Publication Policy

    PublicationPolicy

    Moderation Rules of Entreprise-Agadir.ma. All published content is subject to prior validation by our team before going online.

    Publication rules
    Prior moderation
    Infraction levels
    Appeal procedure
    Version 1.0 · May 2025 · Any Member submitting content is deemed to have accepted these rules without reservation.

    Preamble

    Entreprise-Agadir.ma is a local professional platform dedicated to the economic ecosystem of Agadir and the Souss-Massa region. The quality, reliability and relevance of published content are at the core of our value proposition.

    To ensure a healthy, fair and useful environment for all economic actors in the region, all content published on the Platform is subject to prior validation by the moderation team before going online. No profile, listing, tender or job offer is publicly visible until it has been reviewed and approved.

    Any Member submitting content is deemed to have read, understood and accepted without reservation the rules set out in this document.
    Part I · Publication Policy

    1. General Principles

    1.1

    Professional content only

    The Platform is exclusively reserved for professional content. Any personal, off-topic content or content unrelated to a real economic activity will be rejected.

    1.2

    Accuracy and truthfulness

    All submitted content must reflect an exact and verifiable reality. Exaggerated, approximate or false information is prohibited.

    1.3

    Clarity and readability

    Profiles and listings must be written in a clear, structured and readable manner. Incomplete, illegible or inconsistent content will be rejected during validation.

    1.4

    Publication language

    The Platform accepts content in French and Arabic. Content in other languages may be accepted if accompanied by a French or Arabic version.

    1.5

    Content uniqueness

    Each listing must correspond to a distinct offer or need. Submitting identical or nearly identical content is prohibited and will result in systematic rejection.

    2. Rules by Content Type

    2.1 Company Profile

    Required

    • Exact and complete corporate name
    • Real and correctly specified business sector
    • Clear description of the activity (minimum 100 characters recommended)
    • Valid professional contact details (phone and/or email)
    • Real location in Agadir or the Souss-Massa region

    Forbidden

    • Creating a profile for a fictitious or non-existent entity
    • Using the name or identity of another company
    • Declaring an activity different from the actual activity
    • Submitting multiple profiles for the same entity
    • Using a company profile for personal activities

    Recommendations

    • Add a professional logo or cover photo
    • Complete all available fields
    • Precisely describe the products or services offered
    • Mention relevant certifications, approvals or labels
    • Keep contact details permanently up to date

    2.2 Freelancer Profile

    Required

    • Real first and last name
    • Correctly specified field of activity and specialty
    • Clear description of skills and services offered
    • Valid professional contact details
    • Real location

    Forbidden

    • Creating a profile under a false identity
    • Claiming non-existent skills, diplomas or experience
    • Submitting multiple profiles for the same person
    • Using a freelancer profile as a showcase for a constituted company

    Recommendations

    • Add a professional photo
    • Include a representative portfolio of your achievements
    • Specify your areas of expertise with concrete examples
    • Mention your training, certifications or client references
    • Indicate your availability and working arrangements

    2.3 Commercial Offers

    Required

    • Clear and descriptive offer title
    • Exact category and sub-category
    • Complete description of the product or service offered
    • Indicative price or price range (recommended)
    • Valid contact details

    Forbidden

    • Submitting an offer for an illicit product or service
    • Mentioning false or deliberately misleading prices
    • Reproducing another Member's listing
    • Submitting offers unrelated to the declared activity
    • Including links to competitor sites or external platforms
    • Using misleading claims without justification ("BEST PRICE", "#1", etc.)

    Recommendations

    • Add quality visuals (product photos, service illustrations)
    • Specify delivery or intervention timeframes and conditions
    • Mention associated guarantees or certifications
    • Regularly update the listing to maintain its relevance

    2.4 Tenders

    Required

    • Clear and precise tender subject
    • Correct category (product or service) and sub-category
    • Detailed description of the need or specifications
    • Indicated response deadline or cut-off date
    • Valid contact details or contact method

    Forbidden

    • Submitting a fictitious tender without real purchase intention
    • Collecting quotes without a concrete project
    • Using tenders for disguised commercial espionage purposes
    • Submitting discriminatory tenders or those concerning illicit products/services
    • Contacting respondents for purposes unrelated to the tender

    Recommendations

    • Precisely describe the quantities and expected technical specifications
    • Specify the indicative budget if possible
    • Indicate the provider selection criteria
    • Respond to all applications received, even negatively

    2.5 Job Offers

    Required

    • Exact job title of the position offered
    • Correctly specified department and function
    • Clear description of missions and responsibilities
    • Sought profile (skills, experience, education)
    • Contract type and position location
    • Valid contact details or application method

    Forbidden

    • Submitting a fictitious offer without a real position to fill
    • Requesting excessive personal information in the listing
    • Offering false remuneration or misleading conditions
    • Submitting discriminatory offers (gender, origin, religion, disability...)
    • Recruiting for illicit activities
    • Charging candidates to apply or access the offer

    Recommendations

    • Mention the remuneration range to attract relevant applications
    • Specify benefits, working conditions and career prospects
    • Clearly indicate the recruitment process and response timeframes
    • Close the listing as soon as the position is filled

    3. Visual Rules

    3.1 Image quality

    Submitted visuals must be of good resolution, legible and representative of the listing or profile content. Any low-quality visual may result in rejection during validation.

    3.2 Prohibited visual content

    • Images of a violent, shocking, obscene or pornographic nature
    • Images infringing on human dignity
    • Images containing watermarks from competitor sites
    • Images reproducing third-party trademarks without authorization
    • Images unrelated to the activity or submitted listing
    • Low-quality screenshots used as main visuals

    3.3 Image rights

    The Member warrants having all necessary rights to the visuals they submit. Any publication of a protected image without authorization engages the Member's sole liability.

    4. Contact Details and Links

    4.1 Valid contact details

    Published contact details (phone, email, address) must be real, active and professional. Non-functional contact details will result in rejection during validation.

    4.2 External links

    Links to external sites are only permitted if they point to the official website of the relevant company or freelancer. Any link to a competitor site, another listing platform or a site unrelated to the declared activity is prohibited.

    4.3 Prohibited redirection

    It is prohibited to use the Platform as a simple redirector to another platform or marketplace in order to circumvent Entreprise-Agadir.ma's features.
    Part II · Moderation Rules

    5. Moderation Organization

    5.1 Systematic prior validation

    All content submitted on the Platform · profile creation, listing publication, tender, job offer, major modification · is reviewed by the moderation team before going online. No content is publicly visible until it has been approved.

    SituationDélai
    Company or Freelancer profile creation24 to 48 business hours
    Listing publication (commercial offer, tender, job)12 to 24 business hours
    Major modification of a profile or listing12 to 24 business hours

    The Member is notified by email as soon as their content is approved and published online, or in case of rejection with detailed reasons.

    5.2 Moderation team

    The Publisher has a moderation team responsible for:

    • Reviewing and validating all submitted content before publication
    • Checking the compliance of profiles and listings with current rules
    • Processing reports received from Members
    • Conducting proactive checks on already published content
    • Applying the sanctions provided for in these Rules

    5.3 Automated tools

    The Platform may use automated detection tools to assist the moderation team (duplicate detection, anti-spam filters, quality analysis). These tools complement but do not replace human review. Any final decision is made by a moderator.

    5.4 Continuous moderation after publication

    Initial validation does not exempt from ongoing monitoring. The moderation team may intervene at any time on already published content in case of a report, anomaly detection or proactive check.

    6. Post-Publication Moderation Triggers

    After a content is published online, a moderation procedure may be triggered in the following cases:

    6.1

    Report by a Member

    Any Member may report content or a profile they consider non-compliant via the report button available on each listing and profile.

    6.2

    Automatic detection

    The Platform's automated tools can identify suspicious behavior on already published content and submit it for team review.

    6.3

    Proactive check

    The moderation team conducts regular and random checks on published profiles and listings, independently of any report.

    6.4

    External information

    The Publisher may be informed of non-compliant content by a competent authority, a court decision or an injured third party.

    7. Infractions and Severity Levels

    Level 1Minor infractions

    Examples

    • Insufficiently completed profile
    • Too short or uninformative description
    • Low-quality visuals
    • Slightly incorrect category
    • Significant errors affecting readability
    Action: Request for correction with a deadline granted to the Member before resubmission.
    Level 2Moderate infractions

    Examples

    • Duplicate listing or profile
    • Listing submitted in the wrong category
    • Incorrect or inactive contact details
    • Manifestly false or misleading price
    • Prohibited commercial claims or excessive capitalization
    • Unauthorized external link
    Action: Content rejection with notification of reasons and possibility of resubmission after correction.
    Level 3Serious infractions

    Examples

    • Fake profile or identity theft of an existing company
    • Deliberately misleading or false listing
    • Manipulation of the ranking or evaluation system
    • Boost abuse (fraudulent activation, circumvention of rules)
    • Generation of fake leads or fake contacts
    • Publication of illicit content (prohibited products, fraudulent offers)
    Action: Immediate content rejection, formal warning, profile downgrading.
    Level 4Very serious infractions

    Examples

    • Recidivism on a Level 3 infraction
    • Attempted hacking or intrusion into the system
    • Illicit collection of data from other Members
    • Using the Platform for criminal activities
    • Harassment of other Members
    • Non-compliance with a court decision involving the Platform
    Action: Immediate and permanent account suspension, reporting to competent authorities if necessary.

    8. Moderation Procedure

    8.1 Review upon submission

    As soon as content is submitted, it enters the validation queue. The moderation team reviews it within the timeframes indicated in Article 5.1.

    8.2 Possible decisions

    Approval

    The content is deemed compliant. It is published online and the Member is notified by email.

    Request for correction

    The content has minor deficiencies (Level 1). The Member has 5 business days to correct and resubmit. Without correction, the content is automatically rejected.

    Rejection

    The content is non-compliant (Level 2 or 3). The Member is notified with detailed reasons and may submit a corrected version.

    Formal warning

    In addition to rejection, a written warning is documented in the Member's file. Three accumulated warnings may result in temporary suspension.

    Temporary suspension

    The account is suspended for a determined period (7 to 30 days depending on severity). During suspension, the Member can neither submit content nor access paid features.

    Permanent suspension

    The account is permanently closed. All associated content is deleted. The subscription is terminated without refund.

    8.3 Systematic notification

    The Member is systematically notified by email of any decision concerning their content or account, with clear indication of the reasons.

    8.4 Processing timeframes

    SituationDélai
    Initial validation · profile24 to 48 business hours
    Initial validation · listing12 to 24 business hours
    Report · minor infraction5 business days
    Report · moderate infraction72 business hours
    Report · serious infraction24 business hours
    Very serious infraction or illicit contentImmediate

    9. Appeal Procedure

    9.1 Right of appeal

    Any Member whose content has been rejected or account suspended has the right to appeal to the moderation team.

    9.2 Appeal modalities

    Deadline:15 days from the notification of the decision
    Content:Identifier of the concerned content, grounds for appeal and any relevant supporting evidence

    9.3 Appeal processing

    The moderation team reviews the appeal within 10 business days and notifies the Member of its final decision. The decision rendered on appeal is final.

    9.4 Appeal limits

    No appeal is possible in case of permanent suspension for a very serious infraction (Level 4) involving illicit activities or a judicial decision.

    10. Post-Publication Reporting System

    10.1 Who can report?

    Any Member registered on the Platform can report non-compliant content or a profile. Unregistered visitors can also report via the contact form.

    10.2 How to report?

    Reporting is done via the "Report" button available on each profile and each published listing. The Member selects the report category and can add an explanatory comment.

    10.3 Report categories

    Fake profile or identity theft
    Misleading or false listing
    Duplicate or spam
    Illicit or inappropriate content
    Incorrect or inactive contact details
    Content unrelated to the category
    Fraudulent job offer
    Other (free field)

    10.4 Report confidentiality

    The identity of the Member who made a report is confidential and will not be communicated to the reported Member.

    10.5 Abusive reports

    Any Member using the reporting system abusively (repeated unfounded reports aimed at harming a competitor) is liable to sanctions up to and including suspension of their account.

    11. Fight Against Manipulation and Fraud

    11.1 Ranking manipulation

    Any behavior aimed at artificially manipulating the ranking score is strictly prohibited, including:

    • Artificial generation of views or clicks
    • Using fake accounts to increase engagement
    • Buying or exchanging fake reviews or recommendations
    • Any technique to circumvent the ranking algorithm

    11.2 Boost abuse

    • Fraudulent activation of boosts not legitimately acquired
    • Using boosts on fictitious or misleading listings
    • Any attempt to circumvent rotation and display rules

    11.3 Fake leads and fake contacts

    Intentional generation of fake contacts or fictitious quote requests in order to deceive other Members is strictly prohibited and constitutes grounds for immediate suspension.

    11.4 Multiple accounts

    Creating multiple accounts by the same entity or person in order to circumvent quotas, moderation rules or sanctions is prohibited. Detected multiple accounts will all be suspended.

    12. Content Quality and Score

    12.1 Quality score

    Each approved profile and listing is assigned a quality score influencing their ranking in results. This score takes into account:

    The completeness of the profile or listing
    The quality of visuals
    The clarity and richness of the description
    The verification of information
    The Member's moderation history

    12.2 Improvement recommendations

    The Publisher may send Members recommendations to improve the quality of their profiles and listings, in the form of notifications accessible from the personal space.

    12.3 Verification badge

    Members whose profile has undergone thorough verification by the Entreprise-Agadir.ma team may be awarded a verification badge strengthening their credibility with other Members.

    13. Legal Obligations of the Publisher

    13.1 Removal of illicit content

    Regardless of the validation process, the Publisher is required to promptly remove any manifestly illicit content it has been informed of after publication, particularly content constituting an apology for terrorism, infringing on human dignity, counterfeiting intellectual property rights or constituting proven fraud.

    13.2 Cooperation with authorities

    The Publisher cooperates with competent judicial and administrative authorities for any legal requisition relating to Platform content.

    13.3 Retention of moderation data

    Data relating to moderation decisions (rejected content, suspended accounts, processed reports) are retained by the Publisher in accordance with applicable legal obligations.

    14–15. Updates & Moderation Contact

    14. Update of These Rules

    The Publisher reserves the right to modify this Publication Policy and Moderation Rules at any time. Members are informed of any substantial modification by email or notification on the Platform.

    Continued use of the Platform constitutes acceptance of the new rules.

    15. Moderation Contact

    For any question relating to moderation, content validation or an appeal:

    Response time

    24 to 48 business hours