Last Updated: Aug 15, 2024

Activity Feed Guidelines, Commenting, and Moderation Policy

Welcome to Outside’s new activity feed! We are dedicated to maintaining a constructive, respectful, and inclusive environment. It’s important for us to establish guidelines that promote a safe and positive experience for all our members. This policy applies to all Outside properties, including Gaia GPS, Trailforks, Pinkbike, and athleteReg. Your contribution to the feed is also at all times subject to the Outside Terms of Use, which this policy is meant to supplement.

Our Standards:

Respectful Communication: We expect all interactions on our platform to be conducted with respect. Any form of harassment, hate speech, personal attacks, or abuse is not tolerated. The content that you contribute to the feed should add to it in a constructive manner. Without limiting the generality of this standard, we do not allow the following behavior: 

• Do not promote violence. We will not allow individuals or groups who engage in or promote violence or organized criminal activity to participate on our platform. You may not use this platform to support any such behavior or individuals who promote it. 
  
• Do not post content that harrasses or threatens others. We will not allow bullying, harassment or targeted attacks. This includes language and actions that are perceived as disparaging, intimidating or abusive by other members. 
  
• Do not post content that depicts the exploitation of children or any form of child nudity. We have zero tolerance for such content and have an obligation to report it to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
  
• Do not use our platform to promote or sell illicit goods or services. We do not allow content that sells or seeks the sale of illegal goods or services or that touts or promotes false professional certifications. In addition, you may not use our platform to promote lotteries, sweepstakes or giveaways.
  
• Do not use profanity or lewd language. We strive to maintain a community suitable for a diverse audience.
  
• Do not use malicious software or defraud or deceive others. Do not use the platform to facilitate any form of scam, share malicious software or otherwise defraud or deceive other members. 
  
• Do not create fake profiles or falsify personal information. We will remove suspected fake profiles from the platform. Do not post false or misleading information about yourself and do not use the likeness or an image of someone else as your profile image. 

Respect User Privacy: Do not reveal others’ personal or private information (e.g. doxing) or encourage others to do the same. 

Relevance: Keep your comments and posts relevant to the topic at hand. The focus of the feed is to create an inclusive, welcoming, and useful place where our users can discuss, share, and connect on all things related to the outdoors and their active lifestyles. Off-topic discussions can detract from the purpose of the feed and may be removed.

Intellectual Property: Respect copyright and the ownership rights of others. Ensure that any content you share or post does not infringe on the intellectual property rights of third parties.

Compliance with Laws: You must comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including those governing online conduct and acceptable content.

Content Moderation:

In addition to moderation by team members of Outside, we use automated systems to identify content that violates these guidelines. 

We reserve the right to remove or alter any content and take action against any account found in violation of these policies, including warnings, content removal, or banning of users, at our discretion.

If you believe action taken on your content or account was in error, you can submit an appeal to community-moderation@outsideinc.com. Please note that we cannot guarantee a response or action based on any email received regarding appeals.

Reporting Issues:

If you encounter content that violates our guidelines, please use the reporting tools provided to alert our moderation team.

We encourage open communication and will review all reports, but we ask users to utilize the reporting feature responsibly.

Changes to Guidelines:

We may update these guidelines from time to time to reflect the evolving needs of our feed. Any changes will be communicated clearly and go into effect immediately upon posting.

We appreciate your cooperation in making Outside a great place for everyone. Thank you for being an integral part of our community!