Code of Conduct
Last updated: October 30, 2026
Polymarket's mission is to aggregate information and produce accurate forecasts on the events that matter. The Builder Program is how we advance that mission: you're building the tools and interfaces that bring prediction markets to more people.
That only works if we maintain trust: trust in each other, and trust in the ecosystem. This document lays out what we expect from every builder. It is a condition of participation, not a suggestion. Violation may result in removal from the Builder Program.
The Core Principles
Three principles govern participation in the Builder Program:
- Integrity first: Any action that compromises the integrity of our markets or our community directly undermines our mission. Be honest. Be transparent. Do not mislead.
- Positive-sum mindset: We are a collaborative ecosystem, not a zero-sum arena. The most valuable products are built through open knowledge sharing and mutual support. Your success should contribute to the ecosystem, not extract from it.
- Professional respect: We are a global community of builders from diverse backgrounds. We engage in rigorous, intense debate, but we do not tolerate personal attacks, harassment, or discrimination. Respect for each other is the bedrock of a healthy community.
Expected Conduct
The following rules apply to all participants in the Builder Program across all platforms and interactions, including but not limited to Discord, Telegram, GitHub, X, community calls, and the applications and tools you build.
- Be honest with users about what your product does, who operates it, and how secure it is. Make clear that your product is yours and not Polymarket's. Claim only the builder status Polymarket has actually granted you, and never overstate your relationship with us.
- Disclose your fees. If you charge any of your own fees on top of Polymarket's fees, you must disclose them clearly to users within your product before they place trades or otherwise use your product.
- Only authentic trading behavior: no spoofing, wash trading, self-matching, insider trading, manipulation, fraud, or generating artificial volume to game prices, rewards, or the leaderboard. See our integrity page at https://integrity.polymarket.com/ for more information.
- Use builder codes and volume attribution only as intended. Builder codes and associated volume attribution are reserved exclusively for trades executed through third-party applications integrating Polymarket. Trades executed on Polymarket.com are not eligible for attribution and will not be counted toward builder volume, rewards, or leaderboard standing.
- Claim rebate and reward eligibility accurately. Trades placed through an omnibus or pooled wallet are not eligible for taker rebates or referral rewards.
- Don't attack other projects. Denial-of-service attacks, exploitation of their code, or social engineering campaigns are strictly prohibited.
- Don't disparage other builders, their projects, or Polymarket.
- Obtain our approval before speaking on our behalf. Press releases, marketing, and any use of our name or logo require prior written approval and must follow Polymarket's marketing guidelines. Never launch unauthorized tokens or financial instruments that leverage the Polymarket brand or your affiliation with the program. Any builder who does so will be permanently removed from the Builder Program, forfeit all grants and rewards, and be subject to a public statement of dissociation.
- It is your responsibility to make sure your application is secure. Your users' funds are your responsibility. Do not build interfaces that deceive users into disclosing private keys or that conceal fees.
- Supervise your team. All team members in a project may be held responsible for the unethical actions of a single builder or team member, depending on the circumstances. If you extend access to Polymarket through your integration to another platform or client, you are responsible for their conduct as if it were your own, and you need their agreement to these standards before you do it.
- Report vulnerabilities to Polymarket. Exploiting vulnerabilities is strictly prohibited.
- Maintain your own compliance controls. Exclude Restricted Persons (as defined in the Terms of Use), use the screening and geoblocking controls we provide and never bypass them, and maintain the sanctions, AML, and security controls appropriate for your product.
- Keep confidential information confidential. Do not share private conversations or proprietary data from our private channels.
- Treat grants and rewards with respect. Use them to further your project and the ecosystem, not for personal benefit.
- Respect the limits on our data. Our Terms of Use restrict who may access Polymarket data and prohibit reselling or redistributing it to capital markets firms or market data distributors without our written agreement. If that describes your intended use, contact us before proceeding.
- Operate in good faith and conduct yourself professionally at all times.
Enforcement
We take this Code of Conduct extremely seriously. Violations will be investigated thoroughly and will result in immediate action. Keep accurate records of your integration, fees, and compliance controls, and share them with us on request.
- Reporting: If you witness or are subject to a violation, report it immediately and confidentially to the Polymarket team at builder@polymarket.com. All reports will be handled with discretion and urgency.
- Consequences: Depending on the severity of the violation, enforcement actions are at our sole discretion and may include, but are not limited to:
- A formal private warning.
- Temporary or permanent removal from all private community channels.
- Public removal from the Builder Program Leaderboard.
- Immediate revocation of builder codes, API keys, relayer access, and all other technical benefits.
- Forfeiture of any and all past or future grants and rewards.
- Disqualification of attributed volume, and clawback of rewards already paid on volume that was not generated by genuine third-party user activity.
- Permanent removal from the Polymarket Builder Program and a public statement of dissociation.
This is a living document. We will review and update it as our community evolves. By participating in Polymarket's Builder Program, you agree to uphold these standards.