Community Guidelines

Welcome to the Conch community. Conch is an audio-first interactive adventure platform built for families, kids, and creators of all ages. These guidelines help ensure that everyone can create and play adventures in a safe, welcoming, and imaginative environment.

By using Conch, you agree to follow these guidelines. Violations may result in content removal, account suspension, or permanent bans.

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Our Principles

Conch is a family-first platform. Most adventures are made for everyone, and our youngest players (ages 7+) only ever see content rated E (Everyone).

At the same time, Conch hosts adventures across three age ratings — E (Everyone), T (Teen, 13+), and AO (Adults Only, 18+) — and shows each adventure only to players old enough for it. Two things make this work, and both are on you as a creator:

1. Rate honestly. Choose the rating that matches your adventure; our content checks will hold you to it. For an E adventure, the test is simple: "Would this be okay for a 7-year-old to hear?"
2. Some content is never allowed — at any rating, including AO. See Section 3.

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1. Be Respectful and Kind

• Treat all community members with courtesy and respect.
• Welcome new creators and players.
• Provide constructive, encouraging feedback on adventures.
• Embrace diverse perspectives, play styles, and creativity.
• Disagree respectfully, without personal attacks or insults.

2. Adventure Content Standards

These standards apply to every adventure, regardless of rating:

2.1 Rate Your Adventure Accurately

• Choose the rating that matches your content — E (Everyone), T (Teen, 13+), or AO (Adults Only, 18+). You may only create content up to the rating allowed for your own age.
• Players only see adventures appropriate for their age, so an honest rating keeps everyone's experience right. Mis-rating to reach a wider or younger audience is a violation.
• Use descriptive tags and honest descriptions so players and families can find the right adventures.

2.2 Violence

• Keep violence appropriate to your adventure's rating — light fantasy conflict for E; more intense or graphic combat is permitted at T and AO.
• Never depict violence against real, identifiable people, or sexualized violence.
• Gratuitous gore with no narrative purpose, or content designed purely to shock or disturb, is not permitted at any rating.

2.3 Language

• Match language to your rating: clean for E, mild profanity may appear at T, and stronger language is allowed at AO.
• Slurs and hate speech are never permitted, at any rating (see Section 3).
• Adventure titles, descriptions, and other public-facing text must stay appropriate for a general audience — anyone can see them in listings, regardless of the adventure's rating.

3. Prohibited Content

The following are never allowed on Conch — at any rating, including AO. Choosing an AO rating does not permit this content; it will be removed and may result in account action:

3.1 Harmful Content

• Hate Speech: Content promoting hatred, discrimination, or violence based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, or any other protected characteristic.
• Harassment and Bullying: Adventures or content targeting specific individuals with harmful intent.
• Self-Harm: Content promoting, glorifying, or providing instructions for self-harm or suicide.
• Real-World Violence: Content glorifying real-world violence, terrorism, or making threats against real people.

3.2 Adult Content

• Sexual Content Involving Minors: Any sexualization of a minor is strictly prohibited and will be reported to the appropriate authorities.
• Sexually Explicit Content: Pornographic or sexually explicit material, or content whose primary purpose is to arouse, is prohibited at every rating — including AO. (AO adventures may include mature themes and non-explicit romantic or sexual tension, but not explicit sexual content.)
• Substance Abuse: Content promoting or glorifying illegal drug use or substance misuse. (Alcohol or substances may appear in context at higher ratings, without glorification.)

3.3 Dangerous and Illegal Content

• Illegal Activities: Content promoting illegal activities, including but not limited to drug use, theft, fraud, or violence.
• Dangerous Instructions: Content providing instructions for activities that could cause physical harm.
• Gambling: Content simulating real-money gambling.

3.4 Deceptive Content

• Misinformation: Deliberately spreading false information that could cause harm, particularly regarding health, safety, or current events.
• Impersonation: Falsely claiming to be another person, brand, or organization.
• Spam and Scams: Unsolicited promotional content, phishing attempts, or fraudulent schemes embedded in adventures.

