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FitKind Community Guidelines

Last Updated: December 20, 2025

Welcome to FitKind!

FitKind is a community of people passionate about fitness, health, and supporting each other's journeys. These Community Guidelines help us maintain a positive, inclusive, and safe environment for everyone.

Our Core Values:

  • Kindness: Be supportive and respectful
  • Positivity: Encourage, don't discourage
  • Authenticity: Be genuine and honest
  • Inclusivity: Welcome everyone, regardless of fitness level, background, or goals
  • Safety: Protect yourself and others

1. Be Kind and Respectful

✅ DO:

  • Encourage and support others
  • Celebrate progress, no matter how small
  • Offer constructive feedback when asked
  • Respect different fitness goals, methods, and journeys
  • Disagree respectfully and constructively
  • Use inclusive language

❌ DON'T:

  • Bully, harass, or intimidate anyone
  • Make personal attacks or insults
  • Body-shame or fitness-shame anyone
  • Mock or belittle others' achievements or struggles
  • Engage in discriminatory behavior
  • Troll or deliberately provoke others

2. Keep Content Appropriate

✅ DO:

  • Share workout achievements and progress
  • Post progress photos that are appropriate and tasteful
  • Share helpful tips and advice
  • Ask questions and seek guidance
  • Post motivational content
  • Credit others when sharing their content

❌ DON'T:

  • Post sexually explicit or suggestive content
  • Share graphic violence or gore
  • Post content that promotes eating disorders
  • Share dangerous or reckless workout practices
  • Post spam, advertisements, or promotional content
  • Share content that violates intellectual property rights

Progress Photos Guidelines:

  • Photos should focus on fitness progress, not sexuality
  • Appropriate gym/workout attire is fine
  • Avoid overly revealing or suggestive poses
  • Consider cropping or blurring faces if preferred
  • Respect that not everyone wants to see certain types of content

3. Foster a Positive Environment

✅ DO:

  • Focus on the "why," not just the "what"
  • Share struggles and setbacks (they're part of the journey!)
  • Celebrate others' PRs and milestones
  • Offer help when you have expertise
  • Ask before giving unsolicited advice
  • Use content warnings for potentially sensitive topics

❌ DON'T:

  • Promote unhealthy body standards or unrealistic expectations
  • Give medical, nutritional, or training advice beyond your qualifications
  • Shame others for rest days or deload weeks
  • Compare yourself negatively to others (or compare others negatively)
  • Promote dangerous supplements or practices
  • Engage in "fitspiration" that's actually harmful

Remember: Everyone is on their own journey. What works for you may not work for others.

4. Respect Privacy and Safety

✅ DO:

  • Respect others' privacy settings
  • Ask permission before posting about or tagging others
  • Report concerning or dangerous content
  • Keep personal information (yours and others') private
  • Use privacy settings to control who sees your content

❌ DON'T:

  • Share others' personal information (doxxing)
  • Post photos of others without consent
  • Share location details that could compromise safety
  • Stalk, track, or harass users on or off FitKind
  • Impersonate others or create fake accounts
  • Attempt to contact users who've blocked you

5. Be Authentic and Honest

✅ DO:

  • Be yourself
  • Share genuine progress and setbacks
  • Credit sources when sharing information
  • Disclose sponsored content or affiliations
  • Correct mistakes if you share incorrect information
  • Acknowledge when you're not an expert

❌ DON'T:

  • Pretend to be someone you're not
  • Lie about your achievements or progress
  • Use misleading photos (old photos, heavily edited, etc.)
  • Promote products without disclosing sponsorships
  • Spread misinformation about fitness, health, or nutrition
  • Create multiple accounts to evade bans or manipulate

Performance-Enhancing Substances:

  • Be honest if you use PEDs (performance-enhancing drugs)
  • Don't promote or encourage PED use
  • Don't give advice about PEDs
  • Respect that FitKind is for natural and enhanced athletes alike
  • Follow laws in your jurisdiction regarding PEDs

6. Specific Content Policies

6.1 Prohibited Content

Absolutely NOT allowed:

  • Illegal content (piracy, drugs, weapons, etc.)
  • Child sexual abuse material (CSAM)
  • Non-consensual intimate images
  • Content promoting terrorism or extremism
  • Content that incites violence
  • Sale of illegal goods or services
  • Phishing, scams, or fraud

Strongly Discouraged:

  • Graphic injury photos
  • Eating disorder promotion (pro-ana, pro-mia content)
  • Extreme weight loss methods
  • Dangerous challenges or stunts
  • Self-harm content
  • Suicide or self-harm promotion

6.2 Sensitive Topics

If discussing sensitive topics (injury, mental health, body image struggles):

  • Use content warnings where appropriate
  • Be supportive and non-judgmental
  • Provide resources if applicable (crisis hotlines, professional help)
  • Don't diagnose or prescribe solutions
  • Respect that others may have different experiences

6.3 Misinformation

Don't spread misinformation about:

  • Health, fitness, or nutrition
  • Supplements or substances
  • Training methods
  • Scientific studies (don't cherry-pick or misrepresent)

If you're unsure, say so or cite reputable sources.

