From c1171085183adcbdbd128e78b5856b117186b337 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Makles Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 13:34:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 01/14] docs: draft changes to the terms and privacy policy (NEEDS REVIEW) --- Privacy Policy.md | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------- Terms of Service.md | 23 ++++++++++++++--------- 2 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/Privacy Policy.md b/Privacy Policy.md index 948bc68..687a1af 100644 --- a/Privacy Policy.md +++ b/Privacy Policy.md @@ -1,23 +1,28 @@ -*Last updated: 03. June, 2022* +_Last updated: 15. March, 2023_ + +_Effective: 15. April, 2023_ # Privacy Policy -*Note: Please be aware that only our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy in English are legally binding. While translations of these documents may be provided for your convenience, they are translated by the community and are thus not legal documents.* +_Note: Please be aware that only our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy in English are legally binding. While translations of these documents may be provided for your convenience, they are translated by the community and are thus not legal documents._ This Privacy Policy applies to the official instance of Revolt, available at revolt.chat. Self-hosted instances may choose to adopt this Privacy Policy if they wish. ### Introduction -We get that legal documents can be overwhelming and boring, so we've tried our best to keep it as simple and possible while providing the information needed. It is important however to remember that these terms are legally binding between yourself and us if you choose to use Revolt, so please read them carefully before proceeding - We will continue to improve and tackle some sections. +We get that legal documents can be overwhelming and boring, so we've tried our best to keep it as simple and possible while providing the information needed. It is important however to remember that these terms are legally binding between yourself and us if you choose to use Revolt, so please read them carefully before proceeding - We will continue to improve and tackle some sections. ### Your Privacy Your privacy is very important to us, and we will ensure protecting your privacy when using our services. -**Revolt** is an open-source project (source code is available on our [GitLab](https://gitlab.insrt.uk/revolt)), and we respect our user's privacy while remaining transparent with our users. We only collect limited data from our users that is absolutely necessary. +**Revolt** is an open-source project (source code is available on our [GitHub](https://github.com/revoltchat)), and we respect our user's privacy while remaining transparent with our users. We only collect limited data from our users that is absolutely necessary. - **Account Information**: We collect data from our users when they register for an account on Revolt, such as: the registered e-mail address, hashed password, and chosen username. - **Servers and Groups**: If you create or join a group/server on Revolt, we collect and store the names of the group/server to provide the service. +- **Your Content**: To provide the service, we must store your messages and any content such as attachments and reactions. +- **Legal Responsibility**: To ensure that users satisfy the legal age requirement to use the platform and to provide additional safety for minors, we must collect user's date of birth. +- **Abuse Prevention**: To prevent our service from being attacked and protect your account, we collect your IP address, short device description for each session, and also temporarily store additional device information after initial registration. - **Self-hosted instances**: Since self-hosted instances aren't operated by us, we cannot enforce our own Privacy Policy, Acceptable Usage Policy or Terms of Service there. Please visit self-hosted instances at your own discretion. ### Who is this information shared with? @@ -30,19 +35,31 @@ We will NEVER sell your data to any third-parties, although we use certain servi - [hCaptcha](https://hcaptcha.com), provides us with the tools necessary to stop abuse of our platform. [See footnote.](#hcaptcha) - [Cloudflare](https://cloudflare.com), provides us with DDoS mitigation and content delivery acceleration. -*Law & Order: We may disclose your information to third parties only if such disclosure is absolutely necessary to comply with a valid legal process, protect any person from death or serious injury, prevent fraud or abuse, or protect our rights, property, safety and interest*. +_Law & Order: We may disclose your information to third parties only if such disclosure is absolutely necessary to comply with a valid legal process, protect any person from death or serious injury, prevent fraud or abuse, or protect our rights, property, safety and interest_. ### Where is my information stored? Since this is an open-source project, we have team members across Europe and North America. Your information is currently stored on first-party servers in Germany and your media is stored on first-party servers in Lithuania. -If you wish to request deletion of any information stored on our servers, including any requests under GDPR or DMCA, please contact us at [urgent@revolt.chat](mailto:urgent@revolt.chat). +If you wish to request deletion of any information stored on our servers, including any requests under GDPR or DMCA, please use the account deletion / reporting in-app if applicable or otherwise contact us at [urgent@revolt.chat](mailto:urgent@revolt.chat). -*Exceptions to third-parties service providers which is used to process your data as mentioned above.* +_Exceptions to third-parties service providers which is used to process your data as mentioned above._ ### Our commitment to children's privacy -We follow [The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”)](https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/rules/rulemaking-regulatory-reform-proceedings/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule), which requires online service providers to obtain parental consent before they knowingly collect personally identifiable information online from children who are under 13 years of age. This applies to every user of our platform, regardless of different consent laws in different countries. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personally identifiable information from children under 13 years of age. If we learn we have collected personal information from a child under 13 years of age, we will immediately delete that information from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian of a child under the age of 13 and believe that they have disclosed personal information to us, please contact us at [contact@revolt.chat](mailto:contact@revolt.chat). +We abide by [the children's consent guidelines as laid out by the GDPR](https://gdpr-info.eu/art-8-gdpr/) and [The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”)](https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/rules/rulemaking-regulatory-reform-proceedings/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule), which requires online service providers to obtain parental consent before they knowingly collect personally identifiable information online from children who are under 16 and 13 years of age respectively, and in the case of the GDPR, may vary depending on the EU member state. + +We do not knowingly collect or solicit personally identifiable information from children under the minimum legal age to use the service. If we learn we have collected personal information from a child under the minimum legal age to use the service, we will immediately delete that information from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian of a child under the age and believe that they have disclosed personal information to us, please contact us at [contact@revolt.chat](mailto:contact@revolt.chat). As a concerned user of the platform, you may also report underage users by using the in-app report feature. + +### Your rights under the GDPR + +The data controller of your personal data is Pawel Makles, an individual who operates Revolt as a sole proprietorship. You can contact him at [data-controller@revolt.chat](mailto:data-controller@revolt.chat). The data controller is responsible for deciding how and why we process your personal data. + +The legal basis for processing your personal data is based on your consent, which you give us when you sign up for Revolt and agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can withdraw your consent at any time by deleting your