Safety & Community Guidelines

01  Our promise

OpinionPick exists for the silly stuff — disputes that are low-stakes, funny, and long overdue a verdict. We keep it that way through a combination of automated content filters, community reporting, Juror verification cases, and a moderation team that reviews flagged content. None of this gives OpinionPick legal power. A verdict here is entertainment, never a ruling — and if something needs a lawyer, it does not belong here.

02  What is not allowed

The following content and uses are prohibited and will result in content removal or account action:

• Legal and financial disputes: real legal disputes, contracts, debts, or money owed between parties; anything that would be more appropriately handled by a court, solicitor, or financial regulator.
• Harassment and targeting: abuse, threats, sustained harassment, or content designed to humiliate a specific person; sharing someone's personal information without their consent.
• Hate and violence: content that is hateful toward people based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics; content that incites violence.
• Dangerous content: physical challenges that risk injury; dares involving alcohol, drugs, or reckless behaviour; anything a reasonable person would consider dangerous.
• Minors: content involving anyone under 18; allowing a minor to use your account or participate in a case on your behalf.
• Impersonation: pretending to be another person, public figure, or organisation.
• Spam and automation: fake accounts, bots, bulk submissions, or scraping the platform.
• Sexual and coercive content: explicit material, sexual challenges, or anything that exploits a power imbalance or could be experienced as coercive.
• Real-world enforcement: any attempt to use a verdict or forfeit as the basis for legal action, financial demand, or coercion outside the platform.

03  Forfeit safety

All forfeits in our standard library have been reviewed to ensure they are awkward-funny rather than cruel — entirely voluntary, socially appropriate, and never physically dangerous, sexual, or coercive.

Custom forfeit text is screened before it is activated. Screening may reject text that contains prohibited content (see section 02), is targeted at a specific third party without their evident consent, or risks real harm or humiliation.

Any player can decline a forfeit they believe is unsafe by using the in-app report function (flag icon on the forfeit) or by emailing [email protected]. Reported forfeits are reviewed within 2 working days. If we find a forfeit violates these guidelines, it is voided and the case outcome is unaffected.

04  Reporting and blocking

To report a case, user, or forfeit: use the report button (flag icon) on any case or profile, or email [email protected].

What happens next:

• Your report is reviewed by a moderator within 3 working days. Urgent safety reports are escalated immediately.
• You will receive a notification of the outcome.
• The reported party is never told who reported them.

Blocking: you can block any user from their profile. A blocked user cannot invite you to cases, view your profile, or contact you through the platform. Blocking takes effect immediately and can be reversed at any time from your settings.

05  Juror conduct

Jurors agree to the following code of conduct when they qualify:

• Anonymity: your identity is hidden from the parties in any case you review. Do not disclose that you are judging a specific case.
• Impartiality: judge each case on its content alone. Do not let personal relationships, prior knowledge of the parties, or external factors influence your verdict.
• Conflicts of interest: do not review a case you are, or have been, party to. If you discover a conflict during review, exit the case immediately and report it via the flag icon.
• No value exchange: you must not trade, sell, or promise verdicts in exchange for anything of value, including points, favours, or external payments.
• Accuracy: OpinionPick injects verification cases (known-outcome cases) into the Juror queue to measure accuracy. Sustained poor accuracy results in rank demotion; deliberate manipulation results in immediate removal of Juror status and possible account suspension.

06  Content removal

To request removal of content you own or submitted, email [email protected] with the subject "Content Removal Request" and include: the case reference or URL, your account email address, and a brief description of what you want removed and why. We will respond within 5 working days. Where no legal retention obligation applies, valid requests are actioned within 10 working days.

To request removal of content submitted by someone else that relates to you — for example, evidence containing your image — follow the same process and describe how the content relates to you. We will assess the request and, where appropriate, remove or redact the content.

For copyright or other intellectual property claims, please use the procedure on our Intellectual Property & Copyright page.

07  Enforcement tiers

We apply enforcement proportionately, taking into account the severity of the violation and the account's history. Our typical tiers are:

• Warning: a notice explaining what was wrong and what happens if it continues. Used for first or minor violations.
• Content hidden: the specific case, forfeit, or profile element is hidden from other users while under review.
• Case voided: a specific case is cancelled. No fee is charged and no forfeit is owed to either party.
• Feature restriction: specific features — such as case creation, Jury Mode, or custom forfeits — are temporarily disabled on your account.
• Account suspension: your account is suspended for a fixed period (typically 7, 30, or 90 days). You cannot use the Service during this time.
• Permanent ban: your account is permanently terminated and you are prohibited from creating new accounts on OpinionPick.

Serious violations — including content that is dangerous, sexually exploitative, or involves the safety of a minor — may result in immediate permanent ban and, where legally required, referral to the relevant authorities.

08  Appeals

To appeal a moderation decision, email [email protected] within 14 days of receiving the enforcement notice. Include:

• your account email address;
• the enforcement action you are appealing and the date it was applied;
• the reason you believe the decision was incorrect; and
• any supporting information or context.

Appeals are reviewed by a senior team member not involved in the original decision. We aim to respond within 10 working days. Our decision on appeal is final.