Terms and Conditions

These Terms cover your use of Rated or Hated (ROH). By using ROH, you agree to them and to the Community Guidelines and Privacy Policy.

Who may use ROH

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account, publish content, or comment. You are responsible for keeping your sign-in secure and for activity under your account. The website may let visitors vote without an account; account-only actions are identified in the product.

What ROH provides

Rated or Hated (ROH) provides polls, head-to-head matchups, community ratings, profiles, comments, sharing features, and labeled sponsored placements. Community voting is a record of submitted opinions. It is not a verified fact, professional recommendation, safety certification, or guarantee of product or service quality.

Voting and integrity

One vote is accepted per post and network address using a site-keyed hash. The raw network address is not stored in the ROH database. Shared networks may share a voting limit, and changing networks may bypass it. Do not use automation, multiple accounts, paid vote manipulation, or other methods to distort results.

Your posts, reviews, and media

You keep ownership of content you submit. You give ROH a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, reproduce, display, adapt for formatting, and distribute that content in connection with the service, its promotion, and sharing tools. You confirm that you have the rights and permissions needed for each photo, video, logo, and other material you submit. Do not upload private information, unlawful material, impersonations, or content that violates the Community Guidelines.

Human moderation

Posts, comments, reports, and appeals may be reviewed by a person before publication or after a report. No AI system approves or publishes community content. ROH may decline, remove, or restrict content and accounts that violate these Terms or the Community Guidelines. Eligible moderation decisions can be appealed through the profile page.

Reviews and third-party material

Reviews and poll results reflect the views of their authors and voters; ROH does not certify them as true. Some videos play from the original third-party platform, and links may leave ROH. Those services have their own terms and privacy practices. Image credit and license details are shown when supplied.

Advertising and sponsorships

Sponsored content and paid product links must be clearly labeled. Advertisers pay for placement, not votes or favorable reviews, and may not change community results. The founding sponsored-post offer is a one-time $25 fee for a 7-day placement, subject to ROH review and scheduling. Supplier Shop Now links are $3.99 per month per product link and renew monthly until canceled; customers can manage or cancel through Stripe’s billing portal. Paid placements do not guarantee views, clicks, sales, or a particular community result. ROH may decline or remove content that is unavailable, misleading, or unsuitable. If you have a financial or other material relationship with a brand you discuss, disclose that relationship clearly with the content.

Availability and changes

ROH may change or discontinue features, correct errors, or suspend access to protect the service and its members. We will update this page when material terms change and update the version date below. Continuing to use account features after an updated version takes effect means you accept the revised Terms, subject to any notice or consent required by law.

Merchandise

The ROH shop is a product preview. Checkout, payment, shipping, returns, and fulfillment are not active unless the shop clearly says otherwise. Do not submit payment information through an inactive checkout.

Privacy and contact

The Privacy page explains how ROH handles profile details, votes, posts, media, and contact messages. For questions, content removal, or account help, use the ROH contact page.

Terms draft for the current launch build. Effective November 1, 2026. Have qualified counsel review these terms and the related privacy, advertising, and commerce policies before public launch.