account or contacting us. We may also process your personal data to comply with our legal obligations, to protect our legitimate interests or the interests of others. + +As a user of our service, you have the right to lodge a complaint under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) if you think that we have mishandled your personal data or violated your data protection rights. You can do this by contacting us directly and explaining your concerns. If you are not satisfied with our response, you can also escalate your complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which is the supervisory authority for UK GDPR. You can find more information about how to make a data protection complaint on their website. + +Currently, you may request a copy of all of your data by contacting us at [contact@revolt.chat](mailto:contact@revolt.chat). ### Changes to our Privacy Policy diff --git a/Terms of Service.md b/Terms of Service.md index 1a05bb5..07be8dc 100644 --- a/Terms of Service.md +++ b/Terms of Service.md @@ -1,14 +1,16 @@ -*Last updated: 20. April, 2021* +_Last updated: 15. March, 2023_ + +_Effective: 15. April, 2023_ # Terms of Service -*Note: Please be aware that only our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy in English are legally binding. While translations of these documents may be provided for your convenience, they are translated by the community and are thus not legal documents.* +_Note: Please be aware that only our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy in English are legally binding. While translations of these documents may be provided for your convenience, they are translated by the community and are thus not legal documents._ This Terms of Service document applies to the official instance of Revolt, available at [revolt.chat](https://revolt.chat). Self-hosted instances may choose to adopt this document if they wish. ### **Introduction** -We get that legal documents can be overwhelming and boring, so we've tried our best to keep it as simple and possible while providing the information needed. It is important however to remember that these terms are legally binding between yourself and us if you choose to use Revolt, so please read them carefully before proceeding - We will continue to improve and tackle some sections. +We get that legal documents can be overwhelming and boring, so we've tried our best to keep it as simple and possible while providing the information needed. It is important however to remember that these terms are legally binding between yourself and us if you choose to use Revolt, so please read them carefully before proceeding - We will continue to improve and tackle some sections. ### Definitions @@ -17,7 +19,6 @@ Throughout this document, we will use certain terminlogy to refer to things spec - **Terms** – the Terms of Service, a legally binding agreement between Us and You ("Terms", "Terms of Service") - **You** – the user ("you", "your" or "user") - **Revolt** – the service provided by us ("Revolt", "Platform", "Service" or "Application") -- **Revolt Communications** – our company ("us", "we", or "our") Your access to and use of the service is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users and others who access or use our services. By accessing or using the service you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms, then please discontinue the use of this service. @@ -27,19 +28,23 @@ Revolt is a chat application that allows you to communicate with other users thr **By using our Service, you agree:** -- You are 13 years of age or older. +- You are of the minimum age to use the service, [we maintain a list of age requirements here](https://support.revolt.chat/kb/safety/minimum-age-guidelines). - You have read and understood the Terms and Privacy Policy. - You agree to abide by our [Acceptable Usage Policy](https://revolt.chat/aup). -The Terms are subject to change at any time, we will always notify you at least 30 days in advance when we make changes. +The Terms are subject to change at any time, we will always notify you an adequete amount of time in advance when we make changes. -## 1. **Accounts** +## 1. Accounts You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password, including but not limited to the restriction of access to your computer and/or account. You agree to accept responsibility for any and all activities or actions that occur under your account and/or password, whether your password is with our Service or a third-party service. You must notify us immediately upon becoming aware of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account. ## 2. Termination -We may terminate or suspend access to our services immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to breaching our Terms of Service. +We may terminate or suspend access to our services immediately, without prior notice or liability, for the following reasons: + +- You breach the guidelines laid out in the Terms of Service. +- We are required to do so to comply with legal requirements. +- We believe we must limit or remove your access if you are likely to cause or are causing harm or risk to our service, you, other users, or other third parties. ## 3. Community Guidelines @@ -55,7 +60,7 @@ Our service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services. -## 6. **Warranty** +## 6. Warranty Revolt is provided "as is" with no warranty and/or liability for any outcomes of using our service. Revolt is not responsible for any content shared on self-hosted instances, as outlined in our [Acceptable Usage Policy](https://revolt.chat/aup). From a8420a0b75804cea084c49b922a06d851d83a822 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Makles Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2023 10:55:14 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 02/14] chore: start drafting new 2023 AUP --- Acceptable Usage Policy.md | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) diff --git a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md index 94ca13f..7b96103 100644 --- a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md +++ b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ -*Last updated: 03. June, 2022* +_Last updated: 02. September, 2023_ # Acceptable Usage Policy -This **Acceptable Usage Policy** (**AUP**) applies to the official instance of Revolt available at [revolt.chat](http://revolt.chat). Self-hosted instances may choose to adopt this AUP if they wish. +This **Acceptable Usage Policy** (**AUP**) applies to the official instance of Revolt available at [revolt.chat](http://revolt.chat). Self-hosted instances may choose to adopt this AUP if they wish. ## Community Guidelines @@ -18,28 +18,30 @@ Online communities have the potential to change people's lives, so we want to en Engaging in any of the following actions will result in a warning and may lead to having your account suspended. -- Creating accounts or using existing accounts to send unsolicited advertisements to other people on the platform or to harass other individuals on the platform. -- Sharing any kind of copyrighted content, or any type of content that violates another person's personal, intellectual property or other rights. This includes any content that would violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). We respond to DMCA requests as described in our [Terms of Service](https://revolt.chat/terms). -- Using Revolt for illegal operations. These include, but are not limited to, hacking, the cracking or distribution of pirated software, cheats, exploits or hacks for our or another company or person's service. -- Using Revolt with malicious intent, in a way that is not reasonable under normal usage, in order to outsource computing and/or storage resources to our servers, as well as other forms of Denial of Service to our infrastructure. -- Sharing any type of imagery that depicts real-life violence, gore or animal cruelty. However, an exception to this rule has been made for violence portrayed in media (including movies, games, books and such). -- The selling and buying of Revolt accounts is prohibited. +- **Sending unsolicited advertisements**. Creating accounts or using existing accounts to send unsolicited advertisements to other people on the platform or to harass other individuals on the platform. +- **Sharing any type of content that violates another person's intellectual property or other rights**. This includes any content that would violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). We respond to DMCA requests as described in our [Terms of Service](https://revolt.chat/terms). This includes, but is not limited to, hacking, the cracking or distribution of pirated