Content Guidelines

Last updated: January 2026

These guidelines help ensure all content on BahrainNights maintains high quality standards and complies with the laws and cultural norms of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Please review these guidelines carefully before submitting any content.

1. Image Quality Standards

Required Standards

✓High Resolution: Minimum 800x600 pixels. Higher resolution images (1920x1080 or above) are preferred for best display quality.
✓Clear & Sharp: Images must be in focus, well-lit, and clearly show your venue or event.
✓Professional Quality: Photos should represent your venue in its best light. Avoid amateur or poorly composed shots.
✓Current & Accurate: Images should accurately represent the current state of your venue.
✓Proper Orientation: Images should be properly oriented (not rotated or upside down).

Not Acceptable

✗Blurry, pixelated, or low-resolution images
✗Images with excessive watermarks or text overlays
✗Screenshots or photos of screens
✗Heavily filtered or distorted images
✗Stock photos that don't represent your actual venue
✗Images with visible borders or frames

2. File Format Requirements

Supported Formats

Accepted:

• JPG / JPEG - Recommended for photos
• PNG - Good for logos and graphics
• WebP - Modern format, smaller size

Not Accepted:

• HEIC (iPhone format)
• TIFF
• BMP
• GIF
• RAW formats

Size Limits

•Maximum file size: 10MB per image
•Logo: Square format recommended (1:1 ratio)
•Cover image: 1200x600 pixels recommended (2:1 ratio)
•Gallery images: Up to 10 images per venue

3. Content Compliance (Bahrain Laws)

IMPORTANT: All content must comply with Bahrain laws

Content that violates these rules will be automatically rejected or removed without notice. Repeated violations may result in account termination.

Strictly Prohibited Content:

✗Alcohol Bottles/Branding: Do not show alcohol bottles, beer cans, or branded alcoholic beverages. Cocktail glasses and mocktails without visible alcohol branding are acceptable.
✗Inappropriate Dress: Photos must show appropriate dress code. No revealing clothing, excessive skin exposure, or suggestive poses.
✗Drugs/Drug Imagery: Any content depicting illegal substances or drug paraphernalia.
✗Nudity/Sexual Content: Any nudity, sexually suggestive, or explicit material.
✗Political Content: Political statements, propaganda, or politically charged imagery.
✗Religious Controversy: Content that may offend religious sensibilities or promote religious debate.
✗Hate Speech: Content promoting discrimination, hatred, or violence.
✗Copyright Infringement: Images you don't own or don't have permission to use.

What IS Acceptable:

• Professional venue and event photography
• Cocktail glasses and mocktails (no visible alcohol branding)
• Food and beverage presentations
• People in appropriate attire for the venue type
• Entertainment and ambiance shots
• Beach/pool venues with appropriate swimwear coverage

4. Description Guidelines

Writing Your Description

✓Be Accurate: Describe your venue or event honestly and accurately.
✓Be Professional: Use proper grammar and spelling. Avoid excessive capitalization or punctuation.
✓Be Informative: Include relevant details like cuisine type, atmosphere, special features, etc.
✓Be Engaging: Write in a way that attracts potential visitors while remaining truthful.

Do NOT include:

✗False or misleading claims
✗Contact information in descriptions (use proper fields)
✗Promotional codes or special offers (unless in designated areas)
✗Links to external websites
✗Profanity or inappropriate language
✗References to alcohol promotions or pricing

5. AI Content Moderation

Automated Review System

All uploaded images are automatically scanned by our AI moderation system to ensure compliance with Bahrain laws and our content guidelines.

Our AI detects: inappropriate content, excessive skin exposure, alcohol bottles/glasses, drug-related imagery, offensive symbols, copyrighted content, and other prohibited material.

Images that violate our policies will be automatically rejected. You will receive a notification if your image is rejected, and you may submit a new image that meets our guidelines.

6. Rights & Ownership

By uploading content to BahrainNights, you:

Confirm you own the rights to all uploaded content or have obtained necessary permissions
Grant BahrainNights a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, display, and distribute your content on our platform
Understand that BahrainNights may compress, resize, or optimize images for better performance
Accept that BahrainNights reserves the right to remove any content without notice

Ready to Submit?

By submitting content to BahrainNights, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to follow these Content Guidelines.