Terms of Service

Operator: Stupid Forums · Contact: Useless@nest.rip · Governing law: the state where the Operator maintains its principal place of business.

1. Acceptance of These Terms

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are a binding agreement between you and the operator of Stupid Forums (“Operator,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) governing your access to and use of the Stupid Forums website, APIs, profile pages, image uploads, and related services (collectively, the “Service”). By creating an account, accessing, or using the Service, you agree to these Terms, our Privacy Policy, and our Cookie Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

You must be at least 13 years old to use the Service. If you are between 13 and the age of majority where you live, you represent that a parent or legal guardian has reviewed and agreed to these Terms on your behalf. The Service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

2. Accounts and Security

Registration is open to one account per network and may be changed, limited, or discontinued at any time. You must provide accurate account information, keep your credentials and browser session secure, and promptly notify us of unauthorized use. You are responsible for activity conducted through your account and browser session.

Registration may be refused when an automated risk check identifies a VPN, proxy, Tor exit, or data-center connection. This check is a security measure and is not a guarantee that every prohibited connection is detected.

Passwords are processed in your browser and are never sent to the Operator. The Operator stores a derived authentication hash and an encrypted vault; the Operator cannot recover your password or decrypt the vault. If you lose your password, you may permanently lose access to encrypted account data. There is no password reset.

3. User Content Is Yours — and Your Responsibility

“User Content” means text, usernames, profile fields, images, files, links, and other material you submit, upload, publish, or display through the Service, including profile pictures and images hosted by third-party services such as Pone. As between you and the Operator, you retain whatever ownership rights you have in your User Content. The Operator does not claim ownership of your User Content.

You are solely responsible for your User Content and for ensuring that you have all rights, consents, licenses, and permissions needed to submit it. You represent and warrant that your User Content does not violate these Terms, any law, any third-party right, or any duty of confidentiality, and that it is not unlawful, defamatory, fraudulent, harassing, privacy-invasive, infringing, or otherwise harmful.

You grant the Operator a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to host, store, reproduce, display, transmit, format, resize, cache, and distribute your User Content as reasonably necessary to operate, provide, secure, and promote the Service, and to comply with law and valid legal process. This license ends when your User Content is deleted from the Service, except for backup copies, cached copies, copies retained for legal compliance, and copies already shared or hosted by third parties.

4. Public Content and No Expectation of Privacy

Profiles, usernames, profile pictures, account IDs, join dates, badges, and similar public fields are visible to anyone. Uploaded images may be public and may be copied, indexed, cached, or redistributed by third parties. Do not upload anything you need to keep confidential, and do not upload another person’s image or personal information without lawful permission.

5. Operator’s Role; No Duty to Monitor

The Service is an interactive computer service. User Content is supplied by users and other third parties, not by the Operator. The Operator does not endorse, verify, adopt, or become the publisher or speaker of User Content merely because it hosts, stores, displays, organizes, or transmits that content. The Operator has no obligation to monitor, review, screen, edit, or remove User Content, and may do so in its sole discretion. The Operator may remove or restrict content, suspend or terminate accounts, preserve records, and cooperate with law enforcement when it believes doing so is appropriate or legally required.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to limit any protection available to the Operator under 47 U.S.C. § 230 or other law. Section 230 does not protect intellectual-property claims, federal criminal liability, or every possible claim, and the Operator’s compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and other laws is required for the protections described below.

6. Prohibited Content and Conduct

You may not upload, post, transmit, or facilitate any of the following:

• Child sexual abuse material, sexual exploitation of minors, or content that facilitates harm to a minor. We report apparent CSAM to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and may report it to law enforcement.
• Non-consensual intimate imagery, sexual extortion, human trafficking, or content that facilitates violence, terrorism, or self-harm.
• Content that infringes copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent, publicity, privacy, or other rights.
• Defamation, fraud, deceptive impersonation, harassment, threats, doxxing, or unlawful discrimination.
• Malware, phishing, credential theft, spam, scraping that evades controls, denial-of-service activity, or unauthorized access to systems or data.
• Content that violates export controls, sanctions, court orders, or other applicable law.
• Content that exploits or harms minors, or that we reasonably believe creates a risk of harm to any person.

