Hi there! WitBlox is an early community for makers & innovators and we’re learning a lot each day. As we open up to a broader audience, we expect this document to evolve. If you have any feedback or suggestions, we’d love to hear from you. You can email us at suman@witblox.com

These Community Guidelines are meant to help you better understand:

• The principles that we think make WitBlox Maker Community a special place
• The rules we expect you to abide by as a WitBlox Maker
• What you can do if you come across inappropriate behaviour or video in the App.

Principles

WitBlox was designed to be a space where all makers can ideate, design & share cool project ideas. WitBlox is a Robotics Learning App with “How to build?” video tutorials on different projects related to Robotics, Electronics, Arduino, Drones and 3D Printing. You can learn concepts digitally through comics & animation stories and practically build Projects using video tutorials.

You can even share your ideas with the world using WitBlox Social Maker Community and get coins. Its is a Made In India Social community with STEM education as it’s back bone.

Below are a few guiding principles that we believe are important.

• Be yourself. The authenticity of WitBlox begins with the people.
• Be respectful. This applies to every maker, at all times.
• Be inclusive. Tolerate, welcome, and consider diverse people and perspectives.
• Build empathy and understanding. Engage in comments that are in good faith.
• Foster meaningful and genuine connections. This is what WitBlox Maker Community is all about.

Please note that these principles are intended to be high-level guidelines only.

Rules🎮

When you use WitBlox, you agree to abide by the following rules at all times. You also agree not to encourage others to violate these rules. The latter is taken seriously and can also result in removal from the Service.

• You must use a real name and identity on the service.
  • We may require users to use the name they use in real life so other users know who they are connecting with. If we receive a complaint about a potential fake name, we may require users to provide identity verification.
  • We prohibit any attempt to impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
  • We prohibit the creation of duplicate or multiple accounts by one individual, whether representing themselves or another entity.
  • We prohibit unauthorized promotion of your account in ways that could be confusing for other users. This includes adding fake “verified account” check marks, fake speaking indicators or fake moderators badges to your profile photo.
• You may not engage in abuse, bullying, or harassment of any person or groups of people.
  • Abuse is any attempt to bully, harass, or intimidate someone. Bullying is offensive, intimidating, insulting, or malicious behavior, or an abuse or misuse of power intended to undermine, humiliate, or injure the victim. Harassment is unwanted, unwelcomed, and uninvited behavior that is demeaning, threatening, or offensive and results in a hostile environment.
  • A hostile environment is one in which the behavior is enduring and pervasive enough that a reasonable person would consider it intimidating, hostile, or abusive. Harassing behavior includes, but is not limited to, offensive jokes, ridicule or mockery, derogatory comments, slurs, lewd propositions, visual insults, and derogatory images.
  • Please note that, while we allow for creative expression including comedy and parody, we do not tolerate their use for participating in or propagating abuse, bullying, or harassment.
• You may not discriminate against, engage in hateful conduct directed at, or threaten violence or harm against any person or groups of people.
  • Discrimination is the unfair treatment of any individual or a group of individuals as a result of, but not limited to, race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, or any status protected by law.
  • Hateful conduct includes violence and attacks directed at individuals or groups of individuals on the basis of the characteristics defined above. We prohibit the existence of accounts or use of accounts whose purpose is to promote hateful conduct, whether via imagery, text, or speech.
  • We prohibit threats of violence or harm against any individual or group of individuals, and attempts to glorify violence in any form of media or communication.
  • We prohibit all forms of terrorism or violent extremism, and the existence of accounts or use of accounts for the purpose of furthering violent or extremist ideologies or activities.
  • We prohibit all organizations that engage in or proclaim violence to have a presence on WitBlox. This includes, but is not limited to, terrorism, hate, and organized violence or criminal activity. We further prohibit all content that represents or promotes these organizations.
• You may not share, threaten to share, or incentivize the sharing of other people’s private information without their prior permission.
  • The sharing of a person’s private information online without their consent is sometimes referred to as “doxxing” and is not allowed.
  • In determining the severity of a violation, we examine the type of information being shared, whether that information is private or public and has already been shared elsewhere online, the person sharing it, and the intent of the action.
• You may not engage in intentionally disruptive activity that negatively affects the experience of other users.
  • Intentionally disruptive ****activity, includes, but is not limited to, making unrelated, off-topic comments that may include profane, vulgar, abusive or hateful statements, loud noises, and room takeovers or ending of rooms. This type activity may also be known as trolling.
  • We have a zero tolerance policy for this activity; accounts in violation may be permanently suspended.
  • While screenshots (images only) are not explicitly against our TOS, we reserve the right to limit or suspend any user account that utilizes them in a way that violates our Terms of Service (e.g., directed abuse or hate towards a user).
  • You must adhere to all property, copyright, and trademark laws.
  • We reserve the right to suspend or remove accounts that may be in violation.
• You may not spread false information or spam, or artificially amplify or suppress information.
  • We prohibit the spread of or attempts to spread false information or news.
  • Fake incident report submissions or intentional, false reports of a Rule violation are a violation of this Rule.
  • We prohibit the artificial amplification or suppression of information and any attempts to manipulate the platform to enable this.
• You may not share or promote information (or synthetic or manipulated media) that is intended or likely to cause harm to any person or groups of people, including minors.
  • We prohibit the posting and sharing of media that includes excessive gore or themes of sexual violence, child sexual exploitation, or other forms of violence or adult content.
  • We prohibit the use or promotion of “synthetic” or manipulated media that is intended or likely to cause harm.
  • We prohibit the posting of content that contains full or partial nudity, graphic sexual content, profane statements, or other offensive content.
• You may not use the service for the purpose of conducting any unauthorized or illegal activities.
  • We prohibit the use of our service for the purpose of conducting illegal activities, including but not limited to the promotion or sale of illegal goods and services.
  • We prohibit unauthorized promotion of your account in ways that could be confusing for other users. This includes adding fake “verified account” check marks, fake speaking indicators or fake moderators badges to your profile photo.
  • We prohibit the use of scam tactics to solicit money or private financial information.
  • We prohibit the encouragement or promotion of acts of self-harm or suicide.
  • We prohibit any solicitation of minors, as well as the sharing of suggestive, sexual, mature, graphic, abusive, or otherwise inappropriate content with them.
  • We prohibit intentional threats to the privacy or security of user accounts or to WitBlox employees, staff, or partners.

