FuudUp is a social gastronomy platform where users can discover restaurants, cafés, bars, and other food and beverage venues; share photos, videos, comments, and reviews relating to food and beverage experiences; and interact with other users.
These Community Guidelines ("Guidelines") have been prepared to ensure that content and user interactions on FuudUp remain safe, respectful, based on genuine experiences, and aligned with the Platform's food and beverage focus.
These Guidelines apply to individual users, persons sharing content on FuudUp, businesses, Business Representatives, and other persons using the social features of the Platform.
Sharing content on FuudUp or interacting with other users means that these Guidelines are accepted.
FuudUp is a food and beverage and gastronomy-focused platform.
Content shared on the Platform is expected to be primarily connected to;
The fact that content was taken at a venue alone does not make it suitable for FuudUp. The post must have a meaningful connection to a food and beverage experience, venue, or gastronomy.
For example, personal content showing only the person themselves with no connection to a food and beverage experience, daily life posts, or posts unrelated to the purpose of the Platform may be removed or have their visibility limited.
FuudUp reserves the right to review, limit the visibility of, or remove irrelevant content to preserve the food and beverage focus of the Platform.
The fundamental purpose of FuudUp is to enable users to share their genuine food and beverage experiences.
Users are expected to;
Expressing a negative opinion about a restaurant or venue is not contrary to the rules. Users may share positive or negative opinions relating to their genuine experiences.
However, false accusations, intentional defamation, fake experiences, or content created for the purpose of harming a business are not accepted.
We acknowledge that FuudUp users may have different opinions and experiences.
Users are expected to behave respectfully when communicating with one another and with businesses.
The following conduct is not permitted:
Harsh criticism of a dish, restaurant, or service is not the same as an attack directed at a person. Users may criticize experiences but may not harass other users, employees, or business owners.
Content and conduct that degrades, threatens, dehumanizes, or targets a person or group based on protected characteristics are not permitted.
Content constituting hate speech, discrimination, or attack directed at race, ethnic origin, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or similar personal characteristics may be removed.
Targeting the personal characteristics of a business employee or user in a degrading manner when those characteristics are unrelated to the relevant food and beverage experience is not accepted.
FuudUp may enable users to ask questions of one another, provide answers, and interact through various social features.
These features may not be used to;
A user's possession of FuudUp Premium or another paid feature does not grant them the right to reach other users without limit or to behave outside the Community Guidelines.
All users are subject to the same community and safety rules regardless of the type of membership or subscription they use.
Conduct that threatens the safety of users under the age of 18 is not permitted.
In particular, the following is prohibited:
Safety rules relating to young users are additionally regulated under the FuudUp Young User Safety Policy.
FuudUp may restrict certain account or communication features and apply necessary security measures to protect young users.
FuudUp is a food and beverage-focused platform, and the sharing of pornographic or explicitly sexual content is not permitted.
The following content may be removed:
Necessary legal and security measures may be applied with respect to content or conduct relating to the sexual abuse of children in particular.
Serious threats of violence directed at real persons, content encouraging physical assault, or conduct that may endanger persons is not accepted.
FuudUp may remove content constituting;
and apply measures to the relevant accounts.
Cooperation with authorized authorities may take place where necessary.
The sharing of private information belonging to other persons without permission or legal basis is not permitted.
In particular, the following must not be published without permission:
The name or image of a restaurant employee may incidentally appear in content within the scope of a food and beverage experience. However, targeting employees, sharing their private information, or exposing them to personal attack is not accepted.
Users must pay attention to the privacy of other persons appearing in their photos and videos when sharing content.
Deceptively impersonating another person or business on FuudUp is prohibited.
The following conduct is not permitted:
FuudUp may request verification from user or business accounts where it deems necessary.
Spam and manipulation activities that disrupt the natural use of the Platform are not permitted.
The following conduct is prohibited:
FuudUp may restrict content or accounts used in such activities.
