From 32128fbbc8a44774a35b20feeb01c1d059b9964d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guennadi Maximov C Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:26:18 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 1/6] docs(community-etiquette): rewrote and extended the document Signed-off-by: Guennadi Maximov C --- site/community-etiquette.md | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/site/community-etiquette.md b/site/community-etiquette.md index afa32a8..5a09b9b 100644 --- a/site/community-etiquette.md +++ b/site/community-etiquette.md @@ -1,24 +1,32 @@ # Community Etiquette -ToS;DR strives to be an all-inclusive community for all ages, ethnicities, and genders. To achieve this goal, we maintain a set of ground rules split into **requirements** and **suggestions**. +ToS;DR strives to be an all-inclusive community for all ages, ethnicities, and genders. + +--- ## Rules +We maintain a set of ground rules split into **requirements** and **suggestions**. + ### Requirements -1. **Treat others with respect.** Always remember you are talking to another person. -2. **Respect other people's opinions.** Differing views are welcome, and it is fine to point out when someone is being extreme. -3. **Do not push your narrative.** Opinions are accepted, but making others feel bad or forcing your view on them will be penalized. -4. **Anything that is illegal in your country is illegal here.** Severe violations can be reported to authorities. -5. **Spam is not okay.** Multiple messages are fine when they are essential to the topic, but repeating the same message is not. -6. **Do not DM others without permission.** Exceptions apply to moderators or team members if they are online and not set to “Do not Disturb”. -7. **Hate speech is not tolerated.** Keep harmful opinions—especially those targeting minorities—out of our spaces. -8. **Do not impersonate anyone.** Even joking impersonations can be harmful. -9. **Follow the Discord [Community Guidelines](https://discord.com/guidelines)** when you are on Discord. + +- **Treat others with respect.** Always remember you are talking to another person. +- **Respect other people's opinions.** Differing views are welcome, and it is fine to point out when someone is being extreme. +- **Do not push your narrative.** Opinions are accepted, but making others feel bad or forcing your view on them will be penalized. +- **Anything that is illegal in your country is illegal here.** Severe violations can be reported to authorities. +- **Spam is not okay.** Multiple messages are fine when they are essential to the topic, but repeating the same message is not. +- **Do not DM others without permission.** Exceptions apply to moderators or team members if they are online and not set to “Do not Disturb”. +- **Hate speech is not tolerated.** Keep harmful opinions—especially those targeting minorities—out of our spaces. +- **Do not impersonate anyone.** Even joking impersonations can be harmful. +- **Follow [Discord's Community Guidelines](https://discord.com/guidelines)** when you are on Discord. ### Suggestions -1. **Avoid texting when you have had a really bad day.** It is easy to sound agitated and make others uncomfortable. -2. **Stay open to new opinions.** -3. **Be kind.** + +- **Avoid texting when you have had a really bad day.** It is easy to sound agitated and make others uncomfortable. +- **Stay open to new opinions.** +- **Be kind.** + +--- ## Appealing From 37cb0026fc53be833f482e51c91a3ebaf5d3f514 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guennadi Maximov C Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:22:34 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 2/6] docs(phoenix-privacy-policy): reworded and improved policy Signed-off-by: Guennadi Maximov C --- .../edit.tosdr.org-privacy-policy.md | 73 +++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 65 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/site/phoenix-policies/edit.tosdr.org-privacy-policy.md b/site/phoenix-policies/edit.tosdr.org-privacy-policy.md index 5e894e9..07e1bc2 100644 --- a/site/phoenix-policies/edit.tosdr.org-privacy-policy.md +++ b/site/phoenix-policies/edit.tosdr.org-privacy-policy.md @@ -1,12 +1,69 @@ # edit.tosdr.org Privacy Policy -When you log in, you need to use at least an email and a password. Nicknames are optional. Passwords are hashed in our database with the bcrypt algorithm. When cancelling your account, we scramble your data in our database so you cannot recover your account and we don't lose your contributions. +**LAST UPDATED: 2026-06-12** -**Cookies** +--- -We only use first party cookies. These cookies are used to store your login information (_i.e. When you tick the **remember** box_).\ -A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit a website. When you visit the site again, the cookie allows that site to recognize your browser. Cookies may store user preferences and other information. _You can configure your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent_.