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Code of Conduct
Last updated: 2026-05-25
POC / Beta notice. PicPut is an early proof-of-concept run by an individual developer. These rules exist to keep the service safe and usable while it is being built. The operator may enforce them at his discretion, including removing content or accounts, and may update them as the app evolves.
By creating an account or using PicPut, you agree to follow this Code of Conduct. It applies to everything you do in the app: the messages and images you send, the display name and profile you choose, the friend requests you make, and how you interact with the service itself.
Treat people decently
- Do not harass, threaten, bully, or intimidate other users.
- Do not send hateful content or attacks based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age.
- Do not send sexual content to anyone who has not clearly consented to receive it, and never to a minor.
Do not use PicPut for illegal or harmful content
You may not create, encode, store, or send content that:
- Is illegal where you or the recipient lives.
- Sexualizes, exploits, or endangers minors in any way. This is an absolute line; suspected child sexual abuse material will be removed and may be reported to the appropriate authorities.
- Incites or facilitates violence, terrorism, or serious physical harm.
- Promotes self-harm or suicide.
- Infringes someone else's copyright, trademark, or other rights.
Do not weaponize the encoding
PicPut's whole purpose is to encode data inside images. That makes it especially important not to abuse the feature. You may not use the encoding to:
- Conceal or distribute malware, viruses, or other malicious code (including encoding a harmful file to send to another user).
- Hide illegal material in order to move it past detection.
- Evade law enforcement or facilitate a crime.
Encoding is obfuscation, not strong encryption (see the Privacy Policy). Do not treat it as a way to make prohibited activity untraceable, and do not use it to do anything you could not lawfully do in the open.
Respect consent and privacy
- Only send direct messages to people who have accepted you as a friend. Do not use the service to spam, flood, or repeatedly contact someone who does not want to hear from you.
- Do not share another person's private information (a practice often called "doxxing") without their permission.
- Do not impersonate another person, the operator, or PicPut itself.
Do not abuse the service
- Do not attempt to attack, overload, probe, or gain unauthorized access to PicPut's servers, other users' accounts, or the underlying infrastructure.
- Do not try to defeat or bypass anti-abuse and security measures (such as reCAPTCHA or App Check).
- Do not scrape, harvest, or bulk-collect other users' profiles or data.
- Do not use automated tools to create accounts or send messages at scale.
Your account is your responsibility
- Keep your sign-in credentials secure. You are responsible for activity that happens under your account.
- PicPut is not intended for children under 13 (or under 16 where that is the local threshold). Do not create an account if you are under that age, or on behalf of someone who is.
Reporting and enforcement
If you see content or behavior that breaks these rules, report it. A contact email will be published here and in the Privacy Policy once the picput.com mail setup is complete; until then, reports can be directed to the operator through the channel by which you found the app.
The operator may, at his discretion and without prior notice:
- Remove offending content or images.
- Suspend or permanently terminate an account.
- Restrict access to features.
- Where required or appropriate, report illegal activity to the relevant authorities.
Because this is a proof of concept run by one person, enforcement is best-effort and not guaranteed to be consistent or immediate.
No warranty
PicPut is provided as-is, with no warranty, as described in the Privacy Policy. Following this Code of Conduct does not create any guarantee of service, data retention, or availability. Treat anything you put into the app as potentially impermanent.
Changes to this Code of Conduct
This document may change as the app evolves. The "Last updated" date at the top will reflect any change. For material changes, a notice will be surfaced in the app.
Not legal advice
This document was written in plain language by the operator and has not been reviewed by an attorney. Before PicPut is used by real users at scale, this Code of Conduct should be reviewed by a competent lawyer for the relevant jurisdictions.