Terms of use

ForoHackers is a free hobby forum run by Ophuscado LLC, 30 N Gould St Ste N, Sheridan, WY 82801, United States. Using it means you accept these terms and the forum rules. Questions: support@forohackers.com.

What it is

• The forum: one section about computer science in all its fields, tagged by topic.
• An anonymous board, for whistleblowing.
• Encrypted groups that only their members can read.
• A chat whose rooms are open to whoever has their link, and that stores nothing.
• A drop, for sources to reach the staff in confidence.

Who may use it

You must be at least 13, or older where the law of your country sets a higher age for using online services without a parent's consent.

Your account

• A name and a password are enough; email is optional.
• Your password never reaches us, so we cannot recover it. Keep the recovery key you get at signup: without the password and the recovery key, the account and its encrypted groups are lost.
• You answer for what is posted with your account. You can delete the account on your account page.

What you post

• You keep your rights to what you write, and you allow us to store it, show it and send it to its readers.
• Public posts can be read by anyone. Posts are not deleted by their authors; you can disown one, which removes your name from it.
• Do not post what you have no right to share, and nothing that identifies you if you want to stay anonymous.

Not reviewed before publication

Posts appear at once, and their authors alone answer for them. Anyone can report a message they believe is illegal or against the rules, with the Report link on it. We review every report; when we remove a message we say why, on the message and to whoever reported it. If you disagree with a decision, write to us.

We may remove content or suspend an account that breaks the law or the rules.

Copyright. To report material that infringes your copyright, use Report or write to support@forohackers.com with what the law asks for (in the United States, 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)): the work, where it appears on the forum, your contact details, and a statement made in good faith.

Encrypted groups, the chat and the drop

We cannot read them; their members answer for what they share there. To report something from them, quote it, since we cannot see it. If the law requires it, we may delete a group or close an account without being able to read the content.

Authorities

We answer valid orders from authorities as the law requires, and only with what we hold. Privacy says what that is and is not.

No warranty, limited liability

The service is provided as it is, free of charge. We do not promise it will always be available or free of errors, and we may change or end it.

As far as the law allows, we are not liable for what others post or for losses from using the service, and our total liability to you is limited to 100 US dollars. Where the law does not allow these limits, they apply only as far as it does.

Law and changes

These terms are governed by the law of the State of Wyoming, United States, and disputes go to the courts located in Wyoming. If you live in a country whose law gives you protections that cannot be waived by contract, you keep them.

When these terms change in a way that matters, the notice at the entrance asks you to accept them again.