The Rules of Cute!
Cute!'s goal is to spread positivity. No judgment, no criticism. Just kindness. Our rules are designed to ensure that everyone can participate in the Cute! community freely and safely.
Security
Violence: It is prohibited to threaten to use violence against a person or group of people. We also prohibit any advocacy of violence.
Terrorism/violent extremism: It is prohibited to make threats of terrorism or violent extremism, as well as to incite them.
Child Sexual Exploitation: We have a zero tolerance policy for child sexual exploitation on Cute!.
Inappropriate Behavior/Harassment: Engaging in or inciting targeted harassment of others is prohibited. This includes wishing or hoping that someone will suffer physical harm.
Hateful Conduct: It is prohibited to threaten, harass or incite violence against other people based on race, ethnicity, national origin, caste, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability or serious illness.
Suicide or self-harm: It is prohibited to promote or encourage suicide or self-harm.
Sensitive media, including graphic violence and adult content: Posting graphic media and sharing violent or adult content in posts, messages, profile pictures, or comments is prohibited.
Illegal or Regulated Goods or Services: You may not use our Service for any unlawful purpose or to further any illegal activity. This includes selling, buying, or facilitating illegal or certain types of regulated goods or services.
Confidentiality
Private Information: You may not publish or post other people's private information (such as personal addresses and phone numbers) without their express permission or consent. We also prohibit threatening to disclose private information or inducing others to do so.
Nudity: It is prohibited to post or share intimate photos of a person.
Authenticity
Platform Manipulation and Spamming: You may not use Cute!'s services in a manner that seeks to artificially suppress or amplify information, or engage in behavior that manipulates or disrupts the user experience.
Impersonation: It is prohibited to impersonate any person, group or organization in a manner that causes, or is intended to cause, misunderstanding, confusion or deception of others.
Synthetic and Manipulated Media: Sharing synthetic or manipulated media for the purpose of deception and potential harm is prohibited.
Copyright and Trademarks: You may not infringe the intellectual property rights of others, including copyrights and trademarks.
Note: As part of our goal of promoting healthy public conversation, we may need to change these rules from time to time. The most recent version can always be found on the page www.beta.cute-app.com .
Child Sexual Exploitation Policy
Overview
At Cute!, we have a zero tolerance policy on child sexual exploitation.
Cute! has a zero tolerance policy for any content that depicts or promotes the sexual exploitation of children , as it is considered one of the most serious violations of the Cute! Rules. This content may include media, text, illustrations, or computer-generated images, regardless of the user's intent. For the purposes of this policy, the term "minor" refers to anyone under the age of 18.
What constitutes a violation of this policy?
Any content that depicts or promotes child sexual exploitation, including, but not limited to:
Visual depictions of a child engaged in sexually explicit or sexually suggestive acts; computer-generated or pictorial depictions and all other forms of realistic depictions of a human child in a sexually explicit context or engaged in sexually explicit acts; sexualized comments about or directed at a known or unknown minor; and links to third-party sites that host child sexual exploitation content.
The following behaviors are also prohibited:
Sharing fantasies about or encouraging participation in child sexual exploitation; expressing a desire to obtain material depicting the sexual exploitation of children; recruiting, advertising, or expressing an interest in a commercial sex act involving a child, or harboring and/or transporting a child for sexual purposes; sending sexually explicit media to a child; involving a child in or attempting to engage in sexually explicit conversation; attempting to obtain sexually explicit media from a child or to engage a child in sexual activity through blackmail or other inducements; identifying alleged victims of child sexual exploitation by name or image; promoting or normalizing sexual attraction to minors as a form of sexual identity or orientation.
Who can report violations of this policy?
Anyone can report potential violations of this policy, whether or not they have a Cute! account.
How do I report violations of this policy?
Report a suspicious user or post using the “flag” function in the app and/or provide info@cute-app.com suspicious username and cutes that make you think the account needs to be investigated.
What happens if you violate this policy?
A immediate and permanent suspension . In addition, violators will not be allowed to create new accounts in the future. Note: When we are informed of the existence of content showing or encouraging the sexual exploitation of children, including links to third-party sites providing access to such content, these will be removed without notice and reported to the authorities.
1. Copyright Policy
Cute! responds to reports of alleged copyright infringement, such as allegations of unauthorized use of a copyrighted image as a profile or banner photo, unauthorized use of a post, an uploaded copyrighted image, or cutes containing links to resources with alleged infringements.
Am I the copyright holder? How do I know?
If you are unsure whether you own the rights to a particular work, please consult an attorney or other advisor. Cute! cannot provide legal advice. There are many resources that provide additional information on copyright laws.
Before Submitting a Copyright Complaint
Before sending us a complaint Inappropriate behavior
Cute! Rules: Targeted harassment of others is prohibited, as is incitement to do so. Any attempt to harass, intimidate, or silence someone is considered inappropriate behavior.
Underlying logic
At Cute!, everyone should feel safe expressing their views. We believe in free speech and open dialogue, but that philosophy means little if people's voices are silenced because they're afraid to speak up.
