Free Market Community Guidelines
Welcome to Free Market Skills! Being part of our global community means that you have a commitment from us to help ensure that you feel welcomed, safe, and free to share your skills.
As part of our community, you’re free to share your skills while being responsible for your behavior and actions when connecting with others. When each member takes responsibility for their behavior, it creates an enjoyable and safe experience for all.
Being successful on Free Market Skills means that your behaviors are aligned with the four pillars of standard conduct:
- Be Kind
- Be Respectful
- Be Safe
- Spam Free
Be Kind
Champion kindness in all of your interactions. Treat others how you expect to be treated.
Harassment Don’t be rude. Do not bully, intimidate, defame, harass or stalk other members. Free Market Skills has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse. Reports of harassment, intimidation and assault are taken very seriously.
If someone blocks you, do not attempt to circumvent the block feature or try to communicate with them. Just stop.
Violence and Physical Harm You should never threaten to harm anyone through your words or physical actions. Inciting any form of physical or mental harm will not be tolerated. Inclusive of this, any content depicting violence, graphic or gory content is not allowed and will result in your account being moderated and may lead to your account being permanently banned.
Discriminatory Behavior & Hate Speech You should be respectful in every interaction with other members. There is no place in our community for hate speech, racism, or bigotry towards any individual or group, and will result in your account being permanently banned.
Be Kind On Your FMS Profile Your profile should not contain content that is violent, abusive, rude, or defamatory.
Be Kind In The Messages You Send Your messages to other members should always be kind. If your message is reported by another member, the offense will be investigated. Serious offenses will result in your account being banned.
Be Respectful
The foundation of all great relationships is respect. Lead with it.
Nudity/Sexual Content Do not upload content that contains any nudity, sexually explicit or pornographic content to Free Market Skills.
Copyright and Trademark Infringement You should not post content that violates or infringes on anyone’s rights, rights of publicity, privacy, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property.
Customer Care Our team is here to support you and help make your Free Market Skills experience as enjoyable as possible. You should never abuse or threaten Customer Care Representatives under any circumstances.
Be respectful on your FMS Profile.
Profile Photo Photos that contain the following content will result in your account being permanently banned:
- Nudity or sexually explicit imagery
- Shows of violence, violent gestures, or gruesome imagery
- Depictions of criminal activity or drug use
- Racist or hate imagery
Photos that contain the following are not allowed and will result in your account being moderated:
- Nudity or sexually explicit imagery
- Shows of violence, violent gestures, or gruesome imagery
- Depictions of criminal activity or drug use
- Racist or hate imagery
Be respectful in the messages you send to connect skills.
Do not send a message containing requests for criminal activity, unwelcome sexual propositions, or any sexually explicit content. There are skills we do not consider. Anything labeled as illegal.
Prostitution, Escorting, Solicitation, and Trafficking Promoting or advocating for commercial sexual services, human trafficking or non-consensual sexual acts on Free Market Skills is not tolerated and will result in your account being permanently banned.
Private Information You should never solicit another member for their private information, which includes, but not limited to, information such as passwords, SSN / SIN, financial information, and home or work address. Any information regarding a member, public or private, shall not be used for business/commercial use or any other unlawful or nefarious purpose.
To protect yourself and other members, you should never publicly or privately share private information that belongs to you or someone else.
Illegal Usage This should go without saying, but do not use Free Market Skills to do anything illegal. Any profile or message content depicting criminal activity will be taken very seriously and will result in your account being permanently banned.
Be Safe
Use your best judgement and keep your personal safety top of mind. Always.
Minors You must be 18 years of age or older to use Free Market Skills openly. If you are found to be underage using the site without Guardian approval, your account will be immediately removed and banned. In the event you encounter someone that has indicated they are under the age of 18 behaving inappropiately, we ask that you please file a report to keep both them and our community safe.
Never display sensitive personal information on your profile that could compromise the personal privacy and safety of yourself or someone else.
