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Thank you for using YPosts!

These Terms of Service ('Terms') govern your access to and use of the YPosts website, apps, APIs, and widgets (YPosts or the “Service”). Please read these Terms carefully, and contact us if you have any questions. By accessing or using YPosts, you agree to be bound by these Terms, our Privacy Policy, our Cookies Policy and our Community Guidelines.

1. Our service

YPosts helps you discover and do what you love. To do that, we show you things we think will be relevant, interesting and personal to you based on your onsite and offsite activity. To provide our Service, we need to be able to identify you and your interests. Some of the things we show you are promoted by advertisers. As part of our service we try to ensure that even promoted content is relevant and interesting to you. You can identify promoted content because it will be clearly labelled.

2. Using YPosts

a. Who can use YPosts

You may use YPosts only if you can legally form a binding contract with YPosts, and only in compliance with these Terms and all applicable laws. When you create your YPosts account, you must provide us with accurate and complete information. You can't use YPosts if it would be prohibited by U.S. sanctions. Any use or access by anyone under the age of 13 is not allowed. If you're based in the EEA, you may only use YPosts if you are over the age at which you can provide consent to data processing under the laws of your country. Using YPosts may include_once downloading software to your computer, phone, tablet, or other device. You agree that we may automatically update that software, and these Terms will apply to any updates.

b. Our license to you

Subject to these Terms and our policies (including our Community Guidelines), we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to use our Service.

3. Your content

a. Posting content

YPosts allows you to post content, including photos, comments, links, and other materials. Anything that you post or otherwise make available on YPosts is referred to as 'User Content.' You retain all rights in, and are solely responsible for, the User Content you post to YPosts.

b. How YPosts and other users can use your content

You grant YPosts and our users a non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, worldwide license to use, store, display, reproduce, save, modify, create derivative works, perform, and distribute your User Content on YPosts solely for the purposes of operating, developing, providing, and using YPosts. Nothing in these Terms restricts other legal rights YPosts may have to User Content, for example under other licenses. We reserve the right to remove or modify User Content, or change the way it's used in YPosts, for any reason. This includes User Content that we believe violates these Terms, our Community Guidelines, or any other policies.

c. How long we keep your content

Following termination or deactivation of your account, or if you remove any User Content from YPosts, we may keep your User Content for a reasonable period of time for backup, archival, or audit purposes. YPosts and its users may retain and continue to use, store, display, reproduce, re-post, modify, create derivative works, perform, and distribute any of your User Content that other users have stored or shared on YPosts.

d. Feedback you provide

We value hearing from our users, and are always interested in learning about ways we can make YPosts more awesome. If you choose to submit comments, ideas or feedback, you agree that we are free to use them without any restriction or compensation to you. By accepting your submission, YPosts doesn't waive any rights to use similar or related feedback previously known to YPosts, or developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than you.

4. Copyright policy

YPosts has adopted and implemented the YPosts Copyright Policy in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and other applicable copyright laws. For more information, please read our Copyright Policy.

5. Security

We care about the security of our users. While we work to protect the security of your content and account, YPosts can't guarantee that unauthorized third parties won't be able to defeat our security measures. We ask that you keep your password secure. Please notify us immediately of any compromise or unauthorized use of your account.

6. Third party links, sites, and services

YPosts may contain links to third party websites, advertisers, services, special offers, or other events or activities that are not owned or controlled by YPosts. We don't endorse or assume any responsibility for any such third party sites, information, materials, products, or services. If you access any third party website, service, or content from YPosts, you do so at your own risk and you agree that YPosts has no liability arising from your use of or access to any third party website, service, or content.

7. Termination

YPosts may terminate or suspend your right to access or use YPosts for any reason on appropriate notice. We may terminate or suspend your access immediately and without notice if we have a good reason, including any violation of our Community Guidelines. Upon termination, you continue to be bound by Sections 3 and 8 of these Terms.

8. Indemnity

If you use YPosts for commercial purposes (i.e., you are not a consumer), you agree to indemnify and hold harmless YPosts, their affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, suits, proceedings, disputes, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees (including costs of defense of claims, suits or proceedings brought by third parties), in any way related to your access to or use of our Service, your User Content, or your breach of any of these Terms.

9. Disclaimers

Our Service and all content on YPosts is provided on an 'as is' basis without warranty of any kind, whether express or implied.

YPosts specifically disclaims any and all warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement, and any warranties arising out of course of dealing or usage of trade.

YPosts takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any User Content that you or any other person or third party posts or sends using our Service. You understand and agree that you may be exposed to User Content that's inaccurate, objectionable, inappropriate for children, or otherwise unsuited to your purpose.

If you're a consumer in the EEA, we don't exclude or limit any liability for gross negligence, intent, or death or personal injury caused by our negligence or willful misconduct.

10. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YPosts SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM (A) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE; (B) ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD PARTIES; OR (C) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL YPosts 'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (U.S. $100.00).

If we cause damage to you and you're a consumer in the EEA, the above doesn't apply. Instead, YPosts's liability will be limited to foreseeable damages arising due to a breach of material contractual obligations typical for this type of contract. YPosts isn't liable for damages that result from a non-material breach of any other applicable duty of care. This limitation of liability won't apply to any statutory liability that cannot be limited, to liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or willful misconduct, or if and to exclude our responsibility for something we have specifically promised to you.

11. Arbitration

For any dispute you have with YPosts, you agree to first contact us and try to resolve the dispute with us informally. If we need to contact you, we will do so at the email address on your YPosts account. If YPosts hasn't been able to resolve the dispute with you informally, we each agree to resolve any claim, dispute, or controversy (excluding claims for injunctive or other equitable relief) arising out of or in connection with or relating to these Terms through binding arbitration or (for qualifying claims) in small claims court.

