Who LINQ is for

LINQ is a curated network for creative professionals — photographers, filmmakers, founders, musicians, stylists, writers, producers, and the people building alongside them. Every profile is reviewed before approval. We keep the network small and sharp on purpose.

These guidelines exist to protect that standard. They apply to everyone on the platform, including your profile content, messages, and behaviour at any LINQ events.

Our three principles

Be genuine

Represent yourself honestly. Your profile should reflect your real work, real identity, and real intentions on the platform.

Be respectful

Treat every member as a professional peer. Connections here are warm introductions — act accordingly.

Add value

Every message, intro, and connection should be purposeful. Quality over quantity, always.

What's expected

  • Use your real name and a profile photo that accurately represents you
  • Link only social accounts and portfolios that belong to you
  • Be clear about what you're looking for — collaboration, clients, mentorship, co-founders
  • Respond to intros within a reasonable time, even if it's to decline
  • Keep conversations professional and on-topic
  • Respect people's time at in-person events and dinners

What's not allowed

Misrepresentation

  • Fake names, fake profile photos, or fabricated credentials
  • Impersonating another creator, brand, or public figure
  • Claiming work in your portfolio that isn't yours
  • Creating multiple accounts

Spam and solicitation

  • Sending unsolicited pitches, promotions, or sales messages
  • Copy-pasting the same message to large numbers of members
  • Recruiting for MLM schemes, pyramid structures, or high-pressure sales
  • Using LINQ to scrape or harvest contact information

Harassment and abuse

  • Threatening, intimidating, or bullying any member
  • Sending unwanted romantic or sexual messages
  • Continuing to contact someone after they've asked you to stop
  • Discriminatory language or behaviour based on race, gender, sexuality, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic
  • Doxxing — sharing someone's private information without their consent

Harmful content

  • Explicit sexual content of any kind
  • Content that glorifies or incites violence
  • Misinformation presented as fact
  • Content that violates someone else's intellectual property rights
  • Any content involving minors in a sexual context — zero tolerance, see our Safety Standards

Platform abuse

  • Attempting to manipulate the matching algorithm
  • Coordinating with others to mass-report a member maliciously
  • Circumventing a ban by creating a new account
  • Interfering with the platform's technical infrastructure

Intellectual property

Only share work you own or have explicit rights to. If you believe someone has shared your work without permission, contact us at dev@linqcreators.com with details and we'll investigate promptly.

Enforcement

Our team reviews every report. Actions we take depend on the severity and frequency of the violation:

1

Warning

First-time minor violations. We'll explain what happened and what needs to change. No further action if the behaviour stops.

2

Temporary suspension

Repeated minor violations or a single serious one. Access paused for a defined period — typically 7 to 30 days.

3

Permanent ban

Severe violations or repeated offences after a suspension. Account permanently removed. No appeal for harassment, abuse, or CSAE violations.

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Law enforcement referral

Illegal content or activity — including threats, CSAM, or fraud — is reported to relevant authorities immediately.

Appeals

If you believe a moderation action was made in error, email dev@linqcreators.com with the subject line “Appeal” and a brief explanation. We'll review and respond within 5 business days. Appeals are not available for permanent bans issued for harassment, abuse, or child safety violations.

Report a violation

See something? Say something.

Reports are reviewed within 24 hours. Your identity is kept confidential — the person you report will never know it was you.

For child safety concerns specifically, see our Child Safety Standards page for additional reporting channels including the NCMEC CyberTipline.

Changes to these guidelines

We'll update these guidelines as the community grows. Significant changes will be communicated in-app. Continuing to use LINQ after changes means you accept the updated guidelines.