Copyright
We have always set out to build a diverse, collaborative community of creators, where everyone gets credit for the content that they make and own, and where the rights of creators are respected. You are responsible for all activity associated with your account, including all content that you post.
If you post content that belongs to someone else (for example, if you are a distributor or promotional agency acting on behalf of an artist or label), or if you use someone else’s content in a remix or other similar work, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have the permission of all relevant rightsholders in order to post that content to Upload Nations. Anyone uploading another person’s content without the necessary permissions is liable to have that content removed or their account terminated.
Don’t pretend to be someone else
As a platform built with creator needs in mind, we welcome the use of stage names or professional identities on Upload Nations. However, that doesn’t mean that you can impersonate another person, or post content that is intentionally misleading. You mustn’t create profiles or post content that is intended to make people think you are someone else. You must not use someone else’s name or trademark without their permission, or pretend to be associated with someone you aren’t, even if you feel that you are helping that person by doing so. If you feel that someone is impersonating you, or is infringing your trademark rights, contact us at uploadnations@gmail.com.
Self promotion & building your audience
Upload Nations aims to help creators connect directly with their fans. We understand that promoting your work is important, and we encourage you to seek out fans and other like-minded individuals. In our experience, the most successful forms of promotion are built upon meaningful interactions between creators and their audience. To help encourage a two-way relationship, we have technical restrictions in place. Specifically, it’s not possible to:
- Post identical or almost identical comments or messages in large volumes;
- Repeatedly follow large volumes of accounts in a short period of time;
- Repeatedly unfollow and refollow the same accounts in order to draw attention to your own profile.
Forbidden content
As an open platform, freedom of expression is important to us. However, there are certain types of content that have no place on Upload Nations. In order to protect the community and maintain positivity, please don’t post:
- Pornography: Remember that Upload Nations can be accessed by people as young as 13. Don’t post any content that is predominantly sexual in nature, or that could be perceived as an aid to sexual gratification, including images containing nudity and recordings or detailed descriptions of sexual acts.
- Hate speech: You are welcome to share your opinions and beliefs, even if controversial. However, we will not tolerate content that promotes or encourages hatred, discrimination or violence against others based on things like race, cultural identity or ethnic background, religious beliefs, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
Spam & prohibited services
We aim for Upload Nations to be a spam-free zone. The following activity is not permitted:
- Posting unsolicited links to commercial spam, profiles or content whose sole aim is to drive traffic to external websites, via messages, comments, profile and track descriptions or artwork;
- Creating multiple accounts with the intention of inflating the popularity of other profiles;
- The creation, use, or promotion of: bots or other automated means to perform social interactions; services that claim to boost a profile’s popularity such as followers, plays, likes, or reposts; services that sell social interactions or other forms of promotion on Upload Nations.
Tell us about it
It’s possible that you might come across content that you disagree with or find distasteful from time to time. If that’s the case, the best thing you can do is to ignore that content, and to block those who share it. However, if you encounter any content that breaches these guidelines or our Terms of Use, including impersonation, abusive or threatening behaviour, pornography or malicious speech, inform us at contact@uploadnations.com. We have a dedicated team who will review all reports objectively and remove any content that violates these rules or applicable law. Please bear in mind that something you find unacceptable may not be unacceptable to everyone; reporting content will not always result in removal if it does not break the rules.
If you break the rules
If we receive notification from a rightsholder that content uploaded to your account infringes their copyright, or if we believe that your activity violates any of our other guidelines, we will send you a written warning. If we have to send you more than two of these warnings, we will terminate your account. In the most extreme cases, we reserve the right to terminate your account immediately, without prior warning.
To sum up
Be considerate of others, respect the law and think about these guidelines before you post. We aim to make objective, fair decisions when content is reported to us and, in most cases, will send you a warning before we take any other measures. We think this is reasonable, but if you don’t agree, maybe Upload Nations isn’t the place for you. We may need to update these Community Guidelines occasionally, so please check back every so often for updates.