Community Policy

Vehicle Tow Rating is a community-driven platform dedicated to providing accurate, reliable towing capacity information. By registering an account, you agree to follow these community guidelines to help maintain a respectful, helpful, and accurate resource for all users.

1. Be Respectful and Constructive

• Treat all community members with respect and courtesy
• Focus comments on vehicle towing performance and technical accuracy
• Provide constructive criticism when suggesting data corrections
• No harassment, personal attacks, or inflammatory language
• Disagreements should focus on facts and data, not personal opinions

2. Provide Accurate Information

• Submit only verified towing capacity data from reliable sources
• Cite your sources when possible (owner's manual, manufacturer specs, etc.)
• Do not guess or estimate towing capacities
• Clearly indicate if information is based on personal experience vs. official specs
• Correct your mistakes if you discover inaccurate information you submitted

3. Use Comments Appropriately

• Comments should relate to towing capacity, vehicle performance, or data accuracy
• Share personal towing experiences to help others
• Use the "suggests correction" checkbox when proposing data changes
• No spam, advertisements, or off-topic discussions
• No links to external sites unless relevant to towing capacity verification

4. Prohibited Content

• Hate speech, discriminatory language, or threats
• Profanity or vulgar language
• Personal information about yourself or others (phone numbers, addresses, etc.)
• Commercial solicitations or advertisements
• Misinformation or deliberately false data
• Copyright violations or plagiarized content

5. Account Responsibilities

• One account per person - do not create multiple accounts
• Keep your login credentials secure
• Do not share your account with others
• You are responsible for all activity on your account
• Verify your email address to activate your account

6. Moderation and Enforcement

• Staff may edit or remove comments that violate these policies
• Repeated violations may result in temporary or permanent account suspension
• Blocked users cannot post comments or submit data
• Staff decisions on moderation are final
• We reserve the right to remove any content for any reason

7. Gamification and Leaderboards

• Contributions are tracked for gamification purposes only
• Leaderboards show public profiles only (privacy setting)
• Do not manipulate contribution counts through spam or low-quality submissions
• Quality matters more than quantity - accurate data is our priority
• Staff may adjust contribution counts if abuse is detected

8. Privacy and Data Usage

• Your email address will not be displayed publicly
• Username will be shown on comments and leaderboards (if profile is public)
• You can choose to make your profile private in account settings
• See our Privacy Policy for detailed information

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Community Policy from time to time. Continued use of your account after changes indicates acceptance of the updated policy. We will notify users of significant policy changes via email.