Community Guidelines

Hypefindr has zero tolerance for objectionable content and abusive users. These guidelines say exactly what that means. They are part of our Terms of Service, so breaking them is a breach of the Terms.

If anyone is in danger right now, call 911 or your local emergency number. Do not wait for us.

How these rules apply

Everywhere on Hypefindr. Profiles, usernames, photos, bios, posts, captions and the words written on photos, live streams and their preview clips, live chat and asks, events and plans with their hosts, costs and details, crews and crew names, Pull ups, check-ins, reactions and vibes, friend requests, crew invites, Meet Up requests, Let Them Know alerts and their notes, share links and anything shared from Wrapped.
At events. What you do at an event you found, listed, promoted or streamed through Hypefindr counts, even when your phone is in your pocket.
Off Hypefindr. We may act on conduct elsewhere that puts our users at risk, such as a conviction for a violent or sexual offense, credible reports of abuse, or organizing harm against our users on another platform.
For everyone you bring in. You are responsible for guests on your stream, people at your event, and the chat you choose to display.
Context matters, but we decide. News, documentary, education and awareness content may be allowed when it does not glorify harm. We may still remove it. We decide what crosses the line.
Zero tolerance. Rules marked [Zero tolerance] lead to an immediate permanent ban with no warning. Where the law requires or permits, we report to law enforcement or NCMEC.
Getting around a rule breaks the rule. Coded language, misspellings, emojis, "jokes," "asking for a friend," links to other sites, and splitting content across posts are all treated the same as saying it directly.

1. Violence and threats

Not allowed:

[Zero tolerance] Threatening to kill, injure, sexually assault or kidnap anyone, whether the threat is direct, implied, conditional or called a joke.
[Zero tolerance] Supporting, praising, recruiting for or representing terrorist organizations, violent extremist groups or organized hate groups.
Calling for or inciting violence against any person, group, event, venue or police.
Glorifying or celebrating mass shootings, terrorist attacks or other violent attacks, or their perpetrators.
Organizing, promoting or filming fights you started or encouraged, including "1v1" meetups, fight clubs and brawls.
Showing or brandishing weapons to intimidate, or carrying weapons into events where they are banned.
Instructions for making weapons, explosives, untraceable firearms or incendiary devices.
Wishing death or serious harm on anyone.
Graphic violence or gore shown for shock value, and footage of real people being seriously injured or killed, except limited news content that we may allow.

2. Dangerous acts

Not allowed:

Streaming, posting or using the app while driving or operating any vehicle.
Street racing, reckless driving, sideshows, street takeovers and "car meets" that block traffic.
Dangerous stunts and challenges, including rooftopping, train or vehicle surfing, climbing structures, and entering closed or condemned sites.
Trespassing, or encouraging others to trespass.
Pranks that frighten, endanger, humiliate or harass members of the public.
[Zero tolerance] Swatting, false emergency reports, and false alarms at events, such as falsely shouting about a shooter, fire or bomb.
Misusing fireworks, flares or pyrotechnics around crowds.
Showing yourself or others dangerously intoxicated, or using illegal drugs.

3. Suicide, self-harm and eating disorders

Not allowed:

Encouraging, promoting, instructing or glamorizing suicide, self-harm or eating disorders.
Streaming or posting self-harm or a suicide attempt.
Encouraging another person to hurt themselves, including in chat.

If we see someone at risk, we may take the stream down and contact emergency services. Sharing recovery stories is allowed without graphic detail. If you are struggling, call or text 988 in the United States to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, any time, or contact a local crisis line.

4. Child safety

Hypefindr is only for adults. The Child Safety Policy has the full rules. Not allowed:

[Zero tolerance] Any sexual content involving a minor, in any form: real, drawn, animated, AI-generated, edited or described in text. We report it to NCMEC.
[Zero tolerance] Sexualizing minors, including comments about a minor's body.
[Zero tolerance] Using Hypefindr to find, contact, groom or meet anyone under 18 for any sexual or exploitative purpose.
[Zero tolerance] Sextortion: threatening to share intimate images of anyone to get money, images or anything else.
Having an account if you are under 18, or helping someone under 18 get one.
Inviting minors to 18+ or 21+ events, or giving minors alcohol, drugs, vapes or tobacco.
Showing minors being abused, endangered or humiliated.
Filming or streaming children at events as the main focus without their parent's or guardian's consent.

5. Sexual content and nudity

Hypefindr is not a place for sexual content, even though every user is an adult. An 18+ or 21+ tag describes who may attend an event. It does not permit nudity or sexual content. Not allowed:

Nudity, including exposed genitals, buttocks or female nipples. Breastfeeding and non-sexual medical contexts are allowed.
Sexual activity, real or simulated, and sexually explicit streams.
Flashing or exposing yourself, or anyone else, at events or on stream.
[Zero tolerance] Sharing or threatening to share intimate images of anyone without their consent, including AI-generated or edited "deepfake" images. We remove reported intimate images within 48 hours under the TAKE IT DOWN Act.
[Zero tolerance] Upskirting, downblousing, voyeurism, and filming anyone in a bathroom, locker room, changing area or bedroom.
Offering, requesting or advertising sex, escorting, "sugar" arrangements or sexual services, or linking to adult content sites.
Unwanted sexual chat messages, requests, images or advances, online or at events.

