Acceptable Use Policy

Effective date: October 26, 2026

This Acceptable Use Policy is part of our Terms of Service. It applies to everyone who uses besmall.org, app.besmall.org, and related services (the "Services").

You May Not Use the Services To:

  1. break any law or encourage anyone else to;

  2. harass, threaten, bully, stalk, intimidate, or abuse anyone;

  3. post content that is defamatory, obscene, sexually explicit, hateful, violent, or that exploits or endangers minors in any way;

  4. share another person's private or sensitive information (such as health details, addresses, or prayer requests) outside the group it was shared with, or without their permission;

  5. add people to the Services, or provide their contact details, without the authority or consent required by law;

  6. send spam, chain messages, or commercial solicitations, or use messages or reminders for anything other than legitimate group communication;

  7. impersonate any person or organization or misrepresent your affiliation;

  8. infringe anyone's copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other rights;

  9. upload viruses or malicious code, or interfere with or overload the Services;

  10. probe, scan, or test the security of the Services, or access or attempt to access accounts, data, or systems you are not authorized to use;

  11. scrape, crawl, copy, or harvest data from the Services by automated means;

  12. reverse engineer the Services or build a competing product using them; or

  13. collect information from or about anyone under 18.

Leaders and Administrators

If you lead a group or administer an Organization, you must also use member information only for that group or Organization's legitimate purposes, keep it confidential, and remove access for people who should no longer have it.

Enforcement

We may investigate suspected violations and, at our sole discretion and without notice, remove content, suspend or terminate accounts, and report activity to law enforcement. We are not obligated to monitor the Services.

Reporting

Report violations to privacy@besmall.org. If anyone is in immediate danger, call 911.