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title: "General"
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description: "Lay ground rules on how to use and interact with StarOpenSource's services"
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# General Terms of Service
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On this page basic ground rules are layed down. These will always apply,
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no matter the service you are using. Service-specific terms of service
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will always inherit these Terms of Service and can selectively override
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specific rules listed on this page.
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All users will be notified of changes to this or the relevant
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service-specific Terms of Service document by email.
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All revisions of this and all service-specific Terms of Service
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documents can be viewed [here](https://git.staropensource.de/Infrastructure/website-docs/commits/branch/develop/docs/policies/tos).
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## §1 *Infrastructure abuse*
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Do not abuse StarOpenSource's infrastructure, services, members or projects.
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This includes the distribution of malicious software (unless the user is
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specifically warned about the side effects before the malware is executed),
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spam or other annoying, disruptive or harming actions.
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Violations will result in the permanent and irreversible deactivation
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of all accounts of the violating party on all of StarOpenSource's services.
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## §2 *Communication rules*
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Be friendly and kind to other people. Discrimination, manipulation, gaslighting,
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bullying, trolling, harassing or other forms of harm are strictly forbidden.
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Specifically these cases fall under harassment and discrimination:
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- disrespecting the chosen gender of an individual
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- attacking someone for their chosen identity
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- harassing based on the religion, skin tone, body feature or other things of another person
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- insulting others
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- calling people names
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Violations will result in the permanent and irreversible deactivation
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of all accounts of the violating party on all of StarOpenSource's services
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if a proper apology by the violating party is not held after 72 hours
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and a majority vote of the community fails.
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An exception however can be made to a violation of one's chosen
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gender or identity if the offender did not know of the victim's
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gender or identity, properly apologized within 72 hours and stops
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the violating behaviour immediately.
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## §3 *Alternative accounts*
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Using multiple accounts on StarOpenSource's services is not allowed.
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Multiple accounts can be used to circumvent restrictions and account
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terminations and are therefore not allowed.
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Violations will result in the permanent and irreversible deactivation
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of all accounts of the violating party on all of StarOpenSource's services.
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## §4 *Reports of misbehaving users*
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The failure to report misbehaviour 72 hours after learning of one's
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misbehaviour and the affecting rule will count as assistance
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and will be punished as hard as the misbehaving party will be.
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## §5 *Country laws*
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Follow the laws of Germany and your country.
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You surely don't want to get StarOpenSource or yourself into trouble.
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