Terms and Conditions

{Name of Community} is a place for respectful conversations between people interested in a variety of subjects.

Throughout these Terms of Serice and Community Rules, we may use terms like "forum" or "website" or "server" interchangeably, but they all refer to this interactive computer service that provides communications facilities for users, as well as any related infrastructure and services. The term "we" means the legal entity that operates this interactive computer service.

This server is operated by {Name of Legal Entity}.

Age Restrictions

Many states or countries have various laws regarding social media use by young people. In order to comply with the laws in hundreds of countries, we have devised the following policy:

• To create an account on this server, you must be at least 18 years old.
• To participate in conversations on our server (using an account on another server), you must be at least 13 years old, unless a higher age is required by the law where you live. For example, some states or countries have a minimum age of 16 years old to engage in social conversations on the internet.
• If your local law requires us to get parental consent for you to participate because you are under a certain age, you are not allowed to participate on this server in a manner that violates that law.
• If your local law requires us to collect personally identifying information, such as your birthday, or requires us to verify your age, you are not allowed to participate in this server in a manner that violates that law.

We know this limits how many people can participate on our forums and servers, but as a small website, we don't have the resources to check your ID or get parental consent or individually research laws in hundreds of countries and states. If you are under 18, you will need to join a server that allows users under 18.

Terms of Service

Content Creators and Content Suppliers

You retain the copyright of the content that you create or own. By posting your content, you consent to its distribution to your followers, or to the public, according to the permissions you set on your post. Furthermore, you understand that others may quote, repeat, repost, boost, copy, transmit, forward, or otherwise redistribute your content, and by posting your content, you consent to this.

Due to the decentralized and federated nature of the fediverse, once the content has been sent to the fediverse or internet, we no longer have control of how it is distributed or redistributed. If you choose to delete your post, we may request other servers delete your content where technically feasible, but we cannot guarantee that they do so, similar to how if you send someone an email, you cannot guarantee that they will delete your email if you request them to.

You also agree to not post materials that you do not own the copyright to, unless you have permission of the copyright holder, or is allowed under fair use, or other applicable exceptions under the law. In all cases, you agree to comply with copyright laws.

NO WARRANTY

THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, WEBSITE, AND SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR SERVER OPERATORS OR ADMINISTRATORS OR STAFF OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, WEBSITE, AND SERVICE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, WEBSITE, AND SERVICE.

Furthermore, we do not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on this website or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.

Limitations

In no event shall we or our suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on our websites, even if we or an authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

Accuracy of Materials

The materials appearing on this website could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. We do not warrant that any of the materials on our website are accurate, complete, or current. The authors of the content may make changes to the materials contained on our website at any time without notice. However, we do not make any commitment to update the materials and we cannot guarantee that the authors of the content will do so.

Links

We have not reviewed all of the sites linked to its website and are not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply an endorsement of the site. Use of any such linked website is at the user's own risk.

Indemnification and Hold Harmless

By using or interacting with our software, website, and/or service you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold us harmless against any loss, cost, or damage of any kind (including reasonable outside attorneys' fees) to the extent arising out of your breach of these Terms of Service and Community Rules, and/or your negligence or willful misconduct, including, but not limited to, you posting illegal content or you violating age restrictions. For example, if you do something illegal, and we get fined for something you did, you agree to compensate us for the fine and any related costs.

Force Majeure

We shall not be held liable for failure of or delay in performing our obligations under this Agreement if such failure or delay is the result of an act of God, such as earthquake, hurricane, tornado, flooding, or other natural disaster, or in the case of war, action of foreign enemies, terrorist activities, labor dispute or strike, government sanction, blockage, embargo, or failure of electrical service, or hardware failure, or software error.

Modifications

We may revise these terms of service for its website at any time without notice. By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these terms of service.

Governing Law

These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws where our legal entity is located and/or registered and you irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in that State or location.

Our Terms and Conditions are based on FWAA Terms & Conditions Version 2.0 and may have been modified and customized for our community. Examples that you can copy and modify are located on the Federated Website & App Alliance website.