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Wherlyst Community Guidelines and Content Reporting Procedure

Wherlyst Topluluk Kuralları ve İçerik Bildirim Prosedürü

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1. What Wherlyst protects

Wherlyst is for saving places you want to visit and sharing them with friends. Content is private by default; only people you invite or holders of a web link you turn on can see it. These rules apply to all places, notes, folder names, display names, photos and videos. We have zero tolerance for objectionable content and abuse.

2. Not allowed

  1. Illegal content: incitement to crime, illegal goods or services, terrorist propaganda, and anything unlawful where you live or in Türkiye.
  2. Child sexual exploitation: any content sexualising or exploiting children. Accounts are closed immediately and reported to authorities.
  3. Harassment, bullying and threats targeting a person.
  4. Hate speech: demeaning or inciting violence on grounds such as race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation or disability.
  5. Privacy and personal data: sharing others' home address, phone number or ID details without permission; saving places to monitor or stalk someone; uploading images of people without their consent.
  6. Intellectual property: uploading photos, videos or text without the rights holder's permission. (Linking to posts on other platforms is fine; copying and uploading the content itself is not.)
  7. Nudity, sexual content and graphic violence.
  8. Spam and deception: mass-spreading invites or web links, misleading place information, scams, impersonating Wherlyst or others.
  9. Dangerous activities: encouraging self-harm or dangerous acts.
  10. Abusing the Service: bypassing security, automated scraping.

Zero tolerance and word filter. Wherlyst has zero tolerance for objectionable content and abuse. An automated word filter checks folder names, display names and notes for insulting or profane expressions: you see a warning and your place is not blocked; the matched expression is masked on web views. The filter is not a removal decision; content that breaks the rules is handled through reports and review.

3. How to report

  • In the app: "⋯ > Report" on a place or folder. On a web view: "Report this content" (no account needed). Email: wherlyst@90pixel.com.
  • You cannot report your own content; you can delete it.
  • A report should include: (a) the exact location of the content (added automatically in the app and web form; in email, the web link or place name), (b) the reason (spam; harassment/bullying; copyright or rights violation; personal data/privacy; illegal content; other) and an explanation of why it is illegal or against the rules, (c) optionally your name and email, (d) a statement that the report is made in good faith and is accurate. [EU] Name and email are not required for reports of child sexual abuse material.
  • The reporter's identity is never disclosed to the content owner.

4. Specific notices

The rights holder or authorised representative writes to wherlyst@90pixel.com with: a description of the work, a statement of ownership, the location of the infringing content, contact details and a statement that the information is accurate and made in good faith. If the notice is sufficient, we remove the content without undue delay and send the owner a statement of reasons; the owner may appeal.

4.2 Personal rights and privacy (Turkish Law 5651 Art. 9, 9/A)

A person whose personal rights are violated may contact us directly if they cannot reach the person who added the content. We respond within 24 hours. We comply with court and authority orders within the statutory deadlines.

4.3 Orders from authorities

Orders from courts and competent authorities, including [EU] orders under Art. 9–10 DSA, are sent to wherlyst@90pixel.com and acted on without undue delay.

5. Review and decisions

  • Reports are reviewed by people; content is not hidden automatically because of a report. Target review time: 24 hours (24 hours). Priority: illegal content and threats to life or safety (including child safety), harassment, personal data and privacy, copyright, other.
  • Possible actions: remove content; remove it from web views or turn off a web link; temporarily suspend an account; close an account for serious or repeated violations; no action.
  • Proportionality: one-off minor violation → removal; repeated violations → suspension up to 30 days; child sexual abuse material, serious threats, grave illegal content → immediate closure.
  • Feedback to reporters: if you gave contact details, we confirm receipt immediately and tell you our decision and how to appeal once decided.
  • Statement of reasons to owners: when we remove content or restrict an account, the owner receives a statement of reasons in the app and by email (type and scope/duration, facts and whether the decision followed a report — without the reporter's identity, whether automated means were used, basis, redress). During a suspension, invite links to folders the owner owns cannot be used to join; places they added to other folders stay visible unless removed separately.
  • Threats to life or safety: if we become aware of a suspected crime threatening someone's life or safety, we inform the competent authorities ([EU] Art. 18 DSA).

6. Appeals

You can appeal a decision (removal of content, restriction of your account, or rejection of your report) within 6 months by replying to the notice or writing to wherlyst@90pixel.com. A person who did not take the original decision reviews it; if upheld, the decision is reversed. Your right to go to court is unaffected. [EU] You may also use a certified out-of-court dispute settlement body under Art. 21 DSA. [UK] Complaints: Terms of Use §8.5.

7. Blocking

You can block a user from the member list or a place's "added by" info. They cannot join folders you own and are removed from existing ones; in shared folders, places they added are hidden from you. When blocking you can optionally tick "Also report this person to Wherlyst" (off by default); this creates a report reviewed under §5. Unblock in Settings > Blocked; unblocking does not automatically re-add them to folders they were removed from.

8. Records

Reports, decisions and notices are recorded. An evidence copy of removed content is kept with restricted access for 6 months after the decision (longer if legal proceedings are pending). A content-free decision record (date, action, basis, appeal outcome) is kept for 3 years.

9. Contact

Contact (content reports, support, appeals and authorities): wherlyst@90pixel.com · Languages: Turkish, English · Imprint