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        <h1>Terms of Service</h1>

        <p>
          <i>datatable.directory</i> is provided free of charge to the public
          with the expectation of being a useful (not only) development tool for sharing
          tables of structured data. The website hosts user-provided content
          and disclaims any responsibility for the correctness of this data.
        </p>

        <h2>Usage of the Website</h2>

        <p>
          <i>datatable.directory</i> is meant as an alternative to sites like GitHub Gist
          or Pastebin, and serves a similar purpose, that is, the sharing of data with others.
          It is not a CDN, and it is not meant to be used by bots or scripts. Updating a table
          with a script is allowed, but keep in mind that we maintain all historical revisions,
          so updating a table too often may put a strain on the server. Think of it like
          a GitHub optimized for tables, except on a much smaller server.
        </p>

        <p>
          Please do not try to upload very large datasets (i.e. over 10.000 entries),
          such as star catalogs, or the unicode character map, which are already
          available elsewhere. These are generally better served by dedicated websites.
        </p>

        <p>
          Further, we ask you to refrain from using the export API excessively, or scraping our
          table pages, when the results are invariant and can be cached. Excessive
          requests may result in blacklisting to protect the server.
        </p>

        <h2>Prohibited Content</h2>

        <p>
          The following categories of data are prohibited in the directory:
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          <li>Data taken from external sources without attribution</li>
          <li>Proprietary data that cannot be redistributed due to license terms</li>
          <li>Personal information shared without consent ("doxxing")</li>
          <li>Racist, sexist, or otherwise offensive content</li>
          <li>Anything illegal or questionable
            (such as links to pirated music, software, cracks, pornography, drug-related content, etc.)</li>
        </ul>

        <h2>Abuse</h2>

        <p>
          Site operators reserve the right to hide or delete any objectionable
          content, though a warning and an explanation of the removal should generally be
          provided. Engagement in harassment, racism, sexism, or other antisocial behavior
          on the website may result in account termination, and any such content will
          be deleted. Users are encouraged to report problematic submissions using the
          report button.
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