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==Policies==
ProBoards users are bound by a number of [[Terms of Service]], restricting the type of content which may appear on a ProBoards forum. ProBoards prohibits illegal or adult content. Formerly, only English forums were allowed, but in May 2010 this policy was changed, allowing boards to be created in any language.<ref>"[https://www.proboards.com/tos.html Terms of Service, Section 3.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512030934/http://proboards.com/tos.html |date=2012-05-12 }}" ProBoards.com. 01-02-2002. 28 July 2007</ref> In addition to content policies, Proboards terms also seemingly prohibit the use of "ad-blocking" technology when accessing its services.<ref>"[https://www.proboards.com/tos.html Terms of Service- 19 (d)(e)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512030934/http://proboards.com/tos.html |date=2012-05-12 }}" Effective 01-05-2010. ProBoards.com. July 2007</ref> In November 2020, ProBoards took the decision to remove a forum used by members of the [[New York Police Department]] after an officer who was a regular poster on the board was outed as having used it to share "racist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic, and homophobic sentiments".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/11/05/high-ranking-anti-harassment-nypd-cop-a-virulent-racist-city-council-probe/|title=High-ranking 'anti-harassment' NYPD cop a virulent racist: City Council probe  |website=[[New York Post]] |date=2020-11-05 |accessdate=2022-04-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/12/03/cop-blog-shut-down-after-nypd-officer-ided-as-racist-user/|title=Infamous cop blog shut down after NYPD officer ID'd as racist user |website=[[New York Post]] |date=2020-12-03 |accessdate=2022-04-30}}</ref>

User privacy is protected by a [[Privacy policy|Privacy Policy]] outlining the use of logged information, as well as cookie policy, forum monitoring, and publicly available information.

The US [[Children's Online Privacy Protection Act|COPPA]] law is enforced by requiring all users to enter their date of birth on registration. Users aged under 13 are not permitted to register at any ProBoards forum. According to the Terms of Service, any user under the age of 18 also requires parental permission to register, but this is taken as implied when they accept the registration agreement and not verified.

ProBoards allows users to apply [[affiliate marketing]] practices to monetize their communities via a partnership with [[VigLink]] announced January 2014. This partnership allows any ProBoards forum managers or creators to generate revenue from traffic with VigLink Insert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/proboards-partners-viglink-create-monetization-165751254.html |title=ProBoards Partners with VigLink to Create Monetization Opportunities for Internet Forum Administrators |website=Yahoo Finance |accessdate=2015-12-30}}</ref>