Community Guidelines

Progressive Tech Holdings (Registration No. 117490 C2/GBL) ("we", "us" and "our") makes the Ayoba application and/or platform ("Ayoba") available for your use and enjoyment.

Ayoba is an inclusive, non-racial, non-discriminatory (whether such discrimination is based on race, gender, ethnic or social origin, sex, colour, sexual orientation, age or disability) transformative and family oriented platform. We are committed to creating a positive, safe, and welcoming environment for everyone, where people can express themselves, subject to the Ayoba Terms and Conditions, these guidelines and any other document referred to in the Ayoba Terms and Conditions, without fear of unjustified censorship or discrimination ("community").

As part of this commitment, we created these guidelines to explain our rules on what you are allowed and are not allowed to share or post on Ayoba (the “Community Guidelines”). These Community Guidelines apply to anything that you send, share, upload, post, transmit, make available on, submit or communicate via Ayoba (such as (but not limited to) text, videos, photographs, screenshots, links or attachments, emojis, graphics or stickers and other creative tools) ("Content").

In these Community Guidelines, we may use examples to help you understand our rules. These examples do not cover every possible scenario and there may be other scenarios that fall under a rule even if they are not mentioned in these Community Guidelines.

You must follow these Community Guidelines when using Ayoba, to help maintain a respectful, safe, and enjoyable environment for all users. These Community Guidelines also provide rules and guidance to avoid engaging in criminal acts, sharing illegal content or defamatory contents or violating third-party rights. We will remove any Content that violates the Ayoba Terms and Conditions, these Community Guidelines or that threatens Ayoba's reputation.

We will use reasonable efforts to enforce these Community Guidelines in a fair and consistent manner that balances people's rights with our legal (and other) responsibilities.

1. Responsible use and respect within the Community

We expect and encourage you to:

1.1.1.use Ayoba responsibly and treat everyone with respect, kindness, and empathy;

1.1.2.use supportive and positive language in any communications;

1.1.3.not use language that is abusive, offensive or inconsiderate of others’ feelings; and

1.1.4.use Ayoba in a way that is non-discriminatory and promotes cultural sensitivity and awareness of cultural differences.

You are NOT ALLOWED to use Ayoba to send or share:

1.2.1.unsolicited, irrelevant, or repetitive messages to other users, such as "spam", "junk mail", "chain letters" or "pyramid schemes".

1.2.2. messages, communications or Content for commercial and/or business purposes, such as advertisements and business solicitation.

2. Restrictions on Content

2.1. You are NOT ALLOWED to use, share, upload, access and/or communicate the following type of Content and/or conduct on and through Ayoba (“Prohibited Content”);

2.1.1. anything that advocates for or is propaganda for war or any other Content used or intended to persuade people to support a war effort;

2.1.2.hateful conduct, recommending or supporting hatred based on any characteristics, such as race, ethnicity, gender, religion, such as:

2.1.2.1. hate speech or insulting speech related to a person or group of persons;

2.1.2.2. slurs;

2.1.2.3. defamatory or derogatory statements or images; or

2.1.2.4. hateful ideology which can demonstrate hostility towards certain groups of people;

2.1.3.sexually explicit content which includes depictions, displays or encouraging conduct, such as:

2.1.3.1. actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, power, or trust for sexual purposes;

2.1.3.2. nudity;

2.1.3.3. animated or illustrated pornography;

2.1.3.4. violent, graphic or humiliating fetish content;

2.1.3.5. revenge pornography, which is to share intimate content (real or simulated, including pictures, photos and videos) without consent of the person appearing in that content;

2.1.3.6. pornography or other sexual content involving adults; or

2.1.3.7. bestiality, incest, rape or any other conduct that degrades human beings;

2.1.4.child pornography, sexual violence and/or or abuse against children including:

2.1.4.1. displaying a child that is nude or their genital organs, anal region and/or, breasts are displayed; or

2.1.4.2. promoting, displaying, encouraging or engaging in child sexual abuse or exploitation;

2.1.5.harassment, abuse, harmful and violent content including encouraging or inciting others to commit violent crimes or to take part in public violence, which can take any of the following forms:

2.1.5.1. promoting suicide, suicidal ideation, self-harm behaviours or content that encourages such behaviour;

2.1.5.2. gory, gruesome, disturbing, or extremely violent content;

2.1.5.3. acts of brutality;

2.1.5.4. domestic violence including violence against minors or vulnerable persons;

2.1.5.5. violence, dangerous or abusive behaviour towards persons;

2.1.5.6. harassing, degrading, or bullying statements or behaviour;

2.1.5.7. sexual harassment; or

2.1.5.8. any content which depicts animal abuse, cruelty, neglect, trade, or other forms of animal exploitation;

2.1.6.any other illegal activity that includes:

2.1.6.1. sex trafficking, labour trafficking or other human trafficking;

2.1.6.2. trading or promoting counterfeit goods;

2.1.6.3. facilitating or marketing unlawful or illegal gambling or gambling-like activities;

2.1.6.4. any content that promotes or shows the possession of drugs, drug consumption or other controlled substances or misuse of legal substances;

2.1.6.5. trading, promoting, or depicting weapons or firearms, providing instructions on weapon manufacturing, or showing unsafe use of such weapons or firearms;