Arbitration is a more informal way to resolve our disagreements than a lawsuit in court. For instance, arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or jury, involves more limited discovery, and is subject to very limited review by courts. Although the process is more informal, arbitrators can award the same damages and relief that a court can award. You agree that, by agreeing to these Terms of Service, the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this provision, and that you and YPosts are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action. The arbitrator has exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, or enforceability of this binding arbitration agreement. This arbitration provision shall survive termination of this Agreement and the termination of your YPosts account.

Any arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association ('AAA') under the Consumer Arbitration Rules then in effect for the AAA, except as provided herein. You can find their forms at www.adr.org. Unless you and YPosts agree otherwise, the arbitration will be conducted in the county (or parish) where you reside. Each party will be responsible for paying any AAA filing, administrative and arbitrator fees in accordance with AAA Rules, except that YPosts will pay for your reasonable filing, administrative, and arbitrator fees if your claim for damages does not exceed $75,000 and is non-frivolous (as measured by the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)). If your claim is for $10,000 or less, we agree that you may choose whether the arbitration will be conducted solely on the basis of documents submitted to the arbitrator, through a telephonic hearing, or by an in-person hearing as established by the AAA Rules. If your claim exceeds $10,000, the right to a hearing will be determined by the AAA Rules. Regardless of the manner in which the arbitration is conducted, the arbitrator shall issue a reasoned written decision explaining the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based, and any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this Section shall prevent either party from seeking injunctive or other equitable relief from the courts, including for matters related to data security, intellectual property or unauthorized access to the Service. ALL CLAIMS MUST BE BROUGHT IN THE PARTIES' INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING, AND, UNLESS WE AGREE OTHERWISE, THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE PERSON'S CLAIMS. YOU AGREE THAT, BY ENTERING INTO THESE TERMS, YOU AND YPosts ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.

NOTHING IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE SHALL AFFECT ANY NON-WAIVABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS THAT APPLY TO YOU. To the extent any claim, dispute or controversy regarding YPosts or our Service isn't arbitrable under applicable laws or otherwise: you and YPosts both agree that any claim or dispute regarding YPosts will be resolved exclusively in accordance with Section 12 of these Terms.

If you're a consumer in the EEA, Section 11 doesn't apply to you.

12. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. If you are not a consumer in the EEA, the exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from or in connection with this agreement is San Francisco County, California, or the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and our dispute will be determined under California law.

If you are a consumer in the EEA, this won't deprive you of any protection you have under the law of the country where you live and access to the courts in that country.

13. General terms

Notification procedures and changes to these Terms

We reserve the right to determine the form and means of providing notifications to you, and you agree to receive legal notices electronically if that's what we decide. We may revise these Terms from time to time and the most current version will always be posted on our website. If a revision, in our discretion, is material, we'll notify you. By continuing to access or use YPosts after revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the new Terms. If you don't agree to the new terms, please stop using YPosts.

Assignment

These Terms, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by YPosts without restriction. Any attempted transfer or assignment in violation hereof shall be null and void.

If you're a consumer in the EEA, either you or YPosts may assign this agreement, and any rights and licences granted under it, to a third party. In case of such an assignment by YPosts, you are entitled to terminate the agreement with immediate effect by deactivating your account. YPosts will provide you with reasonable notice of any such assignment.

Entire agreement/severability

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any amendments and any additional agreements you may enter into with YPosts shall constitute the entire agreement between you and YPosts concerning the Service. If any provision of these Terms is deemed invalid, then that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect.

No waiver

No waiver of any term of these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and YPosts's failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

Privacy policy

Summary of changes

We added more details about data we collect and how it's used, along with a new way to control whether it is used to report on ads performance.

We added new information for our California residents.

Thank you for using YPosts!

We're committed to delivering a single, easy-to-use platform for public information and resource access. To do that, we show you personalized content and ads we think you'll be interested in based on information we collect from you and third parties. We only use that information where we have a proper legal basis for doing so.

We wrote this policy to help you understand what information we collect, how we use it and what choices you have about it. Because we're an internet company, some of the concepts below are a little technical, but we've tried our best to explain things in a simple and clear way. We welcome your questions and comments on this policy.

We collect information in a few different ways

1. When you give it to us or give us permission to obtain it

When you sign up for or use YPosts you voluntarily share certain information including your name, email address, phone number, photos, Posts, comments, and any other information you give us. You can also choose to share your precise location using your device settings or through photos. We will still use your IP address, which is used to approximate your location, even if you don't choose to share your precise location. You will also have the option to share other information about yourself such as your gender, age and preferred language.

If you connect your Facebook, Google or other third-party accounts to YPosts, we use information from those accounts (such as your friends or contacts) to improve your YPosts experience. This is dependent on the privacy policies or settings for those accounts.

