Community Guidelines

1 About These Community Guidelines

Damascus Projects Global is a global business matchmaking technology designed to help founders, entrepreneurs, investors, firms, institutions, and other eligible users discover one another, communicate, present business opportunities, and explore potential business relationships.

Our services may include business profiles, live video streams, video prototypes, private virtual meetings, messaging, and other communication features.

These Community Guidelines establish the standards expected of everyone who uses Damascus Projects Global.

They apply to all activity associated with our services, including:

• User accounts and profiles
• Business and project listings
• Investor profiles
• Live video streams
• Video prototypes
• Business presentations
• Messages and private communications
• Comments and other user-generated content
• Promotional material
• External links
• Interactions between investors and founders
• Any other activity conducted through Damascus Projects Global

These Guidelines should be read together with our Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, Acceptable Use Policy, Business Listing Rules, Video Content Rules, Complaint Policy, and other applicable policies.

2 Our Community Standard

Damascus Projects Global is intended to provide a professional environment for genuine business connections and meaningful communication.

We expect every user to:

• Be honest.
• Represent themselves accurately.
• Provide truthful business information.
• Treat other users respectfully.
• Communicate professionally.
• Avoid deceptive or misleading claims.
• Respect privacy and confidential information.
• Respect intellectual-property rights.
• Use our services for legitimate purposes.
• Comply with applicable laws and regulations.
• Conduct appropriate due diligence before entering into any business relationship or transaction.

Being permitted to use Damascus Projects Global does not mean that Damascus Projects Global has verified, endorsed, recommended, guaranteed, or approved a user, business, project, investment opportunity, transaction, statement, or business proposal.

3 Be Honest About Who You Are

Users must provide accurate information about their identity, position, business, organisation, and role.

You must not:

• Pretend to be another person.
• Impersonate another user, investor, founder, company, institution, government official, employee, or representative.
• Use another person's identity without proper authorisation.
• Create an account using intentionally false information.
• Misrepresent your relationship with Damascus Projects Global.
• Claim to be an employee, representative, agent, partner, investor, or authorised representative of Damascus Projects Global when you are not.
• Use another person's photograph, business identity, or identifying information in a misleading manner.
• Create multiple accounts to deceive others, manipulate activity, or circumvent restrictions.
• Provide false information during any verification process.

Where verification is required, users must provide truthful and accurate information.

4 No False Representation of Damascus Projects Global

No user may falsely claim to represent Damascus Projects Global.

Unless expressly authorised in writing, users must not claim that they:

• Work for Damascus Projects Global.
• Act as an agent or representative of Damascus Projects Global.
• Collect money on behalf of Damascus Projects Global.
• Process applications on behalf of Damascus Projects Global.
• Guarantee investment or business outcomes on behalf of Damascus Projects Global.
• Have been appointed as an official representative of Damascus Projects Global.
• Have authority to make commitments on behalf of Damascus Projects Global.

Users should be particularly cautious if someone asks them to send money to a personal bank account while claiming to represent Damascus Projects Global.

Suspected impersonation or unauthorised representation should be reported to us.

5 Use Genuine Business Information

Founders and project creators are responsible for ensuring that the information they publish is accurate and not intentionally misleading.

You must not:

• Invent a business and present it as an operating business.
• Falsify ownership information.
• Falsify financial records.
• Fabricate revenue, profits, customer numbers, contracts, or partnerships.
• Misrepresent products or services.
• Use fabricated testimonials.
• Claim licences, certifications, registrations, awards, approvals, or partnerships that you do not possess.
• Misrepresent the stage or progress of a business or project.
• Deliberately conceal material information in order to mislead another user.

Estimates, forecasts, projections, targets, assumptions, and future expectations should be clearly presented as such.

6 No Misleading Financial or Investment Claims

Damascus Projects Global is an introduction-only business matchmaking service. We do not act as an investment company, investment broker, or financial intermediary merely because users may connect through our services.

Users must not present uncertain financial outcomes as guaranteed results.

Prohibited conduct includes misleading claims such as:

• Guaranteed profits.
• Guaranteed returns.
• Guaranteed investment success.
• Risk-free investment.
• Guaranteed funding.
• Guaranteed appreciation.
• Guaranteed business success.
• Claims that an opportunity has been approved or guaranteed by Damascus Projects Global when it has not.

Users must not falsely claim that Damascus Projects Global has approved, endorsed, guaranteed, or recommended an investment or business opportunity.

Users are responsible for conducting their own appropriate due diligence before entering into any financial or business arrangement.

7 Damascus Projects Global Does Not Endorse User Opportunities

The presence of a person, business, project, or opportunity within our services does not automatically constitute endorsement by Damascus Projects Global.

