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'''WikiIndex:Terms of Service''' — this [[WikiIndex]] wiki is an [[:Category:OpenEdit|open edit]] wiki; meaning you don't need a [[user]] account in order to make edits here.  However, we ''do'' appreciate if you [[Special:RequestAccount|get your own account]] and edit, ideally under your [[WikiIndex:RealNames|real name]], or by using a pseudonym if you prefer.
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After we [[Special:ConfirmAccounts|approve your account]], you will then also be able to [[Special:Upload|upload]] images.  Any off-site [[:Category:WikiLogo|wiki logos]] uploaded here are still owned by their respective copyright holder, but are used here on WikiIndex under '[[WikiIndex:Fair Use|fair use]]'.
[[WikiIndex]] is an '[[:Category:OpenEdit|open edit]]' wiki.  This means that you do not need to [[Special:RequestAccount|register for an account]] here on WikiIndex in order read our content, and / or to make [[edit]]s.  However, your continued use of {{tag|WikiIndex}} in any manner means that you accept these {{tag|guidelines}}, and the terms and any associated policies.


All written content here on {{tag|WikiIndex}} is made available under the [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license]].[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/] [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode]  When editing here on WikiIndex, we ask of you one very important thing – you are promising us that you wrote it yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource.  Furthermore, please '''do not submit copyrighted work without permission!'''  If you do have the copyright holders permission, please include a link to support that permission.
;''Privacy
If you do choose to register for a [[:Category:WikiIndex account|user account]] here on {{tag|WikiIndex}}, the e-mail address(es), along with any other personal information you provided during registration will <u>not</u> be revealed to anybody other than the [[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|administrator(s)]] who review and process your new account request. Your submitted information ''may'' also be be seen by members of the groups [[WikiIndex:Check user|check user]], [[WikiIndex:Bureaucrats|bureaucrat]], and [[Special:ListUsers/staff|staff]]. Personal and / or private information will never be divulged, except in extremely limited circumstances; usually at the official request of a recognised [[:Category:Government|governmental]] department or official [[:Category:Law|law]] enforcement agency.


Above all else, please try to become part of our community, and please respect our other members here on WikiIndex.  Afterall, [[TheWikiWay]] is an elegant way of being.
;''Submissions
All written textual content here on {{tag|WikiIndex}} is made available under the terms of the [[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 Unported license]] (<span class=plainlinks>[https://CreativeCommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 CC-BY-SA 3.0]</span>).  For anybody contributing content of any kind to WikiIndex, this means that:
# You <u>must</u> make sure that <u>your</u> contributions are free from contradictions with this CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.  Any content that you copied from other sources must be <u>fully compliant</u> with the terms, ''and'' spirit of CC-BY-SA 3.0, or ''more'' free.  Or – at best – the content is created by <u>you</u>.  Any content submitted in breach of any terms of the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license will be [[revert]]ed or deleted by an {{tag|admin}}istrator.
# You have no right to revoke any of <u>your</u> contributions here at WikiIndex; because contributing means that whilst its ownership is still retained by its original creator, once you submit your content, ownership of that content gets transferred to the entire WikiIndex community.


Finally, whilst we welcome external links which support wikis or wiki related subjects, we do not tollerate [[spam]] – it will be immediately deleted.  And do NOT submit any illegal material, again it will be immediately deleted, additionally, your account (along with any [[IP address]] you use) will be permanently blocked.
;''See also
*[[WikiIndex: Text of the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 Unported license]]
*[[WikiIndex: General disclaimer]]
*[[WikiIndex: Fair use]]
*[[WikiIndex: Copyrights]]
*[[WikiIndex: Manual of Style]]


The WikiIndex community thank you for your interest in our site, we welcome your contributions, and hope you enjoy becoming a valuable addition to our community.  Enjoy!  :-)
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WikiIndex: Terms of Service (WI:ToS)

WikiIndex is an 'open edit' wiki. This means that you do not need to register for an account here on WikiIndex in order read our content, and / or to make edits. However, your continued use of WikiIndex in any manner means that you accept these guidelines, and the terms and any associated policies.

Privacy

If you do choose to register for a user account here on WikiIndex, the e-mail address(es), along with any other personal information you provided during registration will not be revealed to anybody other than the administrator(s) who review and process your new account request. Your submitted information may also be be seen by members of the groups check user, bureaucrat, and staff. Personal and / or private information will never be divulged, except in extremely limited circumstances; usually at the official request of a recognised governmental department or official law enforcement agency.

Submissions

All written textual content here on WikiIndex is made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 Unported license (CC-BY-SA 3.0). For anybody contributing content of any kind to WikiIndex, this means that:

  1. You must make sure that your contributions are free from contradictions with this CC-BY-SA 3.0 license. Any content that you copied from other sources must be fully compliant with the terms, and spirit of CC-BY-SA 3.0, or more free. Or – at best – the content is created by you. Any content submitted in breach of any terms of the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license will be reverted or deleted by an administrator.
  2. You have no right to revoke any of your contributions here at WikiIndex; because contributing means that whilst its ownership is still retained by its original creator, once you submit your content, ownership of that content gets transferred to the entire WikiIndex community.
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