2. We also get technical information when you use YPosts

When you use a website, mobile application or other internet service, certain internet and electronic network activity information gets created and logged automatically. This is also true when you use YPosts. Here are some of the types of information we collect:

  • Log data. When you use YPosts, our servers record information (“log data”), including information that your browser automatically sends whenever you visit a website, or that your mobile app automatically sends when you're using it. This log data includes your Internet Protocol address (which we use to infer your approximate location), the address of and activity on websites you visit that incorporate YPosts features (like the “Save” button—more details below), searches, browser type and settings, the date and time of your request, how you used YPosts, cookie data and device data.
  • Cookie data. We also use “cookies” (small text files sent by your computer each time you visit our website, unique to your YPosts account or your browser) or similar technologies to get log data. When we use cookies or other similar technologies, we use session cookies (that last until you close your browser) or persistent cookies (that last until you or your browser delete them). For example, we use cookies to store your language preferences or other settings so you don't have to set them up every time you visit YPosts. Some of the cookies we use are associated with your YPosts account (including information about you, such as the email address you gave us) and other cookies are not. For more detailed information about how we use cookies, please review our Cookie Policy.
  • Device information. In addition to log data, we collect information about the device you're using YPosts on, including the type of device, operating system, settings, unique device identifiers and crash data that helps us understand when something breaks.
  • Clickstream data and inferences. When you're on YPosts, we use your activity—such as which Posts you click on, boards you create, and any text that you add in a comment or description—along with information you provided when you first signed up and information from our partners and advertisers to make inferences about you and your preferences. For example, if you create a board about travel, we may infer you are a travel enthusiast. We may also infer information about your education or professional experience based on your activity when you link your account to accounts you have with third parties like Facebook or Google.

3. Our partners and advertisers share information with us

What we do with the info we collect

We're committed to showing you content that's relevant, interesting and personal to you. To do that, we use your information to provide and improve your experience, including:

  • Identify you when you use YPosts.
  • Recommend Posts, boards, topics or categories you might like based on your activity on YPosts. For example, if we see you're into cooking, we may suggest food-related Posts, boards or people that we think you might like, or show you food-related ads.
  • Respond to your questions or comments.

We have a legitimate interest for using your info in these ways. It's fundamental to what we do at YPosts and necessary in order to make YPosts and its features relevant and personalized to you.

We also have a legitimate interest in making YPosts safe and improving our product features so you keep finding the inspiration you want. We all benefit when we use your information to:

  • Suggest other people who have similar interests. For example, if you follow interior design boards, we may suggest interior designers that you might like.
  • Help your friends and contacts find you on YPosts. For example, if you sign up using a Facebook account, we can help your Facebook friends find you on YPosts when they first sign up for YPosts. Or people can search for your account on YPosts using your email.
  • Work with law enforcement and keep YPosts safe. We may get requests for account information from law enforcement authorities like the police or courts.
  • Review your messages on YPosts to detect activity that poses a risk to the safety of you, our community and/or members of the public.
  • Conduct analytics and research on who is using YPosts and what they are doing. For example, by logging how often people use two different versions of a feature on YPosts, we can understand which version is better.
  • Improve YPosts and offer new features.

We have a legitimate interest in delivering ads that are relevant, interesting and personal to you in order to generate revenue. To further these interests we use the information we collect to:

  • Decide which ads to show you. For example, if you show an interest in camping tents on YPosts, we may show you ads for other outdoor products. We customize the ad content we show you by identifying your interests based on your onsite and offsite activities, as well as by using information we receive from ad partners or other third parties. Where we use cookies to identify your offsite interests, we'll get your consent where we need to. Where ad partners or other third parties share information with us about you, we rely on the consent they already obtained.
  • Tell our ad partners how their YPosts ads are doing, and how to make them better. Some of this information is aggregated. For example, we would report to an advertiser that a certain percentage of people who viewed a Promoted Post went on to visit that advertiser's site. In other instances, this information isn't aggregated. For example, we would let an advertiser know that a particular Promoted Post has been saved by certain people.

We have a legitimate interest in using information we collect to customize your YPosts experience based on your offsite behavior. For example, if you visit websites that sell electric guitars, we may suggest guitar Posts to you. When we identify your interests based on your offsite behavior with cookies, we (or our partners) will obtain any consent that we may need. To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.

In addition to the specific circumstances above, we'll only use your information with your consent in order to:

  • Allow searching with photos. For example, if you take a photo of a pair of shoes or a piece of furniture you like, you can ask us to show you similar items. You can opt in to this in your device operating system settings.
  • Send you marketing materials by email, text, push notification or phone call depending on your account or operating system settings. Each time we send you marketing materials, we give you the option to unsubscribe.
  • Identify your precise location and customize the content we show you. For example, if we know that you're near a retailer we may show you that retailer's Posts that may be of interest to you. You can opt in to this in your device operating system settings.

We'll also rely on your consent where we use cookies to show you ads you might be interested in. We use cookies to identify your interests based on your offsite activity. We do this for people currently using YPosts and for new folks, and it helps us customize how you get started on YPosts.

To find out more about how we use cookies, and your choices about how we use them, please see our Cookie Policy.

Transferring your information

YPosts is a worldwide service. By using our products or services, you authorize us to transfer and store your information outside your home country, including in the United States, for the purposes described in this policy. The privacy protections and the rights of authorities to access your personal information in such countries may not be equivalent to those of your home country.

How and when we share information

Anyone can see the public boards and Posts you create and profile information you give us. We also make this public information available through what are called APIs (basically a technical way to share information quickly). For example, a partner can study what their most popular Posts are or how their Posts are being shared on YPosts by using a YPosts API. We also share your information with:

  • Other services, at your direction, to enable you to sign up for or log in to YPosts, or when you decide to link your YPosts account to those services, like Facebook or Google, or when you publish your content on YPosts to them. For example, if you choose to publish your Posts to Facebook or Twitter, then information about that content will be shared with Facebook or Twitter.
  • Services we use to market YPosts to you on sites and apps other than YPosts, such as Facebook Ads, Google Marketing Platform, Microsoft Advertising, LinkedIn Advertising, The Trade Desk and others from time to time. You can opt-out of sharing with such advertising services in your settings.
  • Online advertisers and third-party companies that we or they use to audit or improve the delivery and performance of ads or content on websites and apps (for example, through Google Analytics). This includes us sharing the Posts or ads you were shown on YPosts and whether or how you engaged with those Posts or ads, or other information about your activity on YPosts.
  • Third-party companies, service providers or individuals that we employ to process information on our behalf based on our instructions and for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. For example, we share data with security consultants to help us get better at identifying spam. Some information we acquire may be collected by third-party providers on our behalf.
  • Law enforcement agencies or government agencies. We only share information if we believe that disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with a law, regulation or legal request; to protect the safety, rights, or property of the public, any person, or YPosts; or to detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues.
  • Our wholly-owned subsidiaries and affiliates. If we were to engage in a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, dissolution, reorganization, or similar transaction or proceeding that involves the transfer of the information described in this Policy, we would share your information with a party involved in such a process (for example, a potential purchaser).