6. Hate and discrimination

Not allowed: attacking, dehumanizing, threatening or excluding people because of race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, religion, caste, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, serious illness, age or veteran status. That includes:

slurs and hateful stereotypes;
hateful symbols, flags and imagery used to promote hate;
denying or celebrating genocide, slavery or other mass atrocities;
events, Crews or listings that exclude people from public accommodations because of a protected characteristic;
calls to segregate, expel or harm any group.

7. Harassment and bullying

Not allowed:

Targeted insults, degrading comments or repeated unwanted contact.
Organizing or joining pile-ons, raids or mass-reporting against a person.
Mocking someone's appearance, disability, trauma, death or the death of a loved one.
Contacting someone after they blocked you, including through another account or a friend.
Filming strangers to humiliate them, or following people with a camera after they ask you to stop.
Creating content, events or Crews to target a specific person.
Threatening to report someone falsely, or to expose private information, to control them.

Public figures can be criticized, but not threatened, doxxed or sexually harassed.

8. Privacy and doxxing

Not allowed:

[Zero tolerance] Posting anyone's home address, or information that reveals where they live, without their consent.
Posting private phone numbers, email addresses, ID documents, license plates tied to an identity, financial information, medical information, or login details.
Revealing someone's sexual orientation, gender identity, immigration status, health condition or criminal history without consent.
Recording or streaming people where they reasonably expect privacy (see the Live Streaming and Recording Policy).
Recording private conversations in breach of recording-consent laws.
Using facial recognition, reverse image search or other tools to identify strangers you saw on Hypefindr.
Posting images of people who asked you not to, where they are the focus and are not a public figure.

9. Location abuse and stalking

Hypefindr shows where things are happening. Using that to find or follow people is one of the most serious violations on the platform. Not allowed:

[Zero tolerance] Using check-ins, streams, posts, maps or Crews to locate, follow, track, monitor, stalk or confront any person who has not invited you.
[Zero tolerance] Showing up to a streamer's or user's location to harass, threaten, film or confront them.
Sharing someone else's real-time location, or encouraging viewers to go to where someone is.
Creating accounts or Crews to watch an ex-partner, partner, family member or coworker.
Checking in or streaming for someone else to reveal where they are.

10. Conduct at events and in public

What you do in person counts. Not allowed:

Assault, sexual assault, groping, robbery, theft and vandalism.
Spiking drinks, or giving anyone drugs or alcohol without their knowledge.
Harassing or filming venue staff, performers or bystanders after they object.
Ignoring venue rules, security, or police lawful orders, or interfering with first responders.
Bringing weapons into places where they are banned.
Disrupting events you were not invited to, or crashing private events found through the app.
Encouraging a crowd to rush, push, storm, trespass, loot or damage property.

11. Events and crowds

If you list, host or promote an event, the Events, Safety and Assumption of Risk Policy applies. Not allowed:

[Zero tolerance] Fake events created to lure people to a place to rob, assault, harass, scam or film them.
Events that misstate what, where, when or how much they are, or that will not happen. Confirming a plan you know is off is the same as listing a fake one.
Naming someone as a host, or as a performer or sponsor, without their permission.
Events at private homes without the owner's consent, or that publish an address you are not authorized to share.
Events that involve illegal activity, including underage drinking, drug sales, illegal gambling, unpermitted street gatherings, fights or takeovers.
Leaving the 21+ rating off an event or post that involves alcohol or anything else that should only reach people 21 or older.
Announcing giveaways, surprise appearances or meetups likely to draw more people than the place can safely hold, without arrangements with the venue and, where required, the authorities.
Charging for events through Hypefindr by asking for gift cards, wire transfers, cryptocurrency or similar untraceable payments.
Listing or promoting someone else's event, venue or brand in a way that suggests you are the official organizer when you are not.

12. Honest check-ins and fair scores

Not allowed:

Checking in when you are not at the event, or checking in for other people.
Faking your location by any method, including GPS spoofing apps, emulators, modified devices, VPN tricks, or someone else's phone.
Inflating any score, title, badge, streak, atmosphere average, attending or favorite count, or referral count through bots, scripts, coordinated fake activity, multiple accounts or paid help.
Buying, selling, trading or giving away accounts, usernames, followers, views, reactions, check-ins or invite codes.
Mass-inviting people, or creating fake accounts to claim referrals.
Exploiting bugs to gain scores or features. Report bugs to hype.hypefindr@gmail.com with the subject "Security" instead.

We void fake check-ins and inflated scores, and repeat offenders lose their titles and accounts.

