Community Guidelines
Welcome to TreeByForest
TreeByForest exists to help people find their people, discover communities, and build meaningful connections wherever life takes them.
A great community depends on the people who make it. These guidelines help create a welcoming, respectful, and safe environment for everyone.
By using TreeByForest, you agree to treat other members with respect and follow these guidelines.
1. Treat People With Respect
Everyone comes to TreeByForest with different backgrounds, experiences, cultures, opinions, and perspectives.
Be respectful and considerate when communicating with others.
Accept that people may have different opinions and interests.
Respect personal boundaries.
Avoid insults, humiliation, bullying, or deliberately hurtful behavior.
Don't repeatedly contact someone after they've asked you to stop.
Disagreements are normal. Personal attacks and harassment are not.
2. No Harassment or Bullying
TreeByForest should be a place where people can connect without feeling threatened or targeted.
We don't allow:
Harassment or intimidation.
Threats of violence or harm.
Repeated unwanted contact.
Targeted bullying.
Stalking or attempts to monitor someone's activities.
Abusive or threatening messages.
Deliberate attempts to make another member feel unsafe.
3. Respect Different Backgrounds
TreeByForest brings together people from different cities, cultures, countries, languages, professions, and communities.
Do not target or demean people because of characteristics such as their race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, disability, gender, age, or other personal characteristics.
Differences are part of what makes communities interesting. Treat them with curiosity and respect.
4. Be Authentic
Use TreeByForest honestly and represent yourself accurately.
Don't impersonate another person.
Don't create misleading profiles.
Don't use someone else's photos or identity without permission.
Don't deliberately provide false information to deceive other members.
Don't create accounts for the purpose of misleading, manipulating, or harming others.
5. No Scams or Fraud
TreeByForest is for genuine connections and communities, not financial exploitation.
Don't use TreeByForest to:
Defraud or deceive other members.
Request money through deceptive stories or false emergencies.
Promote fraudulent investments or financial schemes.
Collect passwords, verification codes, or sensitive information.
Conduct phishing or other deceptive activities.
Use another person's account or information without authorization.
If someone asks you for money or sensitive information in a suspicious situation, stop communicating and report the account.
6. Keep Communities Relevant
When creating or participating in a community, help keep discussions useful and welcoming.
Stay reasonably relevant to the community's purpose.
Avoid spam and repetitive promotional content.
Don't deliberately disrupt conversations or events.
Respect community-specific rules where they apply.
Give others an opportunity to participate.
Community organizers may establish additional rules as long as they are consistent with these guidelines.
7. No Spam or Unwanted Promotion
TreeByForest shouldn't be used to repeatedly send unsolicited promotional content.
Avoid:
Mass messaging.
Repetitive advertisements.
Misleading promotions.
Fake engagement.
Unwanted commercial solicitations.
Links designed to mislead members or collect information.
If you're sharing a business, project, event, or opportunity, make sure your participation is relevant to the community and welcome within that space.
8. Respect Privacy
Don't share another person's private information without their permission.
This includes personal contact information, private conversations, photographs, documents, or other information that someone reasonably expects to remain private.
Respect people's boundaries both online and offline.
9. Keep Content Appropriate
Content shared on TreeByForest should contribute to a respectful community environment.
Do not use TreeByForest to share content that is:
Threatening or abusive.
Intentionally hateful or discriminatory.
Sexually explicit or exploitative.
Designed to promote scams or illegal activity.
Intended to facilitate harm to others.
Invasive of another person's privacy.
10. Respect Events and Meetups
When attending or organizing an event:
Treat other attendees respectfully.
Follow the event's rules and instructions.
Respect the venue and surrounding community.
Don't pressure others to participate in activities they're uncomfortable with.
Don't use an event to harass, intimidate, or exploit other attendees.
Remember that an online connection doesn't automatically mean someone is comfortable with an offline interaction.
11. Don't Encourage Harm
Do not use TreeByForest to encourage, organize, or facilitate behavior that could seriously harm yourself or another person.
If a conversation becomes concerning or someone appears to be in immediate danger, prioritize contacting appropriate local emergency or professional services.
12. Report Problems
If you see behavior that violates these guidelines, please report it.
When possible, provide relevant information that can help our team understand what happened, such as the profile, community, event, messages, or other details related to the report.
Please don't retaliate against another member for making a report. Allow the TreeByForest team to review the situation.
13. Enforcement
We may review reports and take appropriate action when we determine that these guidelines have been violated.
Depending on the situation, actions may include removing content, limiting access to features, removing a member from a community or event, suspending an account, or permanently removing an account from TreeByForest.
We may also take action when necessary to protect members, the platform, or the wider community.
14. Help Build the Community You Want
TreeByForest is more than a place to meet people. It's a place where communities grow through shared interests, experiences, kindness, and mutual respect.
Be welcoming. Respect boundaries. Communicate honestly. Look out for one another.
If something doesn't feel right, you can step away and report it.
For questions or concerns about these guidelines, contact the TreeByForest support team:
Email: treebyforest@gmail.com
Phone: +91 8866200861 / +91 9274501811
Support Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
