def validate_instance(instance):
    """Validating if the instance should be logged, or is excluded"""
    excludes = settings.AUTOMATED_LOGGING['exclude']['model']

    for excluded in excludes:
        if (excluded in [instance._meta.app_label.lower(),
                         instance.__class__.__name__.lower()] or
                instance.__module__.lower().startswith(excluded)):
            return False

    return True