User Guidelines
Omerta Beyond strongly believes in freedom of speech. We have a vast audience spread across many cultures, countries and backgrounds with varying values and our service is designed to let users freely express any ideas and opinions without us censoring or endorsing them. That being said, there are a few categories of content and behavior that we don’t permit because we consider them harmful to the community.
To be transparent about what is and isn’t allowed on your site, we’ve put together this set of guidelines. The following activity/material isn’t allowed on Omerta Beyond.
Illegal content and conduct.
Self-explanatory.
Intellectual property infringement.
Omerta Beyond is a news and community site, so we recognize that copyrighted materials are often used in fair use context. We strongly support this and urge copyright holders to take this into consideration before submitting complaints. If you’re not sure, a good rule of thumb is to always ask the rights holder for permission before republishing their content.
Pornography.
We know that there may be different definitions of this, but generally, we define pornography as visual depictions of sexually explicit acts. Nudity, in and of itself, is fine.
Technologically harmful content.
Please don’t upload or link to malware, spyware, adware, or other malicious or destructive code.
Cheats.
Please don’t upload or link to scripts or any other tools, bots, spiders or similar software-based devices which automatically or semi-automatically engage in gameplay in Omerta, with the exception of our browser extension.
Impersonation.
Don’t claim to be a person or organization you’re not. (Parody and satire are ok though!)
Directly threatening material.
Do not post direct and realistic threats of violence. That is, you cannot post a genuine call for violence—or death—against an individual person, or groups of persons. This doesn’t mean that we’ll remove all hyperbole or offensive language.
Posting private information.
Don’t share someone’s personal information without their consent. This includes names and other identifying information, as well as photos.
Advertising.
Advertising isn’t permitted.
Spam or machine-generated content.
You know what this is, but in general, content primarily dedicated to drive traffic to third party sites, boost SEO, phish, spoof, or promote affiliate marketing isn’t cool.
Bear in mind that these are just guidelines – interpretations are solely up to us. These guidelines are not exhaustive and are subject to change.
If you believe a Omerta Beyond user has violated our Terms of Service or any of these policies, please report the user to a site administrator or moderator. We aim to promptly review and investigate all complaints that we receive, but if and how we respond will depend on a variety of factors, such as the information available to us and the type of violation. We may also contact the site owner to inform him/her of the complaint.
If we’re not in a position to make a determination (for example, whether something is defamatory or not), we defer to the judgment of a court.