2.1.6.6. attempting to defraud or scam community members or the general public; or

2.1.6.7. promoting or encouraging any criminal activity;

2.1.7.any Content that amounts to paid political promotion, advertising, or fundraising by politicians and political parties (for themselves or others);

2.1.8.any Content containing images/statements which are disclosed/posted (without the consent of the depicted person) where that person had a reasonable expectation of privacy;

2.1.9.any Content that conveys false or misleading claims and/or constitutes misinformation;

2.1.10. any Content that supports or engages with terrorist or criminal organizations, including violent and hateful groups;

2.1.11. generally any Content that we find to offend the dignity or authenticity of another person;

2.1.12. any Content that is pirated or infringes any copyrights and/or third party intellectual property rights; or

2.1.13. any other Content which we determine is offensive and/or contrary to the spirit, values and purpose of Ayoba.

2.2. We have the right to decide, at our sole discretion, whether any Content or conduct on Ayoba is Prohibited Content, violates the Ayoba Terms and Conditions or Community Guidelines, or threatens Ayoba's reputation.

2.3. If you are between the age of 14 and 18, and have permission from your parent or guardian to use Ayoba ("Minor Users"), for your safety and well-being, we encourage you NOT to access, view, share, upload or communicate any Content or engage in any conduct which depicts or encourages:

2.3.1.harmful weight management and negative body images;

2.3.2.dangerous activities and challenges;

2.3.3.semi-nudity and body exposure that may be considered inappropriate;

2.3.4.sexually suggestive content;

2.3.5.shocking and graphic content;

2.3.6.gambling or gambling-like activities; and

2.3.7.the promotion, possession or consumption of alcohol, tobacco, vape products, drugs or anything that cannot lawfully be done by persons your age, (collectively "Age Restricted Content")

2.4. We may take any necessary steps to prevent your access to Age Restricted Content available on or via Ayoba, through content filters, tools or technology within Ayoba. All parents or guardians and/or Minor Users must obey restrictions relating to Age Restricted Content and not bypass any filters, tools or technology intended to prevent Minor Users from accessing, using, sharing or viewing Age Restricted Content.

3. Sharing third party content

3.1. You must only share, upload and share content that you own or have permission to share.

3.2. Please ensure that you have the necessary rights, permissions or licences, before sharing content that is owned by third-parties.

3.3. You are not allowed to share private or personal information about other people without their permission (e.g. addresses, phone numbers, financial information, personal conversations).

4. Sensitivity and privacy

4.1. For your safety and well-being, we recommend that you don't share private or sensitive personal information about yourself.

4.2. If any Content that you share on Ayoba (e.g. posted as a Story or Content displayed on your profile) contains sensitive or potentially distressing content, please provide appropriate warnings or disclaimers to give other viewers the option to proceed to access or continue to view your Content.

5. Enforcement

5.1. We will, at our sole discretion, remove Prohibited Content posted on Ayoba.

5.2. If you share any Prohibited Content, we may block or restrict your ability to use Ayoba. You may also face further actions as detailed in the Ayoba Terms and Conditions, including being held responsible for penalties or fines imposed by regulatory authorities for committing criminal acts such as sharing illegal content or be liable financially for claims relating to offensive or defamatory content or violating third party rights.

5.3. We have the right to remove or restrict access to your account or access to any Content that you have uploaded or shared on Ayoba, if we have reason to believe, in our sole discretion, that it is likely to pose a danger to users and/or the general public.

5.4. In ensuring transparency and in line with our principles of fairness, we will do our best, where possible and if we are not prohibited by applicable laws, to notify you if we decide that you have violated these Community Guidelines or Ayoba Terms and Conditions, including advising you of the action we have taken and/or providing reasons for such actions.

5.5. If you disagree with our decision or you believe that your account has been wrongfully penalised or that Content has been unfairly removed, you may appeal by responding to the relevant contact who notified you of our decision or using another designated appeal process that we may make available to users of Ayoba.

6. Reporting Content

6.1. Even though we try to enforce these Community Guidelines, unfortunately we cannot guarantee that all Content shared or posted in Ayoba is in line with these Community Guidelines or the Ayoba Terms and Conditions.

6.2. We encourage you to report Content and/or behaviour which you believe is offensive, inappropriate, is Prohibited Content or breaches these Community Guidelines or Ayoba Terms and Conditions.

6.3. Please submit your reports by:

6.3.1.emailing legal@ayoba.me and/or support@ayoba.me;

6.3.2.completing the feedback form at support, with the phrase “**Report inappropriate content", which allows you to report a concern whether you have an Ayoba account or not; or

6.3.3.any other reporting methods which we may make available to users of Ayoba, including in-app reporting features.

6.4. Once we receive your report, we will review it for breach of the Community Guidelines or Ayoba Terms and Conditions, and take necessary actions. Rest assured that we take all your reports very seriously.

7. Updates

7.1. To address any new features or functionalities offered on Ayoba, as well as new risks, harms and any changes in the law, we will review and update these Community Guidelines on an ongoing basis. We will post the revised Community Guidelines on our website and we will notify you (for example, by displaying a message when you log in to Ayoba, or in another way that we decide) whenever we update these Community Guidelines.

7.2. Your continued use of Ayoba constitutes your acceptance of any updates to the Community Guidelines.