Bored Panda is a leading art, design, and photography community that is open for everyone. You can submit your work and stories by using our submission platform and we will help you turn your stories into must-see viral content.

To make this a truly positive experience for every member, we require our users to follow our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service.

• Only submit content that you’ve created or have the right/permission to share.

  Our submission platform is dedicated to creators showcasing their own work. For that reason, we do not allow content that’s copied or collected from the internet without explicit permission from the creator to share his or her work. We also ask users to respect the intellectual property rights of other creators who might not be on our platform.

• When submitting a new post, make sure to:
  • Upload high-quality photos. The ideal image size is more than 1000px.
  • Avoid watermarks. Photos with ugly watermarks will not be approved.
• Avoid blatant self-promotion.

  Active promotion of goods or services in the title, description and headings is not allowed. However, feel free to add links to your website and social media accounts - they will be displayed under the post description.

• Avoid spamming.

  Spammy posts and comments are strictly against our platform guidelines. Individuals risk their account being suspended if they fail to follow this rule.

• Respect other community members.

  Disagreements happen and are completely normal as long as each side is staying respectful. However, making continuous, repetitive, or severe negative comments towards a person is considered harassment. We do not condone any type of harassment within our platform. Users who organize, promote, or participate in harassing another member of the community will risk getting their accounts permanently banned.

• Avoid trolling and/or using inflammatory speech on sensitive topics.

  Bored Panda covers dozens of ambiguous and controversial topics. Our community is large, and many people have different experiences about the issues covered. We ask users to think of how others may feel before writing their opinion. Individuals who intentionally use inflammatory language will be warned and suspended if the offense is repeated.

• Do not use any form of hate speech.

  We find it unacceptable to use any form of expression intended to vilify, humiliate, or incite hatred. This includes any form of hate speech against a group or a class of people on the basis of race, religion, skin color, sexual identity, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, or national origin.

• Do not share inappropriate content.

  We do not condone any content and/or comments depicting gore, excessive violence, animal cruelty, pornography, etc. User names, display names, and the content of users’ profiles must abide by our Community Guidelines.

• Do not impersonate other people.

  We strictly forbid any kind of impersonation of Bored Panda staff. We also do not permit falsely identifying oneself as another individual or group within the community with the intention of defamation.

• Reported comments will result in penalties.

  Comments are subject to user moderation through a reporting system. Any comments that fail to adhere to our guidelines and are reported by a number of individuals will lead to a permanent ban on commenting. We depend on this system of user reports to help maintain content moderation, taking each report seriously to ensure our community remains a safe and respectful environment for all members. We encourage users to actively report any comments that contravene our guidelines.

• Account Deletion and Content Retention.

  Content Retention: Upon deletion of your account, any Content you have submitted, posted, or displayed on or through Bored Panda’s Services may continue to be available. If you wish to have your Content completely removed, you must email community@boredpanda.com with your account details and specific content removal requests. For more information in regards to how your content is used please refer to our Terms of Service.

We hope that these guidelines will help you navigate through our community and we appreciate your efforts in keeping Bored Panda a safe and positive place for everyone involved.

If you have any further questions, or if you believe someone in the community is possibly violating the rules stated above, then please do not hesitate to reach out to our moderation team via our Contact Us form or send us an email over to community@boredpanda.com.