Community Standards
Just Croydon gives people in the London borough of Croydon the power to publish their own stories, see the Croydon through the eyes of many other people, and connect and share wherever they go. The conversation that happens on Just Croydon – and the opinions expressed here – mirror the diversity of the people using Just Croydon.
To balance the needs and interests of the borough, Just Croydon protects expression that meets the community standards outlined on this page.
Please review these standards. They will help you understand what type of expression is acceptable, and what type of content may be reported and removed.
• Violence and Threats
Safety is Just Croydon's top priority. We remove content and may escalate to law enforcement when we perceive a genuine risk of physical harm, or a direct threat to public safety. You may not credibly threaten others, or organise acts of real-world violence. Organisations with a record of terrorist or violent criminal activity are not allowed to maintain a presence on our site. We also prohibit promoting, planning or celebrating any of your actions if they have, or could, result in financial harm to others, including theft and vandalism.
• Bullying and Harassment
Just Croydon does not tolerate bullying or harassment. We allow users to speak freely on matters and people of public interest, but take action on all reports of abusive behaviour directed at private individuals. Repeatedly targeting other users with unwanted messages is a form of harassment.
• Hate Speech
Just Croydon does not permit hate speech, but distinguishes between serious and humorous speech. While we encourage you to challenge ideas, institutions, events, and practices, we do not permit individuals or groups to attack others based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability or medical condition.
• Graphic Content
Just Croydon is a place where people can turn to share their experiences and raise awareness about issues important to them. Sometimes, those experiences and issues involve graphic content that is of public interest or concern, such as human rights abuses or acts of terrorism. In many instances, when people share this type of content, it is to condemn it. However, graphic images shared for sadistic effect or to celebrate or glorify violence have no place on our site.
When people share any content, we expect that they will share in a responsible manner.
• Nudity and Pornography
Just Croydon has a strict policy against the sharing of pornographic content and any explicitly sexual content where a minor is involved. We also impose limitations on the display of nudity. We aspire to respect people’s right to share content of personal importance, whether those are photos of a sculpture like Michelangelo's David or family photos of a child breastfeeding.
• Identity and Privacy
On Just Croydon people connect using their real names and identities. We ask that you refrain from publishing the personal information of others without their consent. Claiming to be another person, creating a false presence for an organisation, or creating multiple accounts undermines community and violates Just Croydon's terms.
• Intellectual Property
Before sharing content on Just Croydon, please be sure you have the right to do so. We ask that you respect copyrights, trademarks, and other legal rights.
• Regulated Goods
It is not permitted to complete transactions involving regulated goods on our platform. It is also not permitted to post offers involving firearms, alcohol, tobacco, or adult products.
• Phishing and Spam
We take the safety of our members seriously and work to prevent attempts to compromise their privacy or security. We also ask that you respect our members by not contacting them for commercial purposes without their consent.
• Security
We take the safety of our members seriously and work to prevent attempts to compromise their privacy or security, including those that use fraud or deception. Additionally, we ask that you respect our members by not contacting them for commercial purposes without their consent.
• Reporting Abuse
If you see something on Just Croydon that you believe violates our terms, you should report it to us. Please keep in mind that reporting a piece of content does not guarantee that it will be removed from the site.
Because of the diversity of our community, it's possible that something could be disagreeable or disturbing to you without meeting the criteria for being removed or blocked. For this reason, we advise you cut ties with people or organisations that offend you.
