Terms of Service

PASTE by SociallyRise is a community platform for sharing code snippets, software architectures, configuration snippets, and developer notes. We prioritize developer freedom while enforcing common-sense safety and compliance policies.

1. Reporting and Moderation

Every public post and comment features report actions. Reports are routed to a pending queue for moderator review. Content may be restricted, de-indexed, or removed when it violates platform guidelines or local regulations.

2. Acceptable Use

Users must not upload or distribute credential dumps, malware, phishing sites, personal identifiable information, secrets/keys, or files intended to harm systems. Security research notes must be educational and defensive.

3. Copyright & DMCA

Copyright holders can file a takedown request specifying the post URL, identification of the copyrighted work, and contact details. Repeat copyright infringement will lead to permanent account suspension.

4. Privacy & Logs

We process usernames, email, IP addresses, cookies, posts, comments, upvotes, and follows. Security logs are retained for abuse mitigation and access auditing. Private posts remain password-restricted and private by design.