software, cheats, exploits or hacks for our or another company or person's service. +- **Abusing server resources**. Using Revolt with malicious intent, in a way that is not reasonable under normal usage, in order to outsource computing and/or storage resources to our servers, as well as other forms of Denial of Service to our infrastructure. +- **Sharing any type of imagery that depicts real-life violence, gore or animal cruelty**. However, an exception to this rule has been made for violence portrayed in media (including movies, games, books and such). +- **The selling and buying of Revolt accounts is prohibited**. +- **Engaging in hate speech or other hateful conduct**. For this purpose, we define hate speech as any form of expression that attacks, promotes harm, or promotes hatred against other people based on their protected characteristics. -To report any of the above activity, contact us at [abuse@revolt.chat](mailto:abuse@revolt.chat). + Protected characteristics: age; caste; color; disability; ethnicity; family responsibilities; gender; gender identity; housing status; national origin; race; refugee or immigration status; religious affiliation; serious illness; sex; sexual orientation; socioeconomic class and status; source of income; status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking; and weight and size -Please note we are *committed to resolving every single report*. Please be patient and **do not spam our support team** - we appreciate your concerns and will act upon them. +To report any of the above activity please use the in-app reporting system, otherwise contact us at [abuse@revolt.chat](mailto:abuse@revolt.chat). + +Please note we are _committed to resolving every single report_. Please be patient and **do not spam our support team** - we appreciate your concerns and will act upon them. ### What We Can't Allow Engaging in any of the following will result in **immediate account termination** as well as content removal. You may also be **blacklisted** from using our services indefinitely. -- Sharing any content or imagery that is illegal ([see footnote](#jurisdiction)). We don't want you or us to get into any legal trouble, so stay in line by not engaging in illegal activities or sharing illegal content such as, but not limited to, sharing any pornography that is subject to legal age restrictions, pornography that depicts minors, revenge pornography, the selling or facilitating the usage of drugs, extortion or blackmail. -- Sharing any content promoting, encouraging or glorifying self-harm or suicide. This includes any content that pushes people to cut or injure themselves; that embraces eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia; or that encourages people to commit suicide as opposed to referring them to the correct treatment and help. If you notice someone in need of urgent help, **please contact your local authorities**. -- Attempts to hack or otherwise gain unauthorised access to our service - for example, accessing another person's account without permission, or attempting to steal another person's account. This also includes attempts to gain access to our backend networks. **Please contact us ahead of time for permission to test our networks by emailing [security@revolt.chat](mailto:security@revolt.chat).** -- Distributing malware such as viruses, trojans, worms, etc. Any software designed with malicious intent to attack another person or to steal their data is not tolerated. -- Sharing content that is designed to harass or degrade someone else, or that can directly threaten someone's physical, mental or financial state. This includes death threats, doxxing (sharing personal information without permission), or ignoring someone's privacy. +- **Sharing any content or imagery that is illegal**. Includes but is not limited to, sharing any pornography that is subject to legal age restrictions, pornography that depicts minors, revenge pornography, the selling or facilitating the usage of drugs, extortion or blackmail. +- **Sharing any content promoting, encouraging or glorifying self-harm or suicide**. This includes any content that pushes people to cut or injure themselves; that embraces eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia; or that encourages people to commit suicide as opposed to referring them to the correct treatment and help. If you notice someone in need of urgent help, _please contact your local authorities_. +- **Attempts to hack or otherwise gain unauthorised access to our service**. For example, accessing another person's account without permission, or attempting to steal another person's account. This also includes attempts to gain access to our backend networks. _Please contact us ahead of time for permission to test our networks by emailing [security@revolt.chat](mailto:security@revolt.chat)._ +- **Distributing malware such as viruses, trojans, worms, etc**. Any software designed with malicious intent to attack another person or to steal their data is not tolerated. +- **Sharing content that is designed to harass or degrade someone else, or that can directly threaten someone's physical, mental or financial state**. This includes death threats, doxxing (sharing personal information without permission), or ignoring someone's privacy. -To report any of the above activity, contact us at [abuse@revolt.chat](mailto:abuse@revolt.chat). +To report any of the above activity please use the in-app reporting system, otherwise contact us at [abuse@revolt.chat](mailto:abuse@revolt.chat). ### Strikes @@ -51,9 +53,9 @@ If you would like to appeal a suspension, please contact [abuse@revolt.chat](mai We abide by laws within the following jursdictions: -| Jurisdiction | Reason | -|--------------|--------| -| United Kingdom, Poland | Service operator | -| Germany | Data storage | -| Lithuania | Media storage | -| European Union | 👍 | +| Jurisdiction | Reason | +| ---------------- | --------------------------------- | +| United Kingdom | Service operator | +| Germany, Finland | Data storage | +| Lithuania | Media storage | +| European Union | Encompasses our area of operation | From a2fd6759aa9b3b9a4b41d5f27f32666db81a74f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Makles Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 12:33:42 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 03/14] chore: typo correction Co-authored-by: Sophie L --- Acceptable Usage Policy.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md index 7b96103..3d70069 100644 --- a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md +++ b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ If you would like to appeal a suspension, please contact [abuse@revolt.chat](mai ### Jurisdiction -We abide by laws within the following jursdictions: +We abide by laws within the following jurisdictions: | Jurisdiction | Reason | | ---------------- | --------------------------------- | From b1d3a99e11ee16c175b53398c950e99af3b533c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Makles Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 12:35:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 04/14] chore: swap `doxxing` for `doxing` --- Acceptable Usage Policy.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md index 3d70069..a13f880 100644 --- a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md +++ b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Engaging in any of the following will result in **immediate account termination* - **Sharing any content promoting, encouraging or glorifying self-harm or suicide**. This includes any content that pushes people to cut or injure themselves; that embraces eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia; or that encourages people to commit suicide as opposed to referring them to the correct treatment and help. If you notice someone in need of urgent help, _please contact your local authorities_. - **Attempts to hack or otherwise gain unauthorised access to our service**. For example, accessing another person's account without permission, or attempting to steal another person's account. This also includes attempts to gain access to our backend networks. _Please contact us ahead of time for permission to test our networks by emailing [security@revolt.chat](mailto:security@revolt.chat)._ - **Distributing malware such as viruses, trojans, worms, etc**. Any software designed with malicious intent to attack another person or to steal their data is not tolerated. -- **Sharing content that is designed to harass or degrade someone else, or that can directly threaten someone's physical, mental or financial state**. This includes death threats, doxxing (sharing personal information without permission), or ignoring someone's privacy. +- **Sharing content that is designed to harass or degrade someone else, or that can directly threaten someone's physical, mental or financial state**. This includes death threats, doxing (sharing personal information without permission), or ignoring someone's privacy. To report any of the above activity please use the in-app reporting system, otherwise contact us at [abuse@revolt.chat](mailto:abuse@revolt.chat). From bc8dbcbb57a841a7b1985a4f62af602ba7efc44d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Makles Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 12:35:34 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 05/14] chore: shorten notice about Revolt account trade --- Acceptable Usage Policy.