that incites fear, harassment, or discrimination against any individual or group is banned. This includes calls for self-injury, suicide, or harm and statements advocating for harm (e.g., contracting a disease, experiencing a natural disaster).
      • Slurs and Tropes: Repeated use of slurs or content that degrades or reinforces negative stereotypes about individuals or groups is not allowed. This includes harmful stereotypes historically linked to violence or exclusion, such as Blackface or Holocaust denial.
      • Dehumanization: Dehumanizing any individual or group based on protected characteristics is forbidden. This includes comparisons to animals, filth, disease, and subhuman status.
      • Hateful Imagery: Use of logos, symbols, or images promoting hostility based on any individual or group of individuals is banned. This includes derogatory photoshops or drawings.
      • Hateful Profile: Profiles cannot use hateful images or engage in abusive behavior. This includes expressions of contempt, disgust, or dismissal based on protected characteristics.
      • Sexual Activity and Identity: Content that derogatorily targets individuals based on sexual activity or gender identity, such as using terms like “whore” or “slut,” is prohibited.
      • Exclusion and Segregation: Calls for exclusion or segregation in any form, including political, economic, and social exclusion based on protected characteristics, are not allowed.

    2. Context-Specific Allowances/Exceptions

      • Condemnation and Awareness: Content that includes slurs or hate speech to condemn it or raise awareness, provided the intent is clear, is allowed. This includes educational, documentary, scientific, or artistic content that condemns or provides context to hate speech.
      • Satire and Criticism: Content that is satirical or criticizes hate speech, provided the satirical or critical intent is clear, is permitted.
      • Self-Referential Use: Speech, including slurs, that might otherwise violate our standards can be used self-referentially or in an empowering way, but it must be clearly indicated.

  3. Violence and Criminal Behavior

    These Guidelines are designed to prevent Content that could incite violence or lead to physical harm, with a particular focus on credible threats and high-severity violence.

    1. General Restrictions

      • Incitement of Violence: Content that encourages or depicts violence, expresses intent, calls for action, or advocates for high-severity violence is banned. This includes praising or celebrating acts of violence, showing gratitude for someone’s harm or praising violent entities and perpetrators.
      • Violent Threats: Direct threats of physical harm against individuals or groups, including threats to kill, torture, assault, or damage civilian homes and essential infrastructure. Content that threatens the unity, integrity, defense, security, or sovereignty of India or any other nation is prohibited.
      • Coded Threats: Implicit threats that are veiled or not clearly articulated but have a contextual signal indicating potential violence are subject to removal.
      • Disturbing Imagery: Content that is excessively violent or graphic, particularly if it’s sadistic or lacks context, is removed to protect Users from disturbing imagery. This includes posting of videos or images showing dismemberment, visible internal organs, severe decomposition, charred bodies, victims of cannibalism, or throat-slitting.
      • Kidnapping and Abduction: Advocacy, intent, or calls for kidnapping or abduction are not allowed, except when shared for pleas for help or awareness.
      • Weapon Instructions: Encouraging the use of weapons and dangerous objects, sharing instructions on making or using weapons is prohibited. Calls to bring weapons to places of worship, educational facilities, polling places, or similar locations are banned, especially during heightened risk periods.
      • Election-related Violence: Any violence related to voting, election administration, or outcomes is not permitted. Threats against election workers or violence-inciting claims related to elections are removed when combined with a violence signal.
      • Violent/hateful entities: Any association with or promotion of entities that engage in or advocate for violence and hate is prohibited. This includes terrorist organizations, violent extremist groups, and individuals who carry out or support violent acts.

    2. Context-Specific Allowances/Exceptions

      • Graphic Content for Awareness: Graphic content may be allowed if it is part of discussions on important issues such as human rights abuses, armed conflicts, or acts of terrorism, provided it is shared to condemn or raise awareness about these issues.
      • Educational and Documentary Context: Content that is part of educational, documentary, scientific, or artistic work containing violent or graphic content with appropriate context may be allowed.

  4. Promotion of Illegal or Regulated Activities

    At Hunch, we take all necessary measures to prevent the use of the Platform for illegal activities and unauthorized promotion of regulated goods and services, ensuring compliance with Applicable Laws and maintaining a safe environment.

    1. General Restrictions

      • Criminal Activities: Users are prohibited from using the Platform to promote, facilitate, or participate in any form of criminal activity. This includes, but is not limited to:
        • Money laundering
        • Fraud
        • Human trafficking
        • Drug trafficking
        • Organized crime
        • Unauthorized distribution of prescription medications
      • Regulated Goods and Services: Unauthorized promotion of regulated goods or services is not allowed. This includes:
        • Gambling: Unauthorized promotion of gambling services, including online casinos, sports betting, and lotteries.
        • Tobacco and Vape Products: Promotion of tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, and vaping devices is prohibited.
        • Alcohol: Unauthorized promotion of alcoholic beverages is not allowed.
        • Pharmaceuticals: Promotion of prescription medications, particularly without proper authorization, is prohibited.
        • Unverified Online Games: Content promoting or advertising online games that have not been verified as permissible under Applicable Laws is not allowed. This includes surrogate advertisements for such games.
      • Illegal Services: The promotion or facilitation of illegal services is strictly prohibited. This includes:
        • Prostitution or escort services
        • Hitman services or other forms of violence for hire
        • Hacking services or distribution of hacking tools
        • Any other service that may be considered as illegal per Applicable Laws.

