Public Content Policy & Community Guidelines

Public Content Policy & Community Guidelines

Updated June 1, 2024

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, public library shelves, Pagebound points, Club 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 support the free flow of ideas and conversation, and anyone can use Pagebound content for non-commercial uses. We do not currently 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 Club forums rather than participating

  • You can create private shelves in your library

  • You can use the Bookmarks feature

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, public library shelves, Pagebound points, Club 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 support the free flow of ideas and conversation, and anyone can use Pagebound content for non-commercial uses. We do not currently 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 Club forums rather than participating

  • You can create private shelves in your library

  • You can use the Bookmarks feature


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, public library shelves, Pagebound points, Club 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 support the free flow of ideas and conversation, and anyone can use Pagebound content for non-commercial uses. We do not currently 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 Club forums rather than participating

  • You can create private shelves in your library

  • You can use the Bookmarks feature


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, public library shelves, Pagebound points, Club 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 support the free flow of ideas and conversation, and anyone can use Pagebound content for non-commercial uses. We do not currently 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 Club forums rather than participating

  • You can create private shelves in your library

  • You can use the Bookmarks feature


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.

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.


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. 

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.

Adult Content: You may share consensually produced and distributed adult sexual content, provided it's properly labeled and not prominently displayed.

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.


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.


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. 


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.


Adult Content: You may share consensually produced and distributed adult sexual content, provided it's properly labeled and not prominently displayed.


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.

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.


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. 

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.

Adult Content: You may share consensually produced and distributed adult sexual content, provided it's properly labeled and not prominently displayed.

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.

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.


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. 

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.

Adult Content: You may share consensually produced and distributed adult sexual content, provided it's properly labeled and not prominently displayed.

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.

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.