\ -Disabling cookies will only affect your login attempts, but other features of the site will remain unaffected.\ -**We do not sell your data**.\ -**We do not use third party trackers/cookies for the use of this site**.\ -**We do not track you**. +## What Information We Collect and How It Is Collected + +When creating an account You are only required to provide an email address, a password and a unique username. +We reserve the right to delete Your account if its username: + +- Is offensive, demeaning, threatening or hateful +- Constitutes as spam or advertising +- Contains personal information of an unconsenting third party +- Is illegal, harmful towards minors +- Contains sexually explicit, pornographic, lewd or obscene content +- Is reserved or resembles one that is reserved, such as _"admin"_, _"team"_, _"staff"_ or any Staff member's username + +You are not required to provide Your real identity or any other personal information. If provided, You understand that +You are providing it at Your own risk. Please be careful when doing so, as this site is public and can be viewed +by anyone. + +--- + +## How We Use Your Information + +We only use the information provided by You to manage Your account, monitor any suspicious activity, +and to associate it with Your User Contributions. + +We have not, do not, and never will use your personal information to: + +- **Sell, rent or distribute it to third parties.** +- **Use third-party trackers/cookies.** +- **Share it with third-party analytics services.** +- **Display advertisements on any of our platforms, first-party or otherwise.** +- **Track You or Your identity.** + +--- + +## Security + +You are responsible for properly securing Your account. While We may notify you in case Your account has been +breached, You should notify Us in case of unauthorized access to Your account. + +Passwords are hashed in our database with the `bcrypt` algorithm. + +--- + +## Account Deletion + +You are free to close your account through Your Account Settings at any time. When closing Your account +We will scramble Your data in our database, so you will not be able to recover Your account. +Your contributions will still be featured on the Site, unless you ask us to remove them. +They will not be tied to Your identity once Your account is closed, and will not display any of Your personal information +unless you specifically added it to a contribution. + +If you wish to have Your content deleted, please send us a request at [team@tosdr.org](mailto:team@tosdr.org). + +--- + +## Cookies + +We only use first-party cookies. A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to Your computer when you visit a website. + +When visiting this Site, Our cookies allow Us to recognize Your browser, to prevent spam, DDoS attacks and other malicious activity. +If you tick the "Remember Me" checkbox, they will also store Your login information. They may also store user preferences. + +You can configure Your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. +Bear in mind that disabling cookies might affect Your login attempts, but all other features of the site shall remain unaffected. From 87240d9429979b4d50690cbd5bbf8bd2b5c37ee5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guennadi Maximov C Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:23:11 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 3/6] docs(phoenix-tos): reworded and improved ToS Signed-off-by: Guennadi Maximov C --- .../edit.tosdr.org-terms-of-service.md | 101 +++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 99 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/site/phoenix-policies/edit.tosdr.org-terms-of-service.md b/site/phoenix-policies/edit.tosdr.org-terms-of-service.md index d5c7737..2cb3aa9 100644 --- a/site/phoenix-policies/edit.tosdr.org-terms-of-service.md +++ b/site/phoenix-policies/edit.tosdr.org-terms-of-service.md @@ -1,4 +1,101 @@ # edit.tosdr.org Terms of Service -Nothing here should be considered legal advice. We express our opinion with no guarantee and we do not endorse any service in any way. Please refer to a qualified attorney for legal advice. Reading ToS;DR is in no way a replacement for reading the full terms to which you are bound.