diff --git a/pages/legal/rules.vue b/pages/legal/rules.vue index c0da3f37dd..e4f9d94347 100644 --- a/pages/legal/rules.vue +++ b/pages/legal/rules.vue @@ -3,102 +3,72 @@

Content Rules

- These Content Rules are to be considered part of our - Terms of Use and apply to any and all User - Contributions and use of Interactive Services. + In order to facilitate Modrinth's + Terms and Conditions , all Content must obey the + following Rules. For more information on what exactly Content is, please refer to the Content + section of the Terms.

- If you find any violations of these Rules on our website, it is your responsibility to make us - aware. You may use the Report button on any project, version, or user page, or you may email - us at - support@modrinth.com. + Please note that these are general rules and will not be enforced "to the letter". We reserve + the right to modify and/or remove any file, project, or other Content uploaded to our platform + for any reason. We reserve the right to introduce new rules at any time, which may or may not + retroactively apply to already uploaded Content at the discretion of our moderators.

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1. Prohibited Content

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- User Contributions must in their entirety comply with all applicable federal, state, local, - and international laws and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, User Contributions - must not: + If you find any violations of these Rules on our website, it is your responsibility to report + it. You may use the Report button on any project, version, or user page, or you may email us + at + support@modrinth.com.

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  1. - Contain any material which is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, - violent, hateful, inflammatory, harmful, damaging, disruptive, or otherwise objectionable. -
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  2. - Promote sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on - race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age. -
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  3. - Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property or - other rights of any other person. -
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  4. - Violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or - contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under - applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with our Terms of Use or - Privacy Policy. -
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  5. - Promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act, including - real-life drugs or illicit substances. -
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  6. - Cause annoyance, inconvenience, or needless anxiety or be likely to upset, embarrass, alarm, - annoy, harm, or deceive any other person. -
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  7. Make or share intentionally wrong or misleading claims.
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  8. - Impersonate any person, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or - organization. -
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    1. Malicious Content

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    Content cannot contain or download malware, which we define as anything that is designed:

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2. Clear and Honest Function

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2. Clear and honest function

- Projects, a form of Gaming Content, must make a clear and honest attempt to describe their - purpose in designated areas on the project page. Necessary information must not be obscured in - any way. Using confusing language or technical jargon when it is not necessary constitutes a - violation. + Content, especially projects, must make a clear and honest attempt to describe their purpose + on the page(s) where it may be found.

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2.1. General Expectations

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+ Content must not make or share intentionally wrong or misleading claims. This includes but is + not limited to claims regarding the Content itself, claims regarding other Content, and claims + not relating to Content on Modrinth. +

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2.1. General expectations

- From a project description, users should be able to understand what the project does and how - to use it. Projects must attempt to describe the following three things within their + Projects in particular must attempt to describe the following three things within their description:

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  1. what the project specifically does or adds
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2.2. Accessibility

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- Project descriptions must be accessible so that they can be read through a variety of mediums. - All descriptions must have a plain-text version, though images, videos, and other content can - take priority if desired. + Project descriptions must also be accessible. For the most part, this means that descriptions + cannot mostly consist of text within images, and necessary information cannot be obscured.

- Project descriptions must have an English-language translation unless they are exclusively - meant for use in a specific language, such as translation packs. Descriptions may provide - translations into other languages if desired. + Projects which don't meet of these expectations may be removed from search rather than removed + from the platform altogether, at the moderators' discretion.

3. Cheats and Hacks

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4. Copyright and Reuploads

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4. Copyright and legality of Content

You must own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to store, - share, and distribute the User Contributions that are uploaded under your Modrinth account. + share, or distribute the Content that is uploaded under your Modrinth account.

- Content may not be directly reuploaded from another source without explicit permission from - the original author. If explicit permission has been granted, or it is a license-abiding - "fork", this restriction does not apply. We define "forks" as modified copies of a project - which have diverged substantially enough from the original project at the discretion of - Modrinth's moderators. + Content may not be directly "reuploaded" from another platform without the permission of the + author or copyright holder, even with the appropriate licensing or other rights. This + restriction does not apply to content within modpacks or to so called "forks" - that is, + modified copies of a project which have diverged substantially enough from the original + project, at the discretion of Modrinth's moderators.

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5. Additional Provisions

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Content must not infringe upon anyone's rights or intellectual property.

- There are certain aspects to creating content that are not enforced by Modrinth's moderators - that all User Contributions should still attempt to abide by. + Content must abide by the laws which govern Rinth, Inc., i.e. those of the United States and + of the State of Delaware.

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5. Prohibited Content

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Content on Modrinth is meant to be appropriate for audiences 13 years of age and above.

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This means that the following Content is not allowed:

diff --git a/pages/legal/terms.vue b/pages/legal/terms.vue index 5b14ad1328..083f87483b 100644 --- a/pages/legal/terms.vue +++ b/pages/legal/terms.vue @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@