Acceptable Use Policy

a. Intolerance.

The use of derogatory or demeaning language or images based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexual orientation is prohibited. Actions that marginalize, belittle, or defame users or groups are similarly prohibited.

b. Harassment.

Harassment can take many forms. Communicating or behaving in a manner that is offensively coarse, intimidating, threatening, or causes annoyance or alarm is not allowed.

c. Inappropriate Content.

All content, activity, and communication within the Service must adhere to the Content Guidelines, including but not limited to, abiding by any limitations on the type of content permissible in certain areas of the Service. Prohibited User Content (as defined in the Content Guidelines) is strictly prohibited and is grounds for Account termination.

d. Disclosure of Personal Information.

Sharing personal information about other users, either directly or indirectly, without their consent—including, but not limited to, gender, religion, age, marital status, race, sexual orientation, account information (including account statuses, such as whether it is on hold, suspended, or active), and location information—is not allowed. Except for the purpose of reporting abuse or any violation of policies to The Application, the remote monitoring, posting, or sharing of conversations without a participant’s consent are prohibited.

e. Impersonation.

Impersonation of another user, stealing another user’s identity, or claiming recognition for content created by another user are all strictly prohibited. Additionally, the impersonation of The Application employee will result in immediate account termination.

f. Job Ads and Job Boards

Employer-created job ads and/or job board posting may not contain any of the following:

• Any hyperlinks, other than those specifically authorized by The Application.
• Misleading, unreadable, or “hidden” keywords, repeated keywords or keywords that are irrelevant to the job opportunity being presented, as determined in The Application’s reasonable discretion.
• The names of colleges, cities, states, towns, or countries that are unrelated to the posting.
• More than one job or job description;
• Inaccurate, false, or misleading information; and
• Material or links to material that exploits people in a sexual, violent, or other manner, or solicits personal information from anyone under 18.
• Materials that violate The Application Content Guideline.

g. Resumes and College Applications

Student Submitted Resumes to an employer via the HBCUS 20x20 may not contain any of the following:

• Misleading, unreadable, or “hidden” keywords, repeated keywords or keywords that are irrelevant to the job opportunity being presented, as determined in The Application’s reasonable discretion.
• Inaccurate, false, or misleading information; and
• Material or links to material that exploits people in a sexual, violent or other manner, or solicits personal information from anyone under 18.
• Materials that violate The Application Content Guideline.

h. Prohibited Uses

• Harm anyone or violate the rights of anyone, including the right of publicity, right of privacy, or intellectual property rights.
• Provide false information.
• Transmit or store biometric information or biometric identifiers.
• Promote or encourage illegal activity.
• Promote pyramid schemes, multi-level marketing (MLM) programs, jobs that require payment to start, or any topics we consider detrimental to our users.
• Send unsolicited commercial messages, or any other unlawful communications.
• Imitate or impersonate another person, or create false accounts.
• Send messages to users who have asked not to be contacted.
• Sell personal data.
• Engage in any conduct that violates any applicable law, statute, ordinance, or regulation.

a. Warning, Suspension, Termination

In some cases, a user’s first violation of the Acceptable Use Policy will result in a warning. If there are future violations, the user’s account(s) may be suspended and ultimately terminated if the behavior persists.

b. Reporting Abuse.

The Application strongly encourages users to report violations of the Terms, the Acceptable Use Policy, Content Guidelines, or any other The Application Additional Policies. The Application reviews all such reports of abuse and will keep the identity of the reporter strictly confidential.

If you encounter content that violates of the Terms, the Acceptable Use Policy, Content Guidelines, or any other The Application Additional Policies, you can report the abuse to the following email: info@hbcu20x20.org. You must include the following information in your report: your name, description of conduct, and supporting docs (i.e., screenshot of violation), name/account name of user who posted violative conduct.