Policy

Community guidelines.

Circulus community features exist to help applicants make better decisions — with real experiences, not noise. These rules sit alongside our Terms and Privacy Policy.

Last updated 4 April 2026

This is a practical policy for a live product, not legal advice. Have it reviewed for your jurisdiction before launch. We spell out what we expect so moderation is predictable and fair.

Purpose

The community area includes Q&A, anonymized admit profiles, and mentor listings. Everyone here is navigating high-stakes decisions. The goal is useful signal: grounded stories, clear questions, and respectful debate — not outrage, spam, or unattributed claims presented as fact.

Respect and safety

Be civil. Disagree with ideas, not people. No harassment, hate, threats, or targeted pile-ons.
No doxxing: do not post private contact details for yourself or others, or content that could identify someone who expects privacy.
Keep it appropriate for a general audience, including younger applicants.

Honesty

Do not impersonate institutions, admissions offices, or other users. If you share stats or outcomes, they should reflect what you actually know. Circulus does not verify every claim; readers should treat community content as personal perspective, not official guidance — and always confirm deadlines and requirements on official sources.

Q&A forum

Post questions and answers in good faith. Avoid duplicate threads if an existing discussion already covers the topic.
No spam, unsolicited commercial promotion, or link farming. It is fine to link helpful official pages when relevant.
Tag and scope threads accurately (e.g. link a question to the right university when it is school-specific).

Admit profiles

Admit profiles are anonymized by design. Do not try to deanonymize others or yourself in ways that could identify real people without consent. Submissions are reviewed before publication; we may reject or edit content that risks identification or contains misleading statistics.

Mentors

Mentors volunteer context from their own experience. They are not representatives of Circulus or of universities unless explicitly stated. Session requests should stay on-topic; mentors and mentees should agree on boundaries (time, channel, expectations) in good faith. We may deactivate mentor profiles that repeatedly generate complaints or violate these guidelines.

Reports and moderation

Signed-in users can report questions and answers that may break these rules. Reports are reviewed by moderators; not every report results in removal — we weigh context, severity, and patterns. You can read how reporting works in the report dialog when you flag content.

For serious issues (e.g. credible threats, illegal content), contact us directly (see below) and, where appropriate, local authorities.

Enforcement

We may hide content, suspend community participation, or close accounts that violate these guidelines or our Terms of Service. We aim to be proportionate: a clear mistake is not always treated like repeat abuse. There is no guarantee of a specific response time.

Contact

Questions about this policy or moderation: Contact form · circulus.universities@gmail.com