13. Fake accounts, impersonation and ban evasion

Not allowed:

More than one personal account, fake accounts, or automated accounts.
Pretending to be another person, business, venue, organization, public official or anyone who works on Hypefindr.
Parody or fan accounts that do not clearly say so in the username and bio.
[Zero tolerance] Creating or using an account after we banned you, or to get around a suspension, feature limit or block.
Using a false date of birth.
Selling, renting or sharing your account.

14. Spam, scams and fraud

Not allowed:

Repetitive, unsolicited or irrelevant posts, chat messages, friend requests, Meet Up requests, Let Them Know alerts or invitations.
Fake giveaways, fake ticket sales, ticket scalping where it is illegal, and selling tickets you do not have.
Phishing, collecting login details or verification codes, or sending malicious links.
Investment, cryptocurrency, money-flipping, pyramid and "get rich" schemes.
Romance scams, fake fundraisers and fake charities.
Asking anyone for money, gift cards or payments through Hypefindr under false pretenses.
Misleading links, clickbait, or event listings that are really advertisements for something else.

15. Regulated and illegal goods

Not allowed: buying, selling, trading, giving away, advertising or arranging any of the following through Hypefindr:

illegal drugs, and prescription drugs without a prescription;
cannabis and cannabis products, including where they are legal;
alcohol, tobacco, vapes and nicotine products;
firearms, ammunition, firearm parts, 3D-printed guns, explosives and other weapons;
stolen goods, counterfeit goods, and fake IDs or documents;
gambling, betting and lotteries;
human trafficking, forced labor or the sale of people or their services;
any other product or service that is illegal where you or the buyer are.

A licensed venue may say an event serves alcohol and tag it 21+. That is information about an event, not a sale through Hypefindr.

16. Copyright, trademarks and broadcasts

Not allowed:

Streaming or posting concerts, sporting events, films, TV, other streams, DJ sets or theater performances you do not have the rights to show. Short incidental capture can still be infringement.
Rebroadcasting pay-per-view, subscription or restricted broadcasts.
Posting other people's photos or videos as your own.
Using brand names or logos to make an event or account look official or sponsored when it is not.

Rights holders can use the Content Removal Requests policy. Repeat infringers lose their accounts.

17. False information and synthetic media

Not allowed:

False reports of emergencies, crimes, shootings, fires, attacks or dangerous conditions at an event or place.
False information meant to cause panic, a crowd rush, or a stampede.
False information about when, where or how to vote, or meant to intimidate voters.
Harmful health misinformation that could lead to serious injury.
Realistic AI-generated or edited images, video or audio of real people or real events that could mislead, unless clearly labeled as synthetic. Synthetic sexual content of real people is never allowed.
Presenting old footage as live, or footage from one place as another.

18. Paid promotion and commercial content

If you are paid, sponsored, given free products or entry, or otherwise rewarded to post, stream or promote something, you must clearly disclose it, as the law requires (in the United States, the FTC Endorsement Guides). Use plain words such as "#ad" or "paid partnership" at the start of the post or stream.
Businesses and venues may promote their own lawful events. They may not post fake check-ins or fake attendance, or pay users to inflate reactions, attendance (Attend taps) or check-ins.
Content made for pay that features a child is subject to Minnesota's law on minors in content creation and similar laws. Creators are responsible for complying.

19. How to report

Danger now: call 911 or your local emergency number first.
In the app: use the report button on any post, live stream, event or upcoming plan, tap Report user on someone's profile, or press and hold a chat message. Choose the closest reason: Spam or scam, Nudity or sexual, Violence or danger, Hate or harassment, Self-harm, or Something else.
Block: block someone from their profile, from the report sheet, or by pressing and holding their chat message. You stop seeing each other's content and chat. Blocking is not a substitute for reporting.
By email: hype.hypefindr@gmail.com, with the subject "Safety" for safety issues, "Copyright" or "Intimate Image Removal" for removal requests, and "Underage Account" for anyone under 18.
Without an account: use the email address above. You do not need an account to report.
A problem with the app itself (something broken, not a person or a post): use Profile → Settings → "Send feedback or report a problem". Don't use it to report people or content: those reports go to the report button so they reach the review queue.

We do not tell the reported person who reported them, except where the law requires it, for example in a copyright notice.

20. What happens next

Anything 3 different people report is hidden from everyone straight away, before anyone reviews it.
A person on our team reviews every report within 24 hours, and faster for reports involving threats, child safety or intimate images. Intimate image removal requests under the TAKE IT DOWN Act are handled within 48 hours of a valid request.
If content or conduct breaks these guidelines, we remove the content and may suspend the account for 7 or 30 days or ban it permanently, depending on severity and history. If it does not break them, we keep it up, and if it was hidden, it shows again. The Enforcement, Moderation and Appeals Policy explains how.
Zero-tolerance violations lead to a permanent ban and, where required or appropriate, a report to law enforcement or NCMEC.
You can appeal most decisions.
False or abusive reporting is itself a violation.

We may update these guidelines at any time as new risks appear. The current version always applies. Questions: hype.hypefindr@gmail.com.