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Guidelines.

Last Updated: June 4, 2026

Hollout is built to help people connect with nearby people, businesses, groups, events, and opportunities. These guidelines explain the kind of behavior we want on the platform and the kind we do not allow.

01 The Point of Hollout

We want Hollout to feel useful, respectful, and safe enough for real-world discovery. That means you should use the app to:

  • Meet people honestly and communicate respectfully
  • Use Hollout only if you are at least 18 years old
  • Discover businesses, events, groups, and workout opportunities in good faith
  • Share accurate business updates, reviews, and profile information
  • Use reporting, blocking, and safety tools when something feels wrong

02 What Is Not Allowed

Safety and abuse

  • Harassment, threats, intimidation, stalking, or repeated unwanted contact
  • Hate, violent extremism, or content targeting people for who they are
  • Sexual exploitation, coercion, grooming, or any sexual content involving minors
  • Non-consensual intimate images, sexual deepfakes, threats to expose intimate content, or attempts to request, trade, or spread that content
  • Using Hollout to lure people into unsafe, deceptive, or harmful offline situations

Fraud and deception

  • Impersonation, fake identities, or pretending to be a business you do not control
  • Scams, misleading offers, fake giveaways, or pressure tactics around money
  • Trying to move people off-platform purely to avoid moderation or safety review
  • Manipulating reviews, ratings, badges, or trust signals

Spam and misuse

  • Mass unsolicited messages, repetitive promotion, or fake engagement
  • Scraping, harvesting, or collecting personal data from other users
  • Posting malware, malicious files, or links meant to compromise devices or accounts
  • Using Hollout in ways that break the law or interfere with the service

03 Business Activity and Updates

Businesses and business-facing users should be especially careful with what they publish. On Hollout, business updates, catalogs, and offers should be:

  • Truthful and not misleading about products, availability, or pricing
  • Relevant to the business or opportunity being presented
  • Free from spam, abuse, or pressure tactics
  • Respectful of user safety, privacy, and consent

We may limit, review, or remove business-facing content that looks unsafe, misleading, abusive, or low-trust.

04 Reporting and Blocking

  • You can block people and submit reports inside the app
  • If you report from chat, recent messages from that conversation may be reviewed so we can understand what happened
  • If someone seems dangerous or the issue is urgent, contact local emergency services first

05 How We May Respond

We use a mix of user reports, automated checks, and human review where needed. Depending on the issue, we may:

  • Remove or limit content
  • Restrict messages, discovery, or account access
  • Suspend or permanently remove accounts
  • Preserve necessary records for abuse handling, investigations, or legal compliance

06 Appeals

If you believe we removed content, restricted a feature, suspended an account, or made another moderation decision by mistake, you can ask us to review it.

  • Email [email protected] with the subject line Moderation Appeal
  • Include your username or account email, the content or feature involved, and why you think the decision was wrong
  • We may keep the restriction in place while we review the appeal if safety, fraud, legal, or platform-integrity risks remain

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