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md index a13f880..6364e5c 100644 --- a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md +++ b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Engaging in any of the following actions will result in a warning and may lead t - **Sharing any type of content that violates another person's intellectual property or other rights**. This includes any content that would violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). We respond to DMCA requests as described in our [Terms of Service](https://revolt.chat/terms). This includes, but is not limited to, hacking, the cracking or distribution of pirated software, cheats, exploits or hacks for our or another company or person's service. - **Abusing server resources**. Using Revolt with malicious intent, in a way that is not reasonable under normal usage, in order to outsource computing and/or storage resources to our servers, as well as other forms of Denial of Service to our infrastructure. - **Sharing any type of imagery that depicts real-life violence, gore or animal cruelty**. However, an exception to this rule has been made for violence portrayed in media (including movies, games, books and such). -- **The selling and buying of Revolt accounts is prohibited**. +- **The selling and buying of Revolt accounts**. - **Engaging in hate speech or other hateful conduct**. For this purpose, we define hate speech as any form of expression that attacks, promotes harm, or promotes hatred against other people based on their protected characteristics. Protected characteristics: age; caste; color; disability; ethnicity; family responsibilities; gender; gender identity; housing status; national origin; race; refugee or immigration status; religious affiliation; serious illness; sex; sexual orientation; socioeconomic class and status; source of income; status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking; and weight and size From 727668940a78da9cf3a45e5f1dbb04533d313b2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Makles Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 12:36:47 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 06/14] chore: use verbose definition Co-authored-by: Sophie L --- Acceptable Usage Policy.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md index 6364e5c..2c459d3 100644 --- a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md +++ b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Engaging in any of the following actions will result in a warning and may lead t - **The selling and buying of Revolt accounts**. - **Engaging in hate speech or other hateful conduct**. For this purpose, we define hate speech as any form of expression that attacks, promotes harm, or promotes hatred against other people based on their protected characteristics. - Protected characteristics: age; caste; color; disability; ethnicity; family responsibilities; gender; gender identity; housing status; national origin; race; refugee or immigration status; religious affiliation; serious illness; sex; sexual orientation; socioeconomic class and status; source of income; status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking; and weight and size + We define the following as protected characteristics: age; caste; color; disability; ethnicity; family responsibilities; gender; gender identity; housing status; national origin; race; refugee or immigration status; religious affiliation; serious illness; sex; sexual orientation; socioeconomic class and status; source of income; status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking; and weight and size. To report any of the above activity please use the in-app reporting system, otherwise contact us at [abuse@revolt.chat](mailto:abuse@revolt.chat). From cca97ef64f7249bda89d4258bd25f9e9e8a35b9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Makles Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 12:38:36 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 07/14] chore: verbose notice for contacting support Co-authored-by: Sophie L --- Acceptable Usage Policy.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md index 2c459d3..4b5faa8 100644 --- a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md +++ b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Engaging in any of the following actions will result in a warning and may lead t We define the following as protected characteristics: age; caste; color; disability; ethnicity; family responsibilities; gender; gender identity; housing status; national origin; race; refugee or immigration status; religious affiliation; serious illness; sex; sexual orientation; socioeconomic class and status; source of income; status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking; and weight and size. -To report any of the above activity please use the in-app reporting system, otherwise contact us at [abuse@revolt.chat](mailto:abuse@revolt.chat). +To report any of the above activity, please use the in-app reporting system. If you cannot use the in-app reporting system for any reason, please contact us at [abuse@revolt.chat](mailto:abuse@revolt.chat). Please note we are _committed to resolving every single report_. Please be patient and **do not spam our support team** - we appreciate your concerns and will act upon them. From f7b6769211f399380d32c07ee249bb6ec8d42068 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Makles Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 12:39:16 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 08/14] chore: grammar correction Co-authored-by: Sophie L --- Acceptable Usage Policy.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md index 4b5faa8..0bd7de4 100644 --- a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md +++ b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Please note we are _committed to resolving every single report_. Please be patie Engaging in any of the following will result in **immediate account termination** as well as content removal. You may also be **blacklisted** from using our services indefinitely. -- **Sharing any content or imagery that is illegal**. Includes but is not limited to, sharing any pornography that is subject to legal age restrictions, pornography that depicts minors, revenge pornography, the selling or facilitating the usage of drugs, extortion or blackmail. +- **Sharing any content or imagery that is illegal**. This includes - but is not limited to - sharing any pornography that is subject to legal age restrictions, pornography that depicts minors, revenge pornography, the selling or facilitating the usage of drugs, extortion or blackmail. - **Sharing any content promoting, encouraging or glorifying self-harm or suicide**. This includes any content that pushes people to cut or injure themselves; that embraces eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia; or that encourages people to commit suicide as opposed to referring them to the correct treatment and help. If you notice someone in need of urgent help, _please contact your local authorities_. - **Attempts to hack or otherwise gain unauthorised access to our service**. For example, accessing another person's account without permission, or attempting to steal another person's account. This also includes attempts to gain access to our backend networks. _Please contact us ahead of time for permission to test our networks by emailing [security@revolt.chat](mailto:security@revolt.chat)._ - **Distributing malware such as viruses, trojans, worms, etc**. Any software designed with malicious intent to attack another person or to steal their data is not tolerated. From 7a1e2447b75a8bc4139c7f2c3ea1a1b0b027910c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Makles Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 12:39:59 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 09/14] chore: only disallow facilitation of illegal drugs --- Acceptable Usage Policy.