We do not guarantee:

• The accuracy of every user statement.
• The financial performance of a business.
• The profitability of a project.
• The identity or reputation of every user.
• The financial capacity of an investor.
• The legality of every proposal.
• The success of any business relationship.
• The outcome of any investment or commercial arrangement.

Users should independently verify information before relying on it.

8 Respectful Communication

Damascus Projects Global is a professional business environment.

Users must not engage in:

• Harassment.
• Bullying.
• Intimidation.
• Personal attacks.
• Abusive communication.
• Threats.
• Humiliation.
• Persistent unwanted contact.
• Repeated unwanted solicitation.
• Doxxing or publication of another person's private information.
• Attempts to frighten, manipulate, or coerce another user.

Users may disagree, question proposals, challenge business assumptions, negotiate, reject opportunities, and express professional criticism.

Professional disagreement is acceptable.

Personal abuse is not.

9 Discrimination and Hateful Conduct

Damascus Projects Global does not permit content that promotes hatred, dehumanisation, or discriminatory abuse against individuals or groups.

Users must not use our services to attack, threaten, demean, or encourage hatred against people based on protected characteristics.

Professional disagreement and legitimate business criticism are permitted.

Abusive or hateful conduct is not.

10 Threats and Violence

Users must not use Damascus Projects Global to:

• Threaten another person.
• Encourage violence.
• Promote violent wrongdoing.
• Intimidate users through threats.
• Coordinate unlawful violence.
• Encourage another person to harm themselves or someone else.

Content may be removed and accounts may be restricted where necessary to protect users and the community.

11 Sexual and Exploitative Content

Damascus Projects Global is intended for professional business communication.

Users must not use our services to publish, distribute, request, or promote sexually explicit or exploitative material.

Sexual exploitation of any person is prohibited.

Any sexual content involving minors is strictly prohibited.

12 Illegal or Dangerous Activities

Damascus Projects Global must not be used to facilitate unlawful activity.

Users must not use our services to promote, organise, sell, distribute, or facilitate illegal goods, services, schemes, or activities.

This includes attempts to facilitate:

• Fraud.
• Theft.
• Trafficking.
• Unlawful financial activity.
• Identity theft.
• Other serious unlawful conduct.

13 Fraud, Scams, and Deception

Fraudulent or deceptive activity is prohibited.

Examples include:

• Fake businesses.
• Fake investment opportunities.
• Fake identities.
• Fake documents.
• Fake financial statements.
• Fraudulent payment requests.
• Phishing.
• Fake fundraising campaigns.
• Fabricated partnerships.
• Fake endorsements.
• Misleading financial promises.
• Fraudulent impersonation.
• Requests for money based on false information.
• Attempts to obtain personal information through deception.

Where there is reasonable concern about fraudulent activity, Damascus Projects Global may remove content, restrict features, suspend accounts, or terminate accounts.

Where appropriate and legally permitted, suspected unlawful conduct may be reported to relevant authorities.

14 Protect Personal Information

Users must respect the privacy of other users.

Do not publicly publish or improperly request sensitive personal information such as:

• Passwords.
• Authentication codes.
• Bank login credentials.
• Payment-card information.
• Government identification numbers.
• Private financial credentials.
• Security questions.
• Private residential information.
• Other sensitive personal information.

Never ask another user for their password or authentication code.

Where personal information is genuinely required for a legitimate business purpose, it should be obtained through appropriate and lawful means.

15 Protect Confidential Business Information

Founders may use Damascus Projects Global to present their businesses, products, services, projects, and ideas to potential business connections.

Users should exercise appropriate judgment before disclosing confidential information.

You must not publish another person's confidential:

• Trade secrets.
• Business records.
• Financial information.
• Unpublished intellectual property.
• Contracts.
• Private correspondence.
• Personal information.

unless you have the appropriate authorisation.

Users should understand that information voluntarily disclosed to another user may not remain confidential once it has been shared outside their control.

16 Intellectual Property

Users must respect intellectual-property rights.

You must only upload or distribute material that you own or have the legal right to use.

This includes:

• Videos.
• Photographs.
• Music.
• Logos.
• Brand assets.
• Software.
• Presentations.
• Documents.
• Business materials.
• Trademarks.
• Other protected works.

Users must not knowingly infringe another person's copyright, trademark, intellectual-property, or other proprietary rights.

Suspected infringement may be reported through our complaint process.

17 Live Streaming Standards

Live video is an important part of the Damascus Projects Global experience.

Users participating in live streams must maintain professional conduct.

During a live stream, users must not:

• Harass participants.
• Spam comments.
• Intentionally disrupt a broadcast.
• Make fraudulent claims.
• Impersonate another person.
• Promote prohibited activities.
• Display prohibited content.
• Misrepresent Damascus Projects Global.
• Manipulate viewers through deceptive claims.
• Repeatedly interrupt or abuse other participants.