    2. Contextual Allowances

      • Awareness and Advocacy: Content that discusses criminal activities, regulated goods, or illegal services for the purpose of raising awareness, condemning the activities, or advocating for legal reform is allowed, provided it does not promote or facilitate the activities.
      • Educational Content: Educational discussions about the impact and prevention of illegal activities, regulated goods, and services are permitted, provided they do not include instructions or endorsements for participating in the activities.

  5. Transactions Involving Prohibited Goods or Services

    We strictly prohibit the use of the Platform for the purchase, sale, raffle, transfer, or trade of certain goods and services that could lead to harm or are considered illegal. When considering a gift or transaction of goods or services not expressly prohibited by these Guidelines, keep in mind that Hunch is not intended to be used as a marketplace and takes no responsibility for any exchange between Users.

    1. General Restrictions

      • Firearms: No Content should attempt to engage in the sale, trade, donation, or gifting of firearms and related items.
      • Non-medical Drugs: Content related to the sale, trade, donation, or use of non-medical drugs is prohibited, including the coordination or promotion of these substances.
      • Pharmaceutical Drugs: The sale or trade of prescription drugs is prohibited.
      • Marijuana: Any Content attempting to engage in the sale, trade, donation, or request for marijuana is not allowed.
      • Endangered Species: Any Content that attempts to sell, trade, or promote endangered species or their parts, as well as Content admitting to or depicting poaching is banned.
      • Live Non-endangered Animals: Sale or trade of live non-endangered animals is restricted to legitimate entities or for rehoming purposes.
      • Human Blood: Sale or trade of human blood is prohibited, except for donations.
      • Alcohol/Tobacco: Content related to the sale or trade of alcohol or tobacco is not permitted.
      • Weight Loss Products: Miracle claims and the sale or trade of weight loss products are not allowed.
      • Historical Artifacts: The sale or trade of historical artifacts is prohibited.
      • Entheogens: The sale or trade of entheogens is banned, but discussions on their legality or medical merits are permitted.
      • Hazardous Goods and Materials: The sale or trade of hazardous goods and materials is prohibited.
      • Counterfeits: Content related to falsified official documents or counterfeits is not allowed.

  6. Integrity and Authenticity

    Hunch is designed to encourage the free flow of information and ideas, but not at the expense of truth and reliability. These Guidelines outline our approach to handling false information, deceptive practices, misinformation, and political content.

    1. General Restrictions

      • Prohibition of False Information: Content, whether in the form of text, images or videos, that spreads false or misleading information damaging to individuals or entities or causing public harm is prohibited. This includes posting false or misleading information which could damage the reputation of an individual or an entity, or cause harm to the public, or is malicious, such as denying significant tragic events, making unsubstantiated medical claims, undermining civic processes, or manipulating Content deceptively.
      • Incitement to Violence: Content that encourages, advocates, or glorifies violence, including false information that may lead to physical harm, is prohibited. This includes misinformation likely to directly contribute to the risk of imminent violence or physical harm.
      • Impersonation and Deception: Users must not impersonate others or misrepresent their identity. This includes creating accounts, profiles, or Content that deceives others into believing they are interacting with someone else.
      • Health-related Misinformation: Misleading health claims that contradict existing medical consensus, and/or can cause harm to users is prohibited. This includes advocacy of harmful, unapproved treatments, products, pharmaceuticals, substances and misinformation about vaccines and public health emergencies.
      • Spam and Deceptive Practices: We do not allow content that promotes scams, phishing attempts, or other deceptive practices designed to defraud or mislead users.
      • Manipulated Media: This includes, but is not limited to, deep fakes/manipulated images, audio files, or videos that significantly distort reality or truth. Any such manipulated media is strictly prohibited and shall be removed from the Platform.
      • Exploitative Content: We strictly prohibit the posting or sharing of content that exploits, sensationalizes, or is insensitive towards sensitive events. Sensitive events include, but are not limited to, civil emergencies, natural disasters, public health emergencies, conflicts, deaths, or other tragic events that have a significant social, cultural, or political impact.
      • AI Generated Content: AI-generated Content refers to any material created by artificial intelligence (AI) models based on user inputs. This includes, but is not limited to, text-to-text conversational outputs from AI chatbots, images generated from AI based on text, image, or voice prompts, and any other form of Content produced through AI algorithms. Users who post or share AI-generated Content on Hunch must clearly disclose that the Content is generated by AI. This disclosure should be made in close proximity to the Content itself and be easily noticeable to all viewers. Any AI generated Content which is against these Guidelines, such as deep fakes, are not permitted and will be immediately removed.

