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We define Promotional Content as the use of our platform to promote any content, product, or service in exchange for tangible benefits, such as money or gifts.
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Importantly, our Promotional Content rules are considered different from our Donation Request rules. If a member attempts to solicit donations of any kind (such as money, tangible or intangible gifts, food, wishlists, etc.) without explicitly offering content, a product, or a service, that is considered to be a Donation Request.
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The answers below will give you some guidance, but as a general rule of thumb, the best way to avoid violating our promotional content rules is to not attempt to use our platform to promote paid content, products, or services. If you are attempting to circumvent our rules in order to promote paid content, products, or services through our platform, you will likely break these rules. As you will see below, no amount of subtlety, hinting, obfuscation or creative phrasing will allow you to steer clear of our Promotional Content rules if your underlying motive is to promote paid content, products, or services.
Because of that, the simplest advice we have is: Don’t use our platform with the intention of promoting paid content, products, or services and you should be fine.
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When you edit your profile, fill out your profile description with links to your paid content, products, or services and include clear information for potential customers who visit your profile.
Post high-quality, non-promotional content (photos, newsfeed posts, comments) on Grommr/Chasable and engage in authentic conversations with other members.
Upload high-quality, non-promotional video content on a non-payment service (such as Tiktok, YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) and post it in the newsfeed.
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Our Promotional Content policy covers all newsfeeds and photofeeds, which means any attempt to promote paid content, products, or services through publicly uploaded images or text posts on Grommr and Chasable is a violation of this policy.
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There is no way to circumvent our Promotional Content policy through the use of subtlety, suggestive phrasing, hypotheticals, jokes, or any hints where the intention is clear. The only way to not run afoul of our Promotional Content policy is not to have any intention whatsoever to promote paid content, products, or services.
Here are a few of the common scenarios that members run into when trying to circumvent our Promotional Content policy. These are all violations of our Promotional Content policy:
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Mentioning any paid content/payment platforms that they use, such as:
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Sharing information around activities directly related to creating/sharing paid content, products, or services, such as:
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If you produce paid content, vaguely mentioning any upcoming or recent content, such as:
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Offering giveaways, free or discounted subscriptions, or other kinds of promotions for paid content, products, or services, such as:
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Using subtle phrasing or hints, such as:
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Phrasing the promotional content as a joke, such as:
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Mentioning past commercial activity, such as:
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Using codes for paid content/payment platforms, such as:
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What About Photos?
When it comes to Promotional Content, photos uploaded publicly are treated exactly the same as text posts made in the newsfeed. That means any photo, or text within the photo or caption, that states or implies that the poster is seeking to promote paid content, products, or services is NOT allowed.
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Some examples include a photo uploaded with:
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Can Someone Mention their Profile/Bio If It Includes Promotional Content?
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For example, if a member’s profile/bio text included their OnlyFans, Patreon, JustForFans, or Clips4Sale information; a link to content for sale; an offer to create custom content or provide a service; links or information about products for sale; or any other kind of promotional content, the following newsfeed posts would NOT be allowed:
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Importantly, if the member’s bio does not include any such Promotional Content, that member would be allowed to make posts referring to their profile/bio without violating this policy.
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Any direct links to a photo, gif, or image that includes an “ad” or promotional information is considered Promotional Content, the same as if it were uploaded directly to our network.
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Here are a few examples of things that would be considered “ads”:
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As any of the above cited examples of “ads” constitute Promotional Content, they are not allowed to be posted to the newsfeed or photofeed, nor inorganically sent via private message, on Grommr and Chasable.
What about Hyperlinking to Link Hubs, Websites, Social Media, or Blogs?
Linking to third-party sites and resources, such as link hubs, websites, social media accounts, or blogs can be considered Promotional Content, depending on the nature of the sites/resources themselves.
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Link Hubs If ANY of the hyperlinks on a link hub page (such as Linktree, etc.) leads to paid content/payment platforms, linking to that hub is considered Promotional Content. |
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Non-Paid Websites, Social Media Accounts, or Blogs If a non-paid website, social media account or blog (such as Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram, Wordpress, etc.) is predominantly used to promote the sale of content, products or services, linking to that website, social media account or blog is considered Promotional Content. |
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If a member is currently offering paid content, products, or services, they are not allowed to mention them in the newsfeed, even if phrased as a question.
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We draw a distinction between two kinds of platforms that allow for the sale of content/subscriptions: Platforms that are predominantly focused on such paid content, and platforms that are not.
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Platforms Predominantly Focused on Paid Content Platforms that are predominantly focused on paid content (such as OnlyFans, JustForFans, Patreon, etc.) are considered Promotional Content, regardless of whether an account posts free content. Even in cases where someone posts entirely free content on such a platform, we still consider promoting their work Promotional Content, because posting such free content allows them to accrue a large and valuable number of followers, which they could leverage whenever they choose to monetize the account. There are also ample alternatives available for safely posting free content that are not predominantly focused on paid content. |
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Platforms Not Predominantly Focused on Paid Content Platforms that offer paid content options but are not predominantly focused on them (such as Pornhub, etc.) are considered Promotional Content IF any of the content posted is paid. That means an account consisting of entirely free content on such a platform would NOT be considered Promotional Content, but an account with one paid piece of content would be. |
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We do allow a small amount of leeway for a member who does not yet produce or sell content, products, or services to discuss their interest and ask questions in the newsfeed, typically limited to a single post. However, once a member has decided to produce content or launch a platform, any attempt to announce or build anticipation for the content release or paid platform launch would be considered Promotional Content.
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Such attempts are considered as Donation Requests and are covered under that policy. Please see the Donation Request Guide for more information.
Can I Use My Username to Promote My Content, Products, or Services?
No. Because usernames are visible to all members, regardless of whether they’ve chosen to visit a particular profile, they cannot include any promotional text, including hints and subtle workarounds.
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Some examples of usernames that would not be allowed if the member were selling the content, products, or services indicated include:
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Members are allowed to use the same username on Grommr or Chasable as they use on a payment platform, so long as that name itself doesn’t include any promotional elements. For example, if someone’s username on OnlyFans were Greg123, they would be allowed to use Greg123 as a username on Grommr or Chasable. If their username on OnlyFans were OFGreg, however, they would NOT be allowed to use OFGreg as a username on Grommr or Chasable.
Can I Ask Others to Promote My Profile, Content, Products, or Services for Me?
No. Members are not allowed to ask, encourage, incentivize, or provide compensation to others to promote their Grommr or Chasable profile, paid content, products, or services.