\ -**Disclosure**: our list of donors and supporters is [public](https://tosdr.org/thanks.html). +**LAST UPDATED: 2026-06-12** + +## Definitions + +"Phoenix" and "Site" refer to [edit.tosdr.org](https://edit.tosdr.org). +"Staff", "Team", "Us", "Our" and "We" refer to the [ToS;DR Staff](https://tosdr.org/about). +"User", "Contributor", "Reviewer", "Community" and "You" refer to the registered Users on this Site, and that are subject to these terms. +"Curator" refers to a trusted User with the ability to review other Users' Contributions. +"Contribution" refers to the content, excluding User Comments, made to review a given Service. +"Service" and "Third Party" refer to any website unaffiliated with ToS;DR that is indexed on this Site for Users to review. +These third parties are not involved with operating with this Site. +"Comment" and "User Comment" refer to remarks that Users can make on Our Site's posted content. + +--- + +## Use of The Service + +You do not have to create an account to view the content in this Site. However, if You wish to participate +and/or make Your reviews, You must create an account to do so. User content is displayed +publicly and is kept around for transparency. + +--- + +## Privacy + +Your personal information will be handled by Us as stated in the [edit.tosdr.org Privacy Policy](https://docs.tosdr.org/site-policy/phoenix-policies/edit.tosdr.org-privacy-policy). Please read it +to understand how We handle Your data. + +--- + +## Rules + +We have a set of sensible rules for Our Community that should be common sense for Our Community. + +- **No illegal content.** This includes material involving minors. +- **No spamming, junk content or promotional messages.** We have a zero-tolerance policy against spammers, as maintaining this Site is made more difficult from it. +- **No harassment, no threats.** This includes posting any material that constitutes hate speech, discrimination, xenophobia, threats of violence, or similar content. +- **No doxxing, or anything that infringes upon the privacy of others.** We value privacy, so Users are expected to follow this standard. + +If a User is found breaking any of Our rules, We will act proportionately. Breaking Our rules will result +in the removal of the offending content and the suspension of the User. If Your account is suspended +You are not allowed to create an alternative account to circumvent said ban. + +--- + +## Termination + +You can close Your account at any time, should You wish to leave the service. +Any Contributions that are not deleted will stil be displayed on this Site, as We require them for transparency. +Your identity will not be tied to these Contributions after Your account is closed. If You wish to have these Contributions removed, +You may [contact Us](#contact-us), but please bear in mind that currently this process can only be done so through the Site's backend, +so please be patient while Staff works on that. + +The ToS;DR Staff reserves the right to terminate Your account if You do not adhere to these terms or [Our Community Etiquette](https://docs.tosdr.org/site-policy/community-etiquette). +We will issue terminations fairly and with due reasoning. If Your account has been wrongfully terminated +please send Us an email for an appeal. We reserve the right to reject Your appeal if the reasons for Your termination warranted a permanent ban +(e.g. engaging in spam, hacking, and other severe violations). + +You are not allowed to have more than one account. Should We find out that You are engaging in this behavior, +all Your accounts will be terminated, and You will be barred from using Our services any further. + +--- + +## Disclaimer + +**YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. +This means that You are using Phoenix at Your own risk.** + +Even though the Staff continuously checks for any errors and/or misrepresentations, We cannot guarantee that +all the contents featured in the Site — meaning User reviews and Comments — will be accurate, reliable, up-to-date, +or that they will be free of any errors. + +While We have a dedicated Team of developers running maintenance on the Site, they might not always be available. +We cannot guarantee that Our Website is error-free or available 100% of the time. Should You encounter an issue with the Site, +[contact Us](#contact-us) and We will try to address it expeditiously. We ask you to be patient in the meantime. + +**NOTHING DISPLAYED IN OUR SERVICES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS LEGAL ADVICE, PLEASE REFER TO A QUALIFIED ATTORNEY +FOR LEGAL ADVICE. READING OUR RATINGS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE IN ANY WAY A REPLACEMENT FOR READING THE FULL TERMS +TO WHICH YOU ARE BOUND TO.** + +We express Our own opinion as a Community and We do not endorse any featured service in any way. +We are not affiliated with any service displayed on Our Site, nor are they affiliated with Us. + +--- + +## Donators + +Our list of donors and supporters is [public](https://tosdr.org/thanks.html). + +--- + +## Contact Us + +You can reach Us on the [ToS;DR Community Forum](https://tosdr.community). If You do wish to create a Forum account You can +email Us at [team@tosdr.org](mailto:team@tosdr.org). + +### Feedback + +We welcome any feedback regarding these terms, in which case You may contact Us. From 9914a21c2a3684075b30f800d7511fc4b7cdb4c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guennadi Maximov C Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:40:52 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 