Community Guidelines
Hummory works because people tell the truth about the songs that shaped them. These guidelines protect that.
Do
- Tell your own story. Real memories, in your own words. Swearing in a real memory is fine.
- Be kind to other people’s stories. Someone’s worst summer might be in that song.
- Quote, don’t copy. A lyric line you remember, never the whole song.
- Protect people’s privacy. Leave out others’ full names, addresses, or secrets that aren’t yours to tell.
Don’t
- Hate speech, slurs, or attacks on people for who they are.
- Bullying, harassment, threats, or encouraging violence.
- Sexual content, and never anything that sexualizes minors. We report child sexual exploitation to the authorities.
- Encouraging suicide, self-harm, or eating disorders. (Sharing your own hard story with care is OK.)
- Spam, scams, links, ads, or copy-pasted stories.
- Pretending to be someone else, or running fake or automated accounts.
- Posting full lyrics or other copyrighted text, or other people’s private information.
If you see something
Tap ••• on the story or profile and choose Report. Reports are private. You can also Block anyone: you won’t see each other at all, and they aren’t told.
If someone is in immediate danger, call 911. In the US, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
What happens
We may remove content that breaks these guidelines and, depending on how serious it is, warn, suspend, or ban the account. Severe violations (like threats or exploitation) mean an immediate ban.