6.4 Spam and Commercial Activity

Not Allowed:

  • Spamming (repetitive posts, comments, DMs)
  • Unsolicited advertising or promotion
  • Pyramid schemes or MLMs
  • Selling without permission
  • Link farming or SEO manipulation
  • Bot accounts or automation

Allowed (with restrictions):

  • Coaches/trainers sharing expertise (not spamming)
  • Occasional promotion if it adds value
  • Sponsorships disclosed clearly
  • Professional accounts if authentic and valuable

If you want to promote products or services, contact us at [email protected].

7. Interactions and Communication

7.1 Comments and Reactions

  • Be positive and constructive
  • Don't hijack others' posts to promote yourself
  • Respect that reactions are optional (don't demand them)
  • Report inappropriate comments
  • Don't engage with trolls (report and move on)

7.2 Direct Messages

  • Don't send unsolicited spam or promotions
  • Respect boundaries (if someone doesn't respond, don't push)
  • Don't send inappropriate or sexual messages
  • Report harassment immediately
  • Block users who make you uncomfortable

7.3 Following and Unfollowing

  • It's okay to follow or unfollow anyone
  • Don't guilt-trip others about unfollowing
  • Respect private accounts and follow requests
  • Don't create multiple accounts to follow someone who blocked you

8. Reporting and Enforcement

8.1 How to Report

If you see content or behavior that violates these guidelines:

In-App:

  • Tap the three dots (...) on content
  • Select "Report"
  • Choose reason and submit

Email:

  • [email protected]
  • Include: link to content, description of violation, your username (optional)

For urgent safety concerns:

8.2 What We Review

We review reports based on:

  • Severity of violation
  • Context and intent
  • Frequency and pattern of behavior
  • Community impact

We may:

  • Remove content
  • Issue warnings
  • Temporarily suspend accounts
  • Permanently ban accounts
  • Report to law enforcement (for illegal content)

8.3 False Reports

Don't abuse the reporting system:

  • Don't report content you simply disagree with
  • Don't mass-report to harass users
  • False reporting may result in account suspension

8.4 Appeals

If your content was removed or account suspended:

  • Email: [email protected]
  • Include: your username, what was removed/suspended, why you believe it was a mistake
  • We'll review and respond within 7 days

9. Special Circumstances

9.1 Medical Emergencies

If you see content suggesting someone is in immediate danger:

  • Report to FitKind immediately ([email protected])
  • Contact local emergency services if appropriate
  • Do NOT attempt to diagnose or treat the person
  • Provide support and resources (crisis hotlines, etc.)

Crisis Resources:

9.2 Minors

FitKind is 13+ (16+ in EEA). If you see content from someone under 13/16:

If you see content exploiting minors:

  • Report immediately to [email protected]
  • We report to NCMEC (National Center for Missing & Exploited Children) and law enforcement

9.3 Intellectual Property

If you see content that infringes your copyright:

  • Email: [email protected]
  • Include: your contact info, description of your work, location of infringing content, statement of good faith belief

9.4 Impersonation

If someone is impersonating you:

  • Email: [email protected]
  • Include: your real account, the impersonating account, proof of identity
  • We'll investigate and remove fake accounts

10. Additional Guidelines by Feature

10.1 The Pulse (Real-Time Activity)

  • Don't spam workouts to appear more active
  • Don't judge others' workout frequency or intensity
  • Celebrate seeing friends working out

10.2 The Stream (Feed)

  • Share genuine moments, not just highlight reels
  • Use captions to add context
  • Credit exercises, programs, or coaches you're following

10.3 Training Plans and Programs

  • Don't share copyrighted programs without permission
  • Credit coaches/creators when sharing their plans
  • Don't sell or distribute others' paid programs

10.4 Challenges and Competitions

  • Play fair and honest
  • Don't cheat or manipulate results
  • Support fellow participants
  • Respect that challenges are optional

11. Professional and Creator Accounts

If you're a fitness professional, coach, influencer, or creator:

✅ DO:

  • Disclose qualifications and certifications
  • Provide value to the community
  • Engage authentically
  • Follow advertising guidelines
  • Disclose sponsorships and affiliations
  • Respect client/athlete privacy

❌ DON'T:

  • Make false claims about credentials
  • Guarantee specific results
  • Promote dangerous practices
  • Spam or excessively self-promote
  • Poach clients from other coaches
  • Share client information without consent

Want to become a verified creator? Email: [email protected]

12. Our Commitment

We commit to:

  • Enforcing these guidelines fairly and consistently
  • Being transparent about moderation decisions
  • Protecting user privacy during investigations
  • Improving safety features based on feedback
  • Listening to the community
  • Evolving guidelines as the community grows

We won't:

  • Tolerate hate, harassment, or abuse
  • Allow illegal or dangerous content
  • Sell your data to advertisers
  • Use AI moderation without human oversight for serious violations

13. Your Responsibility

As a FitKind community member, you're responsible for:

  • Following these guidelines
  • Reporting violations you see
  • Being part of a positive community
  • Educating yourself about healthy fitness practices
  • Protecting your own safety and wellbeing

If you see something, say something. Help us keep FitKind a safe and positive space.

14. Questions and Feedback

Have questions about these guidelines?

Want to suggest improvements?

Found a bug that affects safety?

15. Updates to Guidelines

We may update these guidelines as FitKind grows and evolves:

  • We'll notify you of major changes
  • Continued use means you accept updated guidelines
  • Check this page periodically for updates

Thank you for helping make FitKind a kind, positive, and supportive community!

Let's build something amazing together. 💪

These Community Guidelines apply to all FitKind users and are part of our Terms of Service.