Restaurants, cafés, bars, and other appropriate food and beverage businesses may manage their Business Profiles on FuudUp through the web-based Business Panel.
A business managing its own Business Profile does not grant it the right to modify or delete posts, photos, videos, comments, ratings, or reviews created by Users.
The fact that a review is negative from the business's perspective alone is not sufficient grounds for its removal.
Businesses may report content to FuudUp if they believe User Content is;
FuudUp evaluates the relevant content within the scope of its own rules and applicable legislation.
Businesses or users may not artificially influence the FuudUp review system.
Businesses may not;
If a user has been given payment, free products, discounts, or other benefits in exchange for a review or content, this relationship must be clearly disclosed where required by applicable legislation.
Businesses may create or manage content such as business information, menus, photos, links, and campaigns through the web-based Business Panel.
Content provided by the business must be;
Campaigns that do not actually exist, fake discounts, misleading prices, or business content that may deceive users may not be published.
FuudUp may review such content, refuse to publish it, or remove it from publication.
The purpose of individual user accounts is to share genuine food and beverage experiences.
Except for business features permitted by FuudUp, the following may be restricted:
Businesses must share commercial content through the business tools provided to them by FuudUp and in compliance with the relevant rules.
Users must upload to FuudUp only content they are authorized to share.
The use without necessary rights or permission of content belonging to others, including;
is prohibited.
Content believed to constitute an infringement of rights may be reported to FuudUp.
FuudUp may remove content where necessary or request information demonstrating ownership from the relevant user.
FuudUp may not be used for the purpose of carrying out or encouraging unlawful activities.
Content relating to fraud, identity theft, the sale of illegal products or services, deception of users, or other unlawful activities may be removed and necessary measures may be applied to accounts.
Users may not;
FuudUp may restrict accounts or activities that threaten Platform security.
FuudUp may review content published on the Platform for the purpose of applying these Guidelines.
If content or an account is assessed to have violated the rules, FuudUp may, depending on the nature of the incident;
FuudUp is not required to apply the same sanction for every violation. The measure to be applied may be determined taking into account the nature, severity, and recurrence of the violation, the risk it creates, and other relevant conditions.
In situations involving serious safety risks, fraud, children's safety, threats of violence, or serious unlawfulness, necessary measures may be applied without prior warning.
The fact that content does not violate the Community Guidelines does not mean that the content will be displayed in all areas of FuudUp or to all Users.
FuudUp may determine the ranking or visibility of content based on;
Content may be removed from discovery, recommendation, or similar areas where necessary.
Users and Business Members may report content or accounts they believe to be contrary to the Community Guidelines or applicable legislation to FuudUp.
Making a report does not mean that the reported content or account will be automatically removed.
FuudUp evaluates the report within the scope of available information, Platform rules, and relevant legislation.
False reports made in bad faith, repeatedly, or for the purpose of silencing a user may also be assessed as abuse.
A User who believes that their content or account has been incorrectly restricted may submit a request for review through the methods provided by FuudUp.
FuudUp may re-evaluate the appeal within the scope of available information and relevant rules.
The right of appeal does not automatically suspend measures that must be applied immediately for legal or security reasons.
FuudUp may cooperate with authorized public institutions, judicial authorities, or other authorized bodies within the scope of applicable legislation where legally required or where there is a serious safety risk.
User information is shared only to the extent that legal conditions exist and it is necessary.
These Community Guidelines are applied together with;
Users are also obliged to comply with other FuudUp agreements and policies applicable to them depending on the service or type of membership they use.
FuudUp may update these Guidelines due to the development of the Platform, the addition of new features, changes in security needs, improvement of the community experience, or changes in applicable legislation.
Significant changes may be notified to Users through appropriate methods to the extent required by applicable legislation.
The current version of the Policy is published by FuudUp in an accessible manner.
You may contact FuudUp regarding the FuudUp Community Guidelines, content reports, or safety matters.
Last Updated: 10.09.2026