Content & Conduct Policy

1.1 Personal Information

• Receipts showing other people's names, addresses, or contact information
• Payment card numbers or financial account details
• Government IDs, health information, or other sensitive data
• Loyalty card numbers or membership IDs belonging to others

1.2 Illegal or Harmful Content

• Receipts for illegal goods or services
• Fraudulent or forged receipts
• Content that promotes illegal activity

1.3 Manipulated Data

• Doctored or photoshopped receipts
• Intentionally false prices or product information
• Bulk automated submissions designed to skew data

2.1 Data Manipulation

• Submitting fake prices to manipulate recommendations
• Creating multiple accounts to inflate contribution counts
• Coordinating with others to submit false data
• Using bots or automation to submit data

2.2 Harassment & Abuse

• Using price data to harass or shame retailers or employees
• Doxxing or identifying store employees from receipts
• Engaging in "gotcha" journalism targeting specific locations
• Threatening or intimidating other users or businesses

2.3 Platform Abuse

• Scraping or harvesting data from our platform
• Attempting to reverse-engineer our algorithms
• Circumventing rate limits or security measures
• Impersonating PriceMapper staff or other users

Acceptable uses of price data:

• Personal shopping decisions
• Household budgeting
• General price trend awareness
• Comparison shopping

Unacceptable uses:

• Public shaming campaigns against specific stores
• Harassment of store employees over pricing
• Competitive intelligence gathering for commercial purposes
• Reselling or redistributing our aggregated data

Violations of this policy may result in:

• Warning: First-time minor violations
• Data Removal: Deletion of violating content
• Temporary Suspension: 7-30 day account suspension
• Permanent Ban: Severe or repeated violations
• Legal Action: For fraud, harassment, or illegal activity

If you believe your account was suspended in error, you may appeal. Appeals are reviewed within 5 business days. Decisions are final.