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Community Guidelines
Last updated: June 30, 2026
The standards that keep the community safe and professional.
1. Our standards
StudentLife OS is a professional community for students, schools, departments, and organizations. These guidelines keep it safe, honest, and useful for everyone. They apply everywhere on the Platform, including profiles, posts, messages, and opportunities.
2. Respect and professionalism
- Treat others with respect. No harassment, bullying, or targeted attacks.
- No hate speech or discrimination based on protected characteristics.
- Keep interactions professional and on-topic.
3. Zero-tolerance content
Immediate removal
4. Authenticity
- Be yourself. No impersonation of people, schools, or organizations.
- No fake or duplicate accounts.
- Provide accurate information, including student status when asked to verify.
The following additional rules apply to everyone and are enforced in addition to our Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy.
- No impersonation of departments or other institutions beyond what is listed above.
- No shared accounts. One person, one student account unless we authorize otherwise.
- Provide accurate profile, application, and verification information. Do not inflate GPA, experience, awards, or enrollment status.
- If you are a student, use the Platform only while you are eligible. Do not register if you are not a student or recent graduate.
- When asked to verify, submit only real documents that belong to you. Forged, borrowed, or misleading documents lead to removal.
- Upload only what proves your enrollment, such as a student ID, an enrollment letter, or a class schedule. Never upload a Social Security number, financial, tax, or tuition records, bank details, your full date of birth, or a transcript. You choose what you upload and are responsible for it; if you include sensitive information despite our guidance, you do so at your own risk.
- Do not claim a school you do not attend, or misstate your graduation year to appear eligible for opportunities you should not see.
- Do not use AI or any tool to fabricate verification materials, essays, resumes, or form answers.
- Institutions must post opportunities and campus updates only on behalf of the organization or department they represent, with accurate descriptions.
Verification badges and trust labels are not guarantees. They reflect a limited check at a point in time. Everyone remains responsible for their own due diligence before hiring, applying, messaging, or meeting.
5. Safety
- No doxxing or sharing someone's private information without consent.
- No threats, stalking, or unwanted contact.
- No scams, phishing, or fraudulent opportunities.
6. Messaging and outreach
- Message people for genuine, on-topic reasons: applying, recruiting, scheduling, and building real relationships.
- No spam, mass unsolicited messages, or repeated unwanted contact after someone has declined.
- Use Direct Send and Bulk Outreach to reach students who genuinely fit your opportunity, not to broadcast unsolicited ads. Target your audience honestly and respect every mute, block, and opt-out.
- Do not try to get around plan messaging limits, for example by deleting conversations to recover quota or by spreading one outreach across multiple accounts.
- Do not use the directory, profiles, or follow graph to assemble or sell a contact or mailing list.
- Keep messages professional. Harassment, threats, and deceptive links are never allowed.
7. Honest opportunities and listings
- Post only real, lawful opportunities, events, and listings that you are authorized to offer.
- Describe the role, eligibility, compensation, and deadlines accurately, and keep them current.
- No bait-and-switch, pay-to-apply scams, multi-level marketing recruiting, or listings that collect data with no real opportunity behind them.
- Identity-based eligibility (for example certain scholarships) is allowed only where the law permits and is enforced accordingly.
- Do not copy or re-list another institution's opportunities or events to populate your own feed or a separate product.
8. Reporting and review
Use the Report option on any content, profile, message, or opportunity. Every report opens a case in our unified security queue. Our security team reviews reports, keeps you updated on the status of cases you file, and contacts the people involved where appropriate. You can see the status of reports you have filed in your account.
9. Enforcement
Depending on the severity and history of a violation, we may:
- Warn: for first-time minor violations
- Remove content: for content that breaks these guidelines
- Temporarily suspend: for repeated or more serious violations
- Permanently remove: for explicit content, threats, exploitation, or severe or repeated abuse
- Refer to law enforcement: for content that endangers minors, credible threats, or illegal activity
We may additionally:
- Request verification or additional information: when eligibility or identity is in question
- Reject or withdraw applications: when an application was submitted through fraud or misrepresentation
- Temporarily suspend: for suspected verification fraud or repeated abuse
- Permanently remove: for verification fraud or attempts to re-enter after removal
- Block future signup: for a removed credential where warranted
We are not required to provide advance notice before acting when we reasonably believe fraud, safety, or platform integrity requires immediate action. Decisions are made through our governed security process and may be based on automated signals, manual review, and reports from users or institutions.
10. Appeals
If you believe an enforcement action was a mistake, you may respond through the security thread tied to your case or contact support@studentlifeos.com. We will review the decision.
11. Contact
Questions about this document? Contact us:
StudentLife Technologies LLC
1 Sansome St, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94104
Email: support@studentlifeos.com
Phone: (415) 508-8610