Community Guidelines

Welcome to the Sandscape community! Our mission is to foster a creative, inspiring, and safe environment where everyone feels welcome to generate, play, share, and collaborate on AI-powered games. These Community Guidelines outline the standards of behavior expected from all users of the Sandscape Service. They are part of our Terms of Service, and by using Sandscape, you agree to abide by them.

Violation of these guidelines may result in actions such as content removal, feature restrictions, account suspension, or permanent termination, as outlined in our Terms of Service.

Guiding Principles

• Be Respectful: Treat fellow users with courtesy and respect, even when you disagree. Harassment, bullying, hate speech, and personal attacks are strictly prohibited.
• Be Creative, Responsibly: Embrace the power of AI to create amazing games, but do so responsibly. Ensure your prompts and creations are appropriate and do not violate the rights or safety of others.
• Be Collaborative: Sandscape thrives on collaboration. Engage constructively, give helpful feedback, and respect the contributions of others.
• Be Safe: Help us maintain a safe environment for everyone, especially younger users. Report harmful content or behavior immediately.

Prohibited Content and Conduct

The following types of content and conduct are strictly prohibited on Sandscape. This applies to prompts, AI-generated game content, comments, profile information, messages, and any other form of user-generated content or interaction:

1. Illegal Activities: Do not promote, engage in, or facilitate illegal activities, including but not limited to drug use, illegal gambling, piracy, or violating intellectual property laws.
2. Hate Speech and Discrimination: Do not create or share content that promotes violence, discrimination, disparagement, or hatred against individuals or groups based on attributes like race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, caste, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, serious disease or disability, or veteran status.
3. Harassment and Bullying: Do not engage in targeted harassment, intimidation, threats, stalking, or bullying of other users. This includes unwanted sexual advances, malicious insults, and attempts to dox or reveal private information.
4. Harmful and Dangerous Content: Do not create or share content that promotes, glorifies, or encourages dangerous activities, self-harm, suicide, eating disorders, or acts that could result in serious physical harm.
5. Sexually Explicit Content: Do not create or share content that is pornographic, sexually explicit, or depicts non-consensual sexual acts. Content involving the sexualization or exploitation of minors is strictly forbidden and will be reported to law enforcement.
6. Violent and Graphic Content: Do not create or share content that depicts gratuitous or excessive violence, gore, or cruelty, especially if intended to shock or disgust users.
7. Impersonation: Do not impersonate other individuals, creators, brands, or Sandscape staff in a manner intended to deceive or mislead others.
8. Spam and Deceptive Practices: Do not engage in spamming, phishing, spreading malware, or other deceptive practices. This includes manipulating platform features (likes, follows, ratings) or creating misleading content.
9. Intellectual Property Infringement: Do not use prompts or create content that infringes on the copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights of others. Respect creators' rights and follow our DMCA policy outlined in the Terms of Service.
10. Privacy Violations: Do not share private or confidential information about others without their explicit consent.

AI-Specific Considerations

• Prompt Responsibility: You are responsible for the prompts you use. Avoid prompts designed to generate prohibited content or to exploit potential vulnerabilities in the AI.
• AI Limitations: Understand that AI-generated content may sometimes be unexpected, inaccurate, or even reflect biases present in its training data. Report problematic AI outputs through designated channels.

Moderation and Enforcement

We use a combination of automated systems and human review to enforce these guidelines. Our actions may include:

• Removing prohibited content (prompts, games, comments, etc.).
• Issuing warnings.
• Temporarily restricting account features.
• Suspending accounts.
• Permanently terminating accounts.

We strive for fairness and transparency in our moderation decisions. Users may have the opportunity to appeal certain enforcement actions, depending on the severity and nature of the violation.

Reporting Violations

If you encounter content or behavior that violates these Community Guidelines, please report it immediately using the in-app reporting tools or by contacting our support team. Provide as much detail as possible to help us investigate.

Updates to Guidelines

These guidelines may be updated periodically to address new issues or evolving community standards. We will notify users of significant changes.

Thank you for being a part of the Sandscape community and helping us build a positive, creative, and safe space for everyone!