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md index 0bd7de4..2016119 100644 --- a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md +++ b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Please note we are _committed to resolving every single report_. Please be patie Engaging in any of the following will result in **immediate account termination** as well as content removal. You may also be **blacklisted** from using our services indefinitely. -- **Sharing any content or imagery that is illegal**. This includes - but is not limited to - sharing any pornography that is subject to legal age restrictions, pornography that depicts minors, revenge pornography, the selling or facilitating the usage of drugs, extortion or blackmail. +- **Sharing any content or imagery that is illegal**. This includes - but is not limited to - sharing any pornography that is subject to legal age restrictions, pornography that depicts minors, revenge pornography, the selling or facilitating the usage of illegal drugs, extortion or blackmail. - **Sharing any content promoting, encouraging or glorifying self-harm or suicide**. This includes any content that pushes people to cut or injure themselves; that embraces eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia; or that encourages people to commit suicide as opposed to referring them to the correct treatment and help. If you notice someone in need of urgent help, _please contact your local authorities_. - **Attempts to hack or otherwise gain unauthorised access to our service**. For example, accessing another person's account without permission, or attempting to steal another person's account. This also includes attempts to gain access to our backend networks. _Please contact us ahead of time for permission to test our networks by emailing [security@revolt.chat](mailto:security@revolt.chat)._ - **Distributing malware such as viruses, trojans, worms, etc**. Any software designed with malicious intent to attack another person or to steal their data is not tolerated. From 55c5e7137332f4b0293e5271c12462d6e8d7fa98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Makles Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2023 16:36:34 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 10/14] docs: add the new proposed AUP guidelines --- Acceptable Usage Policy.md | 128 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 110 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md index 2016119..923af77 100644 --- a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md +++ b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -_Last updated: 02. September, 2023_ +_Last updated: 06. December, 2023_ # Acceptable Usage Policy @@ -14,34 +14,126 @@ This **Acceptable Usage Policy** (**AUP**) applies to the official instance of R Online communities have the potential to change people's lives, so we want to encourage a positive environment for anyone willing to join. -### What We Don't Allow +### Keeping You Safe -Engaging in any of the following actions will result in a warning and may lead to having your account suspended. +To ensure users stay safe on the platform, we disallow: -- **Sending unsolicited advertisements**. Creating accounts or using existing accounts to send unsolicited advertisements to other people on the platform or to harass other individuals on the platform. -- **Sharing any type of content that violates another person's intellectual property or other rights**. This includes any content that would violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). We respond to DMCA requests as described in our [Terms of Service](https://revolt.chat/terms). This includes, but is not limited to, hacking, the cracking or distribution of pirated software, cheats, exploits or hacks for our or another company or person's service. -- **Abusing server resources**. Using Revolt with malicious intent, in a way that is not reasonable under normal usage, in order to outsource computing and/or storage resources to our servers, as well as other forms of Denial of Service to our infrastructure. -- **Sharing any type of imagery that depicts real-life violence, gore or animal cruelty**. However, an exception to this rule has been made for violence portrayed in media (including movies, games, books and such). -- **The selling and buying of Revolt accounts**. -- **Engaging in hate speech or other hateful conduct**. For this purpose, we define hate speech as any form of expression that attacks, promotes harm, or promotes hatred against other people based on their protected characteristics. +- **Violent extremism** + + TODO + +- **Misinformation & conspiracy theories** + + TODO + +- **Hate speech & hateful conduct** + + For this purpose, we define hate speech as any form of expression that attacks, promotes harm, or promotes hatred against other people based on their protected characteristics. We define the following as protected characteristics: age; caste; color; disability; ethnicity; family responsibilities; gender; gender identity; housing status; national origin; race; refugee or immigration status; religious affiliation; serious illness; sex; sexual orientation; socioeconomic class and status; source of income; status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking; and weight and size. +- **Promoting, encouraging or glorifying self-harm or suicide** + + This includes any content that pushes people to cut or injure themselves; that embraces eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia; or that encourages people to commit suicide as opposed to referring them to the correct treatment and help. If you notice someone in need of urgent help, _please contact your local authorities_. + +- **Promoting, organising or engaging in illegal behaviour on platform** + + TODO + +- **Promoting off-platform content that violates our acceptable usage policy** + + TODO + +- **Sharing any deemed illegal** + + This includes - but is not limited to - sharing any pornography that is subject to legal age restrictions, pornography that depicts minors, revenge pornography, the selling or facilitating the usage of illegal drugs, extortion or blackmail. + + Information about our jurisdictions are provided at the bottom of this document. + +- **Sharing content designed to harass or degrade someone, or that can directly threaten someone's physical, mental, or financial state** + + This includes death threats, doxing (sharing personal information without permission), or ignoring someone's privacy. + +- **Sharing any content that violates another person's intellectual property or other rights** + + This includes any content that would violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). We respond to DMCA requests as described in our [Terms of Service](https://revolt.chat/terms). This includes, but is not limited to, hacking, the cracking or distribution of pirated software, cheats, exploits or hacks for our or another company or person's service. + +- **Sharing any imagery that depicts real-life violence, gore, or animal cruelty** + + An exception is made in regards to violence potrayed in media (within the context of journalism, movies, games, music, books, and such). + +- **Distributing malware** + + Any software designed with malicious intent to attack another person or to steal their data is not tolerated. + +- **Impersonation of individuals, groups, etc with intent to cause harm or deception** + + TODO + +- **Soliciting or providing sexual content to minors** + + TODO + +- **Engaging in sexual conduct with minors** + + TODO + +- **As a minor, engaging in any conduct that puts your safety at risk** + + TODO + +- **Sharing sexually explicit content in places where it can't be age restricted** + + TODO + To report any of the above activity, please use the in-app reporting system. If you cannot use the in-app reporting system for any reason, please contact us at [abuse@revolt.chat](mailto:abuse@revolt.chat). -Please note we are _committed to resolving every single report_. Please be patient and **do not spam our support team** - we appreciate your concerns and will act upon them. +### Keeping It Fair + +To ensure users have equal opportunity to use the service and are not taken advantage of, we disallow: + +- **Unsolicited advertising** + + Creating accounts or using existing accounts to send unsolicited advertisements to other people on the platform. + +- **Financial scams / fraud** + + TODO + +- **Buying and selling of Revolt accounts** + + TODO -### What We Can't Allow +- **Selling, purchasing or providing means to artificially grow servers** -Engaging in any of the following will result in **immediate