Community Guidelines

Last updated: 23.09.2026

The short version

Talk about films. Flag your spoilers, rate only what you have watched, be authentic and disclose any payment, benefit or connection relating to a film. Do not post anything unlawful, abusive, private, misleading, infringing or designed to manipulate Cinobo. If something is wrong, report it; if we get a decision wrong, you can challenge it free of charge.

This summary is a guide only. The full Community Guidelines apply whenever you use Community Features.

1. A community built around film

Cinobo’s reviews, ratings, comments, lists, public profiles and other community features that Cinobo may make available from time to time (the 'Community Features') are spaces for members to discover, discuss and remember films. These Community Guidelines ('Guidelines') apply to everyone using the Community Features and to everything they submit or publish through them. They do not apply to films or editorial content published by Cinobo. 

2. Contributing to Cinobo

When using Community Features:

• rate and review only films you have watched;
• flag your own spoilers and keep them out of places where a warning cannot protect other members;
• criticise films and ideas freely, but do not attack people for their opinions;
• do not present another person’s writing as your own;
• disclose any payment, benefit, professional involvement or personal connection relating to a film; and
• keep contributions relevant to the film, list or discussion in which they appear.

Strong, unpopular and sharply expressed opinions about films and public conduct are welcome and are not be removed simply because others disagree.

3. What is not allowed

Do not use Community Features to publish or promote:

• illegal content, threats, incitement to violence or seriously dangerous behaviour;
• hatred, discrimination, defamation, harassment, abuse or targeted attacks against a person or group;
• another person’s private or personal information without their permission or another lawful reason, or your own sensitive personal information where its publication could expose you or another person to harm;
• fake or misleading reviews, or paid or incentivised reviews without clear disclosure;
• impersonation, review bombing, coordinated manipulation, bots or other attempts to distort ratings, rankings or recommendations;
• material that infringes copyright or other rights, including pirated films or subtitles and another person’s writing presented as your own;
• spam, unsolicited advertising, irrelevant promotional content, or links posted for those purposes or to mislead, harm or improperly redirect members;
• attempts to compromise Cinobo, access another account, evade restrictions, extract data without permission or misuse reporting and appeal tools.

We apply these rules in context. Films may explore difficult or controversial subjects, and discussing those subjects honestly is not a breach. The line is crossed where a contribution targets a person or group, infringes another person’s rights, manipulates Cinobo or otherwise falls within the categories above.

4. Moderation, reporting and challenges

Cinobo does not endorse or verify material posted by users and does not guarantee its accuracy.

We do not remove content solely because it is negative, unpopular, badly written or unwelcome to a filmmaker, distributor or rights holder. We do not review everything members publish, and content appearing on Cinobo does not mean that we have endorsed it.

We assess suspected breaches objectively and proportionately, considering context, seriousness, potential harm, freedom of expression and any legal obligations. Depending on the circumstances, we may restrict visibility, remove content, restrict access to Community Features, or suspend or terminate an account in accordance with the Terms and Conditions

To report suspected illegal content or a breach of these Guidelines, or to challenge a moderation decision free of charge, follow our Notice and Action Procedure. Where required, we explain our decision and the available review options. Repeatedly submitting reports or challenges that are manifestly unfounded or intended to harass others may constitute misuse of our reporting and review tools.

5. Changes and contact

We may update these Guidelines to reflect changes to Community Features, our moderation practices or applicable law, and provide notice where required. If anything is unclear, contact support@cinobo.com.