We understand that our promotional posting rules may be difficult for some content creators to understand, so we’ve created this FAQ to help you understand exactly where we draw the line for promotional postings on Grommr and Chasable. Please check the Community Conduct Rules for the full language of our rules around Promotional Content.

What is Promotional Content?

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.

This includes but is not limited to the promotion of: 

• Paid subscription sites (e.g. OnlyFans, Patreon, Justforfans, etc.); 

• Individual content available for purchase (e.g. videos, photos, art, etc.); 

• Legally permissible services (e.g. cam shows, custom content, online feedings, legally permissible in-person kink sessions, etc.); 

• Products (e.g. gear, clothing, crafts, etc.);

• and any other commercial opportunities that provide benefits to the promoter.

On Grommr or Chasable, Promotional Content is not allowed to be promoted in the newsfeed or photofeed.

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.

For example, a post saying “Send me money and I’ll send you exclusive photos” would fall under our Promotional Content rules, while a post saying “Send me money and I’ll show you my gratitude” would fall under our Donation Request rules. For the specific limitations of our Donation Request rules, please see this guide.

How Can I Avoid Violating the Promotion Content Rules?

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.

That being said, we understand that a number of our members are active creators who, in addition to being a part of our communities, would like to continue to meet new customers.

Here’s a few suggestions we have for connecting with your potential customers in ways that are both organic and stay within our rules:

1. 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.

2. Post high-quality, non-promotional content (photos, newsfeed posts, comments) on Grommr/Chasable and engage in authentic conversations with other members.

3. Upload high-quality, non-promotional video content on a non-payment service (such as Tiktok, YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) and post it in the newsfeed.

Participating in the community in a natural way increases the engagement of other members and potential customers, who will be able to see the promotional links in your profile bio–even if you’re not using the newsfeed/photofeed to advertise to them.

Please do keep reading for more specifics on how to avoid violating these rules.

Where Does the Promotional Content Policy Apply?

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.

The Promotional Content policy also covers private conversations. Promoting paid content via private messages is not allowed unless promotions are introduced organically within the discussion. That means sending unsolicited promotional messages is not allowed and neither is surreptitiously promoting paid content within the first few messages to a new contact.

Here are some examples of conversations where Promotional Content is NOT introduced organically:

In each of these example conversations, the introduction of Promotional Content did not arise organically from the conversation preceding it and thus would not be allowed on Grommr or Chasable. 

What about Promotional Content Posts that Aren’t Explicit?

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:

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.

Can Someone Mention their Profile/Bio If It Includes Promotional Content?

Members are allowed to include promotional content information in their profile description/bio. Where such information is present, however, any newsfeed or photofeed post that directs others to their profile/bio would then be considered a violation of the Promotional Content policy, even if the post itself doesn’t include any obvious promotional elements.

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.

What About Hyperlinking to Free Content that Happens to Include Paid Content as Well?

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. 

Any direct links to videos that are primarily focused on promoting paid content is also considered an “ad” or Promotional Content.

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.

As any of the above cited examples 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.

Can I Ask for Advice about My Paid Content?

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.

What About Promoting a Not-Yet Monetized Subscription or Paid Content Account?

Some paid content and subscription platforms also offer the ability to post free content. Whether or not promoting free content on such platforms constitutes Promotional Content is dependent on the nature of the platform itself.

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.

Can I Announce the Launch of My Paid Content or Platform?

Announcing the launch of paid content or a paid platform is considered Promotional Content. 

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.

Can I Monetize My Private Album or Inbox?

It is forbidden to state on our platform that providing money or gifts or purchasing content is a means to gain access to your private album, DMs or communications in general. This includes in the newsfeed/photofeed, within profile text and/or in conversations with other members.

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.

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 Content, Products or Services for Me?

No. Members are not allowed to ask, encourage, incentivize or provide compensation to others to promote their paid content, products or services.