4/6] docs(phoenix-tos): small improvements Signed-off-by: Guennadi Maximov C --- .../edit.tosdr.org-terms-of-service.md | 29 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/site/phoenix-policies/edit.tosdr.org-terms-of-service.md b/site/phoenix-policies/edit.tosdr.org-terms-of-service.md index 2cb3aa9..759fa42 100644 --- a/site/phoenix-policies/edit.tosdr.org-terms-of-service.md +++ b/site/phoenix-policies/edit.tosdr.org-terms-of-service.md @@ -17,31 +17,35 @@ These third parties are not involved with operating with this Site. ## Use of The Service -You do not have to create an account to view the content in this Site. However, if You wish to participate -and/or make Your reviews, You must create an account to do so. User content is displayed -publicly and is kept around for transparency. +You are not required to create an account to view the content in this Site. However, if You wish to participate +You must create an account to do so. + +User content is displayed publicly and is kept around for transparency. --- ## Privacy -Your personal information will be handled by Us as stated in the [edit.tosdr.org Privacy Policy](https://docs.tosdr.org/site-policy/phoenix-policies/edit.tosdr.org-privacy-policy). Please read it -to understand how We handle Your data. +Your personal information will be handled by Us as stated in the [edit.tosdr.org Privacy Policy](https://docs.tosdr.org/site-policy/phoenix-policies/edit.tosdr.org-privacy-policy). +Please read it to understand how We handle Your data. --- ## Rules -We have a set of sensible rules for Our Community that should be common sense for Our Community. +We have a set of rules for Our Community that should be common sense: - **No illegal content.** This includes material involving minors. - **No spamming, junk content or promotional messages.** We have a zero-tolerance policy against spammers, as maintaining this Site is made more difficult from it. - **No harassment, no threats.** This includes posting any material that constitutes hate speech, discrimination, xenophobia, threats of violence, or similar content. -- **No doxxing, or anything that infringes upon the privacy of others.** We value privacy, so Users are expected to follow this standard. +- **No doxxing, or anything that infringes upon the privacy of others.** We value privacy, so Users are expected to follow this standard aswell. + +If a User breaks any of these rules We will act accordingly, with a proportionate mindset. +Breaking Our rules will result in the removal of the offending content and/or the suspension of the offending User. +If Your account is suspended You are not allowed to create an alternative account to circumvent said ban. -If a User is found breaking any of Our rules, We will act proportionately. Breaking Our rules will result -in the removal of the offending content and the suspension of the User. If Your account is suspended -You are not allowed to create an alternative account to circumvent said ban. +You are not allowed to have more than one account. Should We find out that You are engaging in this behavior, +all Your accounts will be terminated, and You will be barred from using Our services any further. --- @@ -55,12 +59,9 @@ so please be patient while Staff works on that. The ToS;DR Staff reserves the right to terminate Your account if You do not adhere to these terms or [Our Community Etiquette](https://docs.tosdr.org/site-policy/community-etiquette). We will issue terminations fairly and with due reasoning. If Your account has been wrongfully terminated -please send Us an email for an appeal. We reserve the right to reject Your appeal if the reasons for Your termination warranted a permanent ban +please send Us an email for an appeal. We reserve the right to reject Your appeal if Your termination warrants a permanent ban (e.g. engaging in spam, hacking, and other severe violations). -You are not allowed to have more than one account. Should We find out that You are engaging in this behavior, -all Your accounts will be terminated, and You will be barred from using Our services any further. - --- ## Disclaimer From 759c4a64d7e78bac73b3f32eda135b1b6645edf3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guennadi Maximov C Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:51:08 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 5/6] docs(phoenix-privacy-policy): improved document Signed-off-by: Guennadi Maximov C --- .../edit.tosdr.org-privacy-policy.md | 33 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/site/phoenix-policies/edit.tosdr.org-privacy-policy.md b/site/phoenix-policies/edit.tosdr.org-privacy-policy.md index 07e1bc2..1355ec7 100644 --- a/site/phoenix-policies/edit.tosdr.org-privacy-policy.md +++ b/site/phoenix-policies/edit.tosdr.org-privacy-policy.md @@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ We reserve the right to delete Your account if its username: - Is