Note: This Acceptable Use Policy is effective as of January 1, 2024.

These guidelines are our acceptable use policy, so if you find content that shouldn’t be on Skigit, please report it to us. We appreciate your feedback and work hard to review your report and take appropriate action in a timely fashion. We use your reports to learn and evolve our standards, and work with subject matter experts to inform and update our guidelines.

Content safety

Skigit isn’t a place for antagonistic, explicit, false or misleading, harmful, hateful, or violent content or behavior. We may remove, limit, or block the distribution of such content and the accounts, individuals, groups and domains that create or spread it based on how much harm it poses. You can read more about how we put our Acceptable Use Policy into practice on our Enforcement page here. We’re committed to presenting you with clear and transparent expectations that are easy to understand and follow. If you have questions or encounter problems on Skigit, please contact us.

Adult Content

Skigit isn’t a place for adult content, including pornography and most nudity. We remove or limit the distribution of mature and explicit content, including:

• is sexually explicit or pornographic;


• Sexualized content, even if the people are clothed or partially clothed


• Graphic depictions of sexual activity in imagery or text


• Fetish imagery

We allow some nudity in certain contexts, although we may limit its distribution. For instance, nudity in paintings and sculptures and in science and historical contexts is okay. Content about breastfeeding and mastectomies is also allowed. These guidelines apply to text and real-life, digital, and animated images and video.

Exploitation

Skigit isn’t a place for exploitation of people or animals. We’ll remove or limit the distribution of content and accounts involved in practices that risk harm to people or animals, including sexual, physical, or financial exploitation. That includes:

• Human trafficking, slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labor.


• Adult sexual services that may involve sexual or physical exploitation or trafficking, like sex cams and escort services.


• The sale of wild animals or protected and endangered wildlife. For a full list of prohibited wildlife products, please visit our partner, the World Wildlife Fund..


• Corpses, animal parts or products derived from cat or dog parts, or protected and endangered wildlife, including ivory.


• Irresponsible and harmful animal tourism or otherwise exploitative practices like organized animal fighting.

Hateful activities

Skigit isn’t a place for hateful content or the people and groups that promote hateful activities. We limit the distribution of or remove such content and accounts, including:

• Slurs or negative stereotypes, caricatures and generalizations


• Support for hate groups and people promoting hateful activities, prejudice and conspiracy theories


• Condoning or trivializing violence because of a victim’s membership in a vulnerable or protected group


• Support for white supremacy, limiting women’s rights and other discriminatory ideas


• Hate-based conspiracy theories and misinformation, like Holocaust denial


• Denial of an individual’s gender identity or sexual orientation, and support for conversion therapy and related programs


• Attacks on individuals including public figures based on their membership in a vulnerable or protected group


• Mocking or attacking the beliefs, sacred symbols, movements, or institutions of the protected or vulnerable groups identified below

Protected and vulnerable groups include: People grouped together based on their actual or perceived race, color, caste, ethnicity, immigration status, national origin, religion or faith, sex or gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or medical condition. It also includes people who are grouped together based on lower socio-economic status, age, weight or size, pregnancy or veteran status.

Misinformation

Skigit isn’t a place for misinformation, disinformation, mal-information or the individuals or groups spreading or creating it. We remove or limit distribution of false or misleading content that may harm users or the public’s well-being, safety or trust, including:

• Medically unsupported health claims that risk public health and safety, including the promotion of false cures, anti-vaccination advice, or misinformation about public health or safety emergencies


• Support for hate groups and people promoting hateful activities, prejudice and conspiracy theories


• False or misleading content about individuals or protected groups that promotes fear, hate or prejudice


• False or misleading content that encourages turning individuals, groups of people, places or organizations into targets of harassment or physical violence


• Conspiracy theories, including about climate change or civic participation


• Content that originates from disinformation campaigns, including about climate change or civic participation


• Factual information that’s published or deliberately modified to erode trust or inflict harm, such as changing or omitting of context, date or time


• Fabricated or meaningfully manipulated visual or audio content that erodes trust or causes harm

Civic participation misinformation

• False or misleading content that impedes an election’s integrity or an individual's or group's civic participation, including registering to vote, voting and being counted in a census.


