I agree - we need to update the TOS- it's on my personal to-do list :-) We are clearly a work in progress as a small company so feel free to point out these issues and we'll add them to the list.
Gil On Sep 24, 2008, at 5:07 AM, "Jesús Martínez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Wikia Terms of Use doesn't mention DOB: "The only information that > you need give is a username and password. (...) Therefore, any > personal information you choose to give is not compulsory." > > In addition, There's no privacy policy talking about collection of > information by google-analytics, quantserve and the advertising > (mostly from cookies) There's no legal rules for that? > > 2008/9/24 Victor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Additionally, there is this from Wikia. >> >> http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Terms_of_use#Collection_of_personal_information >> >> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 1:59 PM, Victor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Google probably get around that with this little clause... >>> >>> "2.3 You may not use the Services and may not accept the Terms if >>> (a) you >>> are not of legal age to form a binding contract with Google, or >>> (b) you are >>> a person barred from receiving the Services under the laws of the >>> United >>> States or other countries including the country in which you are >>> resident or >>> from which you use the Services." >>> >>> Refer Gil's first response about the non-profit 501c3... >>> "Wikipedia(R) is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia >>> Foundation, Inc., a >>> U.S. registered 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit charity." >>> >>> >>> >>> I don't know if wikia can do the same thing like google with a >>> clause like >>> that, but if they don't have that clause then perhaps this is >>> wikia's way of >>> having that clause. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 11:17 AM, John Beckett <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> > >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Jamie Hari wrote: >>>>> Let's call a spade, a spade here. >>>>> Wikia is doing the right thing; legally and morally. >>>> >>>> In that case it should be easy to insert a link to a page that >>>> briefly >>>> explains your >>>> assertion. >>>> >>>>> From Gil's comment, it sounds likely that the explanation won't be >>>> digestible to >>>> non-lawyers. That's no problem. Just state the facts: Regulation >>>> such-and-such in >>>> jurisdiction whatever, requires DOB for circumstances xxx. >>>> >>>>> I know this from years upon years of experience in many >>>>> widely-varied online communities. >>>> >>>> There are probably lots of other-kinds of people like me who are >>>> not in >>>> the habit of >>>> registering at lots of communities and who are amazed to be asked >>>> DOB. >>>> >>>> I just clicked "create account" at Wikipedia and there is no >>>> requirement >>>> for DOB, >>>> yet they still have a privacy statement! I don't recall being >>>> asked DOB >>>> for my >>>> Google account (gmail and Google Groups). I'm not saying that >>>> Wikia is >>>> wrong; I'm >>>> pointing out that I have registered with several other >>>> organisations with >>>> no DOB >>>> requirement, so some explanation should be provided on Wikia. >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikia-l mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Victor ('Daworm') >>> AoCWiki Sysop (http://aoc.wikia.com/) >> >> >> >> -- >> Victor ('Daworm') >> AoCWiki Sysop (http://aoc.wikia.com/) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikia-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikia-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l _______________________________________________ Wikia-l mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l