To facilitate constructive dialogue on the platform and allow users to express diverse opinions and beliefs, we prohibit behavior that is harassing, bullying, or intended to humiliate or denigrate others. In addition to the risks they pose to people's safety, these behaviors can also cause physical and emotional hardship for affected users.
When does this apply?
We will review reports of accounts that target an individual or group of individuals using one or more of the behaviors below in their Cutes or Direct Messages and take appropriate action against those accounts. Behavior that targets individuals based on race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or serious illness may violate our Hateful Conduct Policy.
Violent threats
We have a zero tolerance policy for violent threats. Individuals who share violent threats will have their accounts suspended immediately and permanently.
No nudity or adult content is allowed on Cute! Also, we prohibit sexual advances and any content that makes a person a sexual object.
It is not permitted to use insults, vulgar language or insults or to encourage or incite others to harass a person or group of people.
We prohibit behavior that encourages others to harass or target specific individuals or groups of individuals.
Consequences
When we determine that there has been a violation of this policy, we will remove the cute, post or message in question. If there is a repeat violation, the account will be immediately and permanently deleted.
If a person believes their account was suspended in error, they can appeal the decision.
regarding copyright, please check whether the use of the content can be considered fair use .
If you've thought about this issue and still want to file a copyright complaint, you may want to start by contacting the user in question to see if you can resolve the issue directly with them. You can reply to the user's Cute or send them a Private Message and ask them to remove your copyrighted content. There is no need to contact Cute!.
Before submitting a formal complaint to Cute!, please note that you may be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, incurred by Cute! or its users if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity is allegedly infringing. If you are unsure whether the material you are reporting is infringing, contact an attorney before submitting a complaint.
Note: Generally speaking, the photographer, NOT the subject of a photograph, owns the copyright to that photograph. If you are unsure whether you own the copyright to a work, or if you are unsure whether you are infringing on someone else's work, please consult an attorney or other advisor.
To submit a notification of alleged copyright infringement, you will need to provide us with the following information:
- A physical or electronic signature of the copyright holder or a person authorized to act on their behalf (typing the first and last name is sufficient);
- Identification of the work claimed to have been infringed (such as a link to your original work or a clear description of the content claimed to have been infringed);
- Identification of the content in question and information reasonably sufficient to permit Cute! to locate the content on its website or services;
- Your contact details, including your address, telephone number and an email address;
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
- A sworn statement that the information in the complaint is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
Cute!'s response to copyright claims may include removing the content or restricting access to it. If we remove content or restrict access to it in response to a copyright claim, Cute! will use reasonable efforts to contact the account holder and notify them of the removal or restriction.
2. Hateful Conduct Policy
Hateful conduct
You must not directly attack, threaten or incite violence against other people based on race, ethnicity, national origin, caste, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability or serious illness.
Hateful Imagery and Display Names
You may not use hateful images or symbols in your profile image or banner. You may also not use your username, display name, or profile bio to engage in inappropriate behavior, such as targeted harassment, or to express hatred toward any person, group, or protected category.
Underlying logic
Cute!’s mission is to spread positivity and kindness. Inappropriate online behavior targeting certain groups, including women, people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, marginalized and historically underrepresented communities is completely and strictly prohibited. If you see content on Cute! that you believe violates our Hateful Conduct Policy, please report it.
When does this apply?
We will review reports of accounts that target an individual or group of individuals using one or more of the behaviors below in their Cutes or Direct Messages, and take appropriate action against those accounts.
Violent threats
We have a zero tolerance policy for violent threats. Individuals who make violent threats will be subject to immediate and permanent account suspension.
Incitement against protected categories
We prohibit incitement behavior that targets individuals or groups of individuals belonging to protected categories. This concerns content with the following purposes:
- Instilling fear or spreading frightening stereotypes about a protected category.
- Inciting others to harass members of a protected class.
- Incite discrimination
Racist and sexist insults, qualifiers and clichés, repeated and/or without the consent of the person targeted, or any other content degrading a person
We prohibit targeting individuals with slurs, stereotypes, and other repeated content intended to dehumanize, degrade, or reinforce negative or harmful stereotypes about a protected category.
Hateful imagery
Logos, symbols or images that are intended to promote hostility and malice against other people based on their race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or ethnic/national origin are considered hateful imagery.
Consequences
Under this policy, if an account exhibits inappropriate behavior, or has made a violent threat, we will permanently suspend it after initial review.
Child Sexual Exploitation Policy
At Cute!, we have a zero tolerance policy on child sexual exploitation.
Cute! has a zero tolerance policy for any content that depicts or promotes the sexual exploitation of children , as it is considered one of the most serious violations of the Cute! Rules. This may include media, text, illustrations, or computer-generated images, regardless of the user's intent. For the purposes of this policy, the term "minor" means anyone under the age of 18.
What constitutes a violation of this policy?
Any content that depicts or promotes the sexual exploitation of children, including, but not limited to: Visual depictions of a child engaged in sexually explicit or sexually suggestive acts; Pictorial or computer-generated depictions and all other forms of realistic depictions of a human child in a sexually explicit context or engaged in sexually explicit acts; Sexualized comments about or directed at a known or unknown minor; and Links to third-party sites that host content that involves the sexual exploitation of children.
