Content Policy

This content policy applies to all content submitted to and published on glossaries hosted by Glossarym. It is designed to ensure a safe, accurate and useful environment for all users, in compliance with the UK Online Safety Act 2023.

Purpose

Glossarym hosts glossaries of terms, acronyms, abbreviations, jargon and phrases for specific domains and fields. All content should be legitimate, accurate and relevant to the glossary's stated domain.

Prohibited Content

The following content is strictly prohibited:

• Illegal content — content that constitutes a criminal offence under the laws of England and Wales, including but not limited to terrorism-related content, child sexual abuse material, and content inciting violence
• Hate speech — content that promotes hatred against individuals or groups based on protected characteristics (race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity)
• Harassment and abuse — content designed to harass, bully, threaten or intimidate any individual
• Deliberately misleading definitions — intentionally false or misleading definitions designed to cause confusion or harm
• Defamatory content — false statements of fact that damage the reputation of individuals or organisations
• Spam and irrelevant content — content unrelated to the glossary's domain, commercial spam, or repetitive submissions
• Intellectual property infringement — content that infringes copyright, trademarks or other intellectual property rights
• Obscene or pornographic material — content of a sexually explicit nature that is not relevant to the glossary's domain

Moderation

All submissions are reviewed by designated reviewers before publication. Glossarym and instance administrators reserve the right to review, edit, reject or remove any content at any time without prior notice. Moderation decisions are logged and an audit trail is maintained for all content changes.

Reporting Content

If you encounter content that you believe violates this policy or is otherwise illegal or harmful, you can report it using the "Report this entry" button on any entry page. Reports do not require an account. You may also report content by emailing .

All reports are reviewed promptly. Content that is found to be illegal will be removed as soon as practicable. We will cooperate with law enforcement authorities where required by law.

Complaints and Appeals

If your content has been removed or your submission rejected and you believe this was done in error, you may appeal the decision by emailing within 14 days of the moderation action. Your appeal should include:

• The content that was moderated
• The reason you believe the decision was incorrect
• Any supporting evidence

Appeals will be reviewed by a different moderator where possible. You will receive a response within 7 working days. The decision on appeal is final.

Account Suspension

Users who repeatedly violate this policy may have their accounts suspended or permanently blocked from contributing to the glossary. Administrators may block users at their discretion.

Transparency

This content policy is publicly accessible. Changes to this policy will be published here. Instance administrators can view report statistics and moderation history through the moderation dashboard.

Last updated: February 2026. This policy is compliant with the UK Online Safety Act 2023.