Content Policy & Community Guidelines
Content Policy & Community Guidelines
Updated January 1, 2026
This policy describes how we handle public information on Pagebound.
This is not our Privacy Policy which describes how we collect, use, and share your personal information.
This policy describes how we handle public information on Pagebound. This is not our Privacy Policy which describes how we collect, use, and share your personal information.
Content Policy
Content Policy
Pagebound is a public platform and so is the content you post on it.
Most of Pagebound’s platform is public and accessible to everyone, even without an account. Anyone who has access to the internet can see posts, comments, usernames, profiles, libraries, List and Quest activity, and related metadata (collectively, “public content”).
Your private data is never shared, including
Non-public account information (email address);
Deleted posts, reviews, and comments
Private library shelves
Though Pagebound content is public, it is not available for commercial use.
We do not license Pagebound content for commercial use, and we do not support unauthorized access (for example, by scraping or using data brokers) to collect public data in bulk, especially with the rise of use cases like generative AI.
You can keep your content private.
Pagebound is inherently a public platform. You choose whether you want to create an account, publicly post, or comment on the platform, and what you include about yourself in any posts or comments you make publicly available.
If you prefer not to contribute content publicly, you have these options:
You can view book forums and Quest forums rather than participating
You can create private shelves in your library
For more information on how and why Pagebound collects, uses, and shares information about you when you use the platform, please review our Privacy Policy.
Pagebound is a public platform and so is the content you post on it
Most of Pagebound’s platform is public and accessible to everyone, even without an account. Anyone who has access to the internet can see posts, comments, usernames, profiles, libraries, List and Quest activity, and related metadata (collectively, “public content”).
Your private data is never shared, including
Non-public account information (e.g., email address, IP address, etc.);
Deleted posts and comments
Private library shelves
Your Bookmarks
Though Pagebound content is public, it is not available for commercial use.
We do not license Pagebound content for commercial use, and we do not support unauthorized access (for example, by scraping or using data brokers) to collect public data in bulk, especially with the rise of use cases like generative AI.
You can keep your content private.
Pagebound is inherently a public platform. You choose whether you want to create an account, publicly post, or comment on the platform, and what you include about yourself in any posts or comments you make publicly available.
If you prefer not to contribute content publicly, you have these options:
You can view book forums and Quest forums rather than participating
You can create private shelves in your library
For more information on how and why Pagebound collects, uses, and shares information about you when you use the platform, please review our Privacy Policy.
Pagebound is a public platform and so is the content you post on it
Most of Pagebound’s platform is public and accessible to everyone, even without an account. Anyone who has access to the internet can see posts, comments, usernames, profiles, libraries, List and Quest activity, and related metadata (collectively, “public content”).
Your private data is never shared, including
Non-public account information (e.g., email address, IP address, etc.);
Deleted posts and comments
Private library shelves
Your Bookmarks
Though Pagebound content is public, it is not available for commercial use.
We do not license Pagebound content for commercial use, and we do not support unauthorized access (for example, by scraping or using data brokers) to collect public data in bulk, especially with the rise of use cases like generative AI.
You can keep your content private.
Pagebound is inherently a public platform. You choose whether you want to create an account, publicly post, or comment on the platform, and what you include about yourself in any posts or comments you make publicly available.
If you prefer not to contribute content publicly, you have these options:
You can view book forums and Quest forums rather than participating
You can create private shelves in your library
For more information on how and why Pagebound collects, uses, and shares information about you when you use the platform, please review our Privacy Policy.
Content Guidelines
Content Guidelines
We welcome your honest opinions about books. That said, we take creating and preserving a welcoming, respectful, and kind community seriously and do not allow content in posts, reviews, and comments that goes against the spirit of these values.
Types of content that will be deleted, and anyone posting these risks being removed from the site according to our Community Guidelines:
Hateful content/speech: direct attacks against people—rather than concepts or institutions—on the basis of who they are, in other words, based on their religion, ethnicity, nationality, race, color, descent, gender or other identity factor.
Content that reveals someone’s personal or confidential information or threatens to do so.
