Lemmy.World New Documentation and Updates to the Terms of Service
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:
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.
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.
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.
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!
Don't forget to support the instance! They don't sell your data or inundate you with ads, so throw some cash their way to keep non-corporate social media alive!
That's like ... some thousands of ad watches worth? Solid contribution. Digital economy works great at the penny-ante level, since there's so god damn many of us. Standard "if everyone gave a dollar..." line.