The following behaviors are also prohibited: Sharing fantasies about or encouraging participation in child sexual exploitation; expressing a desire to obtain material depicting the sexual exploitation of children; recruiting, advertising, or expressing an interest in a commercial sex act involving a child, or harboring and/or transporting a child for sexual purposes; sending sexually explicit media to a child; involving a child in or attempting to engage in sexually explicit conversation; attempting to obtain sexually explicit media from a child or engage a child in sexual activity through blackmail or other inducements; identifying alleged victims of child sexual exploitation by name or image; promoting or normalizing sexual attraction to minors as a form of sexual identity or orientation.
Who can report violations of this policy?
Anyone can report potential violations of this policy, whether or not they have a Cute! account.
How do I report violations of this policy?
Provide the username and any suspicious cutes that make you think the account needs to be investigated.
What happens if you violate this policy?
A immediate and permanent suspension . In addition, violators will not be allowed to create new accounts in the future. Note: When we are informed of the existence of content showing or encouraging the sexual exploitation of children, including links to third-party sites providing access to such content, these will be removed without notice and reported to the authorities.
Privacy Policy
It is prohibited to publish another person's private information without their express consent and permission. We also prohibit threatening to disclose private information or inciting others to do so.
“Sharing someone’s private information”: Sharing someone’s private information online without their permission is an invasion of their privacy and a violation of the Cute! Rules.
Under this policy, you may not share the following types of private information without the permission of the person to whom it belongs:
residential address or physical location information, including postal addresses, GPS coordinates and other identifying information relating to places considered private;
identity documents, including official identity cards and social security numbers or other national identifiers;
contact details, including personal telephone numbers and non-public email addresses;
account information, including bank account and credit card details;
other private information, including biometric data or medical records;
private media without the permission of the persons represented.
The following behaviors are also prohibited:
threatening to publicly disclose a person's private information;
sharing information that would allow individuals to hack or access a person's private information without their consent, for example, sharing login credentials for online banking services;
requesting or offering financial or other reward in exchange for publishing someone's private information;
demanding a financial or other reward for not publishing a person's private information (sometimes called "blackmail").
What is not a violation of this policy?
There is no violation of this policy in the following cases:
people sharing their own private information;
sharing information that is publicly available elsewhere, in a manner that is not inappropriate;
sharing information that we do not consider private, including:
the name ;
date of birth or age;
places of training and work;
location information relating to places of business or activity, where such information is publicly available;
descriptions of physical appearance;
gossip, rumors, accusations and allegations;
screenshots of SMS or messages from other platforms (unless they contain private information, such as a phone number).
Sharing private information:
Anyone can report the sharing of private information in a clearly inappropriate manner (whether or not they have a Cute! account). In cases where the information was not shared with a clearly inappropriate intent, we require direct testimony from the owner (or an authorized representative, such as a lawyer) before taking any action.
In the app, follow these instructions to report this content in the app to request its review:
Select “Report this cute” from the “flag” icon.
Send your report to info@cute-app.com to report inappropriate or dangerous comments or private information disclosed therein,
What happens if you violate this policy?
When determining the penalty for violating this policy, we consider a number of factors, including the severity of the violation and the user's prior violations.
Sharing private information:
When you first violate this policy by sharing private information (such as a home address, identity documents, etc.), you will be asked to delete that content. We will also temporarily lock your account to prevent you from cut again until you remove the content. If you violate this policy again after your first warning by posting private information, your account will be permanently suspended.
Inappropriate behavior
Cute! Rules: Targeted harassment of others is prohibited, as is incitement to do so. Any attempt to harass, intimidate, or silence someone is considered inappropriate behavior.
Underlying logic
At Cute!, everyone should feel safe expressing their views. We believe in free speech and open dialogue, but that philosophy means little if people's voices are silenced because they're afraid to speak up.
To facilitate constructive dialogue on the platform and allow users to express diverse opinions and beliefs, we prohibit behavior that is harassing, bullying, or intended to humiliate or denigrate others. In addition to the risks they pose to people’s safety, these behaviors can also cause physical and emotional hardship for affected users.
When does this apply?
We will review reports of accounts that target an individual or group of individuals using one or more of the behaviors below in their Cutes or Direct Messages, and take appropriate action against those accounts. Behavior that targets individuals based on race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or serious illness may violate our Hateful Conduct Policy.
Violent threats
We have a zero tolerance policy for violent threats. Individuals who share violent threats will have their accounts suspended immediately and permanently.
No nudity or adult content is allowed on Cute! Also, we prohibit sexual advances and any content that makes a person a sexual object.
It is not permitted to use insults, vulgar language or insults or to encourage or incite others to harass a person or group of people.
We prohibit behavior that encourages others to harass or target specific individuals or groups of individuals.
Consequences
When we determine that there has been a violation of this policy, we will remove the cute, post or message in question. If there is a repeat violation, the account will be immediately and permanently deleted.
If a person believes their account was suspended in error, they can appeal the decision.