Content that attacks other users. Expressing disagreement should be done with respect. If the primary purpose of your content is to mock, bully, threaten, or harass another user, that content will be deleted, and you risk being removed from the site. What content crosses the line into harassment? See the Harassment Policy below.
Content that is not in the spirit of authentic and genuine engagement will be removed. For example, making antagonistic posts/comments in forums where the primary purpose is to provoke a reaction or spoil/ruin the reading experience for others.
Content that plagiarizes from another source or uses copyrighted material without permission.
Self-promotional or spam content
What is self-promo? Anything promoting something in which you benefit (does not need to be a monetary benefit). You are required to disclose any connection you have to anything you promote. You may not post content promoting your book, personal website, social media, writing, book club, Discord server, etc. We take a strict stance on self-promo to keep the community organic. Determining self-promo is a judgement call, and if the primary purpose of your content appears to be self-promo, it will be removed.
Content promoting, encouraging, or linking to pirated books or illegal downloads.
Commercial reviews/content where there is no disclosure of affiliation or receiving a free copy of the book
Reviews about the author. Mentioning the author in the context of a review is always acceptable, but reviews that are predominantly about an author’s behavior and not about the book may be deleted.
Reviews not about content in the book but rather primarily about content external to the book.
Reviews where it's clear that the reviewer did not read the book and is posting a review in bad faith.
Pagebound reserves the right to archive or remove your content at any time, for any reason. It is at our sole discretion that we decide when content is against our guidelines.
The content posted on Pagebound is individual and subjective opinions. The opinions expressed are those of Pagebound members and not of Pagebound LLC. We do not endorse any of the opinions expressed by users.
Community Guidelines
Help us keep the Pagebound community welcoming, vibrant, and kind. Violence, harassment, and other similar types of behavior discourage people from expressing themselves and harm everyone in our community. Our rules are to ensure all people can participate in the reading community and conversation freely and safely. If you violate these rules, your account will be deactivated immediately.
Safety
Violent Content: You may share descriptions of violence if it is properly labeled and not excessively gory or gratuitous. Explicitly threatening, inciting, glorifying, or expressing desire for violence is not allowed.
Violent & Hateful Entities: You cannot affiliate with or promote the activities of violent and hateful entities.
Child Safety: We have zero tolerance for any forms of child sexual exploitation and remove content describing physical child abuse to prevent the normalization of violence against children.
Abuse/Harassment: You may not share abusive content, engage in the targeted harassment of someone, or incite other people to do so. What is considered harassment in the context of Pagebound? See the Harassment Policy below.
Hateful conduct/speech: You may not attack or use pejorative/discriminatory language with reference to a person or a group on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, caste, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, religious affiliation, disability, and serious disease.
Suicide: You may not promote or encourage suicide or self-harm.
Illegal or Certain Regulated Goods or Services: You may not use our service for any unlawful purpose or in furtherance of illegal activities. This includes selling, buying, or facilitating transactions in illegal goods or services, as well as certain types of regulated goods or services.
Adult Content: You may share adult content related to books if it is properly labeled and not excessively gratuitous. Obscene, lewd, or pornographic content is not allowed.
Privacy
Private Information: You may not publish or post other people's private information (such as home phone number and address) without their express authorization and permission. We also prohibit threatening to expose private information or incentivizing others to do so.
Account Compromise: You may not use or attempt to use credentials, passwords, tokens, keys, cookies or other data to log into or otherwise access, add, delete or modify the private information or account features of any Pagebound account other than your own.
Authenticity
Misleading and Deceptive Identities: You may not impersonate individuals, groups, or organizations to mislead, confuse, or deceive others.
Synthetic and Manipulated Content: You may not deceptively share synthetic or manipulated content or media that is likely to cause harm.
Copyright and Trademark: You may not violate others’ intellectual property rights, including copyright and trademark.
Help us keep the Pagebound community welcoming, vibrant, and kind. Violence, harassment and other similar types of behavior discourage people from expressing themselves and harm everyone in our community. Our rules are to ensure all people can participate in the reading community and conversation freely and safely. If you violate these rules, your account will be deactivated.
