The following Community Standards are the shared values of the orkut.com community. orkut.com is a place where users can express their own beliefs and values, and our Community Standards help foster a positive environment in which to do so. These standards are a living document that apply to all orkut content, found in both profiles and communities, and will change based on the needs of the broad community and the available tools, so we encourage you to review them frequently.
We take the orkut.com Community Standards seriously and ask you to respect them. As orkut.com members, you have certain responsibilities to yourselves and to each other.
Reporting abuse
If you believe that someone is violating these community standards, use the Report Abuse button on either the community or profile page. If you click Report Abuse, we'll review your report and take action if appropriate. Not all reports result in removal.
While we encourage users to take full advantage of their profiles and communities on orkut.com to share ideas freely with one another, we have limitations on certain content and behavior. Click the links below to read about the restrictions users are subject to. Violation of any of these restrictions may result in the suspension or termination of a profile or community.
Nudity or Sexually Explicit Material
We don't allow nudity, graphic sex acts, or sexually explicit material. We also don't allow content that drives traffic to commercial pornography sites or that promotes pedophilia, incest, or bestiality. Google has a zero-tolerance policy against child pornography. If we become aware of child pornography, the content will be removed and we will report it and its owners to the appropriate authorities.
We do not allow text whose sole purpose is to injure and damage someone's reputation by making malicious personal attacks without any political, professional or social commentary.
Don't threaten, harass, or bully other users. We encourage anyone in orkut to try to work out disputes with others on your own. In cases of serious threats we will take action. Please note we do not allow violent text or images promoting animal cruelty.
We don't allow the promotion of hatred toward groups of people based on their race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, gender, age, veteran status, or sexual orientation/gender identity.
Only those 18 years of age or older are permitted to use orkut. If we find any evidence that a user is under 18, their account will be at risk for removal.
We don't allow impersonation of others or other behavior that is misleading or intended to be misleading.
Private and Confidential Information
We don't allow unauthorized publishing of people's private and confidential information, such as credit card numbers, national identification numbers, passport numbers, driver's and other license numbers, or any other information that is not publicly accessible. To protect your own privacy and your confidential information, be careful not to share any private or confidential information with others.
We will respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement. For more information or to file a DMCA request, please visit our copyright procedures at http://www.google.com/orkut_dmca.html and also visit the Copyrighted Material Policy
orkut.com should not be used for unlawful purposes or for promotion of dangerous and illegal activities. If found engaging in such activity, we may terminate your account, notify law enforcement authorities, or take other appropriate action.
We don't allow transmission of malware, viruses, or anything that may disrupt service or harm others. Spam is also prohibited and may include: undesired advertising, the use of automated means to perform actions such as creating new profiles, sending scraps, messages, testimonials, invitations, or creating communities, etc. Malicious scripts and password phishing scams are also not allowed
We may remove profiles and communities engaged in this type of activity. Similarly, a profile or community that affects the general stability and/or integrity of the system may be suspended or terminated.
- Learn more about orkut's Safety Filter.
- If you think your orkut content was mistakenly removed, please fill up the appropriate contact form: For profiles or for communities.