How long we keep your information

We keep your information only so long as we need it to provide YPosts to you and fulfill the purposes described in this policy. This is also the case for anyone that we share your information with and who carries out services on our behalf. When we no longer need to use your information and there is no need for us to keep it to comply with our legal or regulatory obligations, we'll either remove it from our systems or depersonalize it so that we can't identify you.

Our policy on children's information

Children under 13 are not allowed to use YPosts. If you are based in the EEA you may only use YPosts if you are over the age at which you can provide consent to data processing under the laws of your country.

Your options

  • Request access to the information we collect and hold about you. We'll usually share this with you within 30 days of you asking us for it through our Help Center.
  • Have your information corrected or deleted. You can update your information in your profile or delete your data by closing your account.
  • Object to us processing your information. You can ask us to stop using your information, including when we use your information to send you marketing emails or push notifications. If you opt out of receiving marketing messages from us, we may still send you updates about your account, such as when someone comments on one of your Posts.
  • Have the information you provided to us sent to another organization, where we hold this information with your consent or for the performance of a contract with you, and, where it's technically feasible for us to do so.
  • Request more details about the information we collect and how and why we use and share it.

We will not discriminate against you if you choose to exercise your options related to your personal information. We work to be clear with you about your options and the consequences of exercising certain options. If you have questions, please contact us.

California residents

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires us to disclose categories of Personal Information we collect and how we use it, the categories of sources from whom we collect Personal Information, and the third parties with whom we share it, which we have explained above.

In the preceding twelve months, we have collected Personal Information from you, your devices, our partners, third parties, and from categories of sources otherwise described in the “We collect information in a few different ways” section of this Privacy Policy.

We are also required to communicate information about rights California residents have under California law. You may exercise the following rights:

  • Right to Know and Access. You may submit a verifiable request for information regarding the: (1) categories of Personal Information we collect, use, or share; (2) purposes for which categories of Personal Information are collected or used by us; (3) categories of sources from which we collect Personal Information; and (4) specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you.
  • Right to Equal Service. We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your privacy rights.
  • Right to Delete. You may submit a verifiable request to close your account and we will delete Personal Information about you that we have collected.

In order to verify your identity when you make a request, you will be required to log in to your password-protected account or respond to an email verification request.

We do not sell the Personal Information of our users.

For more information about these rights, please see “Choices you have about your info” above, and to exercise them, please visit our Help Center or contact us at privacy-support [at] YPosts.me.

In addition to exercising these rights yourself, you may also designate an authorized agent to make these requests on your behalf. In order to do this, we will ask you to verify the request directly via email or through your password-protected account.

We collect the following categories of Personal Information and in the past 12 months, we have disclosed these categories of Personal Information for a business purpose to affiliates, service providers and third parties, as described in the How and when we share information section of this Privacy Policy:

  • Identifiers, such as your name, username, email address, phone number, unique device identifiers, and your IP address
  • Personal characteristics protected by law, such as your gender and age
  • Commercial information, such as purchases made, and payment information
  • Internet or electronic network activity information, such as information about your device and your use of our Services
  • Geo-location data, when shared through your device settings or photos
  • Electronic, visual, or similar information, such as your profile picture or photos
  • Professional or employment information, when you link your account to other accounts
  • Inferences we draw or derive about users, such as your interests or preferences
  • Other information you provide, such as your bio, Posts, and comments

We use and disclose this information for the business purposes described in the What we do with the info we collect section in this Privacy Policy, including to: provide our Service, communicate with you to provide updates or respond to your comments and questions, audit our Service, detect security incidents and prevent fraud, debug and repair errors, maintain your account, provide customer service, process or fulfill orders, conduct research and development and other activities to improve our Service, show advertising, market our Services, and understand how users interact with our Services.

The CCPA requires us to disclose certain metrics about the various requests we get, such as how many specific requests we received from California residents in the last calendar year.

How we make changes to this policy

We may change this policy from time to time and if we do, we'll post any changes on this page. If you continue to use YPosts after those changes are in effect, you agree to the new policy. If the changes are significant, we may provide a more prominent notice or get your consent, as required by law.

Contact us

The best way to get in touch with us or to exercise your options described above is through the Help Center.

Community guidelines

Our mission

YPosts's mission is to facilitate information sharing. That being said, not all content is relevant in that regard. So we have community guidelines to outline what we do and don't allow on YPosts. These guidelines are our acceptable use policy, so if you find content that shouldn't be on YPosts, please, place a petition for removal. We use your reports to learn and evolve our standards, and work with subject matter experts to inform and update our guidelines.

Content safety

YPosts 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 themes that create or spread it based on how much harm it poses.

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 YPosts, please contact us.

Adult content

YPosts isn't a place for pornography. We limit the distribution of or remove mature and explicit content, including:

  • Fetish imagery
  • Vivid sexual descriptions
  • Graphic depictions of sexual activity
  • Images of nudity where the poses, camera angles, or props suggest pornographic intent

We do our best to to differentiate between pornography and other mature content. For example, you can save content about sexual health, breastfeeding, mastectomies, art, education and well-being with adult nudity given the non-pornographic context, but we may limit its distribution so people don't run into it accidentally.

