Hello World!
The Lemmy.World Terms of Service was recently updated, and we have also published 3 new documents set to be in use, starting from today. These documents are:
- The Privacy Policy, which may be found at https://legal.lemmy.world/privacy-policy/
- The Cookie Policy, which may be found at https://legal.lemmy.world/cookie-policy/
- The Fair Use Policy, which may be found at https://legal.lemmy.world/fair-use/
they're too long, didn't read
Okay.
Here are some simplified explanations to save you from the trouble. This update of our documentation was made to further reassure transparency towards our users, to comply with applicable laws to the best of our abilities, and to make it more convenient for all of us to use Lemmy.World safely.
The Changes Made to the Terms of Service
Highlights:
- Section 8 was updated to refer to our new documents.
- Section 5 was updated to further accommodate some of our communities, which were requesting exemptions from the previous version.
- The minimum age was raised from 16 to 18.
https://legal.lemmy.world/tos/
The Privacy Policy in Short
We don't collect any real data from you. The only actual data we do collect are your username, password, the e-mail address you provide, and your Internet Protocol(IP) address.
We will never share your data with anyone for any reason, unless you do illegal stuff.
https://legal.lemmy.world/privacy-policy/
What's the Fair Use Policy?
The Fair Use Policy defines the main user and bot rules, and it is made so that rules of conduct and participation are easier for our users to read and access.
https://legal.lemmy.world/fair-use/
The Cookie Policy
Lemmy.World uses cookies like any other website. If you'd like to learn more or disable cookies, then visit the relevant link to our Cookie Policy.
https://legal.lemmy.world/cookie-policy/
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Upon these bits of info, we are also dying to tell you about why are we even bothering with any of this at all, and much more about our efforts and struggles that we hadn't had the time to tell you yet. But let that be a topic for our next post, haha :) stay safe, and with love!
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Thanks for maintaining this site so welcoming, transparently, and professionally!
On the 18+ age restriction, it's possible that there are users in the !autism@lemmy.world community that are under 18 years old, but get a lot of benefit from being a part of the community. Is there a way we can eventually have an adjustment to the terms of some sort that allows adolescents (say 16 & 17 y/o) from partaking in the community openly with their age?
Edit: !autism@lemmy.world would be willing to develop a set of rules that ensure the community is considerate of 16 & 17 y/o users.
Hello @BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world I appreciate your inquiry. And while in my heart I would like to allow this on-the-go, in reality it would also raise a multitude of concerns, and require us to review the safety of this situation regularly. I will consider an adjustment and discuss it with other staff when possible, and be sure to get back to you.
I appreciate your response and your concerns and think they are completely reasonable. Thank you for considering it! We'll standby at !autism@lemmy.world and let the users know that if we find out they are under 18, we will have to remove them.