Content Guidelines

We expect all users to engage with honesty, respect, and good intent.

Keep your contributions focused on the business or experience. Content should help others understand what a business offers and what they can expect.

Avoid posting content that is unrelated, such as:

• Political opinions or debates.
• Personal disputes unrelated to the business.
• Commentary that does not reflect a real experience.

We welcome honest opinions, but not harmful behavior.

Do not post:

• Threats or harassment.
• Hate speech or discriminatory content.
• Excessively offensive or abusive language.

Keep it constructive and respectful.

Content should be genuine and unbiased.

Do not:

• Interact with or recommend your own business.
• Manipulate recommendations for businesses you are affiliated with.
• Coordinate activity to artificially boost or harm a business.

Businesses should not offer incentives in exchange for recommendations or engagement.

Respect the privacy of others.

Do not:

• Share private or personal information about others.
• Post identifiable images of individuals without their permission.
• Share sensitive business or personal details.

Rhode Island Business is a discovery platform, not a place for unsolicited promotion.

Do not:

• Post advertisements or promotions outside of official business tools.
• Use profiles or content to push offers or services.

Businesses may promote themselves only through designated platform features.

All content should be your own.

Do not:

• Copy or reuse content from other websites or users.
• Upload photos or media you do not own.
• Use automated tools or AI to generate or manipulate user-facing content in a misleading way.

Our platform uses a recommendation system instead of traditional reviews.

What to keep in mind:

• Only recommend or not recommend a business based on your real experience.
• Do not attempt to influence or manipulate recommendations.
• Do not use recommendations as leverage or threats toward a business.

Recommendations should reflect genuine experiences and help others discover quality businesses.

Photos and media help bring listings to life and should reflect real experiences.

Guidelines:

• Keep content relevant to the business, including location, products, and services.
• Avoid offensive, explicit, or inappropriate imagery.
• Do not use images to attack or misrepresent a business or individuals.

• Keep profile information accurate and appropriate.
• Do not use profiles for promotion or keyword stuffing.
• Avoid offensive or misleading content.

Businesses can contribute content to their listings and profiles.

Businesses should:

• Keep information accurate and up to date.
• Represent their offerings honestly.
• Avoid misleading claims or exaggerated descriptions.

Businesses must not:

• Attempt to manipulate recommendations.
• Offer incentives for engagement or recommendations.
• Misrepresent their business or competitors.

If messaging is enabled, it should be used respectfully and appropriately.

Do not:

• Send spam or unsolicited promotional messages.
• Harass or pressure other users.
• Use messaging for anything unrelated to genuine business inquiries.

We reserve the right to remove content or restrict accounts that violate these guidelines.

This may include:

• Removing content.
• Limiting account functionality.
• Suspending or disabling accounts.

We are building Rhode Island Business to be a trusted, community-driven platform. The best content is honest, helpful, and rooted in real experiences.

If something doesn't add value to others, it probably doesn't belong here.

If you have questions or need to report content, contact us at:

support@rhodybusiness.com