• Support for hate groups and people promoting hateful activities, prejudice and conspiracy theories


• False or misleading content about individuals or protected groups that promotes fear, hate or prejudice


• Content that misleads voters about how to correctly fill-out and submit a ballot, including a mail-in ballot, or census form


• False or misleading information about who can vote or participate in the census and what information must be provided to participate.


• False or misleading statements about who is collecting information and/or how it will be used.


• False or misleading information about public safety that is intended to deter people from exercising their right to vote or participate in a census.
• Content that encourages or instructs voters or participants to misrepresent themselves or illegally participate.


• Content apparently intended to delegitimize election results on the basis of false or misleading claims.


• Threats against voting locations, census or voting personnel, voters or census participants, including intimidation of vulnerable or protected group voters or participants.

Climate misinformation

• Content that denies the existence or impacts of climate change, the human influence on climate change, or that


• climate change is backed by scientific consensus.


• False or misleading content about climate change solutions that contradict well-established scientific consensus.


• Content that misrepresents scientific data, including by omission or cherry-picking, in order to erode trust in climate science and experts.


• Harmful false or misleading content about public safety emergencies including natural disasters and extreme weather events.

Harassment and criticism

Skigit isn’t a place to insult, hurt or antagonize individuals or groups of people. There are good reasons to express criticism, but we may limit the distribution of or remove insulting content to keep Skigit a positive, inspiring place; this includes:

• Manipulated images intended to degrade or shame


• Shaming people for their bodies or assumed sexual or romantic history


• Sexual remarks about people’s bodies and solicitations or offers of sexual acts


• Criticisms involving name-calling, profanity and other insulting language or imagery


• Mocking someone for experiencing sadness, grief, loss or outrage

We’ve also put together some resources for you to protect yourself.

Child safety

Skigit does not tolerate child sexual exploitation of any kind. That means we enforce a strict, zero-tolerance policy for any content—including imagery, video, or text— or accounts that might exploit or endanger minors. Skigit prohibits not just illegal child sexual abuse material (CSAM), but goes a step further to prohibit any content that contributes to the sexualization of minors, including in imagery and text. We also work closely with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to combat this type of activity, and report content violations as required under the law. The types of content we remove includes:

• Illegal child sexual abuse material.


• Sexualization or sexual exploitation of minors, like grooming, sexual remarks or inappropriate imagery–including in the form of cartoons and anime.


• Nude and sexual imagery involving minors.


• Content that facilitates unsolicited contact with minors, such as email addresses, phone numbers and physical addresses, to prevent contact intending to start an exploitative relationship.


• Comments on imagery of minors that are inappropriate or sexualized.


• The intentional misuse of content depicting minors that is otherwise non-violating. For example, we will deactivate users who save otherwise non-violating content into collections or in other contexts that suggest the intent is sexualization of minors.

Private information

We don’t allow content that reveals personal or sensitive information. We will remove:

• Personal ID and passport information.


• Private contact information and addresses


• Online login information (usernames and passwords)


• Photos of private people that they don’t want posted online


• Personal financial or medical history


• The intentional misuse of content depicting minors that is otherwise non-violating. For example, we will deactivate users who save otherwise non-violating content into collections or in other contexts that suggest the intent is sexualization of minors.

If you come across unwanted photos of, videos of or information about you, you can report it to us. Minors or their authorized representatives can also reach out to us regarding unwanted photos or information.

Self-injury and harmful behavior

If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or is considering hurting themselves, we have resources in our Help Center where you can get free, confidential and immediate support.

Skigit isn’t a place for content that displays, rationalizes or encourages suicide, self-injury, eating disorders or substance abuse. We’ll limit the distribution of or remove such content, including:

• Self-harm instructions


• Suicidal thinking and quotes


• Graphic or otherwise triggering imagery or descriptions of self-harm


• Promotion of self-harm


• Personal financial or medical history


• Mocking of people who self-harm or who have attempted or died by suicide


• Images of accessories used to self-harm


• Negative self-talk and insensitive humor about self-harming behavior


• Suicide pacts, challenges and hoaxes

Graphic violence and threats

Skigit isn’t a place for graphic violence or threatening language. We limit the distribution of or remove such content, including:

• Content that shows the use of violence


• Disturbing scenes from before or after violent events


• Threats or language that glorifies violence

In a few cases, we allow the saving of disturbing images dedicated to remembrance and advocacy, but limit distribution of such content in public parts of the platform.

