diff --git a/_src/privacy.md b/_src/privacy.md index 5dcefb4..814bbd7 100644 --- a/_src/privacy.md +++ b/_src/privacy.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ If you use the contact forms or CLA form on our website, the information you sub If you want to sign the CLA form or contact us without using these forms, you can email contact@bigchaindb.com. ​ ### How information is shared -​ + We will not share or sell the identifiable personal information we collect or generate except as defined in this section. ​ We may share non-personal or aggregate information, such as usage statistics for the Site. diff --git a/_src/terms.md b/_src/terms.md index ec6ac1c..9bb9edb 100644 --- a/_src/terms.md +++ b/_src/terms.md @@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ layout: page title: Terms of Service --- +## BigchainDB Website + ### Introduction The Site is operated by: @@ -49,3 +51,79 @@ Claims against us are time-barred after 12 months from the beginning of the stat The Terms are governed by the laws of Germany. The place of jurisdiction and fulfillment is Berlin. If any of the Terms are invalid or contain a gap, the other sections of the Terms remain in effect. If this happens, the parties are deemed to have made an agreement which comes closest to the intended economic consequences of the Terms. + + +## BigchainDB Test Network + +### 1. Introduction + +Thanks for using the BigchainDB Test Network. + +The BigchainDB Test Network is operated by BigchainDB: + +BigchainDB GmbH +Wichertstr. 14A +10439 Berlin +Aktenzeichen VR 35270 B + +If you have questions about the BigchainDB Test Network or these Terms, please email contact@bigchaindb.com. + +### 2. Your Use of the BigchainDB Test Network + +The BigchainDB Test Network is for testing purposes only. That’s why it’s called the Test Network! You get to see what you can build on BigchainDB, and we get to see how you will use BigchainDB. + +Your use of the BigchainDB Test Network is subject to these Terms. If you do not agree with the Terms, you may not use the BigchainDB Test Network. + +Your use of the BigchainDB Test Network is at our discretion. We can allow or deny access at any time and for any reason. + +Right now the BigchainDB Test Network is free. We intend to charge for use of the network in the future. We can set pricing at our discretion. + +### 3. Your Role as a Tester + +By using the BigchainDB Test Network, you agree to be a Tester. Beyond just using the BigchainDB Test Network, we make a few requests of our Testers: + +1. Keep your transaction volume to a minimum. Right now we are testing the basics, not the throughput of the network. +2. Talk to the developers. From time to time we will ask questions about how you are using the BigchainDB Test Network, what features you would like to see added, or how we could improve. You agree that suggestions you make for improvement of BigchainDB Test Network become the property of BigchainDB. We may credit you in code notes or other documentation if we see fit and you wish to be credited. +3. Report security vulnerabilities or other bugs. If you find security vulnerabilities or other flaws in the BigchainDB Test Network or the underlying software, we ask that you report them to us immediately. +4. Be nice. We are trying to build something as a public good, for the benefit of the internet as a whole. Don’t mess that up by using the BigchainDB Test Network for anything illegal, inappropriate, or just icky. + +### 4. Privacy + +For the time being, information collected by BigchainDB may be shared with BigchainDB GmbH for the purposes of developing the BigchainDB software that powers BigchainDB. You may be contacted by members of BigchainDB or BigchainDB with questions about your use of the BigchainDB Test Network. + +Information collected and shared will include: + +1. Your name and contact information. +2. Your organization. +3. Your project and details about it. +4. Your use of the BigchainDB Test Network and suggestions for its improvement. +5. Your public key used to write transactions to the BigchainDB Test Network. +6. The content of your transactions on the BigchainDB Test Network. + +### 5. Legal Stuff + +TL;DR: The BigchainDB Test Network in its current form is unreliable and shouldn’t be used for anything important! It’s for testing purposes only. We aren’t responsible for anything that happens on it. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. + +#### Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability + +The BigchainDB Test Network is not “production-ready”. This means: + +1. The BigchainDB Test Network may crash at any time. +2. The data you upload to the BigchainDB Test Network may be deleted or modified at any time. +3. Your access to the BigchainDB Test Network may be revoked at any time and for any reason. + +The BigchainDB Test Network is provided as-is, for testing purposes only, without express or implied warranties or conditions of any kind. We disclaim any warranties of merchantability, fitness for particular purposes, or non-infringement. To the extent allowed by law, BigchainDB disclaims all liability for use of the BigchainDB Test Network, regardless of the legal ground. + +BigchainDB is liable only in the case of wilful or gross negligence on behalf of BigchainDB, or for damage arising from loss of life, body, or health, based on a breach of duty by BigchainDB, or for breach of a duty that is of the utmost importance for achieving the object of the contract. + +Content published to the BigchainDB Test Network is not verified by BigchainDB and does not reflect the opinion of BigchainDB. BigchainDB does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or quality of the information provided by users. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure the content they add is lawful and does not infringe any third party rights. + +Users of the BigchainDB Test Network indemnify BigchainDB from third party claims which may derive from use contrary to these Terms of Service, including costs of an adequate legal defense. + +In case of third party claims against BigchainDB, users are obliged to provide BigchainDB with truthful and complete information necessary for the examination of the claims and for the respective defense. + +You may not assign your rights in the Terms. Any attempt to do so is void. BigchainDB may assign its rights to its affiliates or subsidiaries, or to any successor in interest. + +The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies to these Terms, without regard to conflict of law provisions. The general place of jurisdiction and the place of fulfilment is Berlin. + +If any of the Terms are invalid or contain a gap, the other sections of the Terms remain in effect. If this happens, the parties are deemed to have made an agreement which comes closest to the intended economic consequences of the Terms and which can be validly agreed on.