What's allowed on Ellivate

Ellivate is a home for personal software — tools that builders make with AI and share with the people they trust. This policy describes what people are allowed to publish, what isn't, how we enforce the rules, and how to tell us when something goes wrong.

What's allowed

The long tail of personal software: grocery lists, reading trackers, trip planners, hobby tools, family dashboards, internal team utilities, small games, educational playgrounds — anything that fits the kinds of things a person or a small group actually needs.

What's not allowed

We refuse tools that promote or contain any of the following. Published tools that fall into these categories will be removed, typically within 48 hours of a credible report. Repeat violations terminate the publisher's account.

• Sexually explicit content. Including simulated depictions, dating tools oriented around explicit matching, or tools that traffic in pornographic media.
• Child sexual abuse material. Zero tolerance. Reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) in line with US federal law.
• Real-money gambling. Games of chance that pay real currency, sports betting tools, lottery-style mechanics with cash prizes.
• Illegal goods and services. Tools facilitating the sale or distribution of controlled substances, unregistered weapons, or other goods restricted under US federal law.
• Harassment, threats, and hate speech. Tools built to target specific people or groups with abuse, doxxing, or targeted threats; tools promoting violence against a protected class.
• Impersonation. Tools that pretend to be another person, company, or public figure without clear satirical framing or the subject's consent.
• Deceptive content. Phishing pages, fake login forms, scams, and tools designed to mislead users into giving up money or credentials.
• IP infringement. Tools that republish copyrighted media without the rights holder's permission, or that are designed primarily to facilitate piracy.
• Apple App Store guideline violations. Any tool that, if it were published directly as an iOS app, would fail Apple's App Review — including guidelines around violence, self-harm, real-world extremism, and misinformation about civic processes.

How we enforce

Every tool published to Ellivate goes through an automated review at publish time. The classifier reads the tool's source code and associated text content, suggests an age rating, and refuses the publish outright if it detects severe violations (CSAM, gambling mechanics, unregistered controlled substances). Publishers confirm or override the age rating and content category before the tool goes live.

Automated review catches most violations at publish time. What slips through — or develops after a tool is live — goes through human review when reported.

Reporting a tool

If you see content on Ellivate that violates this policy, email info@ellivate.ai with:

• The URL or tool name you're reporting
• The owner's username, if you know it
• Which rule above you think it violates (or a brief description if you're not sure)
• Any screenshots or context that's relevant

We acknowledge reports within 24 hours on business days and render a decision within 48 hours. Serious safety issues (CSAM, imminent threat of violence, active phishing) are handled immediately, outside the SLA, around the clock.

Appeals

If your tool is taken down and you believe the decision was wrong, reply to the takedown notice you received from info@ellivate.ai within 14 days. We'll re-review the tool with fresh eyes. If the original decision was incorrect, the tool is reinstated and the publisher is notified; if upheld, the publisher gets a written explanation of which rule applied and why.

DMCA

For copyright takedown requests under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, email info@ellivate.ai with "DMCA notice" in the subject line. Include the specific URL, your contact information, a statement of good-faith belief that the use isn't authorized, and your signature (typed is fine). Counter-notices follow the same process, to the same address.

Changes to this policy

We'll post any material changes to this page with a revised effective date. Builders with affected tools are notified by email before changes take effect.

Questions about this policy go to info@ellivate.ai.