Violent actors

Skigit isn’t a place for violent content, groups or individuals. We limit the distribution of or remove content and accounts that encourage, praise, promote, or provide aid to dangerous actors or groups and their activities. This includes:

• Extremists


• Terrorist organizations


• Gangs and other criminal organizations

We work with industry, government and security experts to help us identify these groups.

Dangerous goods and activities

Skigit isn’t a place for trading or selling of certain regulated goods—products or substances that can cause harm when used, altered or manufactured irresponsibly—or for the display or encouragement of dangerous activities. We limit the distribution of or remove such content and accounts, including:

• Individuals and unlicensed retailers offering to sell, purchase or trade alcohol, tobacco, drugs and weapons, including firearms and accessories, firearm parts or attachments, or ammunition


• Content from or about unverified, unapproved or rogue online pharmacies


• Offers, attempts, or instructions to bypass purchasing laws and regulation


• Instructions for creating lethal or toxic substances


• Instructions for creating lethal weapons, like bombs or grenades, including 3d printed weapons


• Commercial sales of marijuana, marijuana products and paraphernalia


• Commercial sales of certain weapons and attachments


• Harmful pranks or challenges that risk imminent physical harm or extreme emotional distress, especially if showing or encouraging the participation of minors

Harmful or deceptive products and practices

Skigit isn’t a place for practices and products that may be harmful or deceptive. We limit the distribution of or remove such content and accounts, including, but not limited to:

• Instructions and products for hacking or breaching security measures


• Online gambling and lotteries


• Counterfeit documents


• Privacy violating products or services


• Exploitative financial practices

Impersonation

We don’t allow accounts that impersonate or misrepresent their affiliation with any person or organization. If you have a fan or commentary account for a public figure or brand, make it clear through your username or Skigit profile that you aren’t officially affiliated with them.

Comments

Our Acceptable use Policy applies in comments posted on Skigits. In addition, comments should be relevant. We may remove comments that violate our guidelines, including those that contain:

• Irrelevant or non-purposeful material


• Spam


• Sexuallly explicit content


• Self-harm content


• Misinformation


• Hateful activities


• Harassment or privacy violations


• Copyright or trademark infringement

Messages

Our Acceptable use Policy applies to messages sent between Skigit Creators. Messages should also be welcomed and relevant. In addition to Creators’ ability to block someone from sending additional unwelcome messages, we may warn or suspend accounts that violate our guidelines, including by sending messages that contain:

• Spam


• Sharing or solicitation of sexually explicit content


• Self-harm or suicide content


• Misinformation


• Hateful activities like racial slurs


• Harassing content or behavior


• Exploitation of private information

Intellectual property and other rights

To respect the rights of people on and off Skigit, please:

• Don’t infringe anyone's intellectual property, privacy or other rights.


• Don’t do anything or post any content that violates laws or regulations.


• Don’t use Skigit’s name, logo or trademark in a way that confuses people (check out our brand guidelines for more details).

Site security and access

To protect the Skigit platform, we ask that you please:

• Don’t access, use or tamper with our systems or our technical providers’ systems.


• Don’t break or circumvent our security measures or test the vulnerability of our systems or networks, except as part of an authorized Skigit bug bounty program.


• Don’t use any undocumented or unsupported method to access, search, scrape, download or change any part of Skigit.


• Don’t try to reverse engineer our software.


• Don’t try to interfere with people on Skigit or our hosts or networks, like sending a virus, overloading, spamming or mail-bombing.


• Don’t collect or store personally identifiable information from Skigit or people on Skigit without permission.


• Don’t share your password, let anyone access your account or do anything that might put your account at risk.


• Don’t attempt to buy or sell access to your account, boards, or usernames, or otherwise transfer account features for compensation.

You can’t use Skigit if it would be prohibited by US sanctions. Personal accounts and business accounts are currently not available in North Korea. Business accounts are currently not available in Crimea, Cuba, Donetsk People's Republic, Iran, Luhansk People's Republic, North Korea or Syria.

Spam

We want the inspiration and ideas on Skigit to be high-quality and useful, so we remove spam when we find it. We ask that you be considerate of others' experiences on Skigit and don't spread spam or engage in spammy behavior.