Exploitation

YPosts 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:

  • Sexualization or sexual exploitation of minors, like grooming, sexual remarks or inappropriate imagery. If we find it, we'll report it to relevant authorities such as the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
  • Non-consensual images, meaning images of a private or sexual nature obtained or published without consent. This includes revenge porn and up-skirt images.
  • Adult sexual services that may involve sexual or physical exploitation or trafficking, like sex cams and escort services.
  • Human trafficking, slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labor.
  • Other illegal commercial exploitation, like trading in organs or products made from human remains or body parts.
  • 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

YPosts 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

YPosts 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
  • 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
  • Content that originates from disinformation campaigns
  • 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
  • False or misleading information about the dates, times, locations and procedure for voting or census participation
  • 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

Harassment and criticism

YPosts 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 YPosts 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

Private information

We don't allow content that reveals personal or sensitive information. We 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

If you come across unwanted photos of or information about you, you can reach out to us through our Help Center. You'll find an option for exposed private information under “Report a policy violation.”

Self-injury and harmful behavior

YPosts 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
  • 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

YPosts 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

YPosts 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

YPosts 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 & Practices

YPosts 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 YPosts profile that you aren't officially affiliated with them.

Comments

All of our Community Guidelines apply in comments posted on Posts. 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

All of our Community Guidelines apply to messages sent between Users. Messages should also be welcomed and relevant. In addition to Users' 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 YPosts, 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.

Site security and access

To protect the YPosts 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.
  • Don't use any undocumented or unsupported method to access, search, scrape, download or change any part of YPosts.
  • Don't try to reverse engineer our software.
  • Don't try to interfere with people on YPosts or our hosts or networks, like sending a virus, overloading, spamming or mail-bombing.
  • Don't collect or store personally identifiable information from YPosts or people on YPosts 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.

Spam

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

Our guidelines around spam are:

  • 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
  • In general, don't attempt to make money FROM users or User web traffic in ways that are misleading, detract from the User experience, or don't add value for Users.
  • 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 Users.
  • 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 YPosts 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 Posts 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 YPosts.
    • With respect to redirection, we encourage you to follow a “no surprises” principle — Users 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 YPosts 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 save the content.

What are the Guidelines?

All Paid Partnerships must disclose the commercial nature of their content. In addition to abiding by the Community Guidelines, users that participate in Paid Partnerships are responsible for complying with:

  • All applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to, all advertising laws and Federal Trade Commission regulations including the FTC's Endorsement Guidelines.
  • All applicable disclosures required to indicate the commercial nature of your content (such as the use of #ad to indicate that your content is a Paid Partnership).
  • Paid Partnerships must adhere to our Advertising guidelines, including the Prohibited and Restricted content guidelines.

To prevent inauthentic content and behavior:

  • Make sure you're posting relevant content to relevant boards.
  • Keep the content of your posts high-quality and avoid spammy behavior.
  • Save content you have an authentic interest in.

Don't incentivize or pay people to distribute content in large volumes, in spammy ways or for each Post they save.

  • For example, a business can't pay people for each board they follow or Post they save. It's okay for a business to pay a guest blogger to curate a board for their brand or through pay-per-click payment structures (such as affiliate links), but they can't pay large groups of people to save specific Posts to artificially inflate the popularity of their content.

Affiliate guidelines

Affiliate links help content creators measure the impact of their contributions and get paid for the work that they do to bring inspiring content to Users. However, affiliate programs can be targeted by spammers trying to make money by abusing the program and manipulating the YPosts platform.

Our guidelines for affiliates are:

  • Always follow our Paid Partnership Guidelines.
  • In general, you should operate only one YPosts account. That account should be your authentic presence on YPosts.
  • Affiliate content should be original and add unique value for Users.
  • Be transparent about the commercial nature of your content .
  • Don't try to artificially manipulate YPosts algorithms or User traffic. Some examples of prohibited behavior include:
    • Using fake accounts to create or save your affiliate links.
    • Asking other users to save your affiliate Posts in a quid pro quo.
    • Asking other users to create Posts with links that include_once your affiliate identifier.
    • Creating affiliate Posts 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 Affiliate Guidelines. If you have questions or encounter problems on YPosts, you can contact us.

Contest guidelines

  • Don't require people to save a specific image. Give people the ability to choose Posts based on their tastes and preferences, even if it's from a selection or a given website.
  • Don't allow more than one entry per person.
  • Don't suggest that YPosts sponsors or endorses you or the promotion.

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

Advertising guidelines

Our mission

Our mission at YPosts is to bring everyone the inspiration to create the life they love. We believe promoted content can play a big role in helping people create a life they love, which is why we want ads to be some of the best stuff you see on YPosts. If you follow these guidelines, you'll be all set for promoting great content on YPosts.

Be authentic with your audience

Authenticity means being truthful and honest about the product or service you're promoting. It also means being transparent with people about what they should expect when they interact with your products or services.

Be honest about your relationship with YPosts

Your posts shouldn't suggest that YPosts is sponsoring your promotion or is formally affiliated with it. Basically, your design should look like it came from your business, not from YPosts. You can use the word 'YPosts,' but not our wordmark.

Disclose your posting practices

If you charge users on a recurring basis, be transparent with them and disclose the terms of payment.

Respect the rights of others

Your ads can't infringe upon or violate the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark or privacy rights.

Be respectful with your targeting

Make sure your targeting is relevant and follow all the below guidelines.

