Community Guidelines
Last updated 22 July 2026
Zhuchka exists so that people can show each other what they found in second-hand and thrift shops. These rules keep it that way. They are part of the Terms of Use.
Post your own real finds
- Photograph the thing yourself. Do not repost other people's photos, product catalogue shots, or images pulled from the internet.
- Attach the find to the shop where you actually found it.
- Describe it honestly. If you are not sure what something is, say so.
What does not belong here
- Anything illegal — goods that cannot lawfully be sold, stolen items, weapons, drugs, protected wildlife products.
- Counterfeits presented as genuine. A fake is an interesting find; calling it real is not.
- Hate and harassment — attacks on people because of who they are, threats, pile-ons, or content meant to humiliate someone.
- Sexual content and nudity, and anything sexualising minors. The latter is reported to the authorities, not merely deleted.
- Graphic violence or gore.
- Other people's private information — faces of people who did not agree to be photographed, documents, addresses, phone numbers, receipts with names on them.
- Advertising and spam — resale listings, promotional posts, referral links, repeated identical posts, bulk accounts.
- Misleading shop information — inventing shops, or attaching finds to shops they did not come from.
- Impersonation of another person, shop, or brand.
Photographing in shops
Some shops do not allow photography. Ask if you are not sure, and respect the answer. Avoid photographing staff and other customers; if a person is recognisable in your photo, get their agreement before posting it.
If you break the rules
Content that breaks these guidelines is removed. Serious cases — sexual content involving minors, credible threats, coordinated harassment — mean the account is deleted at once. Everything else is judged in proportion: a first mistake usually means the post is removed and you are told why, while repeated breaches lead to suspension or deletion of the account.
If you think a decision was wrong, reply to the message you received, or write to nxzolov@gmail.com. Decisions are made by a person and can be reversed by one.
Reporting something
Report it from inside the app. Open the find, tap the ⋮ button in the top corner and choose Report this find; the same menu on a profile reports the account. Pick a reason, add a sentence if it helps, and send. The find you reported disappears from your app straight away, and the report reaches a person.
Reports are confidential: the person you report is not told who reported them.
The same menu has Block. Blocking is mutual — you stop seeing each other's finds — and it takes effect immediately, whether or not you also report. You can undo it from that person's profile.
If you cannot reach the app, write to nxzolov@gmail.com with a screenshot and a sentence about what is wrong.