- datatable.directory does not collect anything beyond what users - themselves enter in the application, plus limited data from OAuth providers - when a social login is used. User IP addresses and other data, such as the - user agent, are briefly stored in the web server log as a byproduct of the - server operation, and serve debugging purposes only. -
++ datatable.directory does not collect anything beyond what users + themselves enter into the application, plus limited data from OAuth providers + to facilitate social logins. User IP addresses and other technical data may be + temporarily written to the server log for debugging purposes. +
-- We do not share private data with any third parties. -
-+ We do not share any user data with third parties. +
- datatable.directory is provided, free of charge, to the public, - with the expectation of being a useful development tool for sharing - tables of structured data. The directory hosts user-provided contents - and disclaims any responsibility for the correctness and applicability - of the data for any purpose. -
++ datatable.directory is provided free of charge to the public + with the expectation of being a useful development tool for sharing + tables of structured data. The website hosts user-provided content + and disclaims any responsibility for the correctness of this data. +
-- The goal of the website is to share structured data, such as the periodic - table, lists of countries, morse codes, word frequency and transliteration - tables, etc. -
++ The following categories of data are prohibited on the website: +
-- It is forbidden to share personal information ("doxxing"), proprietary - data that cannot be freely shared due to license terms, licensed data - without listing the author and the applicable license, sexually explicit - content, and anything against the law (this includes pirate download links, - torrent tracker lists, etc.). -
+- The site operator reserves the right to hide any objectionable content - until the problem is rectified, or delete such content. Engagement in - harassment, racism, sexism, or other antisocial behavior within the site - may result in account closure, and any such content will be deleted. - Users can report problematic submissions using the report button on the - submission detail page. -
-+ The site operators reserve the right to hide or delete any objectionable + content. Engagement in harassment, racism, sexism, or other antisocial behavior + within the site may result in account closure, and any such content will + be deleted. Users are encouraged to report problematic submissions using the report button. +
+ ++ Further, we ask users to refrain from abusing the API or scraping the table pages + when the results are invariant and can be easily cached. Excessive requests + may result in user or IP ban to protect the server. +
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