Community Guidelines

1. Discord Code of Conduct

These principles apply to all activity in the 360 Hextile Discord server. They exist to keep the community constructive, welcoming, and focused on creative work.

• Be respectful. Critique work, not the person. Harassment, discrimination, or targeted hostility based on race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic will not be tolerated.
• Keep it constructive. When giving feedback, be specific and helpful. Vague negativity adds nothing. Aim to help others improve.
• Stay on topic. Each channel has a purpose. Post prompts in #prompts, bugs in #bug-reports, renders in #showcase. Off-topic posts will be moved or removed.
• No spam or unsolicited self-promotion. Do not repeatedly post the same content, flood channels with messages, or promote external products/services without permission.
• No NSFW content in public channels. All content posted in public channels must be safe for a general audience. There are no age-restricted channels at launch.
• No illegal content. Do not share pirated software, circumvention tools, license keys, or any content that violates applicable law. This includes 360 Hextile license keys — sharing yours voids it.
• Respect privacy. Do not share other people's personal information, private messages, or images without their explicit consent.
• Follow Discord's Terms of Service. All Discord platform rules apply on top of these guidelines. See discord.com/terms.

2. Discord Server Rules

Short-form rules posted in the server welcome channel:

1. Be respectful and constructive
2. No NSFW content in public channels
3. No spam, self-promotion, or unsolicited DMs to members
4. No piracy or sharing of license keys
5. Keep discussions in the right channels
6. No harassment, discrimination, or personal attacks
7. One account per person
8. Follow Discord's Terms of Service

Breaking these rules results in escalating action: warning → timeout → ban. Severe violations (illegal content, harassment campaigns) may skip directly to a permanent ban.

3. Gallery Content Policy

What's Allowed

The gallery is a showcase for AI-generated 360° panoramic images created with 360 Hextile. Permitted content includes:

• 360° panoramic AI-generated images
• Landscapes, environments, and architectural visualizations
• Abstract art and experimental renders
• Fantasy, science fiction, and surreal environments
• Any creative subject matter that complies with this policy

What's Prohibited

The following content is not permitted in the gallery under any circumstances:

• Child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Zero tolerance. Immediate permanent ban and mandatory reporting to NCMEC and law enforcement.
• Non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) and deepfakes. Images that simulate real identifiable people in sexual or degrading situations without their consent.
• Hate content. Images promoting hatred, violence, or discrimination against any group based on protected characteristics.
• Graphic violence. Gore, torture, or gratuitous depictions of extreme violence.
• Spam and duplicates. Mass uploading of identical or near-identical images.
• Impersonation. Images or metadata designed to impersonate another person or organization.
• Malicious metadata. Titles, descriptions, or tags containing malicious links, misleading content, or SEO spam.
• Non-360° content. Flat or non-panoramic images. All gallery submissions must be genuine equirectangular 360° panoramas.
• Copyright infringement. Images generated by directly reproducing copyrighted artwork style in a way that constitutes infringement, or metadata containing infringing text.

4. NSFW Policy

The gallery does not allow NSFW content. This includes nudity, sexual content, and fetish material of any kind. There is no age-gated section of the gallery.

This policy reflects practical constraints at launch: operating a mixed-audience creative platform without age-gating infrastructure means all content must be safe for a general audience.

Accidental NSFW: If you upload content that turns out to be borderline or unintentionally NSFW, the image will be hidden on first occurrence with no formal penalty. You will be contacted by an admin and may re-publish after modifying or removing the offending content. Repeated occurrences escalate to the standard enforcement tiers.

5. Content Quality

The gallery is a curated showcase, not a dumping ground. We expect genuine creative effort from submissions.

• Meaningful titles. Use descriptive titles that communicate what the image is. Generic titles like "untitled" or "test render 47" are discouraged.
• Real creative work. Default-settings renders with no artistic intent may be removed to maintain gallery quality. Experiment, iterate, share your best work.
• Duplicate management. If you upload many variations of the same image, keep only the best versions. Admins may request cleanup of excessive duplicates.

6. Enforcement Tiers

Policy violations are handled through a tiered enforcement system applied consistently across the gallery and Discord. Enforcement is cross-platform — a ban in the gallery affects your Discord standing and vice versa for serious violations.

License implications: Gallery and Discord bans do not automatically revoke your 360 Hextile software license. The software license is a separate commercial relationship governed by the Terms of Service. License revocation is reserved for egregious violations such as CSAM or organized license key sharing.

7. Copyright & Ownership

You Own Your Images

Users retain all rights to the images they generate using 360 Hextile. We make no claim of ownership over your creative output. You are free to use your generated images commercially, share them, sell them, or keep them private — subject to the terms of the AI models used for generation.

Gallery License Grant

When you upload an image to the gallery, you grant 360 Hextile a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to display, distribute, and use your image for promotional purposes (e.g., showcasing the gallery on our marketing site). This license is:

• Revocable — deleting your image from the gallery terminates this license
• Non-transferable — we cannot sell or sublicense your images to third parties
• Attribution — we will credit your gallery username when featuring your work

What You Cannot Claim

Users cannot claim copyright over the 360 Hextile software, the AI model weights used for generation, or any 360 Hextile trademarks, logos, or brand assets.

8. DMCA Takedown Process

Submitting a Takedown Notice

If you believe content in our gallery infringes your copyright, submit a DMCA takedown notice to dmca@360hextile.com (or 360hextile@phong.com). Your notice must include:

1. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed
2. The URL of the infringing gallery image
3. Your contact information (name, address, email, phone)
4. A statement that you have a good faith belief the use is not authorized by the copyright owner
5. A statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf
6. Your physical or electronic signature

We will review your notice within 72 hours and take appropriate action, which may include removing or disabling the content.

Counter-Notification

If you believe your content was removed in error, you may submit a counter-notification to the same address. A valid counter-notification must include your contact information, identification of the removed content and its former location, a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the content was removed by mistake, and your consent to federal court jurisdiction.

Repeat Infringers

Accounts with three or more valid DMCA takedowns will receive a permanent ban. We maintain a repeat infringer policy as required for DMCA safe harbor protection.

9. Reporting Violations

Gallery

Every image in the gallery has a flag button. Click it, select the reason that best describes the violation (illegal content, NSFW, spam, copyright infringement, harassment, or other), and submit. Reports are anonymous. All reports are reviewed by an admin.

Discord

For Discord violations, mention @Admin in the relevant channel or use Discord's built-in reporting feature (right-click a message → Report). For urgent matters or private concerns, send a direct message to an Admin.

10. Appeals

If you believe a moderation action was taken in error, you may appeal by emailing 360hextile@phong.com with the subject line "Appeal: [your username]". Include the specific action you're appealing and why you believe it was incorrect.

Appeals are reviewed within 7 business days. The decision following an appeal is final.

Non-appealable actions: Permanent bans issued for CSAM, illegal content, or other zero-tolerance violations are not subject to appeal.

11. Changes to These Guidelines

We may update these guidelines as the community grows and new situations arise. We will announce significant changes in the Discord #announcements channel. Continued participation in the gallery or Discord after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated guidelines.

12. Contact

Questions about these guidelines? Contact us at 360hextile@phong.com or reach out in the Discord server.