Hosts may remove participants from their live sessions where the available functionality permits.

Damascus Projects Global may intervene where a live stream violates these Guidelines, our policies, or applicable law.

18 Video Prototypes and Business Presentations

Video prototypes and business presentations should be:

• Relevant.
• Truthful.
• Professional.
• Clear.
• Lawful.
• Respectful.

Users must not use video content to:

• Present fabricated businesses.
• Publish fraudulent financial information.
• Misrepresent ownership.
• Infringe intellectual-property rights.
• Promote illegal activities.
• Make deliberately deceptive claims.
• Publish prohibited or harmful content.

19 Investor Conduct

Investors using Damascus Projects Global should interact with founders professionally and honestly.

Investors must not:

• Misrepresent their financial capacity.
• Pretend to represent an institution without authorisation.
• Demand unlawful payments.
• Harass entrepreneurs.
• Obtain confidential information through deception.
• Falsely represent an investment decision.
• Promise an investment solely to obtain personal benefits through deception.
• Pressure users into unlawful transactions.

Expressing interest in a business does not create an obligation to complete a transaction.

20 Founder Conduct

Founders are responsible for the accuracy of the information they provide.

Founders must not:

• Fabricate business performance.
• Misrepresent ownership.
• Claim that funding or investment has been secured when it has not.
• Use fake testimonials.
• Mislead investors about the purpose of funds.
• Submit fraudulent documents.
• Repeatedly spam investors.
• Harass or pressure investors.
• Present another person's business as their own.

21 No Spam

Damascus Projects Global is designed for meaningful business connections, not mass unsolicited communication.

Users must not:

• Send repetitive unwanted messages.
• Flood live-stream comments.
• Create accounts solely for spam.
• Send automated unsolicited messages.
• Repeatedly contact users who have declined communication.
• Excessively promote unrelated products or services.

22 No Manipulation or Artificial Activity

Users must not manipulate our services or other users through deceptive or artificial activity.

This includes:

• Fake accounts.
• Fake engagement.
• Artificial views.
• Manipulated reviews.
• Coordinated deceptive activity.
• Automated account creation.
• Exploiting technical vulnerabilities.
• Circumventing account restrictions.
• Using prohibited bots or automation.

23 Advertising and Promotion

Promotional content must be truthful, accurate, and appropriate.

Users must not:

• Make deceptive advertising claims.
• Claim that Damascus Projects Global endorses a product without authorisation.
• Create false scarcity.
• Publish fake testimonials.
• Misrepresent prices.
• Misrepresent products or services.
• Conceal material terms of an offer.

Damascus Projects Global may restrict promotional material that does not meet our standards.

24 External Links

Users may share legitimate external links where appropriate.

External links must not be used to direct users to:

• Phishing websites.
• Malware.
• Fraudulent services.
• Identity-theft schemes.
• Deceptive payment requests.
• Illegal services.
• Other unlawful or harmful destinations.

Users should exercise caution before opening external links or sending money to another user.

25 Technical Abuse

Users must not interfere with the security, integrity, or operation of Damascus Projects Global.

Prohibited conduct includes:

• Hacking.
• Unauthorised access.
• Attempting to access another user's account.
• Introducing malicious software.
• Circumventing security measures.
• Attacking our infrastructure.
• Deliberately disrupting live streams or services.
• Scraping information in violation of applicable rules.
• Exploiting technical vulnerabilities without authorisation.

26 Private Messages and Communications

Our Community Guidelines apply to communications conducted through Damascus Projects Global, including private communications.

Private communication does not give users permission to:

• Harass another user.
• Commit fraud.
• Threaten another person.
• Distribute prohibited content.
• Improperly request sensitive information.
• Conduct unlawful activities.

Where permitted by applicable law and necessary to enforce our policies, Damascus Projects Global may investigate reported violations involving private communications.

27 Transactions Between Users

Damascus Projects Global primarily facilitates introductions, discovery, presentation, and communication between users.

A transaction or agreement between users is not automatically a transaction with Damascus Projects Global.

Before entering into any business or financial arrangement, users should independently consider:

• Who they are dealing with.
• Whether the information provided is accurate.
• Whether the person has authority to make the offer.
• Whether required licences or approvals exist.
• Whether the proposed arrangement is lawful.
• The risks involved.
• The applicable contractual terms.

The existence of a profile, listing, presentation, or live stream does not constitute a guarantee by Damascus Projects Global.

28 False Reviews and Testimonials

Users must not create or submit fake reviews, testimonials, endorsements, or recommendations.

