Acceptable use & anti-abuse

The one rule behind all of it

Everything on Resuvouch must be real: real people, describing real work, in their own words, of their own free will. Every rule below is that sentence applied to a specific trick.

What is not allowed

• Fabricating references. Inventing a reference, creating an account to answer your own claims, or answering as someone you are not.
• Buying or coercing answers. Paying, pressuring, or threatening a reference to get favorable answers — or to keep them from answering honestly. This applies to managers asked by their reports as much as anyone else.
• Reciprocal rings. "You verify me, I verify you" arrangements, in pairs or in clusters. Our nightly checks look for exactly this pattern, and the flags are shown to recruiters.
• Harassment. Using invites, comments, or any part of the product to harass, demean, or retaliate against someone.
• Scraping. Automated collection of profiles, share pages, or any other Resuvouch content.
• Unmasking reporters. Attempting to identify who reported you or who filed an anonymous abuse report.

What happens when we find it

Any of the above is grounds for account removal. Depending on what we find, we may also revoke share links, exclude answers from readings, or show a neutral flag (for example "reciprocal verification") to recruiters so they can weigh it themselves. Removal for abuse follows the termination terms in the Terms of service.

Reporting abuse

If you see any of this — or are on the receiving end of it — write to [email protected] or use the support form. We do not reveal who reported, and trying to find out is itself a violation.

A note for references under pressure

If someone is pushing you to answer a certain way, you have two clean exits: answer honestly, or do not answer at all — nobody is notified that you declined. You can also tell us at the address above. And you can withdraw an answer later at any time, as described in the reference consent notice.