Community Guidelines

✓ Do

• •Be upfront about your capabilities, timeline, and expectations
• •Respond to messages within a reasonable time (48 hours is a good baseline)
• •If something comes up, let the other party know early

✗ Don't

• •Ghost the other party once an opportunity is active
• •Make promises you can't keep
• •Use the message thread to harass or pressure

✓ Do

• •Deliver what was agreed — no more, no less
• •Flag questions about scope before accepting, not after
• •Use the revision process in good faith

✗ Don't

• •Request major changes to deliverables after an opportunity is funded
• •Withhold approval for reasons unrelated to deliverable quality
• •Submit work that clearly doesn't meet the agreed brief

✓ Do

• •Complete all payments through Proxoso
• •Agree to new opportunities through the platform even if you've worked together before

✗ Don't

• •Arrange side payments to avoid platform fees
• •Move to external payment methods mid-opportunity
• •Solicit or accept off-platform arrangements

✓ Do

• •Promote products and services that are legal and appropriate for a college audience
• •Follow FTC disclosure requirements on all sponsored content

✗ Don't

• •Promote tobacco, vaping, alcohol (to anyone under 21), firearms, drugs, gambling, or adult content
• •Create content that discriminates, harasses, or targets individuals
• •Misrepresent a product's qualities, ingredients, or safety

✓ Do

• •Provide clear briefs, content guidelines, and deliverable expectations upfront
• •Review submissions promptly and give constructive, specific feedback
• •Fund opportunities in good faith

✗ Don't

• •Post opportunities with no intention of following through
• •Use the revision process as a way to delay or avoid paying
• •Request deliverables outside the agreed opportunity scope

✓ Do

• •Use real brand photos, logos, and descriptions
• •List your actual products and target audience
• •Be transparent about what students are agreeing to

✗ Don't

• •Impersonate another brand or company
• •Post opportunities for products you don't control or represent
• •Inflate your brand's reach, legitimacy, or scale

✓ Do

• •Use student profile data only to evaluate fit for your opportunity
• •Keep student information confidential

✗ Don't

• •Export or use student data outside of Proxoso for external outreach
• •Contact students directly outside the Platform
• •Build audience lists from Proxoso student data

✓ Do

• •Report real follower counts, engagement rates, and social handles
• •Update your profile when your stats change significantly
• •Accurately represent your school and Greek affiliation (if applicable)

✗ Don't

• •Inflate follower counts or engagement rates
• •Purchase fake followers or engagement
• •Misrepresent your school, affiliation, or identity

✓ Do

• •Post content on your actual accounts as agreed
• •Submit real links, screenshots, or files as proof of completion
• •Complete deliverables within the agreed timeline

✗ Don't

• •Submit deliverables you haven't actually completed or posted
• •Delete sponsored content immediately after submission
• •Use fake accounts or bots to inflate post metrics

✓ Do

• •Only accept opportunities you have the time and capability to complete
• •Read the full brief before accepting
• •Reach out early if you encounter a problem completing your deliverable

✗ Don't

• •Accept opportunities speculatively with no plan to complete them
• •Let deadlines pass without communicating
• •Accept multiple opportunities you can't realistically fulfill simultaneously

✓ Do

• •Answer all survey questions honestly and completely
• •Complete the survey yourself — no sharing links or having others complete it for you
• •Enter the completion code only after genuinely finishing the survey

✗ Don't

• •Rush through or submit random answers to collect payment
• •Share the survey link with others so they complete it on your behalf
• •Enter a completion code without actually completing the survey

✓ Do

• •Attend the experience you accepted — your slot prevents another student from going
• •Notify the brand in advance if you can no longer attend
• •Engage genuinely with the brand's event or activation

✗ Don't

• •Accept an experience with no intention of attending
• •No-show without any notice
• •Attend but leave immediately after checking in to confirm attendance

✓ Do

• •Redeem the offer for your own personal use as intended
• •Follow any redemption instructions provided by the brand

✗ Don't

• •Resell or redistribute products or discounts received through Proxoso
• •Attempt to redeem the same offer multiple times
• •Claim offers with no genuine interest in the product or brand