account termination** as well as content removal. You may also be **blacklisted** from using our services indefinitely. + TODO + this includes botting and paid advertisements -- **Sharing any content or imagery that is illegal**. This includes - but is not limited to - sharing any pornography that is subject to legal age restrictions, pornography that depicts minors, revenge pornography, the selling or facilitating the usage of illegal drugs, extortion or blackmail. -- **Sharing any content promoting, encouraging or glorifying self-harm or suicide**. This includes any content that pushes people to cut or injure themselves; that embraces eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia; or that encourages people to commit suicide as opposed to referring them to the correct treatment and help. If you notice someone in need of urgent help, _please contact your local authorities_. -- **Attempts to hack or otherwise gain unauthorised access to our service**. For example, accessing another person's account without permission, or attempting to steal another person's account. This also includes attempts to gain access to our backend networks. _Please contact us ahead of time for permission to test our networks by emailing [security@revolt.chat](mailto:security@revolt.chat)._ -- **Distributing malware such as viruses, trojans, worms, etc**. Any software designed with malicious intent to attack another person or to steal their data is not tolerated. -- **Sharing content that is designed to harass or degrade someone else, or that can directly threaten someone's physical, mental or financial state**. This includes death threats, doxing (sharing personal information without permission), or ignoring someone's privacy. +- **Evasion of permanent platform level moderation actions** -To report any of the above activity please use the in-app reporting system, otherwise contact us at [abuse@revolt.chat](mailto:abuse@revolt.chat). + TODO + +- **Engaging in hacking** (phishing, malware, DoS, etc) + + TODO + +- **Attempts to hack or otherwise gain unauthorised access to our service** + + For example, accessing another person's account without permission, or attempting to steal another person's account. This also includes attempts to gain access to our backend networks. _Please contact us ahead of time for permission to test our networks by emailing [security@revolt.chat](mailto:security@revolt.chat)._ + +- **Abusing our server resources** + + Using Revolt with malicious intent, in a way that is not reasonable under normal usage, in order to outsource computing and/or storage resources to our servers, as well as other forms of Denial of Service to our infrastructure. + +- **Use of user bots** (any automated activity from user accounts not initiated by the user in question) + + TODO + +- **Misleading the support team** + + TODO + +To report any of the above activity, please use the in-app reporting system. If you cannot use the in-app reporting system for any reason, please contact us at [abuse@revolt.chat](mailto:abuse@revolt.chat). ### Strikes From 1bb9dfeef9d56ad8d64e193e40de03ef0cd6df58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Makles Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:32:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 11/14] chore: merge down suggestions from PRs docs: add clause for gathering PII --- Acceptable Usage Policy.md | 102 ++++++++++++++++++------------------- Privacy Policy.md | 10 ++-- Terms of Service.md | 4 +- 3 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-) diff --git a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md index 923af77..9e6cfff 100644 --- a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md +++ b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -_Last updated: 06. December, 2023_ +_Last updated: 31. July, 2024_ # Acceptable Usage Policy @@ -6,49 +6,50 @@ This **Acceptable Usage Policy** (**AUP**) applies to the official instance of R ## Community Guidelines -**Revolt** can cater to your community, raid guild, study group and anything in-between. We encourage you to: +**Revolt** can cater to your community, raid guild, study group, and anything in-between. We encourage you to: - Take advantage of our powerful community tools. - Be kind and make friends with others on our platform. -- Have fun talking and sharing content on our platform. +- Have fun collaborating, communicating, and sharing content. Online communities have the potential to change people's lives, so we want to encourage a positive environment for anyone willing to join. ### Keeping You Safe -To ensure users stay safe on the platform, we disallow: +To ensure users stay safe on the platform, we explicitly disallow: -- **Violent extremism** +- **Violent Extremism** - TODO + Content that promotes, encourages, or glorifies violent extremist ideologies or activities is not permitted on our platform. -- **Misinformation & conspiracy theories** +- **Misinformation & Conspiracy Theories** - TODO + Spreading false or misleading information that can cause harm to individuals or society is prohibited. This includes conspiracy theories that have been debunked or lack credible evidence. -- **Hate speech & hateful conduct** +- **Hate Speech & Hateful Conduct** - For this purpose, we define hate speech as any form of expression that attacks, promotes harm, or promotes hatred against other people based on their protected characteristics. + We define hate speech as any form of expression that attacks, promotes harm, or promotes hatred against other people based on their protected characteristics. - We define the following as protected characteristics: age; caste; color; disability; ethnicity; family responsibilities; gender; gender identity; housing status; national origin; race; refugee or immigration status; religious affiliation; serious illness; sex; sexual orientation; socioeconomic class and status; source of income; status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking; and weight and size. + We define the following as protected characteristics: age; caste; colour; disability; ethnicity; family responsibilities; gender; gender identity; housing status; national origin; race; refugee or immigration status; religious affiliation; serious illness; sex; sexual orientation; socioeconomic class and status; source of income; status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking; and weight and size. -- **Promoting, encouraging or glorifying self-harm or suicide** +- **Promoting, Encouraging, or Glorifying Self-Harm or Suicide** - This includes any content that pushes people to cut or injure themselves; that embraces eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia; or that encourages people to commit suicide as opposed to referring them to the correct treatment and help. If you notice someone in need of urgent help, _please contact your local authorities_. + This includes any content that pushes people to cut or injure themselves; that embraces eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia; or that encourages people to commit suicide as opposed to referring them to the correct treatment and help. If you notice someone in need of urgent help, please contact your local authorities. -- **Promoting, organising or engaging in illegal behaviour on platform** +- **Promoting, Organising, or Engaging In Illegal Behaviour on Platform** - TODO + Any content or activity that violates applicable laws is strictly prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: -- **Promoting off-platform content that violates our acceptable usage policy** - - TODO + Local laws: Laws applicable in the user's location of access or residence.
+ National laws: Laws of the country where the user is located or where their actions have effect.
+ International laws: Widely recognized international laws and treaties.
