Community rules

Draft text, to be reviewed by a lawyer before going live.

Who can post

Members aged 14 and over, signed in with Google, who chose a nickname and accepted these rules. Under-18 accounts have no private messages and their profile is not indexed by search engines.

What is allowed

Photos and stories about places, routes and trips: tips, impressions, useful and accurate information. Text only (no links for now), JPEG, PNG or WebP photos up to 8 MB.

What is not allowed

• Nudity, sexual content, violence or shocking images.
• Hateful or discriminatory content, harassment, threats.
• Photos of identifiable people without their consent, and any image of an identifiable child.
• Private addresses or places, other people's personal information.
• Dangerous information (closed road, risky activity presented as safe), encouraging trespassing on private property.
• Advertising, scams, sales, spam; copied content without rights.

Avatar and profile photo

Every member has an avatar: their initial or an illustration, on the colour of their choice. A profile photo can replace it; it follows the same rules as published photos (no identifiable child, no impersonation) and, for a new account, it is reviewed before it appears. It can be reported.

Private messages

For adult members only: one-to-one, or in groups of up to 20 people (each one invited and free to join or not; whoever creates the group manages it). The first message to someone is a request, which they can accept, decline or report; until then, only one message is possible. No links. Messages are encrypted: no one reads them, not even moderators, unless a message is reported, and every read by moderators is logged. You can decide that no one can message you ("My account"). Not allowed: harassment, sexual solicitation, threats, requests for money or personal information, impersonation.

Review and reporting

Every post goes through automatic rules (length, links, banned terms, duplicates); a new account's first posts are checked by a person before they appear. Any content can be reported: the reported person doesn't know who reported them. Content reported for a serious reason is hidden immediately, then reviewed. Automatic moderation never deletes: it hides and queues for review.

Sanctions

Depending on severity: content hidden or deleted, warning, account suspension (a suspension prevents posting, commenting and messaging, even after signing in again). A warning counts for 6 months; at 3 warnings, the account is automatically suspended for 7 days, at 5, for 30 days. There is never an automatic permanent ban: only a moderator can decide it. Content removed by moderators also sends later posts back to review. Content involving a minor is reported to the authorities (Cybertip.ca) and the evidence is kept.

Appeals

Every decision that concerns you appears in "My account", with its reason (never the name of the person who reported). You can appeal within 30 days, even if your account is suspended. The appeal is reviewed by someone other than the person who decided; if they overturn it, the content is restored, the warning no longer counts or the suspension is lifted.

Your data

Your nickname is the only name shown. Your email is never displayed or stored. You can download your data or delete your account at any time ("My account"): your posts and their photos are then removed. See the privacy policy.