What is Pondr?

Pondr is a platform for curious people to create, consume and share bite-sized shorticles on any topic of your choice. It consists of eloquent short stories on diversified subjects with sources for endless learnings. Our belief is that sharing of ideas and experiences moves humanity forward. We want to connect the people who have knowledge to the people who need it, to bring together people with different perspectives so they can understand each other better, and to empower everyone to share their knowledge for the benefit of the rest of the world.

How do I start using Pondr?

Pondr works by having the community read and write bite-sized shorticles on the platform. Use your feed to tell us what you're interested in reading. Your feed is filled with stories that interest you. You can view your feed by going to the homepage. Build a good feed by following topics and people, and taking actions in feed that tell us what you like.

• Topics: When you follow a topic, shorticles with that topic will appear in your feed
• People: When you follow people, you will see shorticles posted by these people in your feed.
• The easiest first step: start by following some topics that you care about and some people who write about them.
• Like and Comment: When you read a post that you like, make sure to encourage the writer by liking and/or commenting on their post to show your support.

How do I add/Change my profile picture?

You can add or change your profile picture:

• Visit your profile page, which you can access via the person icon on the navigation tab.
• Tap the "• • •" icon
• Tap on the option to "Edit Profile"
• Tap on "edit"

How do I start writing on Pondr?

In order to start writing on Pondr, you can:

• Tap on the ‘+’ button the navigation tab.
• Add your title by filling up the ‘Your Title Here’
• You can start writing your post by filling up the ‘Write something wonderful’ section.
• You can add a cover photo by clicking on the ‘Cover Photo’ icon at the end of your screen.
• Similarly, you can add relevant links and sources by clicking on the ‘Source’ icon.
• You can use the ‘Topics’ section to categorize your post under a particular topic.

How can I follow people on Pondr?

To follow people on Pondr,

• Tap on the Writer’s Name to visit their profile
• You can follow the writer by tapping on the yellow ‘follow’ icon.

How do I share Pondr shorticles that I like on other websites?

In order to share Pondr shorticles on other websites, you can tap on the arrow up icon at the right-end of your screen. You will be able to post the shorticles on multiple mobile apps and websites as per your need.

How to Edit or Delete published shorticle?

• Go to profile by tapping on person icon on navigation tab.
• Long press or tap and hold your finger on shorticle which you would like to edit or delete.
• A menu will appear at bottom of the screen.
• Tap "Edit" to edit the shorticle, or "Delete" to delete the art

What is an ‘Acceptable Use’ of Pondr?

Providing a safe and open Service for a broad community requires that we all do our part. In order to maintain the highest level of security, the following activities are considered to be misuse of Pondr and are completely prohibited:

• You can't impersonate others or provide inaccurate information: You don't have to disclose your identity on Pondr, but you must provide us with accurate and up to date information (including registration information), which may include providing personal data. Also, you may not impersonate someone or something you aren't, and you can't create an account for someone else unless you have their express permission.
• You can't do anything unlawful, misleading, or fraudulent or for an illegal or unauthorized purpose (including hacking): You’re responsible for your use of the Service and any content you provide, including compliance with applicable laws. Content on the Services may be protected by others’ intellectual property rights. Please don’t copy, upload, download, or share content unless you have the right to do so. In case of any fraudulent or illegal activity, we are authorized to take necessary action against the user.
• You cannot post any scandalous and objectionable content: Pondr users must maintain the sanctity of the community. Any objectionable content will be deleted immediately without prior notice. Pondr may review your conduct and content for compliance with these Terms, and reserves the right to remove any violating content. All users have the right and ability to report objectionable and offensive content by reporting the abusive user. To foster a safe and healthy community, we will be manually working on all objectionable content reports and if they don’t meet our guidelines, we will be removing the content within 24 hours and ejecting the user providing objectionable content.
• You must agree to the Terms and Conditions of the End User License Agreement (EULA) and must not perform any activity in violation of EULA: Pondr Users can’t modify, translate, create derivative works of, or reverse engineer the mobile application, its products or their components. The EULA agreement prevents the end user from abusing the app or misusing it in any way, and it ensures that you retain your existing rights over the asset.
• You can't use our domain name or URL in your username without our prior written consent.
• You can't post someone else’s private or confidential information without permission or do anything that violates someone else's rights, including intellectual property rights (e.g., copyright infringement, trademark infringement, counterfeit, or pirated goods): You may use someone else's works under exceptions or limitations to copyright and related rights under applicable law. You represent your own or have obtained all necessary rights to the content you post or share. Unless you’re authorized to use someone else’s copyrighted work or trademark (either expressly or by legal exceptions and limitations like fair use), don’t do it.
• You can’t sell, license, or purchase any account or data obtained from us or our Service: This includes attempts to buy, sell, or transfer any aspect of your account (including your username); solicit, collect, or use login credentials or badges of other users; or request or collect Pondr usernames, passwords, or misappropriate access tokens.
• You’re not allowed to copy, modify Pondr or any part of it, or our Trademarks in any way. You’re also not allowed to extract the source code of the app into other languages or make derivative versions: Pondr along with the relevant intellectual property rights (i.e., trademark, copyrights and database rights related to it) will always be owned by and be the property of Brewhackers Technologies Private Limited.
• You can't attempt to create accounts or access or collect information in unauthorized ways: This includes creating accounts or collecting information in an automated way without our express permission.
• You can't do anything to interfere with or impair the intended operation of the Service: This includes misusing any reporting, dispute, or appeals channel, such as by making fraudulent or groundless reports or appeals.
• You can't violate (or help or encourage others to violate) these Terms or our policies, including our Privacy & Data Policies.

How can a Pondr Member report a shorticle?

If you find a member post on Pondr that violates these rules, please report it. Any member of the Pondr community can report a shorticle by tapping on the title of the post that he/she wants to report. Additionally, you can also send us an email at [email protected].

How can a Pondr Member report a user?

If you find a member account on Pondr violates these rules, please report it. Any member of the Pondr community can report account by tapping on the "• • •" icon. Additionally, you can also send us an email at [email protected].

Where can I see Follow Topics?

Go to profile by tapping on person icon on navigation tab then Tap "• • •" icon. A modal will opened from bottom, tap "Follow Topics".

What happens if a Pondr user violates the Community Guidelines and/or Terms of Use?

We can remove any content or information you share on the Service if we believe that it violates our Terms of Use, our Community Guidelines, or our Privacy Policy (including our Data Policy), or we are permitted or required to do so by law. We can refuse to provide or stop providing all or part of the Service to you immediately to protect our community or services, or if you create risk or legal exposure for us, violate these Terms of Use or our policies, if you repeatedly infringe other people's intellectual property rights, or where we are permitted or required to do so by law. We can also terminate or change the Service, remove or block content or information shared on our Service, or stop providing all or part of the Service if we determine that doing so is reasonably necessary to avoid or mitigate adverse legal or regulatory impacts on us. If you believe your account has been terminated in error, or you want to disable or permanently delete your account, contact us directly on [email protected].