KitsuCore Rules v.1.6 Updated on Sept 20, 2023.

By agreeing to these rules, or continuing the usage of our services, you're bound to these rules.

We want to make our rules fair and equal for our users. If think you have something you want added or changed, send us a message at admin@kitsunes.club.

Accounts

• You must be a minimum of 13 years old to use a Kitsu Service¹. This may be higher depending on your jurisdiction.
• Corporations, Organizations, or other commercial entities are barred from using Kitsu services.
• You cannot create an account if you have been barred from a Kitsu service.
• Bulk registration of usernames, without the intent of using them, is not permitted.
• You may not create an account with the intent to impersonate Kitsu administration or impersonate other users with malicious intent.
• Parody accounts of brands and well-known figures are permitted so long as they're properly marked.
• Account ownership may only be transferred to another user with written permission from administration.
• Under no circumstance is selling an account (or its ownership) acceptable.
• Temporary emails are not permitted.²
• No account or username may be used, shared, 'minted', identified as, or otherwise 'turned into' a Non-Fungible Token (NFT). Accounts used for such purposes will be suspended.
• While we understand the importance of privacy for users, IP addresses that have been identified as abusive may be barred from accessing Kitsu, including VPNs.
• Users are required by the service to fully set up their profile within one month of creation.

1. The only exception to this rule is KitsuGay, which requires users to be over the age of 18, or the age of majority, whichever is higher. Registration to KitsuGay may also require a valid photo ID if deemed necessary, such as an influx of minors attempting to use KitsuGay.

2. Kitsu permits long-term aliases, so long as email may be submitted bi-directionally for as long as you are a member with Kitsu.

Content

• Content must be made in the English language.
• Inappropriate content such as sexually suggestive or sexually explicit text/media or otherwise triggering content must be appropriately flagged if a feature exists³. This might include (but is not limited to) content warnings or NSFW flags. Putting a content warning on your profile page, while recommended, is NOT an appropriate alternative.
• Sexually explicit or sexually suggestive profiles are prohibited⁴.
• If possible, add alternate text or descriptive text to your media.
• Content may be removed if it violates our rules.
• Conspiracy theories that cause harm are not permitted.
• Bigotry, including but not limited to any discrimination, hate speech, or targeted harassment based on race, gender, or sexual preference directed towards other users, is not permitted.
• Users are not permitted to cause distress, unease, or intentional discomfort within other users.
  This includes (but isn't limited to):
  • Doxxing
  • Harassment or Flaming
  • Excessive Tagging
• Spamming and illegal content is prohibited.
• Advertising is permitted but cannot be the majority of your content. Additionally, advertisements for specific sectors (finance, politics, gambling, or sectors that do not align with the community) are not permitted.
• Child pornography, including illustrated works, is not tolerated.

3. The only exception is KitsuClub, where sexually explicit or extremely suggestive text/media is strictly prohibited. Sexual equipment and similar objects are considered sexually explicit.

4. The only exception is KitsuGay, which permits sexually suggestive profile picturesand banners, but NOT sexually explicit profile pictures and banners.

Termination

Users are permitted onto Kitsu services at the discretion of administration. Users can be terminated for any reason, with or without notice by moderation. Users are responsible for canceling any monetary membership they may have if they are terminated. Termination comes in two forms, biased and unbiased termination. If a user is terminated from Kitsu by moderation, unless explicitly stated otherwise, they are considered terminated with bias, and are barred from any current or future Kitsu services. If a user decides to terminate themselves, they will be termined without bias, and are free to join Kitsu at a future date. Users may terminate themselves from Kitsu by deleting any account associated with Kitsu. Users may also request termination by email from their verified emails to admin@kitsunes.club with the subject line "FORGET ME REQUEST".

License

You grant Kitsu a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, sublicensable, revocable, fully paid license to use, reproduce, modify, host, distribute, adapt, and display your User Content. You may revoke this license by deleting your content.

Limitations

1. THE SERVICE AND ALL RELATED COMPONENTS AND INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND KITSU EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. USERS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT KITSU DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, ERROR-FREE OR VIRUS-FREE, NOR DOES IT MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SERVICES, AND NO INFORMATION, ADVICE OR SERVICES OBTAINED BY YOU FROM KITSU OR THROUGH THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS TOS.

2. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) SHALL KITSU BE LIABLE TO USERS OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR (A) ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST SALES OR BUSINESS, LOST DATA, OR (B) ANY MATTER BEYOND OUR REASONABLE CONTROL IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF OUR SERVICES. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL KITSU BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY AMOUNT. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ALLOCATE THE RISKS UNDER THIS TOS BETWEEN THE PARTIES, AND THE PARTIES HAVE RELIED ON THESE LIMITATIONS IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THIS TOS.

3. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, which means that some of the above limitations may not apply to you. IN THESE JURISDICTIONS, KITSU’S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

4. Users shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Kitsu from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising or resulting from your breach of this TOS, any of User Data, or Users’ misuse of the Service. Kitsu shall provide notice to Users of any such claim, suit or demand. Kitsu reserves the right to conduct the exclusive defense and control of any matter that is subject to indemnification under this section. In such case, you agree to cooperate with any reasonable requests assisting Kitsu’s defense of such matters.

KitsuCore Privacy Policy V.1.4, Updated on August 23rd, 2023.

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit, use, or create content with any Kitsu Website.

Personal information collected

When you visit a Kitsu site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, as well as any cookies related to the website you are currently visiting. Additionally, as you browse the website, we collect information about the individual web pages that you view. We refer to this as "Device information".

We collect Device information using the following technologies:

• Cookies are minuscule data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable them, visit AllAboutCookies.org.
• Log files track pages that you access, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, ISP, and date/timestamps.

We also collect information that you explicitly give to us, such as posts, messages, photos, video, audio, or other 'user-generated content'.
Kitsu does not use any tracking technology beyond counters for read announcements.

How do we use your information?

We use this information to:

• Communicate with you
• To comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful request, or to protect our rights
• To enforce the rules and regulations of our, and other users's servers
• Send content that you create to other servers through 'federation'

Who do we share information with?

• Any other server who interfaces with the Kitsu Services will receive public information, i.e. any user content, or content you make available.
• Kitsu may provide unencrypted audiovisual media to Project Arachnid, ran by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, to protect our users and filter dangerous content. In normal circumstances, the content will be immediately discarded. However, Project Arachnid may choose to hold content from Kitsu for review.
• Kitsu does not share personal information, like your email, to other servers. Kitsu does not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal identifiable information.
• Photos, Videos, audio, media, or other non-text content will be submitted to Wasabi (https://wasabi.com/legal/privacy-policy) for long-term storage, and allow Fastly (https://www.fastly.com/privacy/) to cache this content.

Data retention

When you register for a Kitsu Service, we will maintain your information for both our records, unless and until you ask us to delete this information. Some information may be retained indefinitely in some circumstances; specifically, the emails/IP addresses of users who have been barred from our services.

Changes

We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to our practices or for other operation, legal, or regulatory reasons. We require all users to accept the new policies before allowing normal usage of the platform.

Contact Us

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have any questions, or if you'd like to make a complaint, please contact us by email at kio@kitsunes.club.