offensive, demeaning, threatening or hateful - Constitutes as spam or advertising -- Contains personal information of an unconsenting third party +- Contains Personal Information of an unconsenting third party - Is illegal, harmful towards minors - Contains sexually explicit, pornographic, lewd or obscene content -- Is reserved or resembles one that is reserved, such as _"admin"_, _"team"_, _"staff"_ or any Staff member's username +- Is reserved or resembles one that is reserved, such as _"admin"_, _"team"_, _"staff"_ or any Staff member's username or identity -You are not required to provide Your real identity or any other personal information. If provided, You understand that +You are not required to provide Your real identity or any other Personal Information. If provided, You understand that You are providing it at Your own risk. Please be careful when doing so, as this site is public and can be viewed by anyone. @@ -27,43 +27,44 @@ by anyone. We only use the information provided by You to manage Your account, monitor any suspicious activity, and to associate it with Your User Contributions. -We have not, do not, and never will use your personal information to: +We have not, do not, and never will use Your Personal Information to: - **Sell, rent or distribute it to third parties.** - **Use third-party trackers/cookies.** - **Share it with third-party analytics services.** -- **Display advertisements on any of our platforms, first-party or otherwise.** +- **Display advertisements on any of Our platforms, first-party or otherwise.** - **Track You or Your identity.** --- ## Security -You are responsible for properly securing Your account. While We may notify you in case Your account has been -breached, You should notify Us in case of unauthorized access to Your account. +You are responsible for properly securing Your account. We will try Our best to notify You in case +We find out that Your account has been breached. Nevertheless, You must notify Us in case of unauthorized access +to Your account. -Passwords are hashed in our database with the `bcrypt` algorithm. +Passwords are hashed in Our database with the `bcrypt` algorithm. --- ## Account Deletion -You are free to close your account through Your Account Settings at any time. When closing Your account -We will scramble Your data in our database, so you will not be able to recover Your account. -Your contributions will still be featured on the Site, unless you ask us to remove them. -They will not be tied to Your identity once Your account is closed, and will not display any of Your personal information -unless you specifically added it to a contribution. +You are free to close Your account through Your Account Settings at any time. When closing Your account +We will scramble Your data in Our database, so You will not be able to recover Your account. +Your contributions will remain featured on the Site, unless You ask Us to remove them. +They will not be tied to Your identity once Your account is closed, and will not display any of Your +Personal Information unless You specifically add it to a contribution. -If you wish to have Your content deleted, please send us a request at [team@tosdr.org](mailto:team@tosdr.org). +If You wish to have Your content deleted, please send Us a request at [team@tosdr.org](mailto:team@tosdr.org). --- ## Cookies -We only use first-party cookies. A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to Your computer when you visit a website. +We only use first-party cookies. A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to Your computer when You visit a website. When visiting this Site, Our cookies allow Us to recognize Your browser, to prevent spam, DDoS attacks and other malicious activity. -If you tick the "Remember Me" checkbox, they will also store Your login information. They may also store user preferences. +If You tick the "Remember Me" checkbox, they will also store Your login information. They may also store user preferences. You can configure Your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Bear in mind that disabling cookies might affect Your login attempts, but all other features of the site shall remain unaffected. From 9ad336b78515b3252faf2e4042635ab420ea7768 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guennadi Maximov C Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:16:19 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 6/6] feat(community-etiquette): add date of last update Signed-off-by: Guennadi Maximov C --- site/community-etiquette.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/site/community-etiquette.md b/site/community-etiquette.md index 5a09b9b..36c68a2 100644 --- a/site/community-etiquette.md +++ b/site/community-etiquette.md @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ # Community Etiquette +**LAST UPDATED: 2026-06-16** + ToS;DR strives to be an all-inclusive community for all ages, ethnicities, and genders. ---