Guideline

Rules for using Gifzz

Gifzz is dedicated to providing a fun and safe way to search, create, and share GIFs on the internet. Gifzz strives to provide positive experiences for our users, and in order to achieve that goal we do not permit certain types of content or channels.

Content Restrictions

This section lists the categories of content that are not permitted on the Gifzz platform.

Pornography and explicit nudity: Content featuring oral, anal, and vaginal sex, as well as stimulation of the genitals by other body parts or devices, is not permitted. Additionally, nude genitalia is not permitted, though we will make exceptions for classical and modern works of art, content depicting breastfeeding, birth, and illustrations and medical diagrams.

Real violence: Content that portrays real death, kidnappings or abductions, mutilation, or gore is not permitted. Footage or depictions of scenes where it is commonly known that an individual was killed, physically assaulted, kidnapped, or mutilated are not permitted. We do not permit any content that depicts, documents, condones, attempts to justify, attempts to motivate, or glorify any violent crimes, including any related footage of people known to be the perpetrators of such crimes. Content that shows fictional violence from movies, TV, and video games is permitted, along with mild and slapstick real violence in images where no serious injuries are visible.

Self-harm: Content that encourages or promotes self-harm or that negatively targets victims or survivors of self-harm and suicide is not permitted. This includes depictions of activities or behavior that encourage suicide, self-mutilation, or eating disorders. Obviously, facetious content referencing self-harm is permitted, along with content that references self-harm with the purpose of providing support to those at risk.

Threats and stalking: Content that threatens an individual’s or group’s safety is not permitted. Any content that promotes, coordinates, or encourages harm and would cause a reasonable person fear or emotional distress is not permitted. This policy applies to both private individuals and public figures.

Hate: Content that depicts or targets a group or person based upon their race, religion, gender, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, disease, or sexual orientation with violent, demeaning, or belittling images or messages is not permitted. We do not permit content that promotes hurtful racial stereotypes against these groups, which includes coded conspiracy theories. Gifzz does not allow symbols, logos, and other visual identifiers associated with hate groups.

Terrorism and violent extremism: Content that promotes, supports, encourages, or celebrates terrorist organizations or violent extremists, their leaders, or associated activities, is not permitted. Content that shows real scenes of death is not permitted in any context, including documentation or depictions of acts of terrorism and violent extremism. Gifzz does not allow symbols, logos, and other visual identifiers associated with terrorists, violent extremist groups, or violent extremists.

Violence against animals: Content depicting violence and substantial harm towards animals is not permitted. This includes content uploaded by advocacy groups with the intention of spreading awareness, as this content can be used out of context for shock and awe or to glorify violence.

Bullying and harassment: Content that bullies or harasses individuals is not permitted. Content reflecting public discourse that criticizes or targets public figures and organizations in a satirical, non-violent, non-discriminatory, non-sexual context is permitted.

Disasters and tragedies: Content that can be used to diminish or exploit the suffering or deaths of a group of people or individuals is not permitted. Content that appropriately memorializes historic disasters and tragedies is permitted.

Misinformation: Content that perpetuates harmful conspiracy theories or misinformation is not permitted. Gifzz defines misinformation as claims that have been established as false by external subject-matter experts, or claims that include medical or safety information that is shared in a deceptive or confusing manner. This includes content that diminishes the suffering of others, motivates or coordinates violent or hateful actions, promotes miracle cures, or threatens public health or safety.

Graphic medical content: Content that features graphic images of medical procedures or injuries is not permitted.

Illegal activity: Content that promotes illegal or fraudulent activities or violent crimes is not permitted. This includes content that may deceive, defraud, or exploit others for money or property, child sexual abuse material, and content that exploits, sexualizes, or fetishizes minors. Content that shows fictional depictions of illegal or violent activities in TV shows or movies, as well as any content that condemns such illegal or violent activities or raises awareness and educates others about them, is permitted.

Private information: Content that reveals any private data about another person is not permitted. This includes but is not limited to, information such as addresses, phone numbers, and passwords. Gifzz will also take action to remove content featuring private individuals at the request of the individual.

Spam: Any content that is posted in an effort to disrupt the normal user experience or circumvent Gifzz's upgraded application requirements is not permitted. Content that is inaccurately tagged to make it appear in irrelevant search results is not permitted. Tags that change the context of content from benign to hateful or harmful are not permitted.

Intellectual Property: Content that violates another party's intellectual property rights is not permitted. You should only upload content that you’ve created yourself or have the rights to use.

Channel Restrictions

This section lists the channel types that are not permitted on the Gifzz platform. To protect public safety and discourage potentially harmful activities, we consider an individual or organization’s actions outside of the Gifzz platform when determining if they fall under these categories.

Gifzz does not allow the following entities to create or maintain channels on our platform:

Human rights violators, terrorist organizations, violent extremists, hate groups, mass murderers, organized crime organizations, illegal drug operations, sex traffickers, organizations or individuals soliciting sex acts, militia groups, news organizations that do not meet basic journalistic standards and spread misinformation, entities or individuals threatening public health with credible violence or misinformation, new accounts created to circumvent past Gifzz enforcement decisions, or channels created by underage users.

We identify human rights violators and terrorist organizations by referencing designations lists, such as the United Nations Security Council designation list. We identify problematic news organizations through a third-party fact-checking service. We identify violent extremists and hate groups with the help of third-party organizations, experts, and independent research. Gifzz determines if channels were created by underage users using the information available to us or information provided by other users. We take action on accounts even minimally suspected of violating our age requirements.

Enforcement actions

Users are encouraged to use the available tools provided to report any content they believe violates the guidelines. User-flagged content will then be reviewed by human moderators to confirm if it is prohibited, per the rules for using Gifzz listed above.

Gifzz is committed to respecting the internationally recognized human rights set out in the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), privacy, and free expression. Individuals can appeal a decision if they believe no violation has occurred.

Gifzz will consider context, and information available on other platforms and offline. We strive for consistency in our policy enforcement decisions, which are taken at our discretion.

We will attempt to contact affected users to inform them about actions when necessary and appropriate. Users who are notified via email regarding prohibited content deletion will receive a reason for the content removal, along with identifying information about the content for reference. Although Gifzz may not provide an email notice when removing all content, we will provide the user with a reason as to why content or channels were removed if we are contacted. However, there are some instances where Gifzz will never contact users who violate these guidelines.

When warranted, Gifzz will report content or channels to relevant legal authorities. This includes reporting all child sexual abuse material to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).

Gifzz will take the following actions when we determine there has been a violation of our Community:

Delete GIF: Gifzz will delete GIF – including image, tags, and text. Gifzz will send a warning before deleting content in cases of minor violations, but will not send a warning before taking action on major offenses such as calls for violence, hate, and real gore.

Ban channel: Gifzz will deactivate a channel. This action prohibits future logins and uploads, removes the channel from Gifzz's interface, and deletes uploaded content. This action is typically taken after multiple notices of deleting prohibited content are sent to the user via email, however, a warning is not sent before taking this action in the case of major offenses. Repeat infringers of Gifzz's intellectual property policy will be deactivated.

Appeals

Gifzz strives for consistency, transparency, and fairness in policy development and enforcement. There are many layers to our moderation process, and inevitably content may be removed in error. Users can appeal moderation decisions if they believe an action was taken in error.

Gifzz will review all appeals submitted within 180 days of the moderation decision and respond to update users on the status of their appeal and the final decision regarding the content in question. In the event of a successful appeal, the user may have to upload the content in question again if it has been permanently removed from Gifzz.