The goal of this policy is to encourage safety and deter potentially harmful activities by not allowing the sale of regulated goods or services and limiting the promotion of regulated goods and services on Adobe communities and forums. The promotion of goods and services is permitted to varying degrees depending on the extent of regulatory and legal requirements and possible sensitivities for users (primarily linked to age).
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What is in violation
Adobe does not generally allow the sale of goods or services on Adobe’s community platforms or forums. The promotion of some types of goods and services is allowed, provided the products are available for sale off our platform, are age-appropriate (based on the service’s primary audience and the service’s visibility setting options), and are subject to regulatory and legal requirements. Additionally, several jurisdictions have implemented laws about the sale, promotion, and/or transfer of certain goods and services.
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Description
Category 1
(Most permissive category)
Private storage and semi-private sharing
(1:1 sharing with consent)
All legal content
No sale, promotion, or transfer of any illegal goods or services (human blood or organs, endangered species, sexual services)
Category 2
Minimum age of target audience: 18+
Visibility control options
Mature Content Wall, Safe Search, and Privacy Wall features available
Mature
Promotion of legal goods and services for 18+ are permitted.
Not permitted:
No sale or transfer of any goods or services.
Content not permitted in Category 1 (see above)
Exceptions apply.
Category 3
Minimum age of target audience: 13–17
Public sharing
No privacy features or visibility controls available
General
No sale, promotion, or transfer of any of the products or services outlined under the Definitions section
Category 4
Minimum age of target audience: K–12
(Least permissive category)
K-12 Directed offerings (Enterprise accounts)
Mild
No sale, promotion, or transfer of any of the products or services outlined under the Definitions section
Policy definitions
Illegal
Endangered species (wildlife and plants)
Any species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction as determined by the IUCN
Hazardous goods and materials
Any substances or materials that can pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce (FAA definition)
Historical artifacts
Objects produced or shaped by human efforts; natural objects deliberately selected and used by humans, objects of aesthetic interest, and any human-made objects produced, used, or valued in historic cultures
Human blood and organs
Human body fluid (blood) and group of tissues that perform a specific function (such as heart, kidneys, lungs, and so on)
Nonmedical drugs
Highly addictive and illegal substances that affect how the brain works and cause changes in mood, awareness, thoughts, feelings, or behavior.
The nonmedical use of pharmaceutical drugs, whether obtained by prescription or otherwise, other than in the manner, for the reasons, or for the time period prescribed, or by a person for whom the drug was not prescribed. For example:
Stimulants
Depressants
Opium-related painkillers
Hallucinogens
Sexual services
The offer of any form of sexual conduct including intercourse, penetration, or any touching of any person, by oneself or another, for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification, aggression, degradation, or other similar purpose
Restricted
Alcohol
Distilled liquor, beer, malt beverage, and wine products
Bladed weapons
Any article with a blade or point that has been sharpened to a point
Explosives and fireworks
Any chemical compound, mixture, or device, the primary or common purpose of which is to function by explosion (ATF definition)
Firearms
Any weapon (including a starter gun) that will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; the frame or receiver of any such weapon; any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; or any destructive device (ATF definition)
Ammunition
Ammunition or cartridge cases, primers, bullets, or propellant powder designed for use in any firearm (ATF definition)
Live non-endangered animals
Domesticated and wild animals that are not considered endangered
Marijuana
The psychoactive dried resinous flower buds and leaves of the female hemp or cannabis plant that contain high levels of THC and are smoked, vaped, or ingested especially for their intoxicating effect
Pharmaceutical drugs
Medicine used to prevent, diagnose, treat, or cure disease that is generally prescribed by a physician
Real money gambling
Accepting, recording, or registering bets, or carrying on a policy game or any other lottery, or playing any game of chance, for money or other things of value
Weight loss supplements
Dietary supplements that claim to help in the process of weight loss
Tobacco products
Tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco, cigarillos or small cigars, e-cigarettes, snus or tobacco pouches, tobacco strips, orbs or other dissolvables, bidis, kreteks or clove cigars, dhoka, and hookah or water pipes
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Cookies are small text files stored by your web browser when you use websites. There are also other technologies that can be used for similar purposes like HTML5 Local Storage, web beacons, and embedded scripts. These technologies help us do things like remembering you and your preferences when you return to our sites, measure how you use the website, conduct market research, and gather information about the ads you see and interact with.
You can make choices in the menu below about what cookies and other technologies you want us to use on Adobe sites when you visit them from this browser. You can always change those choices later by clicking on the Cookie Preferences link at the bottom of the page.
If enabled:
We can improve your experience by tailoring the site and the content to things we think might be of interest
We can better keep track of your preferences — like what language you prefer to use
We will better understand your likely interests so we can provide you more relevant Adobe ads and content on non-Adobe websites and in non-Adobe apps
It will help us improve the performance of our website and those of our partners who use the Adobe Experience Cloud
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You’ll still see ads, they just may not be as relevant to you
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