Safety
Violent Content: You may share descriptions of violence if it is properly labeled and not excessively gory or gratuitous. Explicitly threatening, inciting, glorifying, or expressing desire for violence is not allowed.
Violent & Hateful Entities: You cannot affiliate with or promote the activities of violent and hateful entities.
Child Safety: We have zero tolerance for any forms of child sexual exploitation and remove content describing physical child abuse to prevent the normalization of violence against children.
Abuse/Harassment: You may not share abusive content, engage in the targeted harassment of someone, or incite other people to do so. What is considered harassment in the context of Pagebound? See the Harassment Policy below.
Hateful conduct: You may not attack other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, caste, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or serious disease.
Suicide: You may not promote or encourage suicide or self-harm.
Illegal or Certain Regulated Goods or Services: You may not use our service for any unlawful purpose or in furtherance of illegal activities. This includes selling, buying, or facilitating transactions in illegal goods or services, as well as certain types of regulated goods or services.
Adult Content: You may share adult content related to books if it is properly labeled and not excessively gratuitous. Obscene, lewd, or pornographic content is not allowed.
Privacy
Private Information: You may not publish or post other people's private information (such as home phone number and address) without their express authorization and permission. We also prohibit threatening to expose private information or incentivizing others to do so.
Account Compromise: You may not use or attempt to use credentials, passwords, tokens, keys, cookies or other data to log into or otherwise access, add, delete or modify the private information or account features of any Pagebound account other than your own.
Authenticity
Misleading and Deceptive Identities: You may not impersonate individuals, groups, or organizations to mislead, confuse, or deceive others.
Synthetic and Manipulated Content: You may not deceptively share synthetic or manipulated content or media that is likely to cause harm.
Copyright and Trademark: You may not violate others’ intellectual property rights, including copyright and trademark.
Help us keep the Pagebound community welcoming, vibrant, and kind. Violence, harassment and other similar types of behavior discourage people from expressing themselves and harm everyone in our community. Our rules are to ensure all people can participate in the reading community and conversation freely and safely. If you violate these rules, your account will be deactivated.
Safety
Violent Content: You may share descriptions of violence if it is properly labeled and not excessively gory or gratuitous. Explicitly threatening, inciting, glorifying, or expressing desire for violence is not allowed.
Violent & Hateful Entities: You cannot affiliate with or promote the activities of violent and hateful entities.
Child Safety: We have zero tolerance for any forms of child sexual exploitation and remove content describing physical child abuse to prevent the normalization of violence against children.
Abuse/Harassment: You may not share abusive content, engage in the targeted harassment of someone, or incite other people to do so. What is considered harassment in the context of Pagebound? See the Harassment Policy below.
Hateful conduct: You may not attack other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, caste, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or serious disease.
Suicide: You may not promote or encourage suicide or self-harm.
Illegal or Certain Regulated Goods or Services: You may not use our service for any unlawful purpose or in furtherance of illegal activities. This includes selling, buying, or facilitating transactions in illegal goods or services, as well as certain types of regulated goods or services.
Adult Content: You may share adult content related to books if it is properly labeled and not excessively gratuitous. Obscene, lewd, or pornographic content is not allowed.
Privacy
Private Information: You may not publish or post other people's private information (such as home phone number and address) without their express authorization and permission. We also prohibit threatening to expose private information or incentivizing others to do so.
Account Compromise: You may not use or attempt to use credentials, passwords, tokens, keys, cookies or other data to log into or otherwise access, add, delete or modify the private information or account features of any Pagebound account other than your own.
Authenticity
Misleading and Deceptive Identities: You may not impersonate individuals, groups, or organizations to mislead, confuse, or deceive others.
Synthetic and Manipulated Content: You may not deceptively share synthetic or manipulated content or media that is likely to cause harm.
Copyright and Trademark: You may not violate others’ intellectual property rights, including copyright and trademark.
Harrassment Policy
This policy is designed to protect Pagebound users from targeted personal harassment. Passionate debate and discourse are welcome on Pagebound, and it’s not against our rules to have a strong opinion, criticize someone, or downvote others’ content. That said, we do not allow behavior that crosses the line into targeted, severe, or patterned abuse, including encouraging others to engage in abuse.