3.5 Privacy Violations

• Personal Information: Do not include real names, addresses, phone numbers, school names, or other identifying information about real people (including yourself) in adventures.
• Doxxing: Never expose or share another person's private information.

4. Intellectual Property

• Only upload content (text, images, audio) that you own or have the right to use.
• Do not copy entire adventures, storylines, or characters from other creators without permission.
• Give credit when drawing inspiration from others' work.
• Respect copyright, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights.
• Fan-created adventures based on existing media should be clearly labeled as fan works and must be original creative expressions, not copies.

5. AI Content Responsibility

• You are responsible for the adventures you design, even though the AI generates the real-time narrative.
• Design your adventure instructions, scene rules, and character behaviors to produce appropriate content.
• If your adventure's AI-generated content consistently produces inappropriate results, it may be removed.
• Test your adventures before publishing to check for unexpected AI behavior.
• Report AI-generated content that seems inappropriate or harmful through the bug report feature.

6. Fair Play

• Do not exploit bugs, glitches, or vulnerabilities. Report them instead.
• Do not use automated tools, bots, or scripts without permission.
• Do not manipulate adventure ratings, play counts, or reviews.
• Do not create duplicate or misleading adventures to game the discovery system.
• Respect the intended gameplay experience for other players.

7. Privacy and Safety

• Do not ask other users for personal information.
• Do not include mechanisms in adventures designed to collect personal data from players.
• Do not use adventures to direct users to external websites, especially those that collect data.
• Be especially careful about content targeted at or likely to be played by children.

8. Content Ratings and Labeling

• Give every adventure an accurate age rating — E (Everyone), T (Teen, 13+), or AO (Adults Only, 18+) — along with accurate genre tags.
• You may only create content up to the rating allowed for your age (see our Age Restrictions page).
• If your adventure contains intense themes (scary content, complex moral dilemmas), reflect that in both its rating and its description.
• Do not mislabel content to reach a wider or younger audience. Our automated checks classify content at publish time, and mis-rated adventures are corrected or removed.

9. Reporting Violations

Help us maintain a safe community:

• Report content or behavior that violates these guidelines using the bug report or in-app reporting features.
• Provide specific details when reporting (adventure name, what happened, why it violates guidelines).
• Do not abuse the reporting system with false or frivolous reports.
• Allow our moderation team time to review reports.

10. Enforcement

Depending on the severity and frequency of violations, we may take the following actions:

Factors we consider:

• Severity of the violation.
• Whether the violation was intentional.
• History of previous violations.
• Impact on other users, especially children.

11. Appeals

If you believe a moderation action was made in error:

• Contact us at info@conch.ing with the subject line "Moderation Appeal."
• Include the specific content or action you are appealing.
• Explain why you believe the decision should be reconsidered.
• Appeals are reviewed within 7 business days.
• Decisions on appeals are final.

12. Best Practices for Creators

To build great adventures that families love:

• Write clear descriptions so players know what to expect.
• Test your adventures before publishing to catch issues.
• Use the full creator toolkit -- scenes, characters, items, and instructions -- to craft engaging experiences.
• Be original and creative -- bring your unique voice to the platform.
• Respond to feedback constructively and update your content.
• Use appropriate tags and difficulty ratings to help the right players find your work.
• Design inclusive adventures that welcome players of all backgrounds.

13. Changes to These Guidelines

We may update these Community Guidelines to reflect changes in the platform, legal requirements, or community needs. Significant changes will be communicated to users. Continued use of the Service constitutes acceptance of updated guidelines.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions about these guidelines or need to report a violation:

• Email: info@conch.ing
• Subject: "Community Guidelines Question" or "Content Report"

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Remember: Conch is a place for imagination and adventure. Every adventure you create becomes part of the experience for families and kids around the world. Build something that sparks wonder.