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Safety Guidelines for Community Posts

1. Introduction and Scope

These Safety Guidelines for Community Posts (“Guidelines”) govern user-generated content, interactive features, community boards, anonymous submissions, and missed connections hosted on The Oregon Coast Guide (www.theoregoncoastguide.com) (the “Platform”). By submitting, posting, or interacting with community boards, comments, or user-driven features on the Platform, you agree to comply with these Guidelines, our Terms of Service, and our Privacy Policy.

2. Community Standards and Safe Posting Principles

The Oregon Coast Guide is dedicated to maintaining a safe, respectful, and welcoming environment for travelers, locals, and outdoor enthusiasts exploring the Oregon Coast. While we encourage open sharing of local experiences, advice, and personal stories—including anonymous submissions—all content must remain safe, lawful, and civil.

3. Prohibited Content and Conduct

Users are strictly prohibited from posting, sharing, or transmitting any content that:

  • Harasses, Bullies, or Threatens: Involves targeted harassment, bullying, intimidation, stalking, or threats of physical harm against any individual or group.
  • Is Illegal or Promotes Illegal Acts: Violates local, state (Oregon), or federal laws, including trespassing on private property, protected wildlife disruption, illegal camping, or vandalism.
  • Hate Speech and Discrimination: Promotes hatred, discrimination, or violence against individuals or groups based on race, ethnicity, religion, disability, gender, age, or sexual orientation.
  • Sexually Explicit or Obscene Material: Contains nudity, pornography, explicit sexual descriptions, or obscene language.
  • Personally Identifiable Information (PII): Exposes private personal data, phone numbers, home addresses, financial details, or identifying information of any person without their explicit consent (especially relevant in anonymous confessions and missed connections).
  • Defamation and False Information: Contains defamatory statements, malicious falsehoods, or fraudulent claims about businesses, individuals, or public entities.
  • Spam, Commercial Solicitations, and Malware: Includes unsolicited commercial pitches, advertising, phishing links, malware, or automated scraping scripts.

4. Special Rules for Anonymous Confessions and Missed Connections

Features allowing anonymous confessions, personal stories, and missed connections carry inherent privacy and safety risks. Users participating in these features acknowledge and agree that:

  • Anonymity is Not Absolute: While public display names may be masked, technical logs, IP addresses, and submission timestamps are retained and may be disclosed to law enforcement or legal authorities if required by valid legal process or to investigate unlawful activity.
  • No Harassment or Retaliation: Anonymous submissions must not be used as a vehicle to target, expose, or harass specific named or identifiable individuals, former partners, local business owners, or employees.
  • Third-Party Rights: Users warrant that their submissions do not violate the privacy, copyright, or publicity rights of any third party.

5. Content Moderation, Reporting, and Removal Protocol

The Oregon Coast Guide maintains a proactive and reactive moderation approach:

  • Right to Remove: We reserve the absolute right—at our sole discretion and without prior notice—to review, screen, edit, refuse, or remove any community post, anonymous submission, or missed connection that violates these Guidelines or is otherwise deemed harmful, inappropriate, or legally risky.
  • User Reporting: If you encounter content that violates these Guidelines, please report it immediately via our [Contact / Content Removal Request] mechanism on the Platform. Reports are reviewed promptly by our moderation team.
  • No Obligation to Monitor: While we maintain moderation standards, The Oregon Coast Guide assumes no affirmative obligation to monitor all user-generated content and disclaims any liability for user posts.

6. Consequences of Violations

Failure to comply with these Guidelines may result in immediate and permanent consequences, including:

  • Immediate removal of offending posts or submissions.
  • Temporary or permanent suspension of posting privileges.
  • Blocking of IP addresses or device identifiers.
  • Referral of matters involving illegal acts or safety threats to law enforcement authorities.

7. Disclaimer of Liability for User Content

User-generated posts, anonymous confessions, and missed connections reflect solely the views of the respective users and do not represent the opinions, endorsements, or official positions of The Oregon Coast Guide, its owners, or its affiliates. The Platform disclaims all liability arising from user-generated content to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

8. Updates to These Guidelines

We reserve the right to modify these Safety Guidelines for Community Posts at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting to the Platform with an updated effective date. Continued use of community features constitutes acceptance of the revised guidelines.

9. Contact Information

For questions regarding these Guidelines, reporting unsafe content, or submitting a content removal request, please contact us at: