Broidry hosts thousands of independent shops' pages, listings, photos, and reviews. Almost everything embroiderers make is welcome here. This page lists what isn't, so the line is clear before anyone crosses it.
Not allowed anywhere on Broidry
- Content you don't have rights to — designs, logos, characters, sports marks, or artwork that belongs to someone else, unless you're licensed to use it. “I bought the digitized file” usually licenses you to stitch for personal use, not to sell — check your license. See the copyright policy for how takedowns work.
- Illegal items or content — anything that breaks the law to make, sell, or display.
- Hate — content that demeans people for who they are (race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, national origin).
- Sexually explicit content involving minors, or pornographic content generally — this is a storefront platform families browse.
- Violent or threatening content, or content that promotes self-harm.
- Dangerous product claims — for example, marketing children's items in ways that violate safety rules (unsafe cords or small parts on infant products), or medical claims a product can't support.
- Deception — fake reviews, misrepresenting machine work as another shop's, impersonating another business, bait pricing.
- Harassment or doxxing — including in reviews and replies. Criticism of an order is fine; targeting a person is not.
How enforcement works
- Anyone can flag a listing, shop, or review with the report form. A person reviews every report.
- Depending on severity, we may remove the content, unpublish the listing, warn the shop, or suspend the account. Clear-cut illegal content and copyright takedowns come down first, questions after.
- First offenses that look like honest mistakes usually get a takedown plus an explanation. Repeat or deliberate violations end accounts.
- If your content was removed and you believe that was wrong, reply to the notice you received — we'll take a second look.