If you witness a Rules violation, please email us to suman@witblox.com

Safety

Content Moderation

If someone has not violated any of the Rules, but you would still prefer not to interact with them, here are some tools you can utilize.

You can report an incident in 2 ways:

• Report a single post: From inside the social post, you can click on the Report button(⚠) on the right bottom corner to report the post. After reporting, that post will be removed from the social feed of the WitBlox App and sent to the moderator for further action.
• Report a user: To report a user, you need to go to the profile of the user and click on the button (⚠) on the top right corner.

If your account has been suspended, please follow this process for inquiry or appeal:

• If your account is flagged for a potential violation of our Rules, your account may be temporarily or permanently restricted or removed from the platform.
• If you believe your account did not violate our Rules, contact our Trust & Safety team at suman@witblox.com. Please include your name, email address, and reference to the original decision notification you received.
• Please keep the following in mind when submitting an appeal:
  • Decision appeals must originate from the user who received the notice.
  • WitBlox does not accept nor consider appeals on behalf of another user.
  • Submitting multiple appeals concurrently may result in a delay in review.
• Once you submit the appeal, the WitBlox Trust & Safety Team will decide whether or not to review it based on the Rule violation in question. Please note that not all Trust & Safety enforcement decisions are eligible for an appeal.

Contact📲

We take these Community Guidelines seriously and ask that you follow them in the spirit in which they are intended. We further recognize that these guidelines must continually evolve, so please do contact us with questions, suggestions, or comments at suman@witblox.com

Thank you for reading, and for helping us build an amazing community!

Team WitBlox