You may not use the Service to violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C. § 1030), the Stored Communications Act (18 U.S.C. §§ 2701–2713), intellectual-property laws, privacy laws, or any other applicable law.

7. Copyright and DMCA

If you believe content on the Service infringes your copyright, send a written notice to our designated DMCA agent that includes substantially all information required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3): your physical or electronic signature; identification of the copyrighted work; the URL or precise location of the allegedly infringing material; your name, address, telephone number, and email; a statement of good-faith belief that the use is unauthorized; a statement under penalty of perjury that the information is accurate and that you are the owner or authorized to act for the owner.

DMCA intake: use the automated DMCA system in the Stupid Forums Discord at discord.gg/Xh549mkjzq. That system is the preferred channel for notices. The Operator must also maintain a current designation with the U.S. Copyright Office DMCA Agent Directory; the Discord intake link is a reporting channel and is not a substitute for that registration.

We may remove or disable access to material claimed to be infringing, notify the uploader, and terminate repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances. A user may submit a counter-notification under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g) if the user believes removal was mistaken or misidentified. We may restore material after the statutory process, including notice to the original claimant and the passage of the statutory waiting period. Knowingly making a material misrepresentation in a notice or counter-notice may create liability under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

Copyright protects original expression, not ideas, facts, names, or short phrases. Fair use is a fact-specific defense under 17 U.S.C. § 107; citing fair use does not guarantee that a use is lawful.

8. Illegal Content, CSAM, and Legal Process

We may report apparent child sexual abuse material to NCMEC and law enforcement, preserve associated records, and disclose information when required by law or when we believe disclosure is necessary to address unlawful activity or protect safety. We may preserve and disclose account, technical, and upload information in response to valid legal process, including subpoenas, court orders, and emergency requests.

9. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy explains what we collect, how we use it, and the choices available to you. It is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

10. Moderation, Suspension, and Termination

We may, with or without notice, remove content, restrict features, suspend or terminate accounts, refuse service, and preserve or disclose records when we believe it is appropriate to protect the Service, users, or third parties, or to comply with law. We are not required to provide a reason, a hearing, or a refund. The Service is free; no refund is owed. You may stop using the Service at any time.

11. Third-Party Services

The Service uses third-party infrastructure and image hosting, including Cloudflare and Pone. Those providers have their own terms and privacy practices. The Operator is not responsible for third-party services, external links, or content hosted outside the Service. Uploaded pictures may remain available at a third-party URL after you remove them from your profile, and third-party hosts may retain copies under their own policies.

12. Disclaimers

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICE AND ALL CONTENT, FEATURES, AND THIRD-PARTY MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY. THE OPERATOR DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, AND QUIET ENJOYMENT. THE OPERATOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT USER CONTENT WILL BE ACCURATE OR LAWFUL. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN DISCLAIMERS, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

13. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE OPERATOR AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR RELIANCE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE, USER CONTENT, OR THESE TERMS, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE OPERATOR’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US$100) OR (B) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID THE OPERATOR IN THE TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM.

Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited, including liability for gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, or any non-waivable statutory right. The limitations apply to the fullest extent permitted in your jurisdiction.

14. Indemnification

To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Operator and its officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, and service providers from and against any claims, demands, investigations, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from or relating to your User Content, your use of the Service, your violation of these Terms, your violation of law, or your infringement of any third-party right. The Operator may assume exclusive defense of any matter subject to indemnification, and you will cooperate.

15. Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Class Action Waiver

Please contact us first at Useless@nest.rip and allow 30 days to attempt an informal resolution. Except for claims that may be brought in small-claims court, and except for claims for injunctive or other equitable relief to protect intellectual-property rights or prevent unauthorized access, any dispute arising from or relating to the Service or these Terms will be resolved by final, binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, in the county where the Operator maintains its principal place of business, or by videoconference if the arbitrator permits. The Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1–16, governs this arbitration provision.