+ Laws of our jurisdictions: As outlined in the "Jurisdiction" section below, we are bound by and enforce laws within specific jurisdictions due to our operational locations and data storage. -- **Sharing any deemed illegal** + Users are responsible for ensuring their activities comply with all applicable laws and ignorance is not a valid defence for violations. - This includes - but is not limited to - sharing any pornography that is subject to legal age restrictions, pornography that depicts minors, revenge pornography, the selling or facilitating the usage of illegal drugs, extortion or blackmail. +- **Promoting off-platform content that violates our acceptable usage policy** - Information about our jurisdictions are provided at the bottom of this document. + Sharing links or references to external content with intent to promote content that violates our AUP is not allowed. - **Sharing content designed to harass or degrade someone, or that can directly threaten someone's physical, mental, or financial state** @@ -56,37 +57,27 @@ To ensure users stay safe on the platform, we disallow: - **Sharing any content that violates another person's intellectual property or other rights** - This includes any content that would violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). We respond to DMCA requests as described in our [Terms of Service](https://revolt.chat/terms). This includes, but is not limited to, hacking, the cracking or distribution of pirated software, cheats, exploits or hacks for our or another company or person's service. + This includes any content that would violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). We respond to DMCA requests as described in our [Terms of Service](https://revolt.chat/terms). This includes, but is not limited to, hacking, the cracking or distribution of pirated software, cheats, exploits, or hacks for our or another company, or person's service where it is forbidden. - **Sharing any imagery that depicts real-life violence, gore, or animal cruelty** - An exception is made in regards to violence potrayed in media (within the context of journalism, movies, games, music, books, and such). + An exception is made in regards to violence depicted in media (within the context of journalism, movies, games, music, books, and such). - **Distributing malware** - Any software designed with malicious intent to attack another person or to steal their data is not tolerated. + Any software designed with malicious intent to attack another person or steal their data is not tolerated. - **Impersonation of individuals, groups, etc with intent to cause harm or deception** - TODO - -- **Soliciting or providing sexual content to minors** - - TODO - -- **Engaging in sexual conduct with minors** - - TODO + Pretending to be another person, organization, or entity in a way that is intended to mislead or harm others is prohibited. - **As a minor, engaging in any conduct that puts your safety at risk** - TODO + Any sexual conduct involving minors, whether online or offline, is strictly prohibited and will be reported to the appropriate authorities. We prioritize the safety of our younger users and prohibit any behaviour that could compromise their well-being. - **Sharing sexually explicit content in places where it can't be age restricted** - TODO - -To report any of the above activity, please use the in-app reporting system. If you cannot use the in-app reporting system for any reason, please contact us at [abuse@revolt.chat](mailto:abuse@revolt.chat). + Sexually explicit content must be properly age-gated and should not be shared in unrestricted areas of the platform. ### Keeping It Fair @@ -98,24 +89,23 @@ To ensure users have equal opportunity to use the service and are not taken adva - **Financial scams / fraud** - TODO + Any attempt to deceive users for financial gain, including phishing, multi level marketing, or other fraudulent activities. - **Buying and selling of Revolt accounts** - TODO + The transfer of Revolt accounts for monetary or other compensation is not permitted. -- **Selling, purchasing or providing means to artificially grow servers** +- **Selling, purchasing, or providing means to artificially grow servers** - TODO - this includes botting and paid advertisements + This includes botting, paid advertisements, and any other methods of artificially inflating server membership or engagement. Legitimate marketing efforts and community-building strategies that don't involve artificial inflation of metrics are generally acceptable. If you're unsure whether a growth strategy violates this policy, please contact our support team for clarification. - **Evasion of permanent platform level moderation actions** - TODO + Attempting to circumvent bans or other moderation actions by creating new accounts or using alternative methods to access the platform is prohibited. -- **Engaging in hacking** (phishing, malware, DoS, etc) +- **Engaging in hacking** - TODO + Any attempt to compromise the security of our platform or its users, including phishing attacks, distribution or creation of malware, or Denial of Service attacks, is strictly forbidden. - **Attempts to hack or otherwise gain unauthorised access to our service** @@ -125,21 +115,31 @@ To ensure users have equal opportunity to use the service and are not taken adva Using Revolt with malicious intent, in a way that is not reasonable under normal usage, in order to outsource computing and/or storage resources to our servers, as well as other forms of Denial of Service to our infrastructure. -- **Use of user bots** (any automated activity from user accounts not initiated by the user in question) +- **Usage of user bots** + + Automated activity from user accounts that is not initiated by the user in question is forbidden. + +- **Unconsenual gathering of personally identifiable information** - TODO + We do not allow any gathering of PII without end-user consent. This includes but is not limited to automated scraping of messages, member lists, and other personally identifiable information gathered without consent of the users in the dataset in question. - **Misleading the support team** - TODO + Providing false information or making fraudulent reports to our support team is prohibited. + +### Reporting Violations To report any of the above activity, please use the in-app reporting system. If you cannot use the in-app reporting system for any reason, please contact us at [abuse@revolt.chat](mailto:abuse@revolt.chat). -### Strikes +### Strikes and Suspensions + +Violations of this AUP, or other platform terms, may result in strikes against your account. Strikes are irreversible. Account suspensions can be removed through a successful appeal, but only if you believe that we took the wrong action. There is no point asking to be appealed for breaking the law. + +If you wish to appeal a suspension, please contact [abuse@revolt.chat](mailto:abuse@revolt.chat). -Strikes are **irreversible**. Account suspensions can be removed through a successful appeal, but only if you believe that we took the wrong action. There is no point asking to be appealed for breaking the law. +### Off-Platform Behavior -If you would like to appeal a suspension, please contact [abuse@revolt.chat](mailto:abuse@revolt.chat). +In certain cases, we may take action based on off-platform behaviour, particularly when it involves severe violations of our policies or legal issues. ### Jurisdiction diff --git a/Privacy Policy.md b/Privacy Policy.md index 687a1af..34eb108 100644 --- a/Privacy Policy.md +++ b/Privacy Policy.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -_Last updated: 15. March, 2023_ +_Last updated: 31. July, 2024_ -_Effective: 15. April, 2023_ + # Privacy Policy @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Your privacy is very important to us, and we will ensure protecting your privacy - **Servers and Groups**: If you create or join a group/server on Revolt, we collect and store the names of the group/server to provide the service. - **Your Content**: To provide the service, we must store your messages and any content such as attachments and reactions. - **Legal Responsibility**: To ensure that users satisfy the legal age requirement to use the platform and to provide additional safety for minors, we must collect user's date of birth. -- **Abuse Prevention**: To prevent our service from being attacked and protect your account, we collect your IP address, short device description for each session, and also temporarily store additional device information after initial registration. +- **Abuse Prevention**: To prevent our service from being attacked and protect your account, we collect your IP address and a short device description for each session, and also temporarily store some device information after initial registration. - **Self-hosted instances**: Since self-hosted instances aren't operated by us, we cannot enforce our own Privacy Policy, Acceptable Usage Policy or Terms of Service there. Please visit self-hosted instances at your own discretion. ### Who is this information shared with? @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ We do not knowingly collect or solicit personally identifiable information from ### Your rights under the GDPR -The data controller of your personal data is Pawel Makles, an individual who operates Revolt as a sole proprietorship. You can contact him at [data-controller@revolt.chat](mailto:data-controller@revolt.chat). The data controller is responsible for deciding how and why we process your