Our guidelines around spam are:

• Don't use automation that hasn't been explicitly approved by Skigit. This includes unauthorized services that automatically perform actions on your behalf.


• Don't create or operate accounts that aren't authentic, create accounts en masse, or create new accounts for the purpose of violating these guidelines.


• Don't create or save content that is repetitive, deceptive, or irrelevant in an attempt to make money. To learn how to make great Skigits, you can always refer to our creative best practices.


• In general, don't attempt to make money from Skigit links or affiliate link web traffic in ways that are misleading, detract from the User experience, or don't add value for Skigit Creators.


• Don't link to websites that are unsafe, deceptive, untrustworthy, unoriginal, or that facilitate or encourage spam. Websites should have original content that adds unique value for Skigit Creator.


• Don't send repeated, unsolicited messages, especially if your messages are commercial or deceptive in nature.


• Don’t make repetitive or irrelevant comments. Comments should be authentic and original. We also ask that you be kind to others by keeping your commentary respectful and constructive.


• Don't operate multiple accounts or coordinate with other people with the purpose of manipulating the Skigit platform.


• Don’t use any other unscrupulous tactics to attempt to improperly influence distribution, clicks, or other metrics, including: buying or selling engagement, "stuffing" irrelevant keywords, generating inauthentic traffic, or redirecting existing Skigits to new destinations.


• Don't attempt to evade our anti-spam systems. For example, don’t use redirection to attempt to link to a site that is not permitted on Skigit.


With respect to redirection, we encourage you to follow a “no surprises” principle — Skigit Creators should be able to reasonably anticipate where your link will take them. Links that exhibit excessive or deceptive redirection, as well as shortener services that are abused for spam, may be blocked.

Paid Partnership guidelines

What is a paid partnership?

We define a paid partnership as any sponsored or branded content on Skigit that features or is influenced by a business partner for an exchange of value, such as if a business partner has paid or otherwise incentivized a user to post the content.

What are the guidelines?

All paid partnerships are disclosed through the display of a comnpany business logo. By displaying the company logo, you are disclosing your partnership with a paid affiliate to post content in exchange for payment, for those partners offeering SkitBit incentives to users. In addition to abiding by the Acceptable Use Policy, users that participate in paid partnerships must comply with all applicable advertising laws and regulations and adhere to our Advertising guidelines.

To prevent inauthentic content and behavior:

• Keep the content of your posts high-quality and avoid spammy behavior


• Post Skigits and content you have an authentic interest in

Don't incentivize or pay people to distribute content in large volumes, in spammy ways.

• For example, a business can't pay people for each Skigit they follow. It's okay for a business to pay a guest blogger to curate a Skigit for their brand, but they can't pay large groups of people to like or favorite specific Skigits to artificially inflate the popularity of their content.

We may remove, limit or block the distribution of content or accounts that violate our paid partnership guidelines. If you have questions or encounter problems on Skigit, you can contact us.

Affiliate guidelines

User posted links help content Affiliates measure the impact of your contributions. However, affiliate programs can be targeted by spammers trying to make money by abusing the program and manipulating the Skigit platform.

Our guidelines for affiliates are:

• Always follow Our Rule for your company skigit.


• In general, you should operate only one Skigit account. That account should be your authentic presence on Skigit.


• Affiliate content should be original and add unique value for viewers.


• Be transparent about the commercial nature of your content and your behavior. Some shortener services are not currently supported on Skigit - if your "more" link is blocked, you cannot edit it after your Skigit has been posted. When this happens, please contact Skigit for assistance.



• Don't try to artificially manipulate Skigit algorithms or user traffic. Some examples of prohibited behavior include:

Using fake accounts to create or save your affiliate links.

Asking other users to Like, Favorite, Share, Follow or Plug in a quid pro quo.

Asking other users to Like, Favorite, Share, Follow or Plug with links that include your affiliate identifier.

Creating affiliate Skigits repetitively or in large volumes - marketers should follow our spam policy and use affiliate links in moderation.

We may remove, limit or block the distribution of content or accounts that violate our Acceptable Use Policy. If you have questions or encounter problems on Skigit, you can contact us

General inquiries, concern and technical support: info@skigit.com

Lastly, be sure to follow all relevant laws and regulations.