You and the Operator waive the right to a jury trial and the right to participate in a class action, class arbitration, or representative proceeding to the maximum extent permitted by law. You may opt out of arbitration by sending written notice to the contact above within 30 days after first accepting these Terms, stating your username and that you opt out. If the class-action waiver is unenforceable as to a particular claim, that claim must be litigated in court and the remainder of this section remains in effect. Nothing here prevents you from filing a complaint with a government agency.

16. Governing Law and Venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the state where the Operator maintains its principal place of business, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules, except that the Federal Arbitration Act governs arbitration. Subject to the arbitration section, exclusive venue for permitted court claims lies in the state and federal courts located in that state, and you consent to personal jurisdiction there.

17. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be posted on this page with a new effective date or version. Your continued use after the effective date means you accept the updated Terms. If you do not agree, stop using the Service. Claims arising before a change are governed by the Terms in effect when the claim arose, to the extent required by law.

18. General

These Terms, the Privacy Policy, and the Cookie Policy are the entire agreement between you and the Operator regarding the Service and supersede prior understandings on the same subject. If any provision is held unenforceable, it will be limited or severed to the minimum extent necessary and the remaining provisions will remain in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or transfer of the Service. Notices to you may be posted on the Service or sent to the contact information associated with your account. Notices to the Operator must be sent to the contact above.

19. Contact and DMCA Notices

Legal contact: Useless@nest.rip
DMCA intake: discord.gg/Xh549mkjzq

20. Selected U.S. Authorities

This list is provided for drafting context and does not replace advice from counsel. It is not exhaustive, and statutes and case law change.

• 47 U.S.C. § 230 (Communications Decency Act immunity and moderation).
• 17 U.S.C. § 512 (DMCA safe harbor); 17 U.S.C. § 107 (fair use).
• 15 U.S.C. §§ 6501–6506 and 16 C.F.R. Part 312 (COPPA).
• 15 U.S.C. § 45 (FTC Act unfair or deceptive practices).
• 18 U.S.C. § 1030 (Computer Fraud and Abuse Act); 18 U.S.C. §§ 2701–2713 (Stored Communications Act).
• 18 U.S.C. § 2258A and 18 U.S.C. §§ 2251–2252A (child exploitation reporting and offenses).
• 9 U.S.C. §§ 1–16 (Federal Arbitration Act).
• Zeran v. America Online, Inc., 129 F.3d 327 (4th Cir. 1997).
• Blumenthal v. Drudge, 992 F. Supp. 44 (D.D.C. 1998).
• Stratton Oakmont, Inc. v. Prodigy Services Co., 1995 WL 323710 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1995).
• Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v. Roommates.com, LLC, 521 F.3d 1157 (9th Cir. 2008) (en banc).
• Doe v. MySpace, Inc., 528 F.3d 413 (5th Cir. 2008).
• Gonzalez v. Google LLC, 598 U.S. 617 (2023).
• Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh, 598 U.S. 471 (2023).
• Perfect 10, Inc. v. CCBill LLC, 488 F.3d 1102 (9th Cir. 2007).
• Viacom International, Inc. v. YouTube, Inc., 676 F.3d 19 (2d Cir. 2012).
• Mavrix Photographs, LLC v. LiveJournal, Inc., 873 F.3d 1045 (9th Cir. 2017).
• Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co., 499 U.S. 340 (1991).
• Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S. 569 (1994).
• New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964).
• Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc., 418 U.S. 323 (1974).
• Bartnicki v. Vopper, 532 U.S. 514 (2001).
• AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 563 U.S. 333 (2011).
• Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, 584 U.S. 497 (2018).
• U.S. Copyright Office, DMCA Designated Agent Directory and Section 512 resources, https://www.copyright.gov/dmca-directory/.
• Federal Trade Commission, https://www.ftc.gov/.
• NCMEC, https://www.ncmec.org/.