All users of Crowd Clips Services, as defined in our Terms of Service, must comply with ourAcceptable Use Policy , which places restrictions on how you may use such Services. In these Guidelines, we explain how we interpret those restrictions and enforce them.

We’re committed to respecting the internationally recognized human rights set out in the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, including by enforcing our Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy in a way that balances free expression and privacy with our responsibility to keep Crowd Clips and the broader community safe from harmful materials. Help us do that by following our Guidelines and reporting content that might violate them.

All content -- videos, recordings, livestreams, text, images -- that you submit to us or create using our Services must comply with our Acceptable Use Policy, the contents of which are explained below.

Before you submit any content, you must ensure that you have all necessary rights to do so. You must either own the content, have obtained appropriate licenses, or have some other clear legal basis to upload it. If your content contains any third-party works (like background music or stock footage), you must also have the right to include those works in your content.

Uploading infringing materials may expose you to legal liability and could result in the termination of your account in accordance with ourCopyright Policy. For more information on copyright issues, please read our Copyright Law FAQ.

Free members of Crowd Clips.com may only upload videos that they materially developed.

We have reprinted all of the content restrictions listed in subsection 5.2 of our Acceptable Use Policy here, along with additional guidance (click the “read more” links to expand various sections). You may not upload content that:

• Infringes any third party’s copyrights or other rights (e.g., trademark, privacy rights, etc.)
• Is sexually explicit (e.g., pornography) or promotes a sexual service
• Is defamatory
• Is harassing or abusive
• Contains hateful or discriminatory speech
• Promotes or supports terror or hate groups
• Provides instructions on how to assemble explosive/incendiary devices or homemade/improvised firearms
• Exploits or endangers minors
• Depicts or encourages self-harm or suicide
• Depicts (1) unlawful real-world acts of extreme violence, (2) vivid, realistic, or particularly graphic acts of violence and brutality, (3) sexualized violence, including rape, torture, abuse, and humiliation, or (4) animal cruelty or extreme violence towards animals
• Promotes fraudulent or dubious money-making schemes, proposes an unlawful transaction, or uses deceptive marketing practices
• Conveys false or misleading claims about (1) vaccination safety, or (2) health-related information that has a serious potential to cause individual or public harm
• Spreads false or misleading information about voting or seeks to obstruct voting
• Contains (1) claims that a real-world tragedy did not occur; (2) false claims that a violent crime or catastrophe has occurred; or (3) false or misleading information (including fake news, deepfakes, propaganda, or unproven or debunked conspiracy theories) that creates a serious risk of material harm to a person, group, or the general public
• Violates any applicable law

You may not use screen names, profile pictures or avatars that are offensive (e.g., names with explicit language), depict any nudity, display symbols associated with gangs, hate groups, or terror organizations, or violate the content restrictions in our guidelines.

In making decisions, we consider the entire context of the content to determine whether there may be a valid reason for including certain types of speech, such as newsworthiness, discussion of a religious text, criticism, or dramatic or narrative purposes (for fictional works). Such purposes may not be used, however, as mere devices to justify problematic speech (i.e., Restricted Content under our Acceptable Use Policy) We may also consider related content (like title, description, and tags) and information outside of Crowd Clips, such as the user’s activities elsewhere, materials linked from Crowd Clips, and the intended audience.

If you submit content that is also distributed on television, you must provide captioning. Similarly, if you are under any legal obligation to provide captioning, you must do so. Even if you are not required to do so, we strongly encourage you to provide them so that we can provide the best experience possible for people who may have difficulty viewing or listening. For Crowd Clips.com, please read ourCaptions and Subtitles article for more information.

For Crowd Clips.com only: In some cases, you might submit content that complies with our terms, but may not be suitable for all audiences. If you submit a video that, for example, contains permissible nudity, sexuality or other adult themes, you must rate it as “Mature.” Please read ourContent Rating guidance for more information.

For Crowd Clips.com only: You must label content that has been meaningfully altered or synthetically generated when it appears to be realistic. This includes content that, in whole or in part:

• Portrays a real person saying or doing something they didn't.
• Alters footage of an actual event or location.
• Creates a lifelike scene that didn’t take place.

You don’t need to label content that is clearly unrealistic, animated, includes special effects, or has used generative AI for production assistance.

We may automatically apply a label when you use our creation and editing tools or when we detect altered or synthetically generated content.

Certain users may not use our services, regardless of their content. These are: gangs, hate groups, terror organizations, members of the foregoing, and persons who are subject to U.S. sanctions. In certain cases, persons who are subject to sanctions by a non-U.S. government may also be included in this category. In addition, if you are in a country or region that is subject to comprehensive U.S. sanctions, you may not purchase software services or hardware from us.

Our Code of Conduct, Section 5.3 of our Terms of Service, sets rules that bar users from (among other things) harassing other users, interfering with our technical measures, spamming, or engaging in inauthentic behavior. “Spamming” includes mass distribution of the same or similar content, content containing links intended to sell the user some dubious item, and the use of bots, scripts, or other automated tools for any purpose. “Inauthentic behavior” includes creating fake accounts, liking or commenting on your own content using another account, and purchasing likes or comments from third-parties

If you see conduct that violates our terms, you may report it by either flagging it (where provided) orcontact us . For Crowd Clips.com, please read ourReporting Abuse article for more information.

If you believe that someone has infringed your copyright, please submit a takedown notice using ourCopyright Policy . If you are a law enforcement agency seeking information pertaining to a criminal investigation, please consult ourLaw Enforcement Guidelines .

We endeavor to review specific content that is flagged by our users, third parties, and certain software-based systems. We do not endeavor to review every piece of content uploaded to our systems. In addition, when we do review content, it is usually for a particular reason, and so we do not endeavor to review it for all possible terms violations. Nor do we “pre-clear” any content before submission.

Violations may result in suspension or removal of videos, account privileges, or your entire account. Account removal will occur in severe cases, such as where you have wilfully or repeatedly violated our terms or have uploaded extremely inappropriate content. If your account is permanently removed, you may not create a new account.

We endeavor to notify account holders of our enforcement decisions by emailing the registered email addresses on file. For this reason, it is important that you keep the email addresses up to date and regularly check your email.

We may, where appropriate, grant grace periods to comply with our requirements. The failure to address our concerns within the provided timeframe will be considered a violation itself absent good cause.

If you believe that we have made a mistake in moderating your account, you may submit a request to reconsider our decision.

These Guidelines provide our definitive views on our restrictions, but are not meant to be exhaustive and shall not be construed to impose limitations or obligations on Crowd Clips that do not appear in our Terms of Service. We may, from time to time, update our Guidelines to provide guidance on new situations that may arise.