1. Submit a Genuine Project
Your submission should represent a real project, product, startup, service, or other work that you or your team are building or have created. Do not submit:- Fake or non-existent projects.
- Projects created solely to mislead or spam users.
- Someone else’s project without authorization.
- Duplicate submissions intended to gain additional exposure.
2. Provide Accurate Information
All information provided in your submission should be accurate and not intentionally misleading. This includes:- Project name and description.
- Product features and capabilities.
- Pricing information.
- User, customer, revenue, funding, or other business claims.
- Links and contact information.
- Images, screenshots, and other project materials.
3. Respect Intellectual Property
You must have the necessary rights or permissions to use all content included in your submission. This includes:- Logos and brand assets.
- Images and graphics.
- Videos.
- Product screenshots.
- Written content.
- Trademarks.
- Third-party materials.
4. Prohibited Projects and Content
Spotlight cannot be used to promote content, products, or services that are illegal or violate our policies. This includes, but is not limited to:- Fraudulent or deceptive schemes.
- Illegal products or services.
- Hate speech or discriminatory content.
- Pornographic or sexually explicit content.
- Threats, harassment, or abusive content.
- Content promoting violence or illegal activities.
- Malware, malicious software, or harmful technology.
- Counterfeit products or services.
- Content that violates privacy or other people’s rights.
5. No Misleading Promotion
Your project should be presented honestly. Do not:- Make guarantees of financial returns or success without a reasonable basis.
- Claim endorsements or partnerships that do not exist.
- Misrepresent your relationship with another company or organization.
- Use misleading before-and-after results or statistics.
- Manipulate information to create a false impression of popularity or success.
6. One Project, One Submission
Please avoid submitting the same project repeatedly to gain additional visibility. If your project has undergone a significant update or has a genuinely new version or launch, you may submit an updated launch where permitted. Desifounder may remove duplicate or substantially similar submissions.7. Promotional Links and External Websites
You may include relevant links to your project, website, app, social profiles, or other destinations where permitted by the submission form. External websites must not contain illegal, harmful, deceptive, or prohibited content. Desifounder is not responsible for the content, security, availability, or practices of third-party websites linked from Spotlight.8. Free and Promoted Launches Follow the Same Rules
Choosing a Promoted Launch does not guarantee approval. Paid submissions are still subject to the same content, legal, and community requirements as Free Launches. Payment does not give an advertiser or creator the right to publish content that violates our policies.9. Review and Moderation
Desifounder may review Spotlight submissions before or after publication. We may:- Approve a submission.
- Reject a submission.
- Request changes before publication.
- Remove or hide a published project.
- Restrict a user’s ability to submit projects.
- Suspend or terminate an account for serious or repeated violations.
10. Removal of a Project
A project may be removed if we later discover that it:- Violates these guidelines or another Desifounder policy.
- Contains false or misleading information.
- Infringes third-party rights.
- Promotes illegal or prohibited activities.
- Creates a significant risk to users or the platform.