Community Guidelines
Last updated: July 6, 2026
Whale Spotter works best when sightings are accurate, respectful, and safe. These guidelines apply to submitted sightings, photos, notes, and any content that may appear on community maps or be reviewed for conservation and research use.
Submit Good Faith Sightings
- Submit only sightings you believe are real.
- Choose the closest species match you can.
- Use notes to explain uncertainty when helpful.
- Do not submit fake, prank, duplicate, or intentionally misleading reports.
Respect Wildlife and People
- Do not chase, disturb, feed, touch, or harass marine wildlife.
- Follow vessel instructions and local wildlife watching rules.
- Do not include faces, names, phone numbers, or private details of people.
- Do not upload content showing unsafe or unlawful behavior.
Photo Rules
- Upload photos only if you own them or have permission to submit them.
- Use clear whale, dolphin, turtle, dugong, ray, or marine animal photos when possible.
- Do not upload offensive, sexual, violent, hateful, illegal, or unrelated images.
Moderation
We may review, remove, hide, reject, or correct submitted content that appears inaccurate, unsafe, offensive, private, unlawful, abusive, or unrelated to Whale Spotter. Repeated misuse may result in reports from a device being ignored or blocked.
Report a Problem
To report content, email whalespotter_app@proton.me with the subject line Content report.