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Code of Conduct

BULB Code of Conduct

  1. About the Website

    1. Welcome to https://www.bulbapp.io ("Website"). The Website is an open platform for writers and readers to share ideas.

    2. The Website is operated by BULB Labs PTY LTD. Access to and use of the Website, or any of its associated Products or Services, is provided by BULB Labs PTY LTD. Please read the Code of Conduct ("Terms") carefully. By using, browsing and/or reading the Website, this signifies that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Terms. If you do not agree with the Terms, you must cease usage of the Website, or any of Services, immediately.

    3. BULB Labs PTY LTD reserves the right to review and change any of the Terms by updating this page at its sole discretion. When BULB Labs PTY LTD updates the Terms, it will use reasonable endeavours to provide you with notice of updates to the Terms. Any changes to the Terms take immediate effect from the date of their publication. Before you continue, we recommend you keep a copy of the Terms for your records.

  2. Acceptance of the Terms

    1. The Code of Conduct ("Terms") apply to your access to and use of the websites, mobile applications and other online products and services (collectively, the "Services") provided by BULB Labs PTY LTD ("BULB" or "we").

    2. You accept the Terms by remaining on the Website. You may also accept the Terms by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms where this option is made available to you by BULB Labs PTY LTD in the user interface.

    3. To use our services, you must follow BULB's code of conduct.

    4. You are responsible for your use of the Services and any content you provide, including compliance with applicable laws.

  3. Code of Conduct

    1. You must not copy, upload, download, or share content unless you have the right to do so.

    2. You must be respectful to other members of the community.

    3. You must not join BULB with alternative accounts, as that would undermine the integrity of the platform.

    4. You must not have abusive or offensive user names.

    5. You must not spam.

    6. You must not publicly distribute Illegal Content on BULB. "Illegal Content" means content that:

      1. incites hatred, violence, or discrimination on account of people's origin, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and others;

      2. constitutes sexual harassment;

      3. constitutes an affront to human dignity (for example, human trafficking or procuring);

      4. condones or denies crimes against humanity;

      5. promotes terrorism;

      6. condones very serious crimes against individuals (for example, murder, sexual assault);

      7. condones crimes of theft, extortion, and damage to property that are dangerous to individuals;

      8. constitutes child pornography; or

      9. is harmful to minors.

  4. User Content and Services

    1. The publication of Illegal Content may expose you to civil or criminal liability.

    2. We may use artificial intelligence that uses machine learning that analyses your content to help detect, block and limit distribution of certain types of Illegal Content to the public. When our algorithms identify Illegal Content, it may be taken down in whole or in part and your access to our services may be suspended or terminated.

  5. Reserved Rights

    1. BULB may review your conduct and content for compliance with these Terms and other relevant terms, and reserves the right to remove any violating content.

    2. BULB reserves the right to delete or disable content alleged to be infringing the intellectual property rights of others, and to terminate accounts of repeat infringers. We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement if they comply with the law.

    3. Please contact info@bulbapp.io for any enquiries.

  6. Removal, Suspension and Termination

    1. Before removing your content, suspending or terminating your access to the services or deleting your BULB Account, if we have your contact details, we may provide you with advance notice of the reasons for this decision and the internal and legal remedies available to you, unless there are objective and concrete reasons to believe that doing so would:

      1. cause harm or liability to a user, third party, or BULB;

      2. violate the law or a legal enforcement authority's order;

      3. compromise an investigation; or

      4. compromise the operation, integrity, or security of our services.

    2. If you believe your BULB Account has been suspended or terminated in error, you can appeal and request BULB to restore your account by emailing info@bulbapp.io. Your request will be reviewed by our teams to provide you with an answer as soon as possible.

View our Code of Conduct as PDF here.