Community Guidelines

✓ Do

• •Be upfront about your capabilities, timeline, and expectations
• •Respond to messages within a reasonable time (48 hours is a good baseline)
• •If something comes up, let the other party know early

✗ Don't

• •Ghost the other party once a deal is active
• •Make promises you can't keep
• •Use the message thread to harass or pressure

✓ Do

• •Deliver what was agreed — no more, no less
• •Flag scope questions before a deal is funded, not after
• •Use the revision process in good faith

✗ Don't

• •Request major changes to deliverables after funding
• •Withhold payment for reasons unrelated to deliverable quality
• •Submit work that clearly doesn't meet the agreed brief

✓ Do

• •Complete all payments through Proxoso
• •Agree to new deals through the Platform even if you've worked together before

✗ Don't

• •Arrange side payments to avoid platform fees
• •Move to external payment methods mid-deal
• •Solicit off-platform arrangements

✓ Do

• •Promote products and services that are legal and appropriate for your audience
• •Follow FTC disclosure requirements on all sponsored content

✗ Don't

• •Promote tobacco, vaping, alcohol (to anyone under 21), firearms, drugs, gambling, or adult content
• •Create content that discriminates, harasses, or targets individuals
• •Misrepresent a product's qualities or safety

✓ Do

• •Fund deals promptly after approving an application
• •Provide clear briefs and content guidelines upfront
• •Give constructive, specific feedback on revisions

✗ Don't

• •Approve applications with no intention of funding
• •Use the revision process as a way to delay or avoid paying
• •Request deliverables outside the agreed campaign scope

✓ Do

• •Use real brand photos, logos, and descriptions
• •List your actual products and target audience
• •Be transparent about campaign expectations

✗ Don't

• •Impersonate another brand or company
• •Post campaigns for products you don't control or represent
• •Inflate your brand's reach or legitimacy

✓ Do

• •Use chapter social stats and engagement data only to evaluate fit
• •Keep chapter member information confidential

✗ Don't

• •Scrape or export chapter or member data for external use
• •Contact chapter members directly outside the Platform

✓ Do

• •Report real follower counts and engagement rates
• •Update your stats when they change significantly
• •Use the screenshot verification tool for accuracy

✗ Don't

• •Inflate follower counts or engagement rates
• •Purchase fake followers or engagement
• •Submit fabricated screenshots for social verification

✓ Do

• •Post content on your actual chapter accounts
• •Submit real links and screenshots as proof of delivery
• •Complete deliverables within the agreed timeline

✗ Don't

• •Submit deliverables you haven't actually posted
• •Delete sponsored content immediately after submission
• •Use fake accounts or bots to inflate post metrics

✓ Do

• •Only apply to campaigns that are a genuine fit for your chapter and audience
• •Get appropriate chapter leadership sign-off before committing to deals
• •Follow your organization's national policies on commercial partnerships

✗ Don't

• •Apply to campaigns your chapter has no capacity to deliver
• •Commit to deals without member buy-in
• •Violate your national organization's sponsorship or endorsement rules