Campaign & Content Rules

These rules keep Startups of Timor honest and useful. They apply to every profile, campaign, update and comment. Breaking them leads to content removal; repeated or serious breaches lead to account suspension.

Campaigns

• The campaign must fund a real business activity by the real people shown. No campaigning on behalf of someone else without their documented consent.
• The goal amount, deadline and use of funds must be stated clearly and honestly.
• Rewards must be non-financial (products, recognition, experiences). Offering shares, profit cuts, interest or repayment through a campaign is prohibited — the platform does not host securities offerings.
• Progress updates are mandatory while a campaign is open and until rewards are delivered. Silence after taking money is treated as a breach.
• Material changes (goal, deadline, use of funds) must be announced in an update, not edited silently.

Profiles & content

• Photos must show the actual business, products and people. No stock photos presented as your own.
• Claims about revenue, customers or partnerships must be true and provable if challenged.
• No impersonation of organisations or programs; partner names may only be used with a real relationship.

Prohibited

• Fundraising for anything illegal, for gambling, or for pyramid/multi-level recruitment schemes
• Discriminatory, defamatory or harassing content
• Multiple accounts, fake backers, or self-pledging to inflate a campaign
• Contact details or payment links placed to bypass the platform’s pledge ledger