personal data. +The data controller of your personal data is Pawel Makles, an individual who operates Revolt as a sole proprietorship. You can contact him at [dpo@revolt.chat](mailto:dpo@revolt.chat). The data controller is responsible for deciding how and why we process your personal data. The legal basis for processing your personal data is based on your consent, which you give us when you sign up for Revolt and agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can withdraw your consent at any time by deleting your account or contacting us. We may also process your personal data to comply with our legal obligations, to protect our legitimate interests or the interests of others. @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Currently, you may request a copy of all of your data by contacting us at [conta ### Changes to our Privacy Policy -As we keep improving our services, we may update our Privacy Policy in the future if needed. We will notify you of any changes made to our Privacy Policy by specifying the date. +As we keep improving our services, we may update our Privacy Policy in the future if needed. We will notify you of any changes made to our Privacy Policy. You are advised to review our Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Such changes to our Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. diff --git a/Terms of Service.md b/Terms of Service.md index 07be8dc..a27a372 100644 --- a/Terms of Service.md +++ b/Terms of Service.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -_Last updated: 15. March, 2023_ +_Last updated: 31. July, 2024_ -_Effective: 15. April, 2023_ + # Terms of Service From 74859bd26809a6a6d5444c7425e9a08299369737 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Makles Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2024 17:21:11 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 12/14] docs: direct About page to team wiki --- About.md | 28 +++------------------------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) diff --git a/About.md b/About.md index 9bdba2b..6049272 100644 --- a/About.md +++ b/About.md @@ -1,26 +1,4 @@ -# Communication is critical. -# Privacy is essential. +Migrated to our team wiki, check out: -Revolt is currently led by [Paul Makles](https://insrt.uk) and in part by [Martin Löffler](https://github.com/fatalerrorcoded). - -> "From your first dirt block, to the greatest guild you have ever played with, to late-night deep conversations with your friends, we all know how important communication is. -> -> We at Revolt strive to create a free and open platform, allowing diversified communities of all kinds to thrive and to be fully transparent with our users. We believe everyone should have total freedom over how they talk with each other. -> -> We realize these days that privacy has come down lower in priority amongst other values. We believe in freedom of speech, that everyone should have the right to talk freely and express themselves in any way." - -\- nizune, Former Designer - -## Our Story - -The Revolt project originally started back in 2019 by a group of three students from the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic, looking for an alternative to the already emerging, closed-source chat platforms. - -Our main focus for the project was to create an open-source, completely compromise-free platform that offered all of the same features and competed against other chat apps. - -Revolt as it stands today began development towards the end of 2020 and went online on the 27th of January 2021. - -Revolt went into a public beta on the 11th of August 2021. - -## For the people - -We at Revolt made our platform completely [open-source](https://github.com/revoltchat) to remain transparent while maintaining the best user experience possible. We are very thankful to our users for using Revolt and we think they deserve transparency from our side and we do our best to provide the best platform with the highest standard of privacy and security they deserve. We recognize everyone who helps improve our solution and we are open to contributions from our community as together, we can develop a platform that we all deserve. \ No newline at end of file +- [Our background & history](https://wiki.revolt.chat/notes/project/background--history/) +- [Our vision and values](https://wiki.revolt.chat/notes/project/core-vision/) From fa031835dd42a29d69adc34e9c26f672f6125cf8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Makles Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2024 17:55:23 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 13/14] docs: clean-up sep 5 --- Acceptable Usage Policy.md | 12 ++++++------ Privacy Policy.md | 5 ++--- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md index 9e6cfff..06e2920 100644 --- a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md +++ b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md @@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ In certain cases, we may take action based on off-platform behaviour, particular We abide by laws within the following jurisdictions: -| Jurisdiction | Reason | -| ---------------- | --------------------------------- | -| United Kingdom | Service operator | -| Germany, Finland | Data storage | -| Lithuania | Media storage | -| European Union | Encompasses our area of operation | +| Jurisdiction | Reason | +| ----------------------------- | --------------------------------- | +| United Kingdom | Service operator | +| Germany, Finland, Netherlands | Data storage | +| Lithuania | Media storage | +| European Union | Encompasses our area of operation | diff --git a/Privacy Policy.md b/Privacy Policy.md index 34eb108..f1d273c 100644 --- a/Privacy Policy.md +++ b/Privacy Policy.md @@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ Your privacy is very important to us, and we will ensure protecting your privacy We will NEVER sell your data to any third-parties, although we use certain service providers to process your data, such as: -- [Hetzner](https://hetzner.com), provides us with cloud services to run the Revolt backend and database. -- [Vercel](https://vercel.com), provides us with cloud services to deploy and run parts of the Revolt frontend. No actual personal information or data is shared with Vercel. -- [Scaleway](https://www.scaleway.com/en/), provides us with cloud servers used to host our voice channels. Voice information is processed on their cloud servers but no actual personal information or data is shared with Scaleway. +- [Hetzner](https://hetzner.com), provides us with cloud services to run Revolt. +- [Backblaze](https://backblaze.com), provides us with cloud services to store media at scale. - [hCaptcha](https://hcaptcha.com), provides us with the tools necessary to stop abuse of our platform. [See footnote.](#hcaptcha) - [Cloudflare](https://cloudflare.com), provides us with DDoS mitigation and content delivery acceleration. From f2db4d83d6ae5c74bd80c2da57d952e7e9b4a5d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Makles Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 13:19:26 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 14/14] docs: update AUP with suggestions --- Acceptable Usage Policy.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md index 06e2920..8121d92 100644 --- a/Acceptable Usage Policy.md +++ b/Acceptable Usage Policy.md @@ -115,13 +115,13 @@ To ensure users have equal opportunity to use the service and are not taken adva Using Revolt with malicious intent, in a way that is not reasonable under normal usage, in order to outsource computing and/or storage resources to our servers, as well as other forms of Denial of Service to our infrastructure. -- **Usage of user bots** +- **Automation of user actions** - Automated activity from user accounts that is not initiated by the user in question is forbidden. + Automated activity from user accounts that is performed without explicit, manual initiation by the account holder is forbidden. -- **Unconsenual gathering of personally identifiable information** +- **Non-consensual gathering of personally identifiable information** - We do not allow any gathering of PII without end-user consent. This includes but is not limited to automated scraping of messages, member lists, and other personally identifiable information gathered without consent of the users in the dataset in question. + We do not permit the gathering of any personally identifiable information (PII) without end-user consent. This includes, but is not limited to, the automated scraping of messages, member lists, and user profiles without explicit permission from the users whose data is being collected. - **Misleading the support team**