Acorn is a cozy corner of the internet built for genuine connection. These terms exist to keep it safe and welcoming for everyone.
1. Who Can Use Acorn
You must be at least 13 years old to create an account. If you are under 18, you confirm that a parent or guardian is aware of your use of Acorn. We do not knowingly allow children under 13 to use the service.
2. Your Account
You are responsible for everything that happens under your account. Keep your password private. Don't share access with others or create accounts to evade a ban. If you think your account has been compromised, contact us immediately. One person, one account — unless we've explicitly allowed otherwise.
3. How We Expect You to Behave
Acorn is meant to feel like a warm, quiet place on the internet. When you're here:
- Treat other people the way you'd want to be treated.
- Be honest. Don't deceive, manipulate, or mislead others.
- Respect people's boundaries — in DMs and in servers.
4. What Is Not Allowed
The following are strictly prohibited on Acorn, in any channel, DM, or server:
- Harassment & abuse — targeting, threatening, or bullying any person.
- Hate speech — content that demeans people based on race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or similar characteristics.
- NSFW content involving minors — zero tolerance, will be reported to authorities.
- Spam & self-promotion — unsolicited ads, bots, or flooding channels.
- Illegal activity — sharing or facilitating anything against the law.
- Impersonation — pretending to be someone else, including Acorn staff.
5. Your Content
You own the content you create and share on Acorn. By posting it, you grant us a limited, non-exclusive license to store and display it to other users as part of delivering the service. We don't sell your content. We don't claim ownership of it. When you delete content, we delete it.
6. Acorn's Content
Acorn — its name, brand, design, and features — belongs to us. You may not reproduce, redistribute, or claim ownership of any part of it without explicit written permission.
7. Privacy
We collect only what's necessary to run the service: your username, a securely hashed password, your email address (for account recovery), and the messages and files you choose to share. We do not sell your data. We do not run ads. We do not build profiles to sell to third parties.
8. Enforcement
We reserve the right to warn, suspend, or permanently ban any account that violates these Terms — at our discretion and without prior notice in serious cases. Violations involving minors or credible threats of violence will be escalated to the fullest extent possible.
9. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms occasionally. When we do, we'll notify you inside the app. Continuing to use Acorn after an update means you accept the revised Terms. If you disagree with a change, you may delete your account at any time.
10. Disclaimer
Acorn is provided as-is. We work hard to keep it running well, but we cannot guarantee uninterrupted service or that every piece of user-generated content will be reviewed before it appears. We are not liable for content posted by other users.
11. Reach Us
Have questions, concerns, or something to report? We're a small team and we actually read our messages. Get in touch and we'll do our best to help.