Community Standards

Splurge is a platform that welcomes all users of different backgrounds. We have taken into account the cultural differences, beliefs, and orientation of all the users hence making it a platform for all.

To foster a safer and inclusive environment within the Splurge platform, the team has created a set of guidelines that will help everyone identify what activities are prohibited. Splurge as a platform stands for the following:

Legitimacy. Users and the content that they create within the platform are encouraged to be authentic and transparent.

Safety and Privacy. Splurge is a public platform that allows eligible users to make an account within the platform. With this, the team has taken into account the safety of all the users for them to have a great experience within the platform.

Dignity. Because Splurge is a platform that encourages self expression and creativity, users are encouraged to respect other users.

Authenticity. Splurge is an ad-free and paid promotion-free platform. It does not allow any form of advertising within the platform. It is our means to differentiate our platform in different social media platforms.

Given these principles, the Splurge team has taken into consideration the different views and beliefs of people and communities from different backgrounds.

On some occasions, Splurge will allow content that may go against the community standard as long as it is for public interest and awareness. This may be allowed as long as it won’t go against any human rights standards.

By accessing https://splurge.app and/or the Splurge application, you agree to abide by these community standards and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with these community standards, you should not use nor access this application or use any other services provided by Splurge Technologies, Inc. Splurge Technologies, Inc., reserves the right to review and amend any of these Community Standards at our sole discretion. Upon doing so, we will update this page. Any changes to these Community Standards will take effect immediately from the date of publication, and you will be bound by them if you continue to use our applications. We hope that you will continue to use our applications, but if you do not agree to our updated terms and no longer want to be a part of the Splurge community, you can delete your account at any time.

Types of Offenses

Minor Offense

This covers activities when a user goes against the community standards under the minor offense category. Consequently, the Splurge team will send a warning message. This message will be sent through the user’s Splurge account and registered email address.

For a user’s first offense, he/she will have his/her account blocked for 2 days (48 hours from the time that the reported offense has been found to have violated our community standards). This will prohibit the user from purchasing any Swans, Swanlings and conducting any trading activities within the Splurge app.

If the user commits a second offense, he/she will have his/her account blocked for 5 days (120 hours from the time that the reported offense has been found to have violated our community standards). This will prohibit the user from purchasing any Swans, Swanlings and conducting any trading activities within the Splurge app.

If the user commits a third offense, the account will automatically be disabled and will not be accessed by the user. This is effective right away once the third offense has been found to have violated our community standards.

Major Offense

This covers activities when a user goes against the community standards under the major offense category. Consequently, the Splurge team will send a warning message. This message will be sent through the user’s Splurge account and registered email address.

For a user’s first offense, he/she will have his/her account blocked for 5 days (120 hours from the time that the reported offense has been found to have violated our community standards). This will prohibit the user from purchasing any Swans, Swanlings and conducting any trading activities within the Splurge app.

If the user did a second offense, the account will automatically be disabled and will not be accessed by the user. This is effective right away once the third offense has been found to have violated our community standards.

Community Regulations

A. Violence and Criminal Behavior

Violence / Intent to harm

Category: Major offense

Policy Rationale: Our platform does not support and prohibits potential actions of violence. Disagreements and arguments within the community may come up but actions or statements that show violence will be automatically taken down by the Splurge team. Similarly, Splurge does not support and prohibits any form of harm, whether physical, emotional, or psychological. Hence, content that suggests harm will be taken down or addressed immediately.

What not to post:

1. Statements that show violence, or intent or desire to hurt/harm, or commit violence towards another user, individuals, communities, establishments, or groups of people.
2. Statements that encourage, support, incite, induce, persuade, prompt, coax, coerce, intimidate, insinuate, urge, or advocate violence or harm towards other users, individuals, communities, establishments, or groups of people.
3. Violence towards an individual, a group of people, a community, establishment, brand or a company.
4. Terrorism.
5. Content that asks, talks about offering or offers services for hire to kill or abduct others or advocates, encourages, promotes, or supports the use of a hitman, mercenary, assassin or kidnapper against a target.
6. Threats in whatever form.
7. Instructions on how to make or use weapons and explosives unless there is clear context that the content is for a non-violent purpose (i.e., for scientific/education purposes, part of a commercial video game, for fireworks, or for fishing).

Fraud

Category: Major Offense

Policy Rationale: Splurge is a platform based on authenticity and honesty. Any forms of fraudulent acts will not be tolerated in the app.

What not to post:

1. Usage of images that are originally owned by another person.
2. Scams and fake investments.
3. Acts of getting Splurge Coins from other app users - Splurge Coins will never be requested by Splurge.
4. Charity scam
5. Creating and selling of fake items/services
6. Credit card frauds
7. Other fraudulent activities

B. Safety

Suicide and Self-Injury

Category: Minor

Policy Rationale: Splurge aims to be a safe environment for all its users. Any form of suicide and self-injury will not be supported in the app. However, we encourage discussions about the said concern as long as the intent is to help and drive awareness to the issue.

What not to post:

1. Images/captions that encourages any form of suicide attempts/self injury.
2. Comments that supports suicide/self injury.

Sexual Exploitation & Abuse

Category: Major

Policy Rationale: Splurge aims to be an inclusive platform for all people of all ages. Any form of child and adult exploitation will not be tolerated in the app.

What not to post:

1. Any photo that shows pornography.
2. Any content about children that relates to any fetishism.
3. Content that encourages acts of phidophili.
4. Sexually offensive photos or remarks

Nudity

Category: Minor Offense

Policy Rationale: Splurge is a creative space that lets users express themselves in creative forms. However, any form of nudity will not be allowed. Images, videos or captions that show a human body with indecent clothing will be taken down by our team or it can be reported by other users.

What not to post:

1. Images or videos that show indecent clothing or no clothing at all.
2. Captions that encourage other people to create content about nudity.
3. Though art is being encouraged in the platform, art with explicit nudity will be taken down.

Cyberbullying and Harassment

Category: Minor Offense

Policy Rationale: With the hopes of making Splurge a safe space for all its users, any form of cyberbullying and harassment will not be supported.

What not to post:

1. Any form of hate comments
2. Any negative comments about gender preferences.
3. Attacking someone based on their status as a victim of any sexual-related assault.
4. Threatening someone with his/her personal information (mobile number, home address, email address, ect.) will be released in exchange for something.
5. Maliciously targeting public figures.

C. Integrity and Authenticity

Spam

Category: Major Offense

Policy Rationale: The Splurge team tries our best to stop the spread of spam on our platform. Any type of spam will automatically be taken down by the team. Our app users can also report such issues.

What not to post:

1. Creation of content for a certain purpose that is repeatedly posted.
2. Offering of fake or false products or services through Splurge.
3. Provision of URL that misleads to another platform.

False News

Category: Major Offense

Policy Rationale: Splurge aims to create an environment that is banked on authenticity and honesty. Any form of false or misleading news both in the international and local context will not be supported. Our team is dedicated to look into each of the content that will go against this clause but users will also have the opportunity to report news that aims to mislead the public.

What not to post:

1. Inaccurate data or information.
2. Quoting a private person without any approval.
3. Inaccurate pieces of information.
4. Any data or information that intends to mislead.

D. Valuing Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property

Category: Major Offense

Policy Rationale: As a platform that focuses on content creation, Splurge supports honesty when it comes to Intellectual ownership. Any content posted that is not owned or created by the poster will be taken down by the Splurge team or can be reported by any user.

What not to post:

1. Content - both in the form of images and videos that are not originally owned by the user.
2. Captions or lines that are not originally from the user unless proper attribution is given.