Project Rules
+Content Rules
- In order to facilitate the Modrinth's
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1. Malware
++ Please note that these are general rules and will not be enforced "to + the letter". We reserve the right to modify and/or remove any file, + project, or other Content uploaded to our platform for any reason. We + reserve the right to introduce new rules at any time, which may or may + not retroactively apply to already uploaded Content at the discretion of + our moderators. +
- Projects cannot contain or download malware, which we define as software + If you find any violations of these Rules on our website, it is your + responsibility to report it. You may use the Report button on any + project, version, or user page, or you may email us at + admin@modrinth.com. +
+ +1. Malicious Content
+ ++ Content cannot contain or download malware, which we define as anything that is designed:
- to upload any data to a remote server (i.e. one that the user does not - directly choose to connect to in-game) without clear disclosure on the - Project's page + directly choose to connect to in-game) without clear disclosure
- - to disrupt, damage, or otherwise cause harm to an individual, - computer, or network + to disrupt, damage, or otherwise cause harm or damage to an + individual, computer, or network
2. Clear Function
+2. Clear and honest function
- Projects must make a clear attempt to describe their function on the - page(s) where it may be found and must not omit critical information a - user must know before installing a Project. + Content, especially projects, must make a clear and honest attempt to + describe their purpose on the page(s) where it may be found.
-3. Misleading Claims
-- Projects must not make intentionally wrong or misleading claims about - the function of a Project. + Content must not make or share intentionally wrong or misleading claims. + This includes but is not limited to claims regarding the Content itself, + claims regarding other Content, and claims not relating to Content on + Modrinth.
-4. Cheats and Hacks
+2.1. General expectations
+ ++ Projects in particular must attempt to describe the following three + things within their description: +
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- what a project specifically does or adds +
- why someone should want to download the project +
- + any other critical information the user must know before downloading + +
+ Project descriptions must also be accessible. For the most part, this + means that descriptions cannot mostly consist of text within images, and + necessary information cannot be obscured. +
+ ++ Projects which don't meet of these expectations may be removed from + search rather than removed from the platform altogether, at the + moderators' discretion. +
+ +3. Cheats and Hacks
Projects cannot contain or download "cheats", which we define as a @@ -64,35 +105,59 @@
5. Legal License
++ 4. Copyright and legality of Content +
- Projects must be uploaded only by someone who has the legal license to - do so. + You must own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and + permissions to store, share, or distribute the Content that is uploaded + under your Modrinth account.
-6. Explicit Content
- -Projects cannot contain sexual or explicit content.
- -Appendix
-- Modrinth reserves the right to remove any file, Project, or other - Content uploaded to our platform which the Modrinth moderators deem is - in violation of the Terms and/or Rules outlined in this document. - Modrinth also reserves the right to introduce new rules at any time, - which may or may not retroactively apply to already uploaded Content at - the Modrinth moderators' discretion. + Content may not be directly "reuploaded" from another platform without + the permission of the author or copyright holder, even with the + appropriate licensing or other rights. This restriction does not apply + to content within modpacks or to so called "forks" - that is, modified + copies of a project which have diverged substantially enough from the + original project, at the discretion of Modrinth's moderators.
+ ++ Content must not infringe upon anyone's rights or intellectual property. +
+ ++ Content must abide by the laws which govern Rinth, Inc., i.e. those of + the United States and of the State of Delaware. +
+ +5. Prohibited Content
+ ++ Content on Modrinth is meant to be appropriate for audiences 13 years of + age and above. +
+ +This means that the following Content is not allowed:
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- Content containing sexual or explicit material +
- Content promoting or sharing harmful or hateful behavior +
- + Content with a focus on items such as alcohol, tobacco, and other + drugs + +
- Content with an excessive amount of profane language +