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1.About these Guidelines
These Community Guidelines explain how to create and interact on TaleWalk, the AI interactive fiction iOS app operated by CoreSpring HK Limited in Hong Kong. They apply to everyone using TaleWalk and to worlds, characters, player characters, openings, covers, prompts, AI conversations, profiles, comments and other community activity, whether public or private.
You must be at least 18 to use TaleWalk. Signing in means you confirm your age and agree to these Guidelines, our Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. This gives everyone a common basis for participation.
Section 8 of the Terms of Service contains the legal rules of conduct; these Guidelines give practical explanations. If they conflict, the Terms of Service prevail, so your contractual rights and obligations remain consistent.
2.Our basic principles
- Make room for fiction. You can explore imaginary worlds, difficult themes and different perspectives within these rules. Creative freedom matters, and a fictional setting does not excuse prohibited content.
- Remember that characters are not real people. Treat AI interactions as storytelling, because generated replies do not reflect a real person's feelings or professional judgement.
- Respect real people. Protect their dignity, privacy and boundaries, because your actions can affect people beyond the story.
- Consider other users. Rate and label your work honestly and interact responsibly, so people can make informed choices about what they read and play.
3.Zero-tolerance content
Do not create, request, upload or share any of the following. Once we confirm a violation in this category, we terminate the responsible account and report it to the relevant authorities as required by law. A fictional setting, private world or 18+ label is no exception.
- Sexual content involving minors, or sexualisation of minors in any form. This includes child sexual abuse material and fictional, illustrated or AI-generated depictions, because children must never be exploited or sexualised.
- Real threats of violence or terrorist propaganda. Do not threaten real people or promote, recruit for or support terrorism, because this can facilitate real-world harm.
- Non-consensual intimate imagery. Do not create or share intimate images of a real person without their consent, including fabricated or AI-generated images, because consent and sexual privacy must be protected.
- Human trafficking or sexual exploitation. Do not promote, arrange or facilitate either, because no person may be treated as an object for exploitation.
4.Other prohibited content and conduct
The following may lead to rejection, removal or account penalties. Serious violations can result in immediate termination.
- Hate, harassment and harmful conduct. Do not attack people on the basis of protected characteristics, use targeted abuse or encourage violence or illegal activity, because people need to participate without intimidation or harm.
- Glorifying or encouraging self-harm or suicide, including instructions. Supportive, non-instructional discussion is different; encouragement can put vulnerable people at risk.
- Misusing real people's identities. Do not impersonate anyone without consent or create sexualised or defamatory content about real people, including public figures, because public visibility does not remove personal rights.
- Copyright or trademark infringement. Do not use protected stories, images, characters or branding without the necessary rights, because creators and rights holders retain control of their work.
- Fraud, spam or manipulation. Do not scam others, inflate plays or likes, manipulate follows or rewards, or buy, sell or transfer accounts, because this undermines trust and fair participation.
- Exposing personal information. Do not publish another person's private details without permission, because disclosure can endanger their privacy and safety.
- Evading moderation or probing system prompts. Do not bypass safeguards, extract prompts or system instructions, reverse-engineer, scrape or access the Service through automated scripts without our written permission, because these actions compromise safety and service integrity.
- Bypassing payment, advertising or security measures. Do not evade usage limits, fake ad views or interfere with protective controls, because these systems support fair access and reliable operation.
5.Mature content and ratings
All Ages, 13+ and 18+ describe the content of a world, not who may hold an account. All TaleWalk users must be at least 18; the lower ratings do not permit children to use the app.
- 18+ is for permitted mature fiction. Adult relationships, non-graphic references to consensual intimacy between adults, strong language and mature themes such as non-graphic horror may be labelled 18+. Pornography, explicit sexual acts, content intended primarily for sexual arousal, sexual exploitation and graphic or sadistic violence are not allowed at any rating, because an age label is not permission to cause harm or bypass these rules.
- Keep All Ages and 13+ free of adult material. Neither may contain sexual content, nudity, erotic descriptions, graphic violence or gore, or content prohibited elsewhere in these Guidelines. All Ages should stay mild; 13+ may contain moderate fictional tension or non-graphic conflict, because readers rely on ratings to avoid unwanted material.
- Use an accurate rating and tags. Choose the rating for the whole world, including its cover, setup and intended interactions; do not hide adult material behind a lower rating. Moderation may correct a rating or reject or remove content, because labels must reflect what readers encounter.