When messaging other members on Free Market Skills, don’t share more than you are comfortable with. If you choose to share your personal information, stick to sharing basic contact information only.
Reporting bad actors and users who do not adhere to our terms of service is straightforward and important, and can be done on the FMS app by clicking "Report User" on the drop-down menu when viewing the profile, they wish to report. On the web, members can find the "Report User" button at the very bottom of the profile they wish to report.
Spam Free
When you’re free to be yourself, the right people take notice. Let’s take a stand for genuineness.
Scamming Be human. Do not use Free Market Skills to spam or defraud people, solicit money without services or barter. Do not create accounts that impersonate another person or entity.
Multiple Accounts Do not create multiple accounts on Free Market Skills, unless permission has been granted by our Customer Support Service staff. Inclusive of this, do not attempt to use an account that isn’t yours.
Be Real On Your FMS Profile All of the information in your profile should be truthful and about you only. Never attempt to mask characters, content, or game the system to get around our rules for content.
Profile Images All your profile images should be focused on you, with your face clearly visible. We may remove images if your face is not clear or overly obscured.
Some exceptions are:
- Sunglasses and hats are allowed as long as your entire face is visible in the image
- Pets are acceptable as long as your face is clearly visible in the image
Group shots:
- Images that contain multiple people are confusing to other members as they cannot tell who you are. For that reason, we may remove them
Filters:
- We ask all members to represent themselves truthfully through the use of clear unedited images. For this reason, images that are heavily edited or use filters (e.g. Snapchat) will be removed
Memes, Cartoons, and Text:
- Memes certainly have a time and a place, but it’s not here. Images that contain overlaid text or watermarks are not allowed either and will be removed
BE REAL IN THE MESSAGES YOU SEND Be mindful in your first messages to someone. In real life you wouldn’t introduce yourself with your phone number, email address, Instagram handle, Snapchat or kik, so don’t do that here either.
Free Market Skills promote external links based on your skill level on your profile.
Before You Go
ACCOUNT TERMINATION Free Market Skills reserves the right to investigate and, if necessary, terminate your account should one or more of the Community Guidelines have been proven to be violated. Free Market Skills also reserves the right to terminate accounts, without refund, if these Community Guidelines were abused or our service was misused in any way.
OFFLINE BEHAVIOR / REAL LIFE Being Kind, Safe, Respectful, and Real applies to not only your online experience but your offline experience as well. With that said, our Community Guidelines apply, and are enforced, both on Free Market Skills and in real life. If you’ve experienced bad behavior with another member in real life, we take that seriously and want to hear about it. Please contact us through support.
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Code of Conduct
Free Market Skills is honored to connect skills of people with infinite opportunity. To ensure that we’re providing the best experience for all, we require that pros uphold our core values:
Be respectful Respect each other and each other’s skills and time. If there’s a conflict, respectfully work together to resolve it.
Be fair As a pro, ensure that you’re providing good customer service and producing quality work. Be considerate of pros’ time and money. Also, be fair in giving pros the recognition they’ve earned and deserve.
Be professional Present yourself in a professional manner. Communicate clearly and often and do your part to ensure each other’s comfort in every situation.
Be honest Honor your agreements and be honest about your expectations and limitations. As a pro, be honest if a job is outside your skillset or licensing. As a homeowner, be honest if you have no intention of completing a project. Always be upfront if something isn’t going as agreed upon or planned.
Be reliable Answer calls, texts and emails in a timely manner. Show that you value each other’s time by being present and punctual for all appointments. Never leave someone wondering how to reach you or where you are.
Be inclusive Don’t discriminate based on race, national origin, social and economic class, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, political belief, religion, mental and physical ability, or any other factor. Free Market Skills adheres to a strict zero-tolerance discrimination policy.
Free Market Skills reserves the right to remove all users who fail to follow this code of conduct from our site and platform.