Anti-discrimination, hate speech, and safety policy

Stiving for a safe and fun journey for reading voyagers.

LitFuel was created as a medium for authors to connect with readers; and for readers to have a place to find events, unique spaces and creators, new reads, information, and different goods. As a community of readers, we have different backgrounds, and we aim to embrace our differences while simultaneously keeping members safe.

Anti-Discrimination, Hate Speech, and Safety Policy

Discrimination, violence, harassment, doxing, and hate are not welcome on any Lit Fuel associated sites. Additional safety policies enforce child sexual exploitation, self-harm/suicide, and graphic and adult content. 

Reading some topics can evoke passionate feelings – both good and bad. Our first amendment rights allow us to speak of these feelings. But it doesn’t allow for directed hatred, discrimination, or harassment of others.

Whether you are leveraging Lit Fuel [Sites] to partake in actions such as posting events, news, pages, spaces, or listing products, tickets, services, and more, writing reviews, leaving comments, posting announcements, and more, or having direct communication within any aspect of the [Sites] such as sending chat messages or email, any form of discrimination and hate speech is prohibited. Per our Terms of Service, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate any account without notice for violations of any of our policies.

This policy is part of our Terms of Use, by using any LitFuel or LitFuel owned Site(s), you are agreeing to this policy as part of our Terms of Use.

Effective date September 1, 2021

Updated data Mar 5, 2022

Anti-Discrimination

Lit Fuel prohibits the use of any of our sites and services to discriminate against people (collectively “protected groups”) with the following attributes:

  • Gender
  • Gender Identity
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Race
  • Ethnicity
  • Color
  • Religion or creed
  • National Origin
  • Disability
  • Pregnancy
  • Age
  • Veteran status
  • Any additional attributes protected under applicable law

Whether you are leveraging Lit Fuel [Sites] to partake in actions such as posting events, news, pages, spaces, or listing products, tickets, services, and more, writing reviews, leaving comments, posting announcements, and more, or having direct communication within any aspect of the [Sites] such as sending chat messages or email, any form of discrimination and hate speech is prohibited. Per our Terms of Service, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate any account without notice for violations of any of our policies.

Hate Speech

You may not promote violence against or directly attack or threaten other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, caste, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or serious disease. 

You may not create an account for the primary purpose of hate speech or inciting or directing hate or harm to others on the basis of the above categories. This includes using any Profile usernames, display names, or bio text to express targeted hatred, harassment, or abuse towards any individual, group of people, or protected groups of people.

You may not post or use any imagery, symbols, display names, or text on anywhere in the Site(s). This includes but is not limited to any Activity Feeds or Engagement Walls – public or private, your Profile image, images used for your Profile header or content headers, videos, news feeds, labels, albums, or more. 

Abuse and Harassment

You may not target individuals or groups of people with harassment, or incite others to do so. This includes, but is not limited to, encouraging others to harass an individual or group of people, or wishing or hoping for the physical harm of an individual or group of people. This also means you can not engage in harassment in an effort to intimidate or silence someone. Unwanted sexual advancement or non-consensual sharing of written or visual media can also be viewed as a form of harassment and users may not engage it. Any form of media that depicts sexual violence or assault is also forbidden.

Safety of Children

We have zero tolerance for any form of child exploitation, harassment of, violence towards, or any other form of behavior that does not keep children safe. Full stop. 

Violence & Extremism

Reading can evoke emotions – both positive and negative. Back and forth disagreements are bound to happen. However, you are not allowed to threaten an individual person or group of people with violence. You are not allowed to threaten to kill, sexually assault, threaten any form of violence that could lead to someone’s death or physical harm or safety – online or offline, or offer a quid pro quo where something is promised in exchange for an act of violence towards another individual or group of people.

Self-harm / Suicide

We have zero tolerance for encouraging or promoting self-harm or suicide of an individual or group of people. 

Graphic & Adult Content

While some book cover nudity is permitted, you are not allowed to share book covers that are deemed graphic to the point that they violate many imagery permissions for book coves, such as on sites such as Amazon. Additionally, you may not post publicly or share privately intimate photos or videos of someone that were produced or distributed without their consent. You may not post media that is excessively gory or share violent or adult content within posts, video, live video, images, or in profile or header or content images. 

Privacy Safety

Without their express authorization and permission, you may not share any personal identification information (PII) of another individual – such as home phone number, cell phone number, email address, or physical address. You may not also threaten to disclose any PII or encourage or incentivize others to do so.