    2. Context-Specific Allowances

      • Educational and Informative Contexts: Content that is clearly intended for educational, documentary, scientific, or artistic purposes, even if it includes elements that might otherwise violate these Guidelines, may be allowed. However, this Content must be clearly labeled and should not mislead the audience regarding its nature.
      • Humor and Satire Content: Content that is clearly identified as satire or parody, which aims to humorously critique or comment on social issues without misleading the audience, may be permitted. It must be made apparent by the User that the Content is not intended to be taken as factual.
      • Correction and Disclosure: If false information or manipulated media is identified, it may remain accessible if it is prominently corrected by the User and such correction is disclosed.
      • Personal Opinions and Experiences: Content that expresses personal opinions or recounts personal experiences, even if containing inaccuracies, is generally allowed. This allowance is provided the Content does not spread harmful misinformation or deceptive practices as outlined in the general restrictions.

  7. Election Content and Misinformation

    False information about voting, election dates, processes, or census participation intended to disrupt or interfere with these processes is prohibited. This includes misinformation that could interfere with people’s ability to participate in elections or the census.

  8. Bot or Automated Account Activity

    We prohibit the use of bots, automated systems, or algorithms that create, operate, or mimic human activity on our Platform. Any form of automation should be disclosed and should not violate the Community Guidelines or disrupt the user experience.

  9. Respecting Intellectual Property

    These Guidelines serve to protect the intellectual property (IP) rights of individuals and entities. Posting Content that infringes on copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights is not permitted. This includes but is not limited to unauthorized sharing of copyrighted works, use of others’ trademarks without permission, and any other violation of intellectual property rights.

    1. Reporting IP Violations

      Users can report suspected IP violations by using the Intellectual Property Violation Form. The reports should include:
      • Clear Identification: Identification of the copyrighted or trademarked work claimed to have been violated.
      • Description: A description of the violating material and its location on Hunch.
      • Contact Information: Contact information of the reporting party.
      • Additional Details: Any other relevant details specified in the form.

    2. Enforcement Actions

      Upon receiving a valid infringement report, Hunch will:
      • Review and Investigate: Review and investigate the report for completeness and validity.
      • Content Removal: Temporarily hide or remove the Content in question.
      • Notify User: Notify the User who posted the Content, providing them with the report details and an opportunity to respond.
      • Appropriate Action: Take appropriate action based on the response, which may include permanent removal of Content, account suspension, or reinstatement of Content if an agreement is reached or if the Content is determined to be non-infringing.

COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL LAWS

You agree to follow any Applicable Laws governing posting of Content on Hunch, depending on the country where you reside, and where you are using Hunch from.

India: You are prohibited from using Hunch in a manner that violates Indian law, such as Rule 3(1)(b) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the Information Technology Act, 2000, Indian Penal Code and such other laws that may be attracted in case of violations of Rule 3(1)(b), as stated above. Violations of the law may result in removal of Content, issuance of a warning, suspension or termination of an account, and/or referral to law enforcement, among other consequences.

REPORTING VIOLATIONS

Users are encouraged to report any Content inconsistent with the Guidelines through the reporting mechanism available on the Platform. If you find Content which violates the Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Nudity guidelines, you may refer to this page for additional measures you may take.

How to Report a Poll:

  • Click the “Report” button on the top right of the poll.
  • Select Report, then choose the category under which you want to report and follow the on-screen instructions.

How to Report a Comment:

  • Click the “Report” button next to the comment you wish to report.
  • Select Report, then choose the category under which you want to report and follow the on-screen instructions.

How to Report a User Profile:

  • Click the username of the User you are reporting from or search their username to go to their profile.
  • Click the “Report” button next to their username.
  • Select Report, then choose the category under which you want to report and follow the on-screen instructions.

You may find Content you don’t like, but doesn’t violate the Community Guidelines. If that happens, you can unfollow or block the person who posted it.

Enforcement Measures

  • Warning: Users will receive a warning that the Content is in violation of these Guidelines and shall be requested to take down the violative Content themselves.
  • Content Removal: Any Content that violates these Guidelines will be immediately removed.
  • Account Impact: Severe or repeated violations can lead to restrictions on account access, including temporary account suspension and permanent removal/banning of account.
  • Cooperation with Law Enforcement: If you violate these Guidelines, we may remove the offending Content, terminate or limit the visibility of your account and/or notify law enforcement. We also refer information to law enforcement when activity poses an imminent threat to human life.
  • Obligation to Report: Please note that the Platform is under an obligation to report legal violations to the law enforcement agencies under the relevant Indian laws applicable to the context.

Appeals

Users are notified of the enforcement action and may appeal the decision if they believe it to be in error by clicking on the appeal link on the notification screen. All appeals will be reviewed by the Hunch moderation team, and decisions will be communicated to the User.

CONTACT US

If you have any concerns or questions regarding these Guidelines, don’t hesitate to contact us via the in-app support available on the Platform, or drop us an email at legal@hunch.in.

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