You must not:

• Create fake customer identities.
• Impersonate customers.
• Submit deceptive reviews about your own business.
• Manipulate reviews through fake accounts.
• Pressure people to provide misleading testimonials.

29 Respect Other People's Decisions

Users must respect another person's decision not to:

• Communicate.
• Invest.
• Participate.
• Purchase.
• Continue a conversation.
• Pursue a business opportunity.

Do not repeatedly pressure another user after they have clearly declined.

Professional persuasion is different from harassment or coercion.

30 Reporting Violations

If you believe that a user has violated these Community Guidelines, you should report the matter through the reporting mechanism provided by Damascus Projects Global.

Where appropriate, useful information may include:

• Username or profile.
• Business listing.
• Live-stream information.
• Approximate date and time.
• Description of the conduct.
• Screenshots or other relevant evidence.

Do not include unnecessary personal information in a report.

Reports should be made honestly and in good faith.

31 False or Malicious Reports

The reporting system must not be used to harass, retaliate against, or unfairly target another user.

Users must not knowingly submit false reports to:

• Damage someone's reputation.
• Remove a legitimate competitor.
• Manipulate enforcement.
• Harass another person.
• Retaliate against another user.

Repeated abuse of the reporting process may result in enforcement action.

32 Moderation and Enforcement

Damascus Projects Global may take reasonable action when content or conduct violates these Guidelines, our Terms of Use, applicable law, or presents a significant risk to users or our services.

Depending on the circumstances, actions may include:

• Issuing a warning.
• Removing content.
• Restricting visibility.
• Removing a business listing.
• Ending a live stream.
• Restricting certain features.
• Temporarily suspending an account.
• Permanently terminating an account.
• Preserving relevant information where legally permitted or required.
• Reporting suspected unlawful conduct to appropriate authorities where appropriate.

The action taken may depend on the seriousness, frequency, circumstances, and potential impact of the violation.

33 Serious Violations

Damascus Projects Global may take immediate action where there is a serious risk to users, including suspected:

• Fraud.
• Identity theft.
• Financial scams.
• Serious threats.
• Exploitation.
• Sexual exploitation of minors.
• Serious harassment.
• Unauthorised access.
• Malware or cyberattacks.
• Impersonation of Damascus Projects Global.
• Other serious unlawful conduct.

34 Appeals

Where appropriate, Damascus Projects Global may provide users with an opportunity to appeal an enforcement decision.

An appeal should explain:

• What action was taken.
• Why you believe the decision should be reconsidered.
• Any relevant information or evidence.

Appeals may be subject to reasonable procedures and time limits.

35 Cooperation With Lawful Authorities

Damascus Projects Global may cooperate with lawful requests from competent authorities where required or permitted by applicable law.

Nothing in these Guidelines prevents Damascus Projects Global from taking reasonable steps necessary to protect users, our services, our rights, or the rights of others.

36 No Guarantee of User Conduct

Damascus Projects Global establishes these Community Guidelines and may take enforcement action when appropriate.

However, no online service can guarantee that every user will comply with every rule.

Users remain responsible for their own conduct, decisions, communications, business relationships, and transactions.

Damascus Projects Global does not assume responsibility for every statement, promise, transaction, agreement, investment decision, business relationship, or other interaction between users merely because the interaction occurred through our services.

37 Professionalism Over Perfection

Business discussions may involve:

• Different opinions.
• Difficult questions.
• Negotiation.
• Rejection of proposals.
• Criticism of business ideas.
• Commercial disagreements.
• Different expectations.

These are normal parts of business communication.

Our goal is not to eliminate disagreement.

Our goal is to ensure that disagreements remain honest, lawful, professional, and respectful.

38 Changes to These Guidelines

We may update these Community Guidelines from time to time to reflect:

• Changes to our services.
• New features.
• Changes in applicable law.
• Emerging safety or security risks.
• Changes in community standards.
• Lessons learned from operating our services.

The latest version will be published on our website.

39 Contact and Reporting

Questions, complaints, or reports concerning these Community Guidelines may be submitted through our official contact channels.

• Damascus Projects Global
• Company Registration No.: 17464784
• Website: damascusprojects.com
• General Contact: info@damascusprojects.com
• Registered Office: 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9JQ
• Telephone: +44 7846 241322

40 Our Community Promise

Damascus Projects Global exists to make meaningful business connections easier.

We want founders to have the opportunity to present their businesses, products, services, projects, and ideas directly, while investors and other business participants can discover opportunities and communicate in a professional environment.

Our community is built around:

• Be genuine.
• Be professional.
• Be respectful.
• Be truthful.
• Do your own due diligence.

By using Damascus Projects Global, you agree to respect these Community Guidelines and contribute to a professional global business community.

Last Updated: 22nd September 2026
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