Don't target sensitive categories

Targeting certain audiences can be inappropriate and offensive. It's never okay to target people in a way that implies you're aware of sensitive info about them. You can't target any audience based on:

  • Sensitive health or medical condition
  • Race, color or ethnic origin
  • Negative financial status or condition
  • Religious or philosophical affiliation or beliefs
  • Sexual behavior or orientation
  • Alleged or actual commission of a crime
  • Additionally, you can't target ads to Users under 18 years old

When targeting ads outside of the US, you also can't target any audience based on:

  • Trade union membership or affiliation
  • Political affiliation

Protected groups

Some ad categories have additional targeting restrictions. In addition to the sensitive targeting guidelines, ads in the following categories can't use age, gender or zip code targeting options or exclude protected groups:

  • Credit: Ads promoting credit products like credit cards, mortgages and loans.
  • Employment: Ads promoting employment opportunities.
  • Housing: Ads promoting the purchase, sale, or rental of land or homes.

Keep in mind that age, gender, and familial status are protected. Ads in these categories using prohibited targeting criteria will not be allowed to run.

Be careful with any data usage

Follow all measurement and audience targeting rules

Anywhere you collect data used with a YPosts ads service, you must disclose and get legally-required consent from each individual for that data collection, sharing and use.

Don't give us information that relates to sensitive categories—like medical condition or ethnic origin—or that's collected from a child-directed site or app, or from anyone who's under 13 or the legal age of consent in your country (if higher). Only pass us user identifiers (like Mobile Ad IDs or hashed emails) in designated fields and according to our documentation.

Do not send YPosts customer lists that are based on user activity from an app or website on an iOS device. Do not send YPosts information about any individual who has exercised an option to opt out of having such data used for targeted advertising purposes.

Respect our community's data and privacy

You can't:

  • Use data you collect or receive through a YPosts ads service for any purpose (including audience targeting or user profiling) other than to understand your YPosts campaigns, and only on an anonymous basis
  • Share data from a YPosts ads service with a third party, including another advertising service
  • Join data from a YPosts ads service with personally identifiable information (like an email address) or information that identifies a user, browser, or device (like a cookie or mobile ad identifier)

If you receive any data from YPosts tied to a unique identifier (e.g., campaign reporting data linked to a mobile device ID) then you can't use it to market products or services, or for any purpose besides measuring YPosts campaigns, and you must delete it no later than 6 months after receiving it.

Be thoughtful with your editorial

To keep ads inspiring and actionable, we set high standards for the editorial quality of ads on YPosts.

Professional and neatly edited images

Ads should adhere to the highest levels of editorial quality. We don't allow ads with:

  • Fuzzy, blurry, or grainy images (try at least 600x900 pixels)
  • Images with text that is too small or blurry to read
  • Incorrectly oriented images (upside down or sideways)
  • Poorly edited images or poorly cropped images
  • Overly busy images that are packed with text overlay or have too many font styles and colors (try no more than 4 frames and 2 font styles or colors)
  • Images with artificial functionality like play or download buttons, notification icons, search bars, or elements that mimic YPosts features (like our Save or Buy buttons)
  • Elements that mimic YPosts features (like our buttons or ellipses)
  • Improper grammar, incorrect spelling or excessive capitalization and symbols
  • Low-quality user-generated content like selfies and screenshots
  • Ads with flashing or strobing effects

Quality landing pages

We care about the ad experience from start to finish—including the URL your ad links to. We want to make sure users find what they're looking for when they click through. We don't allow landing pages that:

  • Require people to take an action (like signing up) before they can see certain content unless your ad makes it clear that this is required
  • Have pop-up ads or start automatic downloads on someone's device
  • Force people to visit another page
  • Contain primarily advertising content (made-for-ads sites)
  • Lead to inconsistent experiences

Create a consistent experience

Your ads must reflect who you are and what you're promoting, so make sure your ad image, description and landing page are consistent. Your ads can't suggest or imply that a product is available on your landing page if you don't actually offer that product.

Be responsible with your content

We don't allow certain categories of advertising and restrict others. As always, you're responsible for the content you promote on YPosts, as well as the safety and trustworthiness of the products and services you offer.

Prohibited content guidelines

Adult and nudity content

We don't allow the advertising of:

  • Sex toys
  • Products in the shape of certain body parts (genitals, butts, or female breasts)
  • Adult or pornographic videos, publications, live shows
  • Sexual enhancement products
  • Services that provide casual sex, international matchmaking or escorts
  • Implied sexual activity (clothed or unclothed)
  • The objectification of a person in a sexual manner to sell a product or service

We also don't allow:

  • Nudity or implied nudity (such as blurred out images and illustrations)
  • Implied sexual activity (clothed or unclothed)
  • Any focus on certain body parts (genitals, pubic hair, male or female butts and female breasts)

You can advertise modeled clothing such as bathing suits and lingerie, as long as the products aren't adult-themed or overtly sexual. However, we don't allow any imagery featuring minors in underwear and we don't allow imagery featuring minors in swimsuits unless accompanied by adults in the image.

Clickbait

We want ads to be beautiful and useful. We don't want them to pressure or trick users with baiting content. We don't allow sensational clickbait tactics that exploit user curiosity by:

  • Playing on people's fear
  • Critiquing deficiencies
  • Using alarmist or gawk-worthy language or images
  • Purposefully withholding information

Drugs and paraphernalia

We don't allow the advertising of:

  • The sale or use of illegal or recreational drugs
  • Informational material about the use or legalization of illegal or recreational drugs
  • Ads including imagery of illegal or recreational drugs
  • Accessories associated with drug use including paraphernalia for using, storing or consuming illegal or recreational drugs
  • Products containing CBD or similar compounds
    • We will allow ads for topical hemp seed oil products that contain negligible amounts of THC and no CBD and make no therapeutic or medicinal claims.