What are some things that may violate this policy?
You cannot single out an individual or group for harassment. This policy focuses on patterns of behavior and targeted actions with intent, not just individual or one-off insults. This includes, but is not limited to:
Severe personal attacks like wishing serious harm (e.g., death, severe illness) upon another person.
Making antagonistic posts/comments in forums where the primary purpose is to provoke. This could include repeatedly “trolling” or posting "rage bait" to Quest forums or Book forums, undermining the purpose of the forum.
A sustained campaign of unwanted contact, such as following a user across the platform to repeatedly aggravate them, or creating accounts specifically to abuse an individual.
Some examples of policy violations:
A comment wishing, directly or indirectly, that someone dies.
Directing others to pile negative comments onto someone else's post.
Following a user from one forum to another or one forum to an activity item to continue a previous argument on unrelated content.
Creating an account with an abusive username that targets another individual and using it to reply to their comments.
Some examples that do NOT violate this policy
A comment in a heated debate calling someone a jerk or an idiot.
A post criticizing someone's opinion or statement.
Downvotes on someone's content.
Sharing your own personal story about a negative interaction you had with a user, without directing others to take action against that user.
How can I report potential violations of this policy?
To report content that potentially violates this policy, you can use the "Flag" button available in the … menu next to the content you’d like to report. To report a user that has potentially engaged in a pattern of behavior that violates this policy, you can use the "Report" button available in the … menu on their profile. Please email in screenshots of harassment by the user you reported to team@pagebound.co to support your Report for us to be able to take action. There must be evidence of a pattern of behavior violating this Harassment Policy on Pagebound. We cannot control or adjudicate off-platform behavior.
This policy is designed to protect Pagebound users from targeted personal abuse, not to shield ideas, beliefs, organizations, or public figures from criticism, even if it's harsh. Passionate debate and discourse are welcome on Pagebound, and it’s not against our rules to have a strong opinion, criticize someone’s actions, or downvote others’ content. That said, we do not allow behavior that crosses the line into targeted, severe, or patterned abuse, including encouraging others to engage in abuse.
What are some things that may violate this policy?
You cannot single out an individual or group for harassment. This policy focuses on patterns of behavior and targeted actions, not just individual insults. This includes, but is not limited to:
Severe personal attacks like wishing or hoping for serious harm (e.g., death, severe illness) to fall upon another person or using graphic insults to attack someone's dignity.
Targeting personal vulnerabilities, such as attacking someone on the basis of disclosed health conditions, past traumas, personal hardships, or physical appearance.
Antagonizing forums, which could include repeatedly “trolling” Quest forums or Book forums with off-topic posts or undermining the purpose of the forum.
Sexualizing someone without their consent, sending unsolicited sexual content, or other unwanted sexualization.
A sustained campaign of unwanted contact, such as following a user across the platform to repeatedly antagonize them, or creating accounts specifically to abuse an individual.
Some examples of policy violations:
A comment wishing, directly or indirectly, that someone gets cancer and dies.
Directing others to pile negative comments onto someone else's post.
Following a user from one forum to another or one forum to an activity item to continue a previous argument on unrelated posts.
Creating an account with an abusive username that targets another individual and using it to reply to their comments.
Some examples that do NOT violate this policy
A comment in a heated debate calling someone a jerk or an idiot.
A post criticizing someone's opinion or statement.
Sharing your own personal story about a negative interaction you had with a user, without directing others to take action against the person involved.
How can I report potential violations of this policy?
To report content that potentially violates this policy, you can use the "Flag" button available in the … menu next to the content you’d like to report. To report a user that potentially has engaged in a pattern of behavior that violates this policy, you can use the "Report" button available in the … menu on their profile. Please email in screenshots of harassment by the user you reported on Pagebound to team@pagebound.co to support your Report. There must be evidence of a pattern of behavior violating this Harassment Policy on Pagebound. We cannot control or adjudicate off-platform behavior.
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