Content Policy

The intent of this document is to clarify what we consider to be acceptable use of HeartOfThe.Net.

If you are found to be in violation of any of the below policies, you will receive a notice via email. Unless you explain or correct your behavior within 72 hours, your account will be suspended. We will do our best to work with you and ensure a fair outcome in all cases. We do however reserve the right to immediately suspend, without notice, any content, account, or IP address which we determine to be systematically generated, spam, illegal, or potentially damaging to our service or infrastructure.

When your account is suspended, public access to your content is blocked, and your HeartOfThe.Net URL (and custom domain if applicable) is redirected to the HeartOfThe.Net home page. Access to your HeartOfThe.Net Dashboard and the ability to add/edit posts is also disabled.

• Child Safety. We have a ZERO TOLERANCE policy towards content that exploits children. Some examples of this include: Child pornography – We will terminate the accounts of any user we find publishing or distributing child pornography. We will also report that user to the authorities. Paedophilia – We do not allow content that encourages or promotes sexual attraction towards children. For example, do not create blogs with galleries of images of children where the collection of images or text accompanying the images is sexually suggestive. Again, we will report that user to the authorities.
• Redundant Content. HeartOfThe.Net is not intended to be an all-purpose content aggregator. Users who import or aggregate content in a less-than-meaningful way are likely to be suspended.
• Illegal Use. HeartOfThe.Net may not be used for illegal purposes. Examples of this include using HeartOfThe.Net for fraudulent purposes or operating a phishing site (used to obtain account and password information). Do not use HeartOfThe.Net to promote dangerous and illegal activities. For example, do not start or write a blog encouraging people to ‘drink and drive’. Otherwise, we may delete your content. Also, in serious cases such as those involving the abuse of children, we will report you to the appropriate authorities.
• Spam. Users that do not publish meaningful content, use deceptive means to generate revenue or traffic, or whose primary purpose is affiliate marketing, will be suspended.
• Identity Theft and Privacy. Users that misleadingly appropriate the identity of another person are not permitted. Users may not post other people’s personally identifying or confidential information, including but not limited to credit card numbers, Social Security Numbers, and driver’s and other license numbers. You may not post information such as other people’s passwords, usernames, phone numbers, addresses and e-mail addresses unless already publicly accessible on the Web.
• Impersonating Other People. Do not mislead or confuse blog readers by pretending to be someone else or pretending to represent an organisation when you do not. HeartOfThe.Net is not saying that you cannot publish a parody or satire based blog, please just avoid any content that is likely to mislead blog readers about your true identity.
• Hate Content, Defamation, and Libel. Hate speech and other objectionable content that is unlawful, defamatory, and fraudulent. Note that an allegation of defamatory expression, in and of itself, does not establish defamation. The truth or falsehood of a bit of expression is a key element in establishing defamation, and we are not in a position to make that sort of fact-based judgment. That said, if we have reason to believe that a particular statement is defamatory (a court order, for example), we will remove that statement.
• Disruptions and Exploits. We will terminate accounts and block addresses of those who attempt unauthorized use of HeartOfThe.Net.
• Copyright. Using copyrighted material does not constitute infringement in all cases. In general, however, users should be careful when using copyrighted content without the permission of those who created it. It is our policy to respond to notices of alleged infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). Also, please do not provide links to sites where your readers can obtain unauthorised downloads of other people’s content. Examples of this include but are not restricted to movies, images, and music.
• Mass Registration and Automation. Accounts that are registered automatically or systematically will be removed and access will be permanently suspended.
• Malware and Viruses. Do not create blogs or sites that transmit viruses, cause browser pop-up windows or tabs, attempt to install any software without the reader’s consent or otherwise impact readers with malicious code. This is strictly forbidden.
• Adult Content. We do allow adult content on HeartOfThe.Net, including images or videos that contain nudity or sexual activity. But, please ensure your blog utilises the ‘Restricted To Adults’ and ‘Content Warning’ plug-ins provided. Otherwise, we may enforce that your blog be put behind a ‘mature content’ interstitial.There is an exception to this policy. No incest or bestiality content is allowed. We do not allow image, video or text content that depicts or encourages incest or bestiality in any way.
• Sexually Explicit Video. Accounts that use HeartOfThe.Net’s Video Upload feature to regularly upload and host sexually explicit or pornographic material will be suspended.