Terms of Use
Last Updated 4 July, 2023.
Our Terms of use details the terms under which the Apobangpo.Space Server and website are made available to ARMY.
When signing up to join Apobangpo.Space, you must read the Terms of Use, the Community Charter and the Privacy Policy which explain the social norms of our server, and your legal rights and responsibilities.
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Welcome to Apobangpo Sites. A Mastodon Server (Apobangpo.Space) and website (Apobangpo.website) provided by Jo Kay Web Design Services for BTS fans, commonly known as ARMY.
Please read these Terms and Conditions (the ‘Terms of Use’) carefully. By signing up to the Apobangpo.Space server and using, browsing, reading and / or posting on Apobangpo Sites, you agree to our Terms of Use, Community Charter and Privacy policy.
We reserve the right to change or modify any of the terms and conditions contained here or any policy or guideline of the Apobangpo Sites, at any time. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting. Notification will be via Server and Website announcements only. Your continued use of Apobangpo Sites after the posting of changes or modifications will confirm your acceptance of all changes or modifications.
1. Definitions:
- Apobangpo Sites: Refers to the Apobangpo Mastodon Server (https://apobangpo.space/) and the Apobangpo Website (https://apobangpo.website/).
- We, Us: Refers to Jo Kay Web Design Services and Moderators appointed to act on our behalf to support Apobangpo Sites.
- Army: Refers to BTS Fans, commonly known as ‘BTS ARMY’
- Apobangpo Community: BTS ARMY who have joined the Apobangpo.Mastodon Server or are on the waiting list to join.
- Content: Any text, images, gifs, videos or other digital content that is published on Apobangpo sites.
- You: The individual user who has signed up to access and use the services provided by Apobangpo Sites.
- Community Charter: The server rules that apply to all users and are also used to define moderation strategies used to manage Apobangpo Sites.
2. Who can use the Apobangpo.space and Apobango.website sites?
The Apobangpo sites are designed for BTS Fans, commonly known as ‘BTS ARMY’ who are 18 years and older. Minors (those under 18 years) are not allowed to join this server.
Please be aware that you may encounter minors on other Mastodon servers (instances) and behave accordingly. Ensure that you use the Content Warning tools provided when sharing content not appropriate for users who are under 18 years.
3. Community Charter
The Apobangpo Community has come together to create a Charter that describes our expectations of each other. Please refer here for further information:
We reserve the right to limit or suspend users who break the server rules and expectations described in the Charter.
4. Content on Apobangpo Sites
You are responsible for your use of the Apobangpo services and for any Content you provide, including compliance with applicable laws in Australia (where this service is hosted). You should only publish Content that you are comfortable sharing with others, and that is in line with our Community Charter (Server Rules).
You may not transmit any Content that is unlawful, offensive, upsetting, intended to disgust, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene or otherwise objectionable. Examples of such objectionable Content include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Unlawful activity of the promotion of unlawful activity.
- Defamatory, discriminatory, or mean-spirited content, including negative references or commentary about religion, race, sexual orientation, gender, national/ethnic origin, or other targeted groups.
- Spam or machine generated content that contains unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, or unauthorized solicitation.
- Containing or installing any viruses, worms, malware, trojan horses, or other content that is designed or intended to disrupt, damage, or limit the functioning of any software, hardware or telecommunications equipment or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any data or other information of a third person.
- Infringing on any proprietary rights of any party, including patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity or other rights.
- Impersonating any person or entity including the Administration and Moderator staff on Apobangpo.space.
- Violating the privacy of any third person.
Reliance on Content
Any use or reliance on any Content posted via Apobangpo.space or Apobango.website, or obtained by you through these sites is at your own risk. We do not endorse, support, represent or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any Content or communications posted or endorse any opinions expressed here.
Content Backups
Although regular backups of Content are performed, this does not guarantee there will be no loss or corruption of data.
We will provide support and attempt to troubleshoot any known or discovered issues that may affect the backups of Content. You acknowledge that we have no liability related to the integrity of Content or the failure to successfully restore Content to a usable state.
You agree to maintain a complete and accurate copy of any Content in a location independent of the Service.
5. Content Moderation on Apobangpo Sites
We reserve the right to remove content that violates the Community Charter (Server Rules) or Terms of Use, including copyright or trademark violations or other intellectual property misappropriation, impersonation, unlawful conduct, or harassment.
6. Your Rights and Grant of Rights
You retain your rights to any Content that you submit, post or display on or through Apobangpo Sites. What’s yours is yours. You own your Content (and your incorporated audio, photos and videos).
You confirm that any Content you publish is yours (you own it) or you have the right to use it, and that posting the Content on or through the Service does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights or any other rights of any person.
By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through Apobangpo Sites, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such Content in order to deliver the Apobangpo.Space Mastodon service and the Apobangpo.Website site.
7. Content and Copyright
If you believe that your Content has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please report this to copyright@apobangpo.website.
8. Your Account
You will need to create an account to access and use Apobangpo Sites. You are responsible for safeguarding your account. Use a strong password and limit its use to this account. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the above.
Two-Factor Authentication tools are available in the preferences for your account. We recommend that you use them.
9. Data Protection and encryption
Do not share any sensitive information over the federated Mastodon Network via Apobangpo.Space or any other server (instance).
Private messages on Mastodon aren’t secured with end-to-end encryption. It’s good practice to be careful what you say in messages and to limit sensitive subjects to alternative, encrypted options.
You are responsible for choosing what to publish via Apobangpo Spaces. Use alternative and encrypted tools where appropriate.
10. Permitted use.
You are not permitted to use Apobangpo Sites other than for the following, private, non-commercial purposes:
- viewing these websites;
- participating in the discussion on Apobangpo’s Mastodon server by posting, commenting and sharing within the fediverse ecosystem;
- commenting on blog posts;
- participating in surveys and competitions;
- transferring to other websites through links provided on this website; and
- making use of other facilities that may be provided on the website.
The use of automated systems or software to extract data from Apobangpo Sites for commercial or research purposes, or for AI training purposes, (‘scraping’) is prohibited unless the third party has directly concluded a written licence agreement with Jo Kay Web Design Services.