Endangered species and live animals

We don't allow the advertising of live animals or products designed to inflict physical harm on animals in the name of training. We also don't allow products made from tortoise shell, ivory, coral, crocodile skin, pangolin, tiger, polar bear or sea otter fur, and other endangered wildlife. This includes medicinal products made from rhinos, tigers or Asiatic black bears. For a full list of prohibited wildlife products, please visit our partner, the World Wildlife Fund.

Illegal products and services

We don't allow the advertising of anything that facilitates or promotes illegal products, services, or activities, including products that provide instructions for or equipment to illegally access or tamper with software, servers, cell phones or websites, and links to software that results in a malicious user experience, or illegal streaming or downloading of copyrighted materials. We also don't allow the sale or solicitation of Fake IDs, passports, or other official documents.

Counterfeit goods

We don't allow the advertising of:

  • Knockoff products
  • Brand-name replicas
  • Goods wrongfully advertised as authentic brand-name

Political campaigning

We don't allow advertising for:

  • The election or defeat of political candidates running for public office, including fundraising for political candidates or parties
  • Political parties or action committees
  • Political issues with the intent to influence an election
  • Legislation, including referendums or ballot initiatives
  • Merchandise related to political candidates, parties, or elections

Sensitive content

We want YPosts to be a welcoming, positive, and inspiring place, so we don't allow divisive or disturbing advertisements. We don't allow language or imagery that is:

  • Offensive or profane (censored or not)
  • Excessively violent or gory
  • Vulgar or sickening
  • False or misleading, including conspiracy theories, misinformation, and attempts to impede an election's integrity or an individual's or group's civic participation, such as voting and being counted in a census
  • Politically, culturally or racially divisive or insensitive
  • Unless paired with educational or charitable information, we also don't allow content that capitalizes on controversial or tragic events or references sensitive health or medical conditions.

Tobacco

We don't allow the advertising of tobacco products including but not limited to:

  • Cigarettes
  • E-cigarettes
  • Vapes or vape cartridges
  • Chewing tobacco
  • Paraphernalia (i.e, pipes, rolling papers, vapes, vape cartridges, etc.)
  • Nicotine products (e.g. nicotine gum or patches)
  • Any brands associated with the above products

We also do not allow the advertising of hookahs, hookah bars, cigars, or cigar bars, essential oil inhalers, or related products.

Unacceptable business practices

We don't allow ads that promote the following products, services or business models:

  • Penny or bidding fee auctions
  • Payday loans
  • Plaintiff recruitment services
  • Bail bonds
  • All cryptocurrency products and services except those explicitly allowed in our Financial products and services Policy
  • Services that promise large financial returns for minimal investment or effort, such as multilevel marketing models or get-rich-quick opportunities
  • Fake online tech support
  • Products or services that utilize hidden costs or bait and switch tactics
  • Companies that offer homework or essay writing services for students (Tutoring services are OK)
  • Companies that sell social media followers
  • Negative option posting services
  • Products or services that make unrealistic or exaggerated claims or purport to have magical properties
  • Ads that show a different product or service than the one being offered in an intentionally deceptive way.

We expect our advertisers to be honest with their customers and set clear expectations about product quality, delivery times, return processes, and services provided. We reserve the right to reject an advertiser based on poor third-party ratings or a record of complaints.

Weapons and explosives

We don't allow the advertising of weapons including but not limited to:

  • Guns, firearms or ammunition. This includes functioning antique devices, BB guns, airsoft guns, paintball guns and lifelike fake firearms.
  • Gun accessories of any kind.
  • Knives intended for violent use (like switchblades or hunting knives).
  • Products intended for damage or injury (like crossbows, tasers or pepper spray).
  • Fireworks.
  • Explosives.
  • Instructions on how to make weapons or fireworks, or information on how to harm or kill people.

Restricted content guidelines

Alcohol

We allow advertising of alcohol, including beer, wine, spirits, liqueurs, and alcohol memberships.

In all cases, you're responsible for complying with applicable federal and local laws and regulatory guidelines, including age gating where necessary.

Alcohol ads on YPosts:

  • Can't target minors, or depict minors consuming alcoholic beverages
  • Can't associate the consumption of alcohol to enhanced physical performance, improved social standing or better sexual success
  • Can't encourage excessive drinking or imply that drinking excessively is beneficial, or that alcohol has therapeutic qualities either as a stimulant or relaxant
  • Can't depict people under the influence of alcohol, or associate drinking with activities that are risky (such as driving, operating heavy machinery), antisocial or illegal
  • Can't emphasize high alcoholic content as a positive quality.

Contests, sweepstakes and YPosts incentives

If you promote a contest or sweepstakes, please encourage authentic behavior, keep YPosts spam-free and be sure to comply with all relevant laws and regulations. In addition, please:

  • Don't require participants to save a specific image
  • Don't allow more than one entry per participant if the method of entry is an action taken on YPosts
  • Don't require people to buy a product or service, or pay money to participate.
  • Don't suggest that YPosts sponsors or endorses you or the promotions
  • Make sure it is clear from the context of the ad title, description, or image that it is a contest or sweepstakes.

We don't allow anything that directs people to click on YPosts buttons to get money, prizes or deals.

Financial products and services

Ads for financial products and services must clearly and prominently disclose all applicable terms and conditions as required by the local laws and regulations for any country or region your ad is targeting. Ads for consumer loans, for example, must disclose things like the APR, repayment period, fees and costs, penalties, and information about the lending institution.

We prohibit ads for certain types of financial products, such as cryptocurrency products and services and payday loans, as described in unacceptable business practices. However, advertisers may advertise the following services/products subject to noted restrictions:

  • Centralized cryptocurrency or digital asset exchanges that are properly registered and/or licensed and compliant where legally required in all applicable jurisdictions.
  • Self-hosted and hosted cryptocurrency wallets and storage products and services that are properly registered and/or licensed and compliant where legally required in all applicable jurisdictions.
  • Ads for permitted products or services may not promise financial returns, predict the future value or prices of cryptocurrencies, or use excessive “puffery” to convince people to purchase or use a product or service.
    Ads for permitted products or services may offer minimal reasonable financial incentives (e.g. get $25 in bitcoin when you sign up!)
  • Advertisers must be pre-approved by YPosts.

Gambling products and services

We don't allow the advertising of:

  • Any kind of lottery
  • Gambling game apps
  • Gambling websites

We also don't allow advertising for fantasy sports or other online prize-based games that require payment for entry.

Ads for brick and mortar casinos that don't lead to online gambling, lotteries or games of skill are OK except where prohibited in our country-specific guidelines.

Healthcare products and services

We don't allow the advertising of:

  • Pharmaceutical manufacturers (branded or unbranded)
  • Prescription drugs for humans or pets
  • Online pharmacies
  • Class III medical devices
  • Clinical trial recruitment
  • Paternity tests
  • Direct-to-consumer genetic tests, except those for genealogical purposes
  • Surrogacy Services
  • Claims regarding the prevention or cure of disease
  • Products or advice we suspect could be unsafe, unreliable, or easily abused
  • Invasive medical procedures
  • The sale or purchase of human body parts, organs, tissues or fluids

We do allow the advertising of:

  • Eyeglasses and contact lenses
  • Class I and II medical devices except where prohibited in our country-specific guidelines
  • Over-the-counter (OTC) non-prescription medicines except where prohibited in our country-specific guidelines
  • OTC contraceptive products that don't focus on sexual pleasure or performance except where prohibited in our country-specific guidelines

Weight loss products and services

We want YPosts to be a positive and inspiring place for everyone, so we prohibit weight loss ads and ads that body shame. We don't allow:

  • Any weight loss language or imagery

  • Any testimonials regarding weight loss or weight loss products

  • Any language or imagery that idealizes or denigrates certain body types

  • Referencing Body Mass Index (BMI) or similar indexes

  • Weight loss or appetite suppressant pills, supplements, or other products

  • Any products that claim weight loss through something worn or applied to the skin

  • Before-and-after weight-loss imagery

  • Weight loss procedures like liposuction or fat burning

  • Body shaming, such as imagery or language that mocks or discredits certain body types or appearances, or that calls negative attention to areas of the body

  • Claims regarding unrealistic cosmetic results

Ads promoting healthy lifestyles and habits or fitness services and products are allowed as long as they don't focus on weight loss.

Keep in mind...

You need to make sure your ads follow our standard ad guidelines and any country-specific guidelines. You need to follow all applicable local laws, regulations and industry codes, and obtain any necessary permits or permissions for any area your ads will be shown in. You must also follow our community guidelines, terms and the above advertising guidelines. These advertising guidelines apply to all parts of your promoted content, including the image, description and destination—and they apply to features like audience targeting.

We reserve the right to reject or remove any ad that negatively affects our relationship with people on YPosts or that goes against our interests. We may also remove ads, categories of ads, or advertisers that get lots of negative feedback from people on YPosts. These rules may change at any time.

Trademark

Trademark on YPosts

YPosts respects the trademark rights of others. Accounts with usernames, board names, or any other content that misleads others or violates another's trademark may be updated, transferred or permanently suspended.

If you're concerned that someone may be using your trademark in an infringing way on our site, let us know by completing our trademark complaint form. We'll review your submission and take whatever action we deem appropriate, including temporary or permanent removal of the trademark from YPosts.

While the trademark complaint form is the best way to reach us with your concerns, you can also email us at trademark [at] YPosts.me.

If you got a trademark complaint notification from us, you can contest it by emailing trademark [at] YPosts.me and letting us know why you think the complaint is invalid. Please include_once the trademark complaint reference number from the notification. If you want us to forward the info from the trademark complaint notification, let us know by emailing trademark [at] YPosts.me with the trademark complaint reference number. We'll be happy to send it along (though we may remove personal contact information).

Please, for any issue relating to trademarks, contact our trademarks team at trademarks@yposts.me

Cookies

Cookies on YPosts

Our privacy policy describes how we collect and use information, and what choices you have. One way we collect information is through the use of a technology called 'cookies', and similar technologies, such as pixels, local storage and software development kits (SDKs). We use cookies for all kinds of things on YPosts.

What's a cookie?

In real life, it's a delicious baked good. You can find lots of delicious cookie recipes on YPosts.

But in technology, a cookie is something completely different. When you go online, you use a program called a 'browser' (such as Apple's Safari or Google's Chrome). Most websites store a small amount of text in the browser, and that text is called a 'cookie'. Other technologies function similarly to collect data about your browsing activity. Find out more about other technologies in the Help Centre. This policy refers to these technologies collectively as 'cookies'.

We use session cookies (that last until you close your browser) or persistent cookies (that last until you or your browser delete them). For example, we use persistent cookies to store your language preferences or other settings so you don't have to set them up every time you visit YPosts.

Some of the cookies we use are associated with your YPosts account (including information about you, such as the email address you gave us), and other cookies are not.

How we use cookies

There are four categories of cookies we may use:

  • Essential cookies are required so YPosts works in the way you expect. Examples of these types of cookies are login cookies which keep you logged in as you scroll through YPosts or search for Posts.
  • Analytics cookies, which are used for internal analytics and include_once cookies from providers like Google Analytics.
  • Personalisation cookies for customising content, including ads.
  • Marketing cookies which are used for advertising YPosts to you outside YPosts.

What we do with the cookies in each category

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