# Terms of Service

Nothing is without its rules and regulations; thunix is no exception.

Below are the site's service terms. Everything in this page should be clear to everyone who wishes to use thunix's services; failure to abide by these terms can result in penalties such as service bans and may result in legal action against any offending users, depending on the severity of each case and any other individuals who may have been affected. Thunix may conduct investigations on any suspected violations, and we will cooperate with law enforcement agencies with their investigations. Be sure to read this page carefully and understand it.

You are responsibe for checking your local mail account from time to
time. This email address is the only one we retain, and as such, any
warnings and notices regarding your account, or service status will be
sent to this account.

1.  Deliberately defacing the accounts of other users
2.  Deliberately trying to disrupt thunix's server
3.  Using thunix as a launch pad for disrupting other servers
4.  Using thunix to impersonate other websites and businesses for
    criminal purposes
5.  Storing/distributing pornography of any genre and medium (especially
    child pornography)
6.  Storing/distributing content that defames any individual
7.  Promoting racial, ethnic, religious, political and other forms of
    bigotry
8.  Storing/distributing, promoting, or encouraging use of
    pirated/cracked software, license keys, license/registration
    circumvention programs, or any questionable programs/scripts that
    can risk causing unauthorized modifications, or disrupts network
    services for any programs or devices.
9.  Mining cryptocurrencies
10. Spamming on any forums, mailing lists, irc channels,
    newsgroups, etc.
11. Leaking or publishing any user's or individual's personal
    information without that person's consent.

Copyright infringement is not allowed on thunix, and we will not allow any illegal content to be distributed. It's also expected that all users respect the copyrights of those who produce original content of any kind and only share if the author or license grants you permission. Content hosted on accounts used for external file storage must also follow copyright law.

If you want to request for content you own the copyright for to be removed from thunix, please refer to our [abuse reporting page](/contact). In the email, please identify who you are, if you are the copyright holder or legally representing them, the exact files you want removed with links to the files and infringed content, and contact information such as phone numbers or a reply-to email address.

Users that repeatedly violate the Terms of Service will have their account removed. Depending on the degree of the offense, their account may be removed immediately. These terms also apply to communication services such as forums, mailing lists, irc channels, newsgroups, and any other service either hosted on or used for thunix. If you come across anything that violates the terms of service, please let us know with the [abuse reporting page](/contact).