6.Your responsibilities as a creator
- Describe your world honestly. Keep ratings and tags accurate when you create or revise characters, the player role and the opening, because these details shape both reader expectations and AI interactions.
- Use only material you have the right to use. Check your text, covers and other assets before submission, because crediting a source or generating an image with AI does not by itself give you permission.
- Publish deliberately. Publishing makes your world available for other users to play under the licence in Section 7 of the Terms of Service. Avoid publishing private information, because publication changes who can access your work.
- Keep private worlds within the same rules. A private world is available only to you and cannot be shared with other users; privacy does not exempt it from moderation, because prohibited generation can still cause harm.
- Submit changes for review again. Edits to a published world must pass review before the revised world can be published, because earlier approval does not cover new material.
7.Comments and community interaction
- Be kind, relevant and concise. Keep comments and replies on topic and do not flood threads or repeat promotional messages, because everyone should have room to participate.
- Critique the work, not the person. You may explain why a plot, character or writing choice did not work for you. Insults, threats and repeated unwanted targeting are harassment, because useful criticism helps discussion while personal attacks silence it.
- Do not dox or organise pile-ons. Do not expose identifying details or rally others to target a user, including through replies, likes or follows, because a disagreement must not become coordinated abuse.
8.AI-generated content
- Treat AI output as fiction. Replies may be inaccurate, inconsistent or unexpected; check factual claims independently, because an AI character is not a reliable source of truth.
- Do not prompt AI to break these rules. Attempts to induce prohibited content are themselves violations, even if generation is blocked, because repeatedly testing safeguards can enable abuse. An unexpected reply is not permission to continue or share prohibited material; report it instead.
- Do not rely on AI for professional help. TaleWalk does not provide medical, legal, financial or psychological advice. Seek a qualified professional when needed, because fictional dialogue cannot assess your situation; contact local emergency services if you are in immediate danger.
9.Moderation and enforcement
Worlds, comments and AI output undergo automated moderation first. Content may be blocked or rejected before publication or removed after publication. You may request human review through an appeal, because automated decisions can be mistaken.
Our enforcement ladder is a reminder → content removal → feature restrictions → suspension → termination. We consider severity, repetition and harm and may skip steps; serious violations lead directly to termination. This lets us respond proportionately while acting immediately on serious risks.
We may also claw back improperly obtained credits under the Terms of Service, because abuse must not create an unfair benefit. We retain necessary moderation and enforcement records in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable law, so we can review decisions and meet legal obligations.
10.Reporting and blocking
- Report content or users in the app. Use the report option on the relevant content or user, or email [email protected]. Include the content or account identifier, a reason and relevant context, because this helps us locate and assess the issue. Do not download or forward illegal material; identify where it appears instead.
- Block users you do not want to interact with. Use the app's block-user control to stop unwanted interaction from that account, because you should be able to set personal boundaries. Blocking and reporting serve different purposes; report a suspected violation even if you also block the user.
- We carry out an initial review within 24 hours of receiving a report. We assess the risk and take appropriate action; urgent, serious harm is prioritised. An initial review is not a promise that every investigation will be completed in that time, because some reports need further evidence or human review.
- Report in good faith. Do not knowingly submit false reports or organise abusive mass reporting, because misuse can harm other users and delay genuine reports.
11.Appeals and human review
If you disagree with a moderation or account decision, email [email protected] to appeal. Include your account identifier, the affected world or comment identifier, the decision and its date, your reasons and any relevant supporting information. Do not send passwords or illegal material, because we need enough context to review the decision without creating new privacy or safety risks.
A person will review your appeal. We reply within 7 days of receiving it, explaining the outcome or, if more investigation is needed, the reason for the delay and next steps. The 7-day commitment is a response deadline, not a guarantee of final resolution, because complex cases may need additional evidence. If a decision was wrong, we correct it and restore affected content or access as appropriate.
12.Updates and language
We may update these Guidelines as the Service and safety needs change. We publish the current version and effective date here and notify you of material changes in accordance with the Terms of Service, so you can understand the rules that apply. Review the updated Guidelines when notified.
The English version is the legally controlling version. Traditional and Simplified Chinese translations are provided for convenience; if wording differs, English prevails, so the same standard applies across languages. The Terms of Service continue to prevail over these Guidelines.
13.Contact
TaleWalk is operated by CoreSpring HK Limited, Hong Kong.
- Reports, appeals and support: [email protected].
- Legal enquiries: [email protected].
Use the address that